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AP 2011-04-17

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1. Congress is set to vote today on last week's budget deal which last until September. Next, lawmakers will start the budget battle for 2012, which maybe a tougher fight than this fight that almost shut down the government. Republican and White House proposals are dramatically different.

 

2. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Berlin for talks on the crisis in Libya. Clinton is meeting with other NATO officials to discuss military operations. US officials say she will press the allies for vows1 on protecting civilians2.

 

3. A new Associated Press-GFK poll suggests that most Americans are just fine with their tax rates, ahead of Monday's filing deadline. The poll finds that 54% believe their taxes are "fair" or "very fair", 46% say their taxes are "unfair".

 

4. A gunman's ramblings. Two days before he walked into his former school in Brazil and shot 12 students to death. The 23-year-old man discussed his plans to attack against (quote) "cruel and cowardly people". Police are still combing through material found in his home to determine the motive3.


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1 vows c151b5e18ba22514580d36a5dcb013e5     
誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿
参考例句：
  • Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
  • The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
2 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
3 motive GFzxz     
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

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