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1. The Obama administration is making clear that US taxpayers¹ aren't responsible for helping² Europe solve its debt crisis. The message came as president Barack Obama and European Union leaders met in Washington amid growing concerns over the future of the euro.

2. After more than 30 years in Congress, Barney Frank won't run for reelection next year. The Democrat³ says he has planned to seek one term, but he decided⁴ against it, partly because the state's new redistricting map include many people he has never represented.

3. Wall Street protesters in Los Angeles and Philadelphia are defying orders to leave their makeshift tents cities. Protesters in LA chanted we won on Monday as police in riot gear left their encampment. They've asked federal judge to bar the city from tearing down their tents.

4. Three Connecticut men who work at an asset management firm have come forward to claim a 254-million-dollar Powerball jackpot. They say a significant portion of their winnings will go to charity.

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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 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。