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1. Senator John McCain takes to the stage in St.Paul, Minnesota tonight, accepting the Republican Party nomination¹ for president. He is expected to discuss his military service and differences with Democratic rival Barack Obama.

2. The Atlantic Coast is bracing² for a potential hurricane double punch. Hanna is expected to arrive on the Carolina coast this weekend. Behind it, more powerful Hurricane Ike could pose a threat. The storms have authorities in Florida keeping people out of the water because of rip currents.

3. Mayor of Detroit is going to jail and will serve five years of probation³ all for lying under oath in a sex scandal involving him and his top aide. Kwame Kilpatrick will pay a million dollars in restitution⁴ and lose his law license⁵.

4. Some rare footage of Marilyn Monroe from 1959 shooting the movie "Some Like It Hot" discovered in Australia. The 2.5 minutes of footage will be auctioned⁶ off later this month.

WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online

1. restitution: n.
formal the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage.

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1 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 bracing
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句：
The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。 The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

4 restitution
n.赔偿；恢复原状
参考例句：
It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。 The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。

5 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。 The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

6 auctioned
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。来自《简明英汉词典》 TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。来自《简明英汉词典》

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-05