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1. An explosion at a damaged Japanese nuclear plant has injured at least 11 people. Officials are concerned about a possible third reactor¹ explosion after that unit lost cooling capacity. Everyone near the plant has been ordered to stay in door

2. Meanwhile, the earthquake has taken a toll² in Japan's stock. The Nikkei plunged³ more than 6% today. Many stocks sustained double-digit losses. And Central Bank has pumped nearly 200 billion dollars into the money market to stabilize⁴ lending

3. In Wisconsin, hundreds of protesters greeted Republican Governor Scott Walker outside a GOP dinner, chanting “recall worker.” The demonstrators gathered at a restaurant more than a hundred miles from the Capitol. Walker says he expects protests to die down in a couple of weeks.

4. And a Hungarian zoo has welcomed a pair of snow leopards⁵ into their new lairs⁶. Waldi, the male, and Hara, the female, recently arrived at the Kittenberger Zoological Garden. The zoo hopes to set up a new breeding program for the endangered species.

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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 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。

3 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 stabilize
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。 His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

5 leopards
n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移
参考例句：
Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。来自《简明英汉词典》 For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。来自英语晨读30分（初三）

6 lairs
n.（野兽的）巢穴，窝( lair的名词复数 )；（人的）藏身处
参考例句：
Beholders usually carve out underground lairs for themselves using their disintegrate rays. 眼魔经常用它们的解离射线雕刻自己的地底巢穴。来自互联网 All animals are smothered in their lairs. 所有的小生灵都躲在巢穴里冬眠。来自互联网