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1. A call from President Barack Obama to the House to quickly approve a taxpack without changes already endorsed¹ by the Senate. Some Democrats² are denouncing the deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all taxpayers³.

2. In Florida, school officials say the wife of a man confronted a school board at gunpoint had been fired. The district hired Rebecca Crowder Duke as a teacher, but he does not pass probation⁴. Her husband fatally shot himself.

3. The Justice Department is suing BP and eight other companies in the Gulf⁵ oil spill, trying to recover billions of dollars. They will be responsible for removal costs and damages.

4. A circus act for the Pope. Four acrobats⁶ perform shirtless in front of Pope Benedict XVI. None in the audiences cheer. The Pope gave a more measured response.

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1 endorsed
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。来自《简明英汉词典》 The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。来自《简明英汉词典》

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 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。

4 probation
n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)
参考例句：
The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。 His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

5 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

6 acrobats
n.杂技演员( acrobat的名词复数 )；立场观点善变的人，主张、政见等变化无常的人
参考例句：
I was always fascinated by the acrobats at the circus. 我总是着迷于马戏团里的杂技演员。来自《简明英汉词典》 The acrobats' performance drew forth applause from the audience. 杂技演员的表演博得了观众的掌声。来自《简明英汉词典》