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1. The Republicans have regained¹ control of the House of Representatives and made significant gains in the US Senate. It was the biggest party turnover² in more than 70 years. And likely Speaker of the House John Boehner called it a repudiation³ of Washington and politicians who refused to listen to the people.

2. Senate Majority Leader Harry⁴ Reid will be returning to Washington, winning a tight battle against Republican Sharon Angle. Reid will return for his fifth term. For months, Reid had trailed in the polls and only recently was able to catch up.

3. There remain some Senate races that are too close to call. Winners have not been declared in Washington State, Colorado and Alaska. It may be some time before the winner in Alaska is known because of the write-in campaign of Lisa Murkowski. As of late Tuesday night, write-ins had about 40 percent of the vote, compared to 35 percent for Republican Joe Miller⁵.

4. Authorities in Greece have halted all outgoing mail deliveries abroad after a spade of parcel bombs. The 48-hour ban took effect today after booby-trapped parcels reached the office of German Chancellor⁶ Angela Merkel and halted flights to an Italian airport.

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1 regained
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢回；重回；复至某地
参考例句：
The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。 She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

2 turnover
n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量
参考例句：
The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。 Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

3 repudiation
n.拒绝；否认；断绝关系；抛弃
参考例句：
Datas non-repudiation is very important in the secure communication. 在安全数据的通讯中，数据发送和接收的非否认十分重要。来自互联网 There are some goals of Certified E-mail Protocol: confidentiality non-repudiation and fairness. 挂号电子邮件协议需要具备保密性、不可否认性及公平性。来自互联网

4 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 miller
n.磨坊主
参考例句：
Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。 The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

6 chancellor
n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
参考例句：
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。 He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。