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1. The Senate votes to close out debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia, setting the stage for ratification¹. President Barack Obama considers the treaty his top foreign policy priority.

2. New census² figures have Texas gaining four seats in the House with Florida picking up two, but New York and Ohio will lose seats because of the population count. That count puts the US population at just over 308 million people.

3. Snow is melting in London, but operators at Heathrow Airport say it will be Thursday before full service is back. Cold and snowy weather is grounding flights across Europe.

4. At a Berlin aquarium³, Santa goes for a swim with the sharks. The chief curator fed sardines⁴ to the fish, whose population includes whales and small sharks.

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1 ratification
n.批准，认可
参考例句：
The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。 The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。

2 census
n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查
参考例句：
A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。 The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。

3 aquarium
n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸
参考例句：
The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。 I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

4 sardines
n. 沙丁鱼
参考例句：
The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。 Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。