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1.With the economy on the brink¹ and elections looming², Congress approved an unprecedented³ 700-billion-dollar rescue package for the financial industry. Shortly after the vote, President Bush signed it Friday afternoon.

2.Stocks climbed as the House passed the financial rescue plan. At one point the Dow was up more than 300 points. But it's since given up all those gains and moved into negative territory.

3.Democratic vice⁴ presidential candidate Joe Biden bid his son and other members of a Delaware National Guard unit goodbye as they prepared to deploy⁵ to Iraq. Biden’s son, Beau Biden serves as a captain and lawyer in the 261st Signal Brigade.

4.The discovery of Steve Fossett's plane is bringing closure to his widow, 13 months after he vanished. But she hopes the millionaire thrill-seeker is remembered for his accomplishments⁶, not his death. Officials say it appears Fossett's single-engine plane slammed straight into a Californian mountain on a cloudy day, killing⁷ him instantly.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. brink n.

the verge⁸ of a state or situation, typically an undesirable⁹ one:

The country was on the brink of a crisis.

2.negative territory 负值范围／负值区域

在股市走势图中，以开盘价为基准，其上面的部位称作positive territory，而其下面的部份则是negative territory。

3.closure n.

(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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1 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。 The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

2 looming
n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
参考例句：
The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。来自《简明英汉词典》 Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

3 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

4 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 deploy
v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开
参考例句：
The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。 The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

6 accomplishments
n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就
参考例句：
It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。 Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 verge
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

9 undesirable
adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子
参考例句：
They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。 Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-04