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1. The White House says President Barack Obama has called House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority leader Harry¹ Reid, to urge them to end the payroll² tax cut standoff. Obama says he wants the House back in session to pass a two-month extension of the cuts previously³ approved by the Senate.

2. In New Jersey⁴, crews are clearing the wreckage⁵ from the highway plane crash that killed five people yesterday. The debris⁶ from that accident is said to be scattered⁷ over at least a half mile.

3. The Federal Aviation Administration is working to reduce fatigue⁸ among airline pilots. The FAA has issued a new rule that will limit the number of hours a pilot can be scheduled for duty. That limit will depend on start time and the number of time zones crossed.

4. The holiday shopping season is shaping up to be bigger than anyone expected. According to one research firm, sales from November through last Saturday rose 2.5%. Almost 32 billion dollars has been spent online so far. That's a 15% increase from a year ago.

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1 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 payroll
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。 I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

3 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 wreckage
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。 New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

6 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

7 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

8 fatigue
n.疲劳，劳累
参考例句：
The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。 I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。