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1. A top-ranking Syrian official says he is defecting to the opposition¹, protesting what he calls the brutal² crackdown on dissidents. The move comes as the UN humanitarian³ chief said she was taken aback by what she saw in one of the hardest hit areas of Homs. The UN says more than 7500 people have been killed in the yearlong violence.

2. A new AP-GFK poll suggests Americans are still cool to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul⁴ law. Soon after the law passed in 2010, nearly half said they expected the quality of their care to worsen. Now only about a third say that's their worry.

3. Residents in Abbeville, South Carolina are returning home after a train derailment prompted a half-mile evacuation. No one was hurt when more than two dozen cars of a CSX train ran off the tracks around 4:30 am. One of the cars was carrying methanol. But so far there's no indication any leaked.

4. And Peyton Manning is getting an early glimpse into life as a free agent. He's back home in Miami and is already being peppered with questions about his next landing spot.

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1 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。

2 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。 They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

3 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

4 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。