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1. President Obama presents his long-term deficit¹ reduction plan today. It includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes mainly on the wealthy. The plan is seen as having little chance of making it through Congress.

2. It's still the nation's deadliest air racing² disaster, but officials say the crash in Nevada that killed nine people and injured dozens could have been much worse. The plane's fuel did not catch fire, emergency workers had practiced for such a disaster, and the crash happened while Reno area hospitals were still fully³ staffed with doctors.

3. Tens of thousands of people marching in Tokyo, they've called on Japan's government to abandon atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident. The disaster, the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, was set off by the tsunami⁴ and earthquake in March.

4. "Modern Family" snagged five awards, including a repeat win for Best Comedy Series at last night's Emmys. The Emmy for Best Drama Series went to "Mad Men", the series' fourth straight win in the category.

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1 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。 We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

2 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。