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1. Two US soldiers have been killed by protesters in Afghanistan. The protests over the burning of the Koran have been escalating¹ all week. Now the Taliban are urging more Afghans to attack foreign troops.

2. There's no slowdown to the fighting in Syria. Plumes² of black smoke rose over the city of Homs as government forces continued to shell the area. Meanwhile activists³ say food, water and medical supplies are running dangerously low.

3. President Barack Obama is assailing⁴ Republicans for what he describes as a flawed and dishonest strategy for reducing gas prices. Prices have been rising over the past month but he says more drilling won't solve the problem.

4. The calendar may say February but it feels like the middle of spring in Washington and New York. Temperatures are in the mid⁵ to high 60s, much warmer than usual, not that anyone is complaining.

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1 escalating
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。来自《简明英汉词典》 The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。来自辞典例句

2 plumes
羽毛( plume的名词复数 )；羽毛饰；羽毛状物；升上空中的羽状物
参考例句：
The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。 The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

3 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 assailing
v.攻击( assail的现在分词 )；困扰；质问；毅然应对
参考例句：
Last-minute doubts were assailing her. 最后一分钟中的犹豫涌上心头。来自辞典例句 The pressing darkness increased the tension in every student's heart, assailing them with a nameless fear. 黑暗压下来，使每个人的心情变得更紧张。来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

5 mid
adj.中央的，中间的
参考例句：
Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。 He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。