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 1. Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting the Pacific regions economical leaders this week. The gathering1 of the Asia-Pacific Economical Cooperation leaders is scheduled for tomorrow and Tuesday. President Obama will attend.

 
2. In Berlin, European leaders both old and new are recognizing the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Wall separated east and west Berlin for nearly 30 years and became a concrete symbol of the cold war. The ceremonies conclude with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Brandenburg Gate. 
 
3. Two Americans released from North Korea’s captivity2 are home. For Kenneth Bae, this is the first day home after two years of North Korean prison. Matthew Miller3 spent six months in confinement4. 
 
4. And near the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, scientists believe the lava5 is slowing a bit. The molten liquid threatens the village of Pahoa.
 

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1 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
2 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
3 miller ZD6xf     
n.磨坊主
参考例句：
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
4 confinement qpOze     
n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限
参考例句：
  • He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
  • The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。
5 lava v9Zz5     
n.熔岩，火山岩
参考例句：
  • The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
  • His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

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