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1. The leader of a conservative opposition¹ party in Greece has turned down the prime minster's invitation to join him in forming a temporary coalition² government. The prime minister says such an agreement is needed to secure a mammoth³ new European debt deal.

2. Tens of thousands have packed Rome, calling for the ousting⁴ of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. His grip on power has been weakened by a debt crisis and infighting on how to fix it.

3. A former Penn State football coach has been charged with abusing eight boys in an at-risk program. The school's athletic⁵ director as well as another top official have been charged with perjury⁶ and failure to report suspected abuse.

4. CBS says former "60 minutes" humorist Andy Rooney has died. It says he'd gone into the hospital for an undisclosed surgery developed complications and never recovered. He was 92 years old.

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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 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 mammoth
n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的
参考例句：
You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。 Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。

4 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。 The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

5 athletic
adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的
参考例句：
This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。 He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

6 perjury
n.伪证；伪证罪
参考例句：
You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。 She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。