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

Coming up：

--Saudi King’s landmark¹ trip to Russia seeks warmer ties with a longtime foe²

--Huge unity³ rally held in the wake of Catalan independence vote

--Tourism keeps booming during this National Day holiday

Joining our discussion is Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of North American Studies and dean of the Faculty⁴ of World Studies at the University of Tehran； Sergi Vicente, director at betevé, barcelona,Spain；Liu Zhiqin, Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China; Zhang Yi, current affairs commentator⁵, speaking with Zhao Ying

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1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

3 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。

4 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

5 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。