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1. Mexico's top health official says swine flu cases there appeared to be stabilizing¹. The nation is the center of the flu outbreak. Officials hope the trend continues, and the vaccine² is available in six months. But this comes as new cases appear in the US and Europe.

2. Automaker Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy³ protection, now eligible⁴ for up to eight billion dollars in aid to rebuild. Bankruptcy becoming necessary after talks with some creditors⁵ fall apart. Officials say the bankruptcy should last 60 days.

3. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is "implausible, if not impossible" that North Korea will return to international talks to end its nuclear ambitions. The nation has kicked out all international monitors from its nuclear installations.

4. The swine flu has some people reaching for protective masks, including this pair of celebrities⁶. Spencer and Heidi, stars of the MTV reality show, "The Hills", showed up the LA airport wearing masks returning from Mexico.

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1 stabilizing
n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定，（使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。来自辞典例句 These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。来自辞典例句

2 vaccine
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。 She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

4 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

5 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。来自《简明英汉词典》 Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-01