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1. As BP crews get ready to test a plan to plug the top of its busted¹ oil well, a company spokesman says engineers are still trying to figure out exactly how to use a pair of relief wells they're constructing. The wells were once seen as the only surefire way to kill the Gulf² oil leak.

2. President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is nearing an end as promised and on schedule. US combat troops are set to be out of the country by the end of this month, and all American troops are to be gone by the end of next year.

3. Another political headache may be on the horizon for congressional Democrats³. A House panel has charged California Congresswoman Maxine Waters with ethics⁴ violations⁵. Waters is to face a trial in fall if she doesn’t negotiate a settlement.

4. Lindsay Lohan is out of jail, but she’s not exactly a free woman. After spending two weeks behind bars, the actress is set to begin a three-month stint⁶ in rehab.

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1 busted
adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的动词bust的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！ It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。

2 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

5 violations
违反( violation的名词复数 )；冒犯；违反（行为、事例）；强奸
参考例句：
This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。 These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

6 stint
v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事
参考例句：
He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。 We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。