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1. Officials with BP say the blown-out well in the Gulf¹ of Mexico could be permanently² sealed this week. Engineers plan to intersect the damaged well with a relief well, possibly in days if not weeks. BP also announced it already has spent more than six billion dollars as a result of the spill.

2. Police are now scouring³ the back roads around Yellowstone National Park, searching for two men who escaped from a private Arizona prison. Authorities have also advised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, saying the two may try to cross into Canada.

3. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says the way to end the brutal⁴ drug war going on in his country is to legalize drugs. Current President Felipe Calderon has agreed to open discussions about legalizing drugs. He stressed he remains⁵ opposed to the idea.

4. Family members say actress Patricia Neal has passed away at the age of 84. Neal had lung cancer. She starred in a number of productions, winning an Oscar and then being nominated for another, less than two years after she suffered a series of strokes in 1965.

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1 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。

2 permanently
adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地
参考例句：
The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。 The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

3 scouring
擦[洗]净，冲刷，洗涤
参考例句：
The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners. 警察正在搜索整个乡村以捉拿逃犯。 This is called the scouring train in wool processing. 这被称为羊毛加工中的洗涤系列。

4 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。 They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。