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1. The White House says Russia and China have placed themselves on "the wrong side of history". The countries vetoed the UN resolution. It threatened sanctions to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to end the bloody¹ conflict in his country.

2. Police have made an arrest in an attempted kidnapping of a ten-year-old Philadelphia girl. It was captured on this surveillance video. The attempted abduction took only seconds before the man runs to his car and drives off.

3. Israel's Prime Minister has blamed the Iranian-backed Hezbollah for its deadly attack against Israelis in Bulgaria. Benjamin Netanyahu says the Islamic militant² group carried out the suicide attack. It kills five Israelis and the Bulgarian driver.

4. The young boy in Colombia is safe after falling into a sewer³ shaft⁴. The three-year-old had been missing for about a day. One of the rescue workers said he is a bit dirty, but he is ok.

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1 bloody
adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染
参考例句：
He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。 He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 sewer
n.排水沟，下水道
参考例句：
They are tearing up the street to repair a sewer. 他们正挖开马路修下水道。 The boy kicked a stone into the sewer. 那个男孩把一石子踢进了下水道。

4 shaft
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
参考例句：
He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。 This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。