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1. President Obama and Mitt¹ Romney will both be in Ohio Wednesday， one week before early voting kicks off in the key Midwestern state.

2. Today's UN General Assembly speech by Egypt's new president will be closely watched for clues about his democratic intentions and plans for lifting his country out of poverty. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is also set to speak.

3. Syrian state-run media says two massive explosions rocked the Syrian army command headquarters in the capital of Damascus. Witnesses say the blasts set off clashes and a huge fire inside the building in the heavily-guarded area.

4. And AP's time lapse² photos show the transformation³ of one Nebraska cornfield from vibrant⁴ emerald to sickly yellow during the worst US drought in decades. This cornfield illustrates⁵ how unforgiving the elements have been for many farmers across the Midwest this summer.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 lapse
n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效
参考例句：
The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。 I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

3 transformation
n.变化；改造；转变
参考例句：
Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。 He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

4 vibrant
adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的
参考例句：
He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。 She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

5 illustrates
给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 )；说明；表明；（用示例、图画等）说明
参考例句：
This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm. 这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。 Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. 阿尔弗莱德 - 阿德勒是一位著名的医生，他有过可以说明这点的经历。来自中级百科部分

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-03