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1. More than 20 thousand people marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn the slain¹ of opposition² politician Boris Nemtsov. Supports carried flowers and portrays³ in defiance⁴ of Russian president Vladimir Putin's intimidation⁵. The political opponent neared 65 years old.

2. Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will be meeting in a trial with enhanced method of tracking aircraft over remote areas, getting planes to be more easily found its vanishing. The announcement comes a week ahead of the anniversary of the disappearance⁶ of the Malaysia Airline flight 370.

3. Britain's Prince William arrives in Beijing for a high-profile visit, * bilateral⁷ relations between the two countries. The prince landed in mainland China after 4-day visit to Japan, where he toured the country's tsunami-ravaged areas.

4. And NASA astronauts * out for the third time over a week to play a * jog at the International Space Station. The walking involved a 100-feet cable that refused to work on the station.

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1 slain
杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)
参考例句：
The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。 His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

2 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。

3 portrays
v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。来自《简明英汉词典》 The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 defiance
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
参考例句：
He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。 He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

5 intimidation
n.恐吓，威胁
参考例句：
The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。 The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

6 disappearance
n.消失，消散，失踪
参考例句：
He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

7 bilateral
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。 There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-3-4