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1. A bill to extend the social security payroll¹ tax cut is expected to be dead on arrival in the Senate Wednesday. The House passed the bill, what included a provision to fast track a controversial oil pipeline².

2. The man accused of shooting at the White House in an attempt to kill president Barack Obama goes to court Wednesday. Friends say Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez have been acting³ strangely. Preliminary tests found him competent to stand trail.

3. Police in Belgium found the body of a woman in the home of a gunman behind Tuesday's deadly attack. The gunman attacked the city square with guns and grenades, killing⁴ three and injuring more than 120. He apparently⁵ took his own life.

4. And a pearl that belonged to the late Elizabeth Taylor fetched more than 11 million dollar at an auction⁶ in New York. Taylor's jewelery has been auctioned⁷ off partly to support her charitable costs.

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1 payroll
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。 I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

2 pipeline
n.管道，管线
参考例句：
The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。 A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 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。

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 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 auction
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

7 auctioned
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。来自《简明英汉词典》 TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。来自《简明英汉词典》