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1. The White House is debating releasing graphic¹ pictures of Osama Bin² Laden's dead body. There is also unreleased video of his burial at sea. Meanwhile President Obama will visit Ground Zero in New York Thursday.

2. Across northeastern Arkansas they are getting ready for the worst. Emergency management officials ordered evacuations in Jackson and Prairie counties along the White River. Well over a foot of rain has fallen on most of Arkansas in the past two weeks with nearly 20 inches in the north of the state.

3. Actor Charlie Sheen toured in Alabama neighborhood leveled by tornadoes⁴. The former "Two and a Half Men" star says he wants to organize a relief event for victims in the state. Sheen says a date has not been set.

4. And a twister caught on tape in Auckland, New Zealand. Amateur video shows the tornado³ blowing through the country's largest city. Several cars were flipped⁵ and a shopping mall sustained major damage.

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1 graphic
adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的
参考例句：
The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。 Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

2 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。

3 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 tornadoes
n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。来自互联网 Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。来自互联网

5 flipped
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )；按（开关）；快速翻转；急挥
参考例句：
The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。 The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。