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 1. And an American missionary1 who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year appeared before reporters Monday. Kenneth Bae appealed to the US government to do its best to secure his release.

 
2. After a night of vicious street battles, anti-government protesters and police clashed again Monday in Ukraine’s capital. The violence in Kiev has seriously escalated2 Ukraine’s political crisis which has been marked by 2 months of largely peaceful protests. 
 
3. Hundreds of people filled an Atlanta church where Martin Luther King JR preached to remember and reflect to his legacy3. It was one of many events across the country marking the birthday of the civil rights leader. 
 
4. And President Obama honoured Doctor King’s legacy of service by helping4 a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals. Obama took his wife Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha to DC central kitchen, which is only a few minutes the way from the White House.
 

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1 missionary ID8xX     
adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士
参考例句：
  • She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
  • I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。
2 escalated 219d770572d00a227dc481a3bdb2c51e     
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
  • The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  • The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
3 legacy 59YzD     
n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西
参考例句：
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
  • He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
4 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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