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1. Chinese expected next leader is defending his nation's record on human right, but says there is room for improvement. Vice¹ president Xi Jinping said he had candid² discussions on the issue with President Obama at the White House.

2. President Obama is turning to the American people for help, asking them to push Congress to extended a payroll³ tax cut due to expire at the end of February.

3. Authorities in Washington State recovered some papers, books and a map. Josh Powell dropped off at a recycling center a day before he killed his two young son and himself in a fire. Powell was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance⁴.

4. Whitney Houston's funeral was set for Saturday, but it will be by invitation only, closed to the public. The service will be in a church in Newark, New Jersey⁵, where she sang in the choir⁶.

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1 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。

2 candid
adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的
参考例句：
I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。 He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

3 payroll
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。 I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

4 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

5 jersey
n.运动衫
参考例句：
He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。 They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 choir
n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱
参考例句：
The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。 The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。