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1. This explosion at a nuclear plant in Japan is raising fears of radiation leaks though perhaps even a meltdown. The explosion shattered the walls of a building where a nuclear reactor¹ is located. Residents have been evacuated².

2. There are fears the death toll³ in Japan could climb into a thousand. The 8.9-quake triggered a massive tsunami⁴ that washed away homes and cars.

3. At least 14 people were killed in this horrific bus crash in New York. The tour bus was returning from a casino when it

drove off the highway and hit a pole that sheared⁵ the vehicle in two.

4. The NFL confirmed it has locked out the players. In a statement Saturday morning, the league called the action a difficult but necessary step. It also blamed the union for abandoning bargaining and called for an immediate⁶ return to negotiation⁷.

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1 reactor
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。 Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

2 evacuated
撤退者的
参考例句：
Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。 The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 sheared
v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 )；切断；剪切
参考例句：
A jet plane sheared the blue sky. 一架喷气式飞机划破蓝空。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。来自辞典例句

6 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 negotiation
n.谈判，协商
参考例句：
They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。 The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。