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Hi there, I'm Ore from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Tuesday the 26th of July. 

Coming up: 

Thousands gather to remember Norway's victims. 

England are 1-0 up going into the 2nd test. 

And accusations¹ of cheating delay Turkish footy season. 

First - what do you do when you've borrowed as much money as you can, but you still have lots more things you need to pay for? That's the problem facing America at the moment. The country owes more than 14 trillion dollars and there's a big argument over what to do about it. The President Barack Obama says America needs to be able to borrow more, otherwise there's a real danger that they won't be able to pay for important services, and people will lose their jobs... 

CLIP: "This is no way to run the greatest country on earth. It's a dangerous game that we've never played before and we can't afford to play it now. Not when the jobs and livelihoods² of so many families are at state." 

But his opponent John Boehner reckons cutting the debt needs to be the main priority... 

CLIP; "The solution to this crisis is not complicated. If you're spending more money than you're taking in, you need to spend less of it." 

Whatever happens the politicians have to come to some kind of agreement, and soon, because in a weeks time America will have borrowed as much as it can. 

Next, more than one hundred and fifty thousand people gathered in the Norwegian capital Oslo to remember the 76 victims killed in Friday's bombings and shootings.This man was among them, he said it meant a lot for everyone to stand together... 

CLIP: "Just too much to take in, how bad it is, but it's beautiful to see so many people come and show their support." 

Meanwhile, torchlight processions were held in towns and cities across Norway. People clutched flowers to show support for those who lost loved ones in the attacks. 

Next - England's cricketers head into the second test with 1-0 lead against India. They beat the tourists by 196 runs at Lords on a thrilling final day. India's Captain MS Dhoni felt they were at a disadvantage from the moment their main strike bowler³ Zaheer Khan pulled his hamstring on day one... 

CLIP: "First innings we lost Zaheer Khan. You know playing with three bowlers⁴, especially two fast bowlers and a spinner it was very difficult to manoeuvre⁵ the bowling⁶ attack." 

And finally - when it comes to countries that love their footy - Turkey is definitely up there. So imagine fans disappointment when they were told the season has been delayed by a month! It's all because of accusations of cheating in the game. It's being reported that a striker may have been paid not to score, while a goalkeeper is accused of deliberately⁷ letting a goal in. The police want to get to the bottom of what's been going on before play starts up again. 

And for today's question we want to know whose Turkey's neighbours are? 

OK, that's all from us. We're back tomorrow. But before we go we want to say a big hello to the Senzaki family in Japan. Thanks so much for your lovely e-mail. And if you want to squeeze in a last minute shout out before the last World News for Schools bulletin on Friday, e-mail us at [email protected]. Bye for now!

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

2 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

3 bowler   

n.打保龄球的人，（板球的）投（球）手

参考例句：

• The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确，对球速的掌握恰到好处。
• The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下，换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。

4 bowlers   

n.（板球）投球手( bowler的名词复数 )；圆顶高帽

参考例句：

• Many London businessmen wear bowlers. 伦敦的许多商人戴常礼帽。 来自辞典例句
• In America in the 1800s, bowlers began betting money on games. 19世纪在美国，保龄球员们开始在游戏上赌钱。 来自互联网

5 manoeuvre   

n.策略，调动；v.用策略，调动

参考例句：

• Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.她退出比赛是一个战术策略。
• The clutter of ships had little room to manoeuvre.船只橫七竖八地挤在一起，几乎没有多少移动的空间。

6 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

7 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。