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1. Colorado officials say there is no indication the balloon ordeal¹ was a hoax². A family reported their six-year-old son was in a helium balloon yesterday that floated away from their home. The boy was later found safe.

2. The federal budget deficit³ has surged to an all-time high of 1.42 trillion dollars. That is the recession caused tax revenues to plunge⁴ while the government was spending massive amounts to stabilize⁵ the financial system and jump-start the economy.

3. A six-month-old baby miraculously⁶ survived a train hitting his stroller. This video shows the baby stroller rolling onto the tracks.

4. The TLC network is suing Jon Gosselin for allegedly breaching⁷ his contract. Gosselin is accused of appearing on rival network programs for pay and making unauthorized public disclosures about the show. Gosselin had starred since 2007 on the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8".

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1 ordeal
n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验
参考例句：
She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。 Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

2 hoax
v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧
参考例句：
They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。 They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

3 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

5 stabilize
vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
参考例句：
They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。 His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

6 miraculously
ad.奇迹般地
参考例句：
He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。 A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。

7 breaching
攻破( breach的过去式 )；破坏，违反
参考例句：
The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。 Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-18)