Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence says the FBI's investigation into newly discovered emails said to be linked to Hillary Clinton shows that she is a risky choice for president. But Mrs. Clinton's campaign manager said the FBI Director should explain why he took the unprecedented step of announcing a view just days before the election.
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unprecedented：[ʌn'presɪdentɪd]
adj. 空前的；无前例的
Up to 100,000 people in Central Italy are facing a night coping with the effects for the fourth earthquake there since August. The President of the Malky Region said the numbers needing help had risen tenfold. Powerful after shocks were still bringing down masonry. Residents in one of the worst-hit towns Norcia said they were too frightened to stay.
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cope：[kəʊp]
vi. 处理；对付；竞争
n. 长袍
n. (Cope)人名；(英)科普；(西)科佩
masonry：['meɪs(ə)nrɪ]
n. 石工；石工行业；石造建筑
Saudi Arabia says that earlier this month it's thwarted a plan to bomb an international football match in Jeddah. Officials said they also followed a second plot to kill police officers which they say was directed by a leader of the Islamic state group in Syria.
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thwart：[θwɔːt]
vt. 挫败；反对；阻碍；横过
adj. 横放的；固执的
n. 划手座；独木舟的横梁
adv. 横过
prep. 横过
El Salvatore's former president Elías Antonio Saca has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds. Six former officials in his government were also arrested. Mr. Saca held office from 2004 to 2009.
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embezzle：[ɪm'bez(ə)l; em-]
vt. 盗用；挪用；贪污
The Venezuelan government is due to hold talks with the opposition for the first time this year to try to settle the country's deep political crisis. The discussions are likely to be fraught with disagreements.
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fraught：[frɔːt]
adj. 担心的，忧虑的；充满…的
There have been large scale protests in several cities in Morocco after a fish seller was crushed to death in a rubbish truck as he tried to retrieve fish confiscated by police. The death of Mouhcine Fikri on Friday prompted anger on social media against official abuse.
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scale：[skeɪl]
n. 规模；比例；鳞；刻度；天平；数值范围
vi. 衡量；攀登；剥落；生水垢
vt. 测量；攀登；刮鳞；依比例决定
n. (Scale)人名；(意)斯卡莱
crush：[krʌʃ]
vt. 压碎；弄皱，变形；使…挤入
vi. 挤；被压碎
n. 粉碎；迷恋；压榨；拥挤的人群
retrieve：[rɪ'triːv]
vt. [计] 检索；恢复；重新得到
vi. 找回猎物
n. [计] 检索；恢复，取回
confiscate：['kɒnfɪskeɪt]
vt. 没收；充公；查抄
adj. 被没收的
And thousands of people have held a silent march in the Romanian capital Bucharestto mark the first anniversary of a fire at a night club which killed 64 people.The blaze prompted the prime minister to resign amid widespread public anger about corruption.
