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1. President Barack Obama is telling Congress it’s time to stop bickering¹ and pass health care reform. Obama received several standing² ovations³ from his own party during the prime time address. But at one point, Republican Joe Wilson of South Carolina yelled out “You lie! ” during the president's speech. Wilson later called the White House to apologize for the outburst.

2. Police say a Bolivian religious fanatic⁴ hijacked⁵ a jetliner as it landed in Mexico City Wednesday. Authorities say the Bible-carrying hijacker⁶ used a juice can to hold 103 passengers and crew on the tarmac for more than an hour. They were all released unharmed.

3. (The) founder⁷ of Apple Steve Jobs took to the stage for the first time since his liver transplant to launch his new iPod nano. Looking thin and speaking quietly, the 54-year-old CEO also urged everyone to become organ donors⁸.

4. Ellen DeGeneres has danced her way into a new gig. Fox announced Wednesday the talk show host would be the fourth judge on American Idol⁹ come January. This comes about a month after the original judge Paula Abdul quit the show.

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1 bickering
v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁
参考例句：
The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。 The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 ovations
n.热烈欢迎( ovation的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Everywhere they appeared there were ovations. 他们出现在哪儿，哪儿就是一片欢呼声。来自辞典例句 There were notable standing ovations for the Iraqi and the Palestinian teams. 而且引人注目的是，伊拉克和巴勒斯坦代表团还受到了持久的掌声欢迎。来自互联网

4 fanatic
n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的
参考例句：
Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。 I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

5 hijacked
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )；绑架；拦路抢劫；操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）
参考例句：
The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。 The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

6 hijacker
n.拦路抢劫者
参考例句：
We needed a credibIe hijacker who knew the pIane. 也需要一个懂飞机的让人相信的劫机犯。 I've never heard of a hijacker Ietting passengers deboard before. 以前也从没听说过有劫机犯让乘客离开。

7 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 donors
n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者
参考例句：
Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。 About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。来自《简明英汉词典》

9 idol
n.偶像，红人，宠儿
参考例句：
As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。 Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。