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1.A new survey by the Federal Reserve says the economy has gotten even weaker in the last two months, and the outlook for quick recovery is bleak¹. Still the Dow made up some ground today taking back some of what it had lost over the past week.

2.President Barack Obama is approving an order aimed at overhauling³ what he calls a “broken” government contracting system. He and others are proposing new rules dictating⁴ how the government awards contracts for private sector⁵ work.

3.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is chastising⁶ Israel for destroying Palestinian homes in Jerusalem. She visited the West Bank today and said such action doesn’t promote the peace process.

4.Believe it or not, this man somehow survived this horrendous⁷ collision between a truck and a train in Turkey. The truck bed actually swept over him, leaving him only with minor⁸ injuries.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.overhaul²: v.

to change a system or method in order to improve it

2.dictate⁹: v.

to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behave

3.chastise¹⁰: v. formal

to criticize someone severely¹¹

4.horrendous: adj.

frightening and terrible [= horrific]

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1 bleak
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
参考例句：
They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。 The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

2 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

3 overhauling
n.大修；拆修；卸修；翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 )；大修；赶上；超越
参考例句：
I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。来自辞典例句 Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。来自互联网

4 dictating
v.大声讲或读( dictate的现在分词 )；口授；支配；摆布
参考例句：
The manager was dictating a letter to the secretary. 经理在向秘书口授信稿。来自辞典例句 Her face is impassive as she listens to Miller dictating the warrant for her arrest. 她毫无表情地在听米勒口述拘留她的证书。来自辞典例句

5 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 chastising
v.严惩（某人）（尤指责打）( chastise的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Jo was chastising his teddy bear in the living room. 乔在起居室里严厉地惩罚他的玩具小狗熊。来自辞典例句

7 horrendous
adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的
参考例句：
He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。 The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

8 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

9 dictate
v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令
参考例句：
It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。 What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

10 chastise
vt.责骂，严惩
参考例句：
My father used to chastise my brothers with whips.父亲过去常以鞭打惩罚我的兄弟。 Should I applaud my husband or chastise him?我是该称赞还是责罚我的丈夫呢？

11 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

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美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-05