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1. President Barack Obama flew to Canada this morning for his first foreign trip as president. He is expected to discuss trade issues, the war in Afghanistan and clean energy with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

2. California lawmakers have finally approved a long-awaited budget. It includes spending cuts, tax increases in borrowing, intended to close a 42-billion-dollar deficit1. The budget now goes to Governor Schwarzenegger who is expected to sign the measure.

3. The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high. Nearly five million people are jobless, more than 600,000 made new claims. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections2 show unemployment rising for the rest of the year.

4. This Mexican bull was in the ring but he didn't wanna fight. He was being chased during the bullfight when he escaped the ring and exited into a parking lot. Matadors4 eventually herded5 him back into the ring where he was later killed in the bullfight.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. claim: n.

an official request for money that you think you have a right to

2. matador3: n.

a man who fights and kills bulls during a bullfight

= bullfighter


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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 projections 7275a1e8ba6325ecfc03ebb61a4b9192     
预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物
参考例句：
  • Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
  • The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。
3 matador BBRxD     
n.斗牛士
参考例句：
  • The matador and bull performed wonderfully in the ring.斗牛士和公牛在斗牛场中进行阗精彩的表演。
  • The matador had a narrow escape.这个斗牛士真是死里逃生。
4 matadors 3d05a694a73d62ddf6b02402eca5243d     
n.斗牛士( matador的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Surprisingly, the United States has produced at least two matadors of substance. 令人惊讶的事，美国竟然产生了至少两位实质上的斗牛士。 来自互联网
  • One bullfighting appears on the scene, wrestles by three matadors six bulls, each person two rounds. 一场斗牛由三个斗牛士出场，角斗六条公牛，每人两个回合。 来自互联网
5 herded a8990e20e0204b4b90e89c841c5d57bf     
群集，纠结( herd的过去式和过去分词 )； 放牧； （使）向…移动
参考例句：
  • He herded up his goats. 他把山羊赶拢在一起。
  • They herded into the corner. 他们往角落里聚集。

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