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 1. Extended jobless benefits are coming to an end for some 1.3 million Americans. The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats1 want to continue the program but the extensions were dropped from a budget deal earlier this month.

2. A fire on an express train in southern India has killed at least 26 people, including two children. Many of those who died became trapped and suffocated2 when the doors of the coach failed to open.

3. A Chinese icebreaker that was enroute to rescue a ship trapped in Antarctic ice was forced to turn back when it couldn't push its way through the heavy sea ice. The Chinese vessel3 is waiting for a second icebreaker to help it get to a Russian ship that got stuck in the ice several days ago. 
 
4. A giant paper shredder and a dumpster have been installed in Times Square to allow visitors to destroy bad memories of 2013. The annual event is dubbed4 good riddance day.

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1 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 suffocated 864b9e5da183fff7aea4cfeaf29d3a2e     
（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 )； （将某人）闷死； 让人感觉闷热； 憋气
参考例句：
  • Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
  • I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差点给憋死。
3 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
4 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

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