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1. It's down to the wire for the race for president. John McCain is in battleground state Pennsylvania today where he told supporters he can feel momentum on his side. Polls show McCain behind in the state that has 21 electoral votes. 2. Democrat Ba

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今天我们要学的词是makeshift。 Makeshift, 临时的，代用的。 Medical professionals set up makeshift hospitals to treat people injured in the earthquake, 医务人员搭起临时医院，救护地震伤员。 Children resumed classes in

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 November 2007 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says a team of aid workers that traveled during the weekend to Afgooye, a small town west of Mogadishu, found thousands of newly displaced Somalis living in extremely harsh condi

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今天我们要学的词是makeshift。 Makeshift, 临时的，代用的。 Medical professionals set up makeshift hospitals to treat people injured in the earthquake, 医务人员搭起临时医院，救护地震伤员。 Children resumed classes in

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