英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 33

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In This EditionSpring Festival celebrations continue in China as well as in Chinese communities around the world.

UN-Arab League Special Envoy¹ to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syria peace talks concluded with no concrete progress.

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeals for protesters to allow polling² to go ahead uninterrupted on Sunday.

And Sochi's Olympic village officially opens to welcome the arrival of athletes and coaches.

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1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 polling   

n.投票

参考例句：

• a week before polling day 投票日前一周（的那天）
• You can cast your vote at the local polling station. 你可以在当地的投票站投票。