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　　1.President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unkonwns to mark Memorial Day. He also called on Americans to remember and honor the sacrifices of the country's fighting men and women.

　　2.A fire broke out aboard a royal Caribbean cruise ship en route to the Bahamas. The cruise line says the fire occured on the mooring¹ deck of deck 3 about 2:15 this morning and was quickly extinguished.

　　3.Republican Senator John McCain has quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with rebels. The visit took place admid meetings in Paris involving efforts to secure participation² of Syria's fractured opposition³ in an international peace conference.

　　4.And this crane toppled onto an apartment building in the Russian city of Kirov. It damaged balconies and cars below. There were no injuries.

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1 mooring
n.停泊处；系泊用具，系船具；下锚v.停泊，系泊（船只）(moor的现在分词)
参考例句：
However, all the best mooring were occupied by local fishing boats. 凡是可以泊船的地方早已被当地渔船占去了。来自汉英文学 - 散文英译 Her mind was shaken loose from the little mooring of logic that it had. 就像小船失去了锚，她的思绪毫无逻辑地四处漂浮，一会为这个想法难受，一会为那个念头生气。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 participation
n.参与，参加，分享
参考例句：
Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。 The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

3 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-05-31