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Hello! From CNN headquaters on this Labor1 Day. And I'm Naamua Delaney. Hope you'll have a good one. And here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

President Obama speaks to members of the AFOCIO this hour in Ohio. He is expected to announce his new senior advisor2 for manufactory policy during his remarks. Meantime, Mr. Obama's speech to school kids tomorrow will be nothing more than a pat talk. And that is from Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The text of the speech was posted on the White House website last hour.

Job or no job? Millions of us will have a labored3 Labor Day, while the unemployment rate creeping towards 10%. Even who are lucky enough to have jobs worried about keeping them while those who don't have jobs struggle with the stress of being out of work. The nation's jobless rate jumped to a twenty-six-year high of 9.7% last month. And it's expected to top ten percent this year and keep climbing into next year before falling back.

Crews are working as fast as they can to fix a crack in the San Fransisco Oklan Bay Bridge by tomorrow morning. The crack was discovered in the 73-year old bridge Saturday when workers were replacing a portion of it with a new double-deck section. The damage link is two-inch's thick and was cracked tough with a through.

Some Massachusetts's beaches are closed today after two great white sharks were spotted4 at Cape5 Cod6 of the weekend. The sharks are rare in New Engliand. But the sharks are, as reported of, as many as five, about a mile from swimming area to red-tag, so scientists can track them.


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1 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 advisor JKByk     
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者
参考例句:
  • They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
3 labored zpGz8M     
adj.吃力的,谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转
参考例句:
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
  • They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句
4 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
5 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
6 cod nwizOF     
n.鳕鱼;v.愚弄;哄骗
参考例句:
  • They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
  • Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

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