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1. With just a week to go until the presidential inauguration¹, event organizers held a dress rehearsal² in Washington to prepare for President Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony and parade. The practice was complete with stand-ins for the president and the first lady.

2. Police in India say they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape³ of a bus passenger. The driver ignored her stop request and took her to a desolate⁴ location where they were met by five others who took turns raping⁵ her.

3. Some 20,000 people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia’s new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Protesters carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia’s parliament and shouted "shame on the scum".

4. In Seattle, nearly 6,000 people helped set a new record for the world’s largest snowball fight. Organizers say participants beat the old Guinness Book of Records total set last year in South Korea.

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1 inauguration
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。 Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

2 rehearsal
n.排练，排演；练习
参考例句：
I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。 You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

3 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 desolate
adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂
参考例句：
The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。 We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

5 raping
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。来自《简明英汉词典》 The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。来自互联网

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-01-16