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1. The Senate has rebuffed efforts to move ahead on a bill to repeal¹ tax breaks for oil companies. A vote to proceed failed to get the necessary two-thirds majority. President Barack Obama had pleaded for Congress to end subsidies².

2. Police in Florida have released surveillance video of George Zimmerman. It was taken soon after he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The teen's family says nowhere in the video do they see the injuries Zimmerman claims he suffered before the shooting.

3. Syrian President Bashar Assard says he will spare no effort to make the mission of UN-Arab League envoy³ Kofi Annan a success. But he's demanding that armed opponents stop the violence against his regime. Annan is trying to broker⁴ a solution to the crisis, which the UN says has killed more than 9,000 people.

4. The Mega Millions jackpot is now the largest in US lottery⁵ history. It's topped 500 million dollars.

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1 repeal
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 subsidies
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。 Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 envoy
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。 The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

4 broker
n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排
参考例句：
He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。 I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

5 lottery
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
参考例句：
He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。 They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。