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This is AP news minute. 

1. Central Italy was hit by another powerful earthquake on Sunday, toppling buildings but causing no immediate1 loss of life. Close to Sunday's epicenter was the ancient city of Norcia, the birth place of Saint Benedict and famed for its Benedictine monastery2. 

2. A Russian Soyuz based capsule has landed in Kazakhstan, bringing three astronauts from the U.S, Japan and Russia back to earth from a 115 days mission aboard the international space station.  Three astronauts remained aboard the space station. 

3. The first church service was held in a recently liberated3 Iraqi town of Qaraqosh. The town as retaken by Iraqi force in this week as part of the ongoing4 operation to retake Mosul. Islamic State  fighters continue to resist on the town's outskirt. 

4. And the Chicago cubs5 are on the brink6 of elimination7 in their first World Series in 71 years, while the Cleveland Indians could be poised8 to win their first one since 1948.  Those are the stakes today at Wrigley Field for Game 5 as Cleveland holds a three games to one lead.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.


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1 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
2 monastery 2EOxe     
n.修道院，僧院，寺院
参考例句：
  • They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
  • She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。
3 liberated YpRzMi     
a.无拘束的，放纵的
参考例句：
  • The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
  • The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。
4 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
5 cubs 01d925a0dc25c0b909e51536316e8697     
n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
  • Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
7 elimination 3qexM     
n.排除，消除，消灭
参考例句：
  • Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
  • I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
8 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

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