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1. The Senate is expected to pass a compromise tax package today, sparing taxpayers¹ an increase on January 1st. It will then head to the House where Democrats² are upset over extending tax breaks for the wealthy. However, it is expected to also pass the House.

2. Officials say a wooden boat near a remote Australian island was carrying about 70 asylum³ seekers when it smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy seas, killing⁴ 27. Australia's acting⁵ prime minister says it's unclear where the passengers were from. Australia is a prime destination for people from poor, often war-ravaged countries.

3. The streets in South Korea came to a standstill today for the country's biggest-ever civilian⁶ evacuation drill. The 20-minute exercise was a response to soaring tensions after North Korea attacked a South Korean island last month, killing four people.

4. The collapse⁷ of the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis is forcing Monday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears outside. The game will now be played at the University of Minnesota. Inspectors⁸ determined⁹ Tuesday that the Metrodome's roof couldn't be repaired in time for Monday's game.

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1 taxpayers
纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。 She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。 Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

8 inspectors
n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官
参考例句：
They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。来自《简明英汉词典》 Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 determined
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。