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 1. President Obama is accusing Washington of getting distracted from the economy. His speech in Illinois Wednesday included no new policy initiatives, but he said that reversing bad economic trends should be Washington's highest priority.

 
 
 
2. Anthony Weiner is forging ahead with his mayoral campaign after a new round of revelations about his salacious online exchanges with women. Weiner says he thinks voters are more interested in the challenges they face than in any of his past embarrassments1.
 
 
 
3. Pope Francis has celebrated2 his first public Mass in Brazil, urging the faithful to resist the idols3 of money, power and pleasure. During the Mass he encouraged Catholics to keep their values of faith, generosity4 and fraternity.
 
 
 
4. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen a name for their two-day-old baby who is third in line to the throne. Britain's new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. He will be known as Prince George of Cambridge.

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1 embarrassments 5f3d5ecce4738cceef5dce99a8a6434a     
n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 )；难堪；局促不安；令人难堪或耻辱的事
参考例句：
  • But there have been many embarrassments along the way. 但是一路走来已经是窘境不断。 来自互联网
  • The embarrassments don't stop there. 让人难受的事情还没完。 来自互联网
2 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
3 idols 7c4d4984658a95fbb8bbc091e42b97b9     
偶像( idol的名词复数 )； 受崇拜的人或物； 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物； 神像
参考例句：
  • The genii will give evidence against those who have worshipped idols. 魔怪将提供证据来反对那些崇拜偶像的人。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
  • Teenagers are very sequacious and they often emulate the behavior of their idols. 青少年非常盲从，经常模仿他们的偶像的行为。
4 generosity Jf8zS     
n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为
参考例句：
  • We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
  • We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

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