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1. The final monthly job report before the mid-term elections is due out this morning. The report is expected to say that private employers added about 75,000 jobs in September. However, that number will be offset¹ by the loss of temporary Census² workers, meaning the unemployment rate could rise to 9.7 %.

2. Ethics³ trials for two prominent House democrats⁴ will take place after the November elections. Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters are accused of violating standards of conduct. Rangel's hearing will take place November 15th, while Waters' is scheduled for November 29th.

3. Chinese dissident Li Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, for his long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The prize is likely to enrage⁵ the Chinese government which has warned the Nobel committee not to give the award to Li.

4. The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers⁶ are one win away from meeting in the American League Championship Series. Both teams took 2-0 leads in their series will win Thursday. The San Francisco Giants took a one-game to nothing lead behind Tim Lincecum who threw a two-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves

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1 offset
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。 He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

2 census
n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查
参考例句：
A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。 The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。

3 ethics
n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准
参考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

4 democrats
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》

5 enrage
v.触怒，激怒
参考例句：
She chose a quotation that she knew would enrage him.她选用了一句明知会激怒他的引语。 He started another matter to enrage me,but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。

6 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )；突击队员
参考例句：
Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？来自超越目标英语第3册 Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。来自超越目标英语第3册

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-10-11)