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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Jingnan.

Coming up:

--Tensions are running high on the Korean Peninsula as the US is poised¹ for a military showdown with North Korea

--The US has slapped new sanctions on Syria for the alleged² chemical weapons attack

--The death toll³ in the massive protests in Venezuela has risen

CRI's  Jingnan is now joined on the line by Teng Jianqun, Senior Researcher at China Institute of International Studies;Jiang Shixue, Vice⁴ President, Chinese Association of Latin American Studies; Professor Stephen R. Nagy, Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies, International Christian⁵ University

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1 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。