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1. Stock markets around the world are soaring. The Federal Reserve and other central banks are taking joint¹ action to ease the strains on the global financial system. The move is boosting investor² confidence. They worried that a default by a European country could create another global credit crisis.

2. Officials in two more cities have shut down local Occupy Wall Street encampments. In Los Angeles, police arrested more than 200 protesters in an early morning raid outside City Hall. And about 50 protesters were arrested in Philadelphia overnight.

3. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun a historic visit to the long-isolated Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. On the agenda, a visit with opposition³ leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

4. And Herman Cain confirms he's "reassessing" his presidential bid. That's after a woman came forward, saying she had a 13-year affair with him. Cain says he will make a decision in the next few days about the future of the campaign.

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1 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 investor
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。 The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

3 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。