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1. The White House says a Senate-backed deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling "achieves what's necessary". The deal would reopen the government through at least January 15th and the nation's borrowing authority would be extended through February 7th.

2. The earthquake that struck the central Philippine has killed at least 144 people. The quake also dealt a serious blow to the region's historical and religious legacy¹. A dozen or more churches, some of them hundreds of years old were heavily damaged.

3. New Jersey² Senate rivals Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan have cast their ballots³ as voters choose a new senator. The winner will fill the remainder of the late Frank Lautenberg's Senate term. Booker says the race is a referendum on what's happening in Washington while Lonegan says he's closed the gap against the Newark mayor.

4. An injured kangaroo hopped⁴ through the Melbourne, Australia Airport. Wildlife volunteers captured the stray marsupial⁵ in the airport pharmacy⁶. One of its rescuers named it Cyrus, and the kangaroo was taken to a local vet⁷ for treatment.

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1 legacy
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句：
They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。 He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

2 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 ballots
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。来自《简明英汉词典》 The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 hopped
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )；单足蹦跳；齐足（或双足）跳行；摘葎草花
参考例句：
He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。 He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

5 marsupial
adj.有袋的，袋状的
参考例句：
Koala is an arboreal Australian marsupial.考拉是一种澳大利亚树栖有袋动物。 The marsupial has been in decline for decades due to urban sprawl from car accidentsdog attacks.这种有袋动物其数量在过去几十年间逐渐减少,主要原因是城市的扩张、车祸和狗的袭击。

6 pharmacy
n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品
参考例句：
She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。 Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

7 vet
n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查
参考例句：
I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。 Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-21