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

Coming up：

--The US is urging unity¹ among the Gulf² nations over the escalating³ dispute between Qatar and Saudi-led countries

--The Brits will cast their votes on Thursday in the general election

--On the first day of the Gaokao, we had a conversation with three American college students

For more on this, CRI' Jingnan is now joined on the line by Paul James, CRI news anchor；Nicholas Hunsicker,Karen Yang and Youlim Lee from the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Cui Hongjian, head of European Studies, China Institute of International Studies, speaking with Victor Ning.

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1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句