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Clean-up is continuing on the Gulf¹ of Mexico including this controlled burn of the oil on the water. Meanwhile ice crystals have formed in the oil containment² box placed over the leak, forcing officials to move it away.

Conservative leaders in the UK have been meeting the Liberal Democratic Party in hopes of forming some sort of coalition³ government. No party won the now right majority in the election and that has left the country's government in limbo⁴.

Dozens of people were hurt this morning when a stead island ferry crashed into a peer. None of the injuries is said to be serious. It is the same ferry that was involved in a deadly 2003 crash.

This is not your typical view in the mid-east. The dozens of Palestinian women took part in a female's sports event. All the women wore head scarves and track suits as they sprinted⁵ and jumped. Organizers say it's all part of an effort to encourage women to take part in sports.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 containment
n.阻止，遏制；容量
参考例句：
Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。 Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

3 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 limbo
n.地狱的边缘；监狱
参考例句：
His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。 I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

5 sprinted
v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。 Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。来自辞典例句

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-11)