E.U. leaders have voted by 27 - 1 to reelect x as President of the European Council, despite strenuous efforts by his home country, Poland, to thwart his bid. Mr. x expressed gratitude on social media, and said he'd do his best to improve the European Union. Poland's right-wing government, which fiercely opposed Mr. x, said his reappointment did not bode well for the E.U.
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strenuous：['strenjʊəs]
adj. 紧张的；费力的；奋发的；艰苦的；热烈的
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
bode：[bəʊd]
vt. 预示；为…的兆头
vi. 预示
v. 停留；继续；遭到（bide的过去式）
n. (Bode)人名；(英、法、德、意、俄、尼日利、瑞典)博德
The American-led coalition against Islamic State group says several hundred additional U.S. forces have been deployed in Syria to strengthen the planned offensive against the IS stronghold of x. A spokesman said an extra 400 or so personnel had been sent in recent days, comprising a Marines artillery unit and army rangers.
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has made recommended measures aimed at fighting sexual abuse committed by U.N. peacekeepers. Mr. Guterres says payments to countries which deploy U.N. peacekeepers should be withheld if allegations are not properly investigated.
The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, x, has said he does not agree that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming. Mr. x said more analysis was needed. His remarks contradict scientific data published in January by NASA, and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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contradict：[kɒntrə'dɪkt]
vt. 反驳；否定；与…矛盾；与…抵触
vi. 反驳；否认；发生矛盾
The Somali government has announced it will print new bank notes for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. After Somalia descended into violence and anarchy in 1991, warlords printed their own money. And most of the country's bank notes were known to be fake.
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descend：[dɪ'send]
vi. 下降；下去；下来；遗传；屈尊
vt. 下去；沿…向下
anarchy：['ænəkɪ]
n. 无政府状态；混乱；无秩序
Wildlife campaigners have welcomed the recent arrest of notorious wildlife traffickers in West Africa as a big step against the illegal trade in baby Chimpanzees. A BBC News investigation in Ivory Coast led the police to break up a smuggling network there and in neighbouring Guinea.
