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1. Police in upstate New York have shot and killed a man, the suspect in a shooting of six people yesterday. Four people died. 64-year-old Kurt Myers had been holed up in an abandoned bar for 19 hours before being shot by police.
 
2. With some fiery1 debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee approves an assault weapons ban. The proposal by California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein was approved in a party-line vote. The measure is not expected to survive in the Senate.
 
3. President Barack Obama is on Capitol Hill for a third straight day of meetings with lawmakers from both parties. The two sides are discussing fiscal2 issues, gun legislation and immigration. 
 
4. On his first full day as pontiff, Pope Francis is showing his well-known humility3. He stopped by his hotel to pick up his luggage and paid the bill himself. Later, he celebrated4 his first Mass as Pope in the Sistine Chapel5.

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1 fiery ElEye     
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
  • She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
  • His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
2 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
3 humility 8d6zX     
n.谦逊，谦恭
参考例句：
  • Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
  • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。
4 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
5 chapel UXNzg     
n.小教堂，殡仪馆
参考例句：
  • The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
  • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

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