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1. Crews are working to shore up levees along the Mississippi River as floodwaters are expected to swell¹ in the next few days in the Mississippi Delta². State officials are urging residents to seek higher ground. The local economy is taking a hit as the river and its tributaries³ have washed away crops and closed dockside casinos.

2. US officials say a hand-written journal kept by Osama bin⁴ Laden⁵ included planning ideas and details of operations. The journal was part of a huge cache of intelligence taken by US Navy SEALs during a raid on bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.

3. Republican Newt Gingrich officially joined the race for president by way of social media. In a post on Twitter, the former house speaker says he’s announcing his candidacy for president of the United States.

4. A judge has ordered Lindsay Lohan to 120-day jail sentence after the actress pleaded no contest in the theft of a necklace from a California jewelry⁶ store in February. Lohan is expected to serve only a fraction of that time because of jail overcrowding.

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1 swell
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。 His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

2 delta
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。 The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

3 tributaries
n. 支流
参考例句：
In such areas small tributaries or gullies will not show. 在这些地区，小的支流和冲沟显示不出来。 These tributaries are subsequent streams which erode strike valley. 这些支流系即为蚀出走向谷的次生河。

4 bin
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 laden
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
参考例句：
He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。 Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。 Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。