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1. Speaking at G7 meeting in Italy, secretary of state Rex Tillerson strongly condemned¹ the chemical attack in Syria. Tillerson questioned Russia's involvement in the attack, and urged that we can't let this happen again.

2. Turkish media reports that a large explosion occurred in Turkey's mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. Plume² of smokes were seen from buildings. The cause of the explosion is not yet known.

3. What's widely reported to be the largest flower in the world could be seen bloomed at the national Botanic garden in Belgium. The flower, which was known as the "Titan Arum", is notorious for the unpleasant smell at it exudes³ and only last for few days.

4. And elephants sprayed motorists and passersby⁴ with water in Thailand to welcoming the Buddhist⁵ new year Songkran. The holiday known as the world's biggest water fight, as the longest and most important holiday of the year in Thailand.

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 plume
n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰
参考例句：
Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。 He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

3 exudes
v.缓慢流出，渗出，分泌出( exude的第三人称单数 )；流露出对（某物）的神态或感情
参考例句：
The plant exudes a sticky fluid. 这种植物分泌出一种黏液。 She exudes sexual magnetism. 她洋溢着女性的魅力。

4 passersby
n. 过路人(行人,经过者)
参考例句：
He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学 A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。

5 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒
参考例句：
The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。 In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-13