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1. President Barack Obama's stimulus1 plan should clear its first hurdle2 today. The House is expected to pass the 825-billion-dollar package. Yesterday, Obama went up to Capitol Hill to rally Republicans' support. However, today's vote is expected to fall mainly along party lines.

2. Former Senator George Mitchell is in Israel, part of his Middle East peace mission for the new administration. Mitchell told reporters in Egypt that it is critical that the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas be extended. Mitchell plans to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders during his trip.

3. Police in Los Angeles are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a family of seven dead. Officials think a father, who was distraught over losing his job, shot and killed his wife and five children before killing3 himself. Police say the man sent a fax to a TV station, claiming he and his wife had recently lost their jobs and planned the killings4 together.

4. And icy winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers from Texas to New England. At least 19 deaths are blamed on the weather, hunderds of schools are closed. The governors of Kentucky and Oklahoma have each declared a statewide emergency.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. distraught: adj.

so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly

2. knock out: phr v.

to damage something so that it does not work


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1 stimulus 3huyO     
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
  • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
  • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
2 hurdle T5YyU     
n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛
参考例句：
  • The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
  • She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

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