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1. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt¹ Romney is spending some time with former President George H.W. Bush. Romney has been looking for something to push ahead of the pack, but his campaign says no endorsement² is imminent³.

2. There are signs that people are finally starting to replace cars and trucks that they've held onto during the economic slump⁴. Ford⁵, Chrysler, GM and Nissan are all reporting big US sales gains last month.

3. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with opposition⁶ leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Clinton is on a historic visit to Myanmar. The two shared a private dinner Thursday.

4. President Barack Obama is setting an ambitious goal this World Aids Day. He's pledging US support to help six million people in countries hardest hit by the virus to get access to antiretroviral drugs by the end of 2013.

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1 mitt
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 endorsement
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
参考例句：
We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。 His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

3 imminent
adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的
参考例句：
The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。 The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

4 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

5 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。 If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。