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美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-30

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1. Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package. That means rebates1 up to 1200 dollars for most tax payers. It was a rare moment of a bipartisanship. The plan calls for rebates for people making at least $3,000. The bill now goes to the Senate.

2. In Venezuela, gunmen who held more than 30 hostages in a bank negotiated their getaway and fled with five captives. Authorities had promised that the gunmen would not be followed once they drove away. Families swarmed2 the bank after the gunmen left. The standoff began early Monday morning with a botched robbery.

3. Congresswoman Maxine Waters is throwing her weight behind Hillary Clinton for president. Waters is an influential3 member of the Congressional Black Caucus4. Waters says Clinton understands the daily challenges that people face.

4. Barbaro will never leave Churchill Downs. The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner was put down last year after complications from a broken leg. The horse's remains5 will be placed outside a gate. His owners will install a bronze statue.


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1 rebates 5862cab7436152bb9726585397fb1db9     
n.退还款( rebate的名词复数 );回扣;返还(退还的部份货价);折扣
参考例句:
  • The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点,如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
  • In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
2 swarmed 3f3ff8c8e0f4188f5aa0b8df54637368     
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
参考例句:
  • When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响,孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
  • When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下,人群就蜂拥回了旅社。
3 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的,有权势的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
4 caucus Nrozd     
n.秘密会议;干部会议;v.(参加)干部开会议
参考例句:
  • This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
  • It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
5 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
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