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1. President Barack Obama is breaking up his jobs bill into "bite-sized pieces" for Senate Republicans. Beginning a three-day bus tour in North Carolina, Obama pushed for Congressional approval of parts of his $447 billion jobs plan.

2. Federal investigators¹ have brought tracking dogs into the Kansas City home where a baby was reported missing nearly two weeks ago. Police also said a section of the creek² behind the family's home was drained as part of the investigation³.

3. Unless crews can put 1.2 million sandbags in place, Thailand's capital could be swamped by floodwaters. Monsoon⁴ rains that began in late July have affected⁵ two-thirds of Thailand.

4. And the same engineers who captivated tourists by rappelling down the Washington Monument are conducting a similar operation at the National Cathedral. They are looking for damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the nation's capital in August.

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1 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。 The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 creek
n.小溪，小河，小湾
参考例句：
He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。 People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

3 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 monsoon
n.季雨，季风，大雨
参考例句：
The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。 The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

5 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。