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 Leading the news this morning.

 
Syria's peace envoy1 Kofi Annan has given up on diplomacy2 and will resign at the end of the month, he says he is frustrated3 by the UN security council's failure to agree on sanctions against president Assad, Australia's foreign affairs minister Bob Carr says it's a disappointing result.
 
Australia has won more medals at the Olympics on day six of competition, 18-year-old Jessica Fox won sliver4 in the Kayaking K-one event, and Kahlee Mcculloch and Anna Mears have won bronze in the cycling team sprint5, meanwhile American superfish Michael Phelps has made history again, he smashed another record, he is the first swimmer to win the 200 meters individual medley6 at three successive Olympic games.
 
Australia Olympics Rower Joshua Booth may face charges over an alcohol fuelled incident in an English village, Booth allegedly damaged three shop fronts after his team finished last in the men's eight final, police are continuing to investigate.
 
Scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to a vaccine7 for the deadly Hendra Virus, the virus carried by bats, affects horses and humans, now a similar virus called Cedar8 has been identified, but it doesn't cause illness like the Hendra and the Nee-Pah strains, scientists hope it will shed new light on the search for a cure.
 
A large fire has ripped through a metal factory in Melbourne overnight, it's estimated the blaze in Laverton caused about 2 million dollars damage, no one was hurt.

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1 envoy xoLx7     
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
2 diplomacy gu9xk     
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
3 frustrated ksWz5t     
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
参考例句：
  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
  • The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 sliver sxFwA     
n.裂片，细片，梳毛；v.纵切，切成长片，剖开
参考例句：
  • There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。
  • Then,one night,Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.之后的一天晚上，莫尼卡看到了一个月牙。
5 sprint QvWwR     
n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过
参考例句：
  • He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
  • The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。
6 medley vCfxg     
n.混合
参考例句：
  • Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
  • China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
7 vaccine Ki1wv     
n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的
参考例句：
  • The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
  • She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
8 cedar 3rYz9     
n.雪松，香柏(木)
参考例句：
  • The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
  • She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。

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