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1. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday afternoon on a new resolution to end the 17-month-old civil war in Syria. But Russia and China are still at odds¹ with the US and western allies over the use of non-military sanctions against the Assad regime.

2. The Obama administration just unveiled a $1 billion plan to boost science, math and engineering education. The plan would introduce an elite² corps³ of master teachers who would be rewarded through a salary stipend⁴ in exchange for a multi-year teaching commitment.

3. The NCAA is considering whether Penn State University should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The NCAA says the so-called death penalty, shutting down the university's celebrated⁵ football program, hasn't been ruled out.

4. And it looks like Linsanity will be headed to the Houston Rockets. The New York Knicks couldn't match Houston's three-year, $25 million offer for superstar point guard Jeremy Lin. This marks a return to Houston for Lin where he spent two weeks in a training camp last December.

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1 odds
n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别
参考例句：
The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。 Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 elite
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。 We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

3 corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 stipend
n.薪贴；奖学金；养老金
参考例句：
The company is going to ajust my stipend from this month onwards.从这一个月开始公司将对我的薪金作调整。 This sum was nearly a third of his total stipend.这笔钱几乎是他全部津贴的三分之一。

5 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。