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1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in Afghanistan. The Illinois senator arrived in Kabul as part of an official congressional delegation1. His first visit to the country comes less than four months before the general election.

 2. A high-ranking US diplomat2 was among the officials at talks on Iran's nuclear program. The multinational3 talks took place in Switzerland. Iran ruled out freezing uranium enrichment, but agreed to resume talks in two weeks.

 3. Pope Benedict says he is deeply sorry for the pain and suffering caused to victims of clergy4 sex abuse. He's in Australia for World Youth Day celebrations. The apology came during a Mass in Sydney.
 
4. Officials at a hospital in Nice, France say Angelina Jolie and her twins, Knox and Vivienne, have left the hospital. The hospital says the mother and her babies are doing very well.

 


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1 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
2 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
3 multinational FnrzdL     
adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司
参考例句：
  • The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
  • He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
4 clergy SnZy2     
n.[总称]牧师，神职人员
参考例句：
  • I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
  • All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

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