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1. Egyptians are going to the polls to pick a new president. The two-day run-off election is between a remnant to the old regime and a leader of a Muslim party. Whoever wins is expected to take power next month.

2. UN observers in Syria are suspending their work. They say the recent bloodshed is posing significant risks to the observers and is impeding¹ their ability to carry out their mandate².

3. China has sent its first woman into space. It launched a mission today to dock with an orbiting module³ and have the three people on board work there for more than a week.

4. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip have attended a ceremony honoring her birthday. The parade, called "Trooping the Color", is the first official event attended by Philip since he left the hospital last week.

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1 impeding
a.(尤指坏事)即将发生的，临近的
参考例句：
Fallen rock is impeding the progress of rescue workers. 坠落的石头阻滞了救援人员的救援进程。 Is there sufficient room for the kiosk and kiosk traffic without impeding other user traffic? 该环境下是否有足够的空间来摆放信息亭？信息亭是否会妨碍交通或者行走？来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 mandate
n.托管地；命令，指示
参考例句：
The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。 The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

3 module
n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱
参考例句：
The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。 Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。