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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-025

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1. The House is planning to vote on the repeal1 of last year’s health care reform law, even though it has almost no chance of passing in the Senate. The GOP says it is not merely symbolic2. Some Republicans are also challenging Senate Democrats3 to bring it up for a full vote when the bill reaches them.

 

2. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao will try to smooth out relations between the two countries today. There are continuing disagreements on economic and security issues. An official state dinner for China is scheduled later tonight.

 

3. A utility worker is dead and three people remain in critical condition in Philadelphia after a gas main explosion. Firefighters battled the blaze for about three hours. Utility crews had been sent to the scene to investigate reports of a gas odor when the blast occurred.

 

4. Former Peace Corps4 director Sargent Shriver is dead. Shriver also served as ambassador and leader of the War on Poverty. The Kennedy in-law suffered from Alzheimer’s disease since at least 2003. He was 95 years old.


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1 repeal psVyy     
n.废止,撤消;v.废止,撤消
参考例句:
  • He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
  • He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由,赞成废除该法令。
2 symbolic ErgwS     
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的
参考例句:
  • It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
  • The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
3 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
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》
4 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
参考例句:
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
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