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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-24

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1.President Barack Obama has vowed1 to cut the country's budget deficit2 in half by the end of his first term. He said he believes the time has come for a frank discussion about the problem. The deficit is projected to turn over 1.3 trillion dollars this year.

2.Britain's foreign secretary says he’s pleased with the return of Binyam Mohamed. Muhamed is the first Guantanamo detainee released since President Barack Obama took office. The British government has been fighting for his release since 2007. He's flown back to Britain today.

3.Republican Senator Jim Bunning apologized to Supreme3 Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for saying he believed she could die within a year from pancreatic cancer. Doctors diagnosed the 75-year-old justice and removed a small tumor4 this month. Ginsburg was in court Monday, 18 days after her surgery.

4.All 70-year-old Walter Hoover wanted to do was watch some cable TV but his service was shut off. Police say that's when Hoover got upset and fired a shot into the TV. The Webb City, Missouri man surrendered peacefully after a two-and-a-half-hour standoff.

 


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1 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
2 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 tumor fKxzm     
n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour
参考例句：
  • He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
  • The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

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