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1. President Barack Obama signs a tax bill, heading off a tax hike that would have hit all Americans after the first of the year. But Labor¹ leaders and some Democrats² do not like it, saying the legislation came at a price.

2. WikiLeaks founder³ Julian Assange fears the US is getting ready to indict⁴ him after releasing reams of diplomatic cables and government documents. Assange was released from jail in England, facing other charges.

3. Parts of Europe battle heavy snow. The weather grounding flights, clogging⁵ highways with traffic. Conditions swept across the continent from England to Germany.

4. A golden opportunity at a mall in Florida to buy gold. This is the first place in the US to have a gold dispensing⁶ machine, similar to getting cash from an ATM. The smallest size, about two grams, going for a little over $100.

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1 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。

2 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》

3 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。

4 indict
v.起诉，控告，指控
参考例句：
You can't indict whole people for the crudeness of a few.您不能因少数人的粗暴行为就控诉整个民族。 I can indict you for abducting high school student.我可以告你诱拐中学生。

5 clogging
堵塞，闭合
参考例句：
This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。 And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？

6 dispensing
v.分配( dispense的现在分词 )；施与；配（药）
参考例句：
A dispensing optician supplies glasses, but doesn't test your eyes. 配镜师为你提供眼镜，但不检查眼睛。来自《简明英汉词典》 The firm has been dispensing ointments. 本公司配制药膏。来自《简明英汉词典》