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1.Pope Benedict says he is deeply ashamed of the clergy1 sex abuse scandal and vow2 to keep paedophiles out of the priesthood. The pope made the comments while travelling on his first papal visit to the United States.

 

2. The Justice Department is pledging to take a look at how the proposed Northwest-Delta merger3 would affect consumers. The airlines want to complete the transaction which would make them the world’s largest airline by the end of the year.

 

3. A federal jury found the so-called DC madam guilty of running a high-end prostitution ring. Deborah Palfrey said her now-defunct business was an "erotic fantasy service". Louisiana Senator David Witer was linked to the case, but the republican did not testify.

 

4. It’s down to the wire for tax filers. Today is the deadline to get those 1040s in, and many are rushing to get through the paperwork. There is extra incentive4 this year to get everything in on time because the federal stimulus5 relief is tied to this year’s returns.


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1 clergy SnZy2     
n.[总称]牧师，神职人员
参考例句：
  • I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
  • All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。
2 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓
参考例句：
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
3 merger vCJxG     
n.企业合并，并吞
参考例句：
  • Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
  • Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
4 incentive j4zy9     
n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机
参考例句：
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
5 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。

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