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1. Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution that calls for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. The resolution which is supported by all the other council members aimed at stopping the ongoing¹ violence in Syria.

2. Mitt² Romney is hoping an easy win in Nevada will keep momentum³ on his side in the race of GOP presidential nomination⁴. Next stop for the Republican candidate for Coronado and Minnesota, voters in those two states go to the polls on Tuesday.

3. US Park Police officers have been clearing tents at one of the nation's last remaining Occupy Movements sites. Authorities say they are not evicting⁵ the Occupy protesters, but they are enforcing a ban on camping in the downtown Washington Square.

4. And in Russia, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow Saturday to show their opposition⁶ to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule. Putin is still expected to win the country's presidential election next month.

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1 ongoing
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。

2 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。

3 momentum
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。 The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

4 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 evicting
v.（依法从房屋里或土地上）驱逐，赶出( evict的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Money spent on evicting sex offenders cannot be spent on treating them. 花在打击性侵犯者上的钱并不能花在治疗这一社会问题上。来自互联网 Money spent on evicting sex offenders cannot be spent on treating them. Does this matter? 钱被花费在驱逐性犯罪者而不是用做教育他们，这样做真的好么？来自互联网

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。