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1. Southeast Missouri has received 15 inches of rain in the past four days. It's proving to be too much for a levee that's keeping a swollen¹ river from inundating² the town of Poplar Bluff³. It has cracked in at least one spot. But authorities say it probably won't mean a wider evacuation.

2. The man suspected of leaving a pipe bomb at a Colorado shopping mall is now in the custody⁴ of the FBI. Police in Boulder⁵ say Earl Moore was captured today at a grocery store. He has an extensive criminal record.

3. The family of a Maine mother who went missing over the weekend is offering a $3,000 reward for her safe return. Krista Dittmeyer's baby was found unharmed in a car. But there was no trace of the 20-year-old.

4. And with three days to go until the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, some people have begun camping out for prime viewing spots. One man calls himself a super fan of the late Princess Diana, he wants to see her son wed⁶.

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1 swollen
adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀
参考例句：
Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。 A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

2 inundating
v.淹没( inundate的现在分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
参考例句：
Floodwaters are inundating states up and down the Eastern Seaboard. 洪水淹没了东部沿海各州。来自互联网 Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies. 他们的涌入城市，象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带。来自互联网

3 bluff
v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗
参考例句：
His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。 John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。

4 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 boulder
n.巨砾；卵石，圆石
参考例句：
We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。 He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

6 wed
v.娶，嫁，与…结婚
参考例句：
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。 The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。