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The US Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Washington will suspend all contact with Moscow over Syria if Russia does not take immediate¹ action to end the assault on Aleppo. In a phone call with Mr. Lavrov, Mr. Kerry said the US held Russia responsible for situations there including the use of incendiary and bunker bombs.

The US Congress has voted overwhelmingly to reject President Obama's veto of the bill that allows relatives of the victims of the 911 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. It's the first time in his ten years that Mr. Obama's veto has been overridden². Relatives of the victims of the 911 want to sue Saudi Arabia over the alleged³ backing of the hijackers. Mr. Obama had argued that it will damage relations with Saudi Arabia.

Chinese police has been ordered to videotape all interactions with criminal suspects and witnesses in a bid to prevent false confessions⁴. The new regulations also make law enforcement officers personally accountable throughout their lifetimes for the cases they handle.

The leader of Spain's main opposition⁵ socialist⁶ party Pedro Sanchez has lost the support of his executives with 17 of them resigning at his refusal to end more than nine months of political stalemate. It leads in without an eternal majority.

The sixteen-year-old schoolgirl from South Africa has won the grand prize at Google Science Fair for making a super absorbent material from orange peels. Kiara Nirghin's invention help soil retain water. She said she was motivated by the desire to help farmers who have been hit hard by South Africa's worst draught⁷ in decades.

The head of regional government in Catlonia said he would call a referendum on the province's independence from Spain in September next year with or without the central government's consent.

And the global trade in a highly endangered species of mammal, the Pangolin has been banned by the United Nations. It may fear it's about to become extinct. Pangolin found both in both Africa and Asia, a price for their scales which used in Chinese medicine.

美国国务卿约翰告知俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫(Sergei Lavrov)，如果俄罗斯不立刻停止对阿勒波的攻击，则美国会暂停与俄之间所有关于叙利亚问题的联系。在与拉夫罗夫的电联中，约翰称，美国认为俄罗斯对叙利亚当前的局势负有责任，比如使用燃烧弹和钻地炸弹。

美国国会以绝对性的选票优势否决了奥巴马总统关于某项法案的否决，该法案允许911受害者的亲属控诉沙特阿拉伯。这是奥巴马十年来第一次否决遭到碾压。911遇害者亲属想要就沙特支持劫持者一事控诉沙特。而此前奥巴马一直表示，该议案会破坏美国与沙特之前的关系。

中国警方被要求将其与犯罪嫌疑人以及证人之间的所有交流一一录像，以避免屈打成招。这项新规定明示，执法人员对其所处理的案件负有一辈子的责任。

西班牙主要反对党——社会党领袖佩德罗由于拒绝结束长达9个月的政治僵局而接到17名理事的辞职申请。虽然僵局仍在持续，但佩德罗却失去了大多数支持者的追随。

来自南美洲的一名16岁女学生因以橘子皮制作了超级吸水的材料而获得了谷歌科学挑战赛。基娅拉的这项发明能够帮助土壤储水。她说自己只是受到了想帮几十年来遭受最严酷含在重创的农民们一点忙。

加泰罗尼亚的地区政府首脑表示，无论是否获得中央政府的首肯，他都将于明年9月发起该省脱离西班牙的公投。

联合国明令禁止全球对高度濒危哺乳动物穿山甲的贸易，担心其会灭绝。穿山甲主要分布在非洲和亚洲，其鳞片常用于重要，价格高昂。

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 overridden   

越控( override的过去分词 )； （以权力）否决； 优先于； 比…更重要

参考例句：

• The chairman's veto was overridden by the committee. 主席的否决被委员会推翻了。
• Property '{0}' is not declarable, and cannot be overridden. 属性“{0}”是不可声明的，不能被重写。

3 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

4 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 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。

6 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

7 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。