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The hotel housekeeper¹ accusing former IMF leader Dominique Strauss Khan of sexual assult has spoken out publicly for the first time.In an interview with News Week Magazine,the woman said she wanted to tell her story because she wants Strauss Khan behind bars.

China's Railway Minister has apologized for a bullet train crash that killed at least 38 people and injured more than 190 .But the Railway Minister and government officials haven't explained why a second train was apprently not warned there was a stowed train in its path.

With August 2nd deathline just over a week away ,the work goes on and the effort to reach a deficit³ cutting compromise and raised the government's borrowing limit.House Republicans and Senate Democrats⁵ are ready in rival dead limit emergency plans.President Barack Obama spoke² with House Speaker John Banner by phone Sunday then met with Senate Democrat⁴ leader Harried⁶ Reed and House Democrat Leader Nancy Ponocy at the White House.

An end may be near for the NFL four months' lockout.The Players Excutive Committee is set to meet today in Washington after lawers worked through the weekend on issues that are holding up a labor⁷ agreement with owners.

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1 housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇，女管家
参考例句：
A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。 She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。

4 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 harried
v.使苦恼( harry的过去式和过去分词 )；不断烦扰；一再袭击；侵扰
参考例句：
She has been harried by the press all week. 整个星期她都受到新闻界的不断烦扰。 The soldiers harried the enemy out of the country. 士兵们不断作骚扰性的攻击直至把敌人赶出国境为止。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。