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 1. House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes a Senate-approved bill extending a payroll1 tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months. He wants congressional bargainers to write a new measure that would last an entire year.

 
 
 
2. Tributes are appearing around Prague today to the dissident playwright2 who led Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet3 Revolution. Vaclav Havel died today at age 75 in his weekend house in northern Czech Republic.
 
 
 
3. US troops like these national guards have been coming home just in time of Christmas. These families reunited as the last American troops left Iraq early Sunday.
 
 
 
4. And AAA says gas prices will be a Grinch this Christmas. Drivers are paying the highest ever prices for this time of year. The national average is $3.25 a gallon.

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1 payroll YmQzUB     
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 playwright 8Ouxo     
n.剧作家，编写剧本的人
参考例句：
  • Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
  • The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
3 velvet 5gqyO     
n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的
参考例句：
  • This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

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