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1. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning Congress that it must approve the administration's 700 billion dollar bailout,or risk a recession. He told the Senate Banking² Committee that the failure to bail¹ out the financial industry would bring more unemployment and home foreclosures and stifle³ consumer spending.

2. President Bush predicts the Democrat-controlled Congress will act quickly to approve a financial sector⁴ bailout package. Before speaking to the United Nations General Assembly today, Bush said the treasury⁵ secretary has sent lawmakers a robust⁶ plan to deal with the serious problem, and there is a desire to get something done soon.

3. Drivers in parts of the South, especially in the Atlanta area, are still having trouble getting gas. Many service stations have run out. Hurricane Ike disrupted refinery⁷ operations in a part of the Texas Gulf⁸ Coast that produces some 20 percent of the country's gasoline and diesel⁹. The southern states depend more on Texas's oil and gas than other parts of the country.

4. David Blaine is just hanging around. The daredevil is attempting to hang upside-down for 60 hours without a net in New York Central Park.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.bail …out [PHRASAL VERB: V n P of n, also V n P]
If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump¹⁰...

2.service station

A retail¹¹ establishment at which motor vehicles are refueled, serviced, and sometimes repaired. Also called filling station, gas station.

3.run out [PHRASAL VERB: V P]
If something runs out, it becomes used up so that there is no more left.
Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running out...

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1 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

2 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。 He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

3 stifle
vt.使窒息；闷死；扼杀；抑止，阻止
参考例句：
She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。 It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥无味的交谈，我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠。

4 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

6 robust
adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的
参考例句：
She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。 China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

7 refinery
n.精炼厂，提炼厂
参考例句：
They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。 The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

8 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

9 diesel
n.柴油发动机，内燃机
参考例句：
We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。 My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

10 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

11 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。 These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-24