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1. On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama is calling the city of New Orleans a symbol of resilience and community. He told the crowd at Xavier University Sunday, his administration will stick with the Gulf¹ Coast until the job of rebuilding from the deadly storm is done.

2. Just as Daniel moves out, another storm is making its way in. Several islands in the Eastern Caribbean are on watch as Hurricane Earl approaches. Forecasters say the category-1 storm could become a major hurricane by Tuesday.

3. Chile’s state-owned mining company is ready to start drilling an escape hole for 33 trapped miners. Officials say the men will help with their own rescue by helping² clear away some of the thousands of tons of debris³ as it falls near their refuge.

4. And in Poland, a group of chefs hoping to get the town of Krakow went to the record books with this massive slice of pizza. The current record for the world's largest pizza is 445 yards. But the Poles are trying to break it with one more than twice that size

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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 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。