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 1. Mitt1 Romney says any public differences between the United States and Israel only embolden2 adversaries3. Speaking to an audience in Jerusalem, the Republican presidential candidate said he would never criticize Israel and would be a steadfast4 ally to the Jewish state.

 
 
 
2. Records show that an Arkansas man suspected of killing5 his parents and abducting6 his sister claimed to be mentally ill in 2007 before eventually pleading guilty to assaulting a family or household member. Antonio Whitlow was arrested Saturday in Memphis, his 12-year-old sister was with him and seemed unharmed.
 
 
 
3. Syria is accusing some of its neighbors of conspiring7 against it. The foreign minister also talked about the government offensive in Aleppo, where rebels are trying to repel8 the regime's air and ground assault.
 
 
 
4. Troops, teachers and students are getting free tickets to fill prime seats that were empty at some Olympic venues9 on the first full day of competition. The game's organizing chief answered widespread criticism by predicting that seats left unused will not be an issue as the games proceed.

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1 mitt Znszwo     
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
2 embolden Vpgxx     
v.给…壮胆，鼓励
参考例句：
  • Emboldened by the wine,he went over to introduce himself to her.他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
  • The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。
3 adversaries 5e3df56a80cf841a3387bd9fd1360a22     
n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
  • Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句
4 steadfast 2utw7     
adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的
参考例句：
  • Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
  • He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
5 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 abducting 865fd8d1cb9399f7ef2713945b20b56a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的现在分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
  • At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时，发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。
7 conspiring 6ea0abd4b4aba2784a9aa29dd5b24fa0     
密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致
参考例句：
  • They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
  • John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。
8 repel 1BHzf     
v.击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥
参考例句：
  • A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
  • Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。
9 venues c277c9611f0a0f19beb3658245ac305f     
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
参考例句：
  • The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
  • Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

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