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A fragile peace appears to be holding in Syria.

The un-brokered ceasefire is the first since the civil war began in 2011.

There have been some reports of violence including a car bombing but observers on the ground say the truce¹ is working.

Life savers are warning swimmers to stay out of the water with large swells² predicted today.

They're the result of the remainder of tropical cyclone³ Winston which killed more than 40 people in Fiji.

More survivors⁴ of catholic church abuse have arrived in Rome ahead of a hearing of the royal commission.

Cardinal⁵ George Pell is scheduled to give evidence tomorrow to the commission from a hotel.

His testimony⁶ will be witnessed by a number of victims and their families as well as supporters of cardinal pell.

叙利亚的和平似乎已经岌岌可危。

这是叙利亚内战自2011开始以来第一次经过斡旋达成停火协议。

有一些包括地面汽车炸弹在内关于暴力流血事件的新闻报道,但观察人士称停火协议已经生效。

救生员今天警告游泳者们远离升高的水位。

超强风暴温斯顿登陆斐济造成40多人死亡后政府提醒人们注意危险。

越来越多被天主教会虐待的幸存者们已经在皇家委员会举行听证会前抵达罗马。

红衣主教乔治·佩尔将于明天从一间酒店向该委员会提供证据。

许多受害者，他们的家庭及红衣主教佩尔的支持者们将聆听他的证词。

1 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

2 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

6 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。