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1. The White House is urging Congress to act. That is the deficit¹ reduction super committee gets closer and closer to facing failure. The panel has until Wednesday to approve a plan with 1.2 trillion in deficit reduction.

2. Egypt's State Television says the cabinet has submitted its resignation to the ruling military council. The resignation comes amid growing protests against the ruling military.

3. The fallout from this pepper spray incident at the university of California Davis continues to work its way up the chain of command. The school's police chief has now been put on administrative² leave. The university's president also plans to assess law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses.

4. And three-year-old Digby is recovering from serious surgery including a hip³ replacement⁴. This furry⁵ patient is enjoying hydrotherapy. It's one of the key postoperative techniques offered to animals at this high-tech⁶ hospital in the UK.

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1 deficit
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 administrative
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。 He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

3 hip
n.臀部，髋；屋脊
参考例句：
The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。 The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

4 replacement
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。 They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

5 furry
adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的
参考例句：
This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。 Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

6 high-tech
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。 The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。