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1. President Barack Obama says the latest jobs report shows the economy is heading in the right direction. The report shows the country's unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 %, the lowest level since May of 2009.
2. Republicans in the House are one step closer to holding a vote to repeal1 the healthcare overhaul2 law. They passed a measure today that sets the rules for next week's debate. However, the move is all symbolic3 as the Democrat-led Senate is certain to block the bill.
3. A pair of sisters have been released from their life sentences in Mississippi. Jamie and Gladys Scott were freed under the condition that Gladys donates her kidney to her ailing4 sister within a year.
4. Rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena says he was living a dream as he toured Elvis Presley's Graceland. Pena was known to belt out Elvis tunes5 underground to lift the spirits of 32 other miners while they were trapped.
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n.废止,撤消;v.废止,撤消 | |
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v./n.大修,仔细检查 | |
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adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的 | |
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n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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