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1. Pakistan's leader says a man said to be Al-Qaida's operational commander has been killed in a blast in that country's lawless tribal areas.
2. Northeast of Baghdad, insurgents ambush Iraqi troops with a roadside bomb, then fire on the patrol, killing 19 soldiers and wounding two.
3. President Bush presses Congress on his guest worker plan for foreigners, talking tough on illegal immigration and securing US borders.
4. Activists demand urgent action to curb global warming and protest worldwide coinciding with the UN climate change conference in Montreal.
5. And in Belfast, Northern Ireland, thousands of mourners gather to say farewell to former Manchester United soccer star George Best
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. lawless
adj.非法的, 违法的
adj not obeying the law, or not controlled by the law → law-abiding --this increasingly lawless society. --These border areas are among the most lawless regions in the world. -- lawlessness n [Uncountable]
2. coincide with
#1 If one event coincides with another, they happen at the same time.
-- The exhibition coincides with the 47th anniversary of his death.
#2 If the ideas or interests of 2 or more people coincide, they are the same.
The kids' views on life don't always coincide, but they're not afraid of voicing their opinions.
He gave great encouragement to his students, especially if their passions happened to coincide with his own.
3. Montreal
n. 蒙特利尔（加拿大）
a city and port on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence river in southern Quebec, in East Canada. Most people living in Montreal speak French as their main language.
4. guest worker
guest worker guest workers
A guest worker is a person, especially one from a poor country, who lives and works in a different country for a period.
N-COUNT
5. curb
1 curb curbs curbing curbed
If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids...
Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
VB
= check, restrain
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