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AP 2011-08-06

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 1. President Barack Obama has signed the emergency legislation to raise the nation's borrowing limit. Obama says lawmakers still need to find a balanced approach to reducing the deficit1 that includes adjustments to Medicare and reforming the tax code. 

 
 
2. A stalemate that has partially2 shut down the Federal Aviation Administration will continue into September. Nearly 4,000 federal employees have been laid off and the cost in lost tax revenue will be an estimated $1.2 billion. 
 
 
3. Rain and wind gusts3 from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Emily struck Puerto Rico. The storm system gathered strength on a track that threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti. 
 
 
4. And seconds after being knocked down when a man driving a stolen car hit a police cruiser, a British officer left to his feet and gave chase, eventually Tasered the suspect who was sentenced to nearly two years in jail.

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1 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。
2 partially yL7xm     
adv.部分地，从某些方面讲
参考例句：
  • The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
  • The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。
3 gusts 656c664e0ecfa47560efde859556ddfa     
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作
参考例句：
  • Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
  • Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

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