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1. There is no rest for President Barack Obama, nor Republican presidential hopeful Mitt¹ Romney. Obama is in Iowa, telling voters there that trust matters, while Romney is in Nevada, hoping to get that swing state to go for him.

2. Real estate mogul Donald Trump² is once again challenging Obama's records. This time he is offering to donate $5 million to charity if the president releases his collage³ and passport documents.

3. A proposed Syrian ceasefire is on shaky ground. Hope is for a truce⁴ during an important Muslim holiday. But one Islamic group says it won't abide⁵ by it.

4. And you are looking at the oldest teacher in the world. At 99, this Aussie says he has no plans to retire. And the school credits his longevity⁶ to his young heart.

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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 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 collage
n.拼贴画；v.拼贴；把……创作成拼贴画
参考例句：
A collage of coloured paper covers a table top.一副彩纸拼贴画盖在桌面上。 He has used a mixture of mosaic,collage and felt-tip pen.他混合使用了马赛克、拼贴画和毡头笔。

4 truce
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
参考例句：
The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。 She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

5 abide
vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受
参考例句：
You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。 If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

6 longevity
n.长命；长寿
参考例句：
Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。 Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-28