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1. Ten gunmen disguised as police guards and armed with machine guns and a rocket launcher attacked Pakistan’s busiest airport on Sunday during a siege that killed at least 18 people. The attack came as government-led peace talks with the local Taliban faction¹ and other militants² have floundered in recent weeks.

2. Las Vegas police said they are still investigating the motive³ behind a shooting spree that left two police officers, a third victim in the two attackers dead. The names of the suspects have not been released.

3. Supporters of a prominent leader of Venezuela’s opposition⁴ whose arrest has drawn⁵ international condonation⁶ gathered in the capital to demand his release. Leopoldo Lopez will remain in jail until his trial on charges of inciting⁷ violence at anti-government demonstrations⁸ earlier this year.

4. 1600 pandas made from recycle paper arrived in Hongkong on Monday. The paper mache pandas were first made by a French artist since 2008, working with the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness⁹ of dwindling¹⁰ panda populations.

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1 faction
n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争
参考例句：
Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。 I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

2 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 motive
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。 He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

4 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。

5 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 condonation
n.容忍，宽恕，原谅
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7 inciting
刺激的，煽动的
参考例句：
What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。 He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

8 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 )；表明；表达；游行示威
参考例句：
Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。 The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

9 awareness
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。 Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

10 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。来自《简明英汉词典》 He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。来自辞典例句

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-12