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1.President Barack Obama addresses a joint¹ session at Congress tonight as he made a final push to overhauled² America's health care system. Aides say the president's gona to answer some of the big questions raised by voters during the Summer of discontent.

2. The governor of Istanbul says the death toll³ from the flooding in the Turkish City is now up to 20. Another 20 people have been hurting in the floods. Heavy downfalls are expected to continue all week. Governor insists the authorities have taken all necessary precautions

3.US Marshals are selling off more of the disgraced financer Bernard Maddoff's properties.It's in New York City apartment where Maddoff confessed to a massive "Ponzi Scheme" goes up to sale this week.The government says the prosy will help day-off investors⁴.

4.The accuser on the Steeler's Ben Roethlisberger said she will drop her sexual assault suit if the quartback admits to rape⁵ her and apologize to her. Roethlisburger says she'll do either. The Super Bowl Winning Cube says he's done nothing wrong.

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1 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 overhauled
v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 )；大修；赶上；超越
参考例句：
Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。来自《简明英汉词典》 A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

5 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。