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At least 11 people remain missing from an oil platform explosion off the coast of Louisiana. Seven workers are badly hurt from the blast and fire late last night on the offshore drilling platform. Theres no word on what caused the blast. The Coast Gu

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今天我们要学的词是finger pointing。 Finger pointing, 是指责的意思。The coach established a no finger-pointing rule at post game meetings, 教练规定，赛后开会时，队员不许相互指责 There is plenty of finger pointing re

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