1. President Barack Obama signs a tax bill, heading off a tax hike that would have hit all Americans after the first of the year. But Labor leaders and some Democrats do not like it, saying the legislation came at a price. 2. WikiLeaks founder Julian

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1. There are signs of cracks in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years as Libyas ruler. Libya's own ambassadors at the UN are calling for him to step down. The justice minister has resigned to protest the excessive use of force against pro

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1. Concerns from House Democrats over their personal safety following protests about health care legislation. Democrats say they have been briefed by law enforcement on how to handle security threats. 2.The US and Russia may be close to signing a new

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1. The House just defeated a 700-billion-dollar financial industry bailout package. Both Republicans and Democrats voted against the unpopular bill. President Bush said he is very disappointed with the vote. 2.On Wall Street, stocks plummeted before

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今天我们要学的词组是deploy。 Deploy的意思是部署。比如布什总统决定向伊拉克增派两万名军队。有报道说,这些部队将主要部署在巴格达,以打击日益严重的教派暴力,Most of the troops are goin

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今天我们要学的词组是long odds。 Long odds的意思是不太可能,可能性很小。比如美式足球第41届超级杯大赛,赛前有报道说,芝加哥熊队不太可能打败印第安那波利斯小马队, Chicago Bears faces l

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今天学的词组是favor。Favor有赞成,支持的意思。比如美国国会中期选举之前共和党争取无党派选票失利, Independent voters strongly favor Democrats on Iraq and other major issues. -- 独立选民在伊拉克等主要问

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1. A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely damaged. 2. Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requi

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1. Protesters are marking two months since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Thursday, dozens were arrested for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange and for sitting in the middle of major bridges and roadways on the We

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1. There has been more sound and fury than substance in today's congressional hearing into BP. The chairman of the oil giant apologized for the spill in the Gulf, but didnt answer many questions. And instead, he didnt have the answers with him. 2. De

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1.President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are seeking to ease Republican concerns about a massive economic stimulus plan. The president and top Democrats met at the White House with GOP leaders and promised to consider some of their recom

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1. Republican Scott Walker is reaching out to Democrats after hanging onto his job as governor Wisconsin. He won a recall election Tuesday. 2. Two Suicide bombers killed more than 20 people near a coalition base in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban c

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今天我们要学的词是avert。 Avert, 是避免的意思。西班牙机场工作人员威胁说,如果跟政府无法达成协议,就要在复活节期间举行罢工。不过, AENA's director said he was confident that a deal to avert the

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今天我们要学的词是merger。 Merger, 意思是合并。美国第二大移动通讯运营商ATT计划用390亿美元收购T-Mobile. The planned merger will be the largest in 2011, 计划中的收购案将是2011年规模最大的。 ATT promis

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今天我们要学的词组是reject。 Reject的意思是拒绝。比如拒绝某人的要求,75岁的天主教香港教区枢机主教陈日君说, 教皇拒绝了他的退休要求, Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen said the Pope had rejected

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今天我们要学的词是shortlist。 Shortlist, 是指供挑选的最后名单。 Three democrats made the shortlist for the soon-to-be vacant secretary of state position for Colorado, 三个民主党人进入最后的候选人名单,角逐科罗拉

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今天我们要学的词是pep talk。 Pep talk, 意思是给别人打气的动员讲话。A half-time pep talk from the coach helped the team turn the tide and win the game, 中场休息时教练的动员讲话让球队反败为胜,赢了比赛。

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U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle on Saturday wished Americans a Merry Christmas and thanked the U.S. troops and their families for their service. In his weekly address, the president was joined by the first lady in asking Americans

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模仿文本: Congratulations, America. You'll no longer broke, just broken. That was a text of one Tweet this morning after US Republicans and Democrats approved an 11th hour deal to end the partial government shutdown and pull the world's biggest

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