The German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears tohave suffered a political setback in the northeasternstate of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Exit pollsfrom regional elections indicate the anti-immigrantAFD party has beaten Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union into third place. The center-leftSPD seems likely to top the poll. Ms Merkel's popularity is being under pressure since sheallowed more than a million refugees into Germany over the past year.

Syrian pro-government forces have recaptured several strategic areas in Aleppo from rebelfighters. The rebels took the Ramosa district on the southwestern outskirts of the city lastmonth. In a major offensive that broke a government siege, the battle for control of the areais reported to be continuing.

The daughter of a former Hungarian-born American congressman said she's returning aHungarian state honor because it's now been given to a journalist criticized for his anti-semiticoutput. Katrina Lantos Swett is joining nearly a hundred other recipients also returning theirawards.

Celebrations have taken place in the Indian city of Calcutta after Pope Francis declared theRoman Catholic nun Mother Teresa a saint. The ethnic Albanian who died in 1997 founded hermissionaries of charity in Calcutta. Hundreds of nuns in the charity headquarters bursted intoapplause after the proclamation.

South Sudan's president has agreed to the deployment of extra foreign troops in the countryafter a visit by a UN Security Council delegation. Salva Kiir had previously rejected the force,saying it was an violation of South Sudan's sovereignty.

Poland says it would dispatch three senior government minsters on urgent trip to Britainfollowing attacks on Polish nationals in a town northeast of London. The announcement cameout after two Polish men were assaulted in Harlow where another Pole was attacked and killed aweek ago.

And Ugandan football team was qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 39years. The Cranes beat the Comoros one nil in the packed stadium in the Ugandan capital,Kampala.

BBC news.

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德国总理安格拉•默克尔似乎在东北部梅克伦堡-西波美拉尼亚邦遭遇政治挫败。来自地区选举的选后民意测验显示，反移民的德国另类选择党(AFD)将默克尔的基督教民主联盟击退到第三位。中右翼社会民主党(SPD)似乎在选举中领先。由于过去的一年允许超过100万移民入境，默克尔的支持率受到威胁。

叙利亚亲政府力量从叛军手中夺回阿勒颇几个战略性地区的控制权。上月，叛军占领了阿勒颇西南部郊区的Ramosa地区。在打破政府围困的重大进攻行动中，控制该地区的战斗仍在继续。

一位匈牙利出生的美国前国会议员的女儿表示交还匈牙利国家荣誉，因为这项荣誉现在被赋予一名因记者，此人因反犹太主义作品而备受批评。与斯威特(Katrina Lantos Swett)一起交还荣誉的还有其他近100名接收者。

教皇方济各宣布罗马天主教修女特蕾莎为圣人之后，印度城市加尔各答举行了庆祝活动。特蕾莎修女是阿尔巴尼亚人，于1997年去世，她在加尔各答成立了仁爱传教修女会。教皇宣布封圣之后，修女会总部数百名修女爆发出热烈的掌声。

联合国安理会代表团访问之后，南苏丹总统同意接纳新的外国军队。萨尔瓦•基尔(Salva Kiir)此前曾拒绝增派维和部队，称这侵犯了南苏丹的主权。

由于波兰公民在伦敦东北部一个小镇遇袭，波兰表示将紧急派遣三名政府高级部长前往英国。此前，两名波兰男子在哈洛遭遇袭击，另外一名波兰人一周前遇袭身亡。

乌干达足球队39年来首次获得非洲杯参赛资格。在乌干达首都坎帕拉拥挤的体育馆，乌干达队一比零击败了科摩罗队。

BBC新闻。

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词汇学习：

1.setback n.挫折；阻碍

The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process.

这个行动意味着中东和平进程受挫。

2.popularity n.名气，名望

The president's popularity nationally is at an all-time low.

总统在全国的人气目前正处于历史最低点。

3.outskirt n.市郊，郊区

The hotel is situated in the outskirt of the city.

这个酒店位于城市的郊区,是全城最好的酒店之一。

4.offensive n.进攻

The army now appears to have launched a counter-offensive.

军队现在似乎已经发起了反攻。

5.output n.作品

In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output.

为了获得最大利润，这家公司会把产量增至最大。

6.recipient n.接受者

The Phoumi regime became the recipient of American military aid.

富米政权成了美国军事援助的接受者。

7.violation n.违反，妨碍，侵犯

The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.

该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。

8.dispatch vt.派遣，调度

The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt.

胜利促使他给罗斯福发了封喜报。

9.indicate vt.表明，标示，指示

Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.

调查表明，该条约的支持者仍然占大多数。

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内容解析：

1.Hundreds of nuns in the charity headquarters bursted into applause after the proclamation.

burst into突然进入（某种状态）

He burst into uncontrollable laughter at something I'd said.

听了我的话，他禁不住大笑起来。

2.Ms Merkel's popularity is being under pressure since she allowed more than a million refugees into Germany over the past year.

under pressure承受压力

He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.

他承受着被迫辞职的压力，很快就要被排挤出去了。