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1. In Libya, opposition¹ fighters are retreating from a key oil port, coming under heavy shelling from ground forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The war is raging on for a second week here with no end in sight.

2. A 300-pound giant spotted² eagle ray, like this one, takes flight from water off Florida, coming aboard a boat, hitting a tourist from Illinois. The woman was pinned on deck, but is OK.

3. Britain's Prince Harry³ is on a charity hike to the North Pole with wounded soldiers. The aim of the 200-mile trek⁴ is to raise money for a British veterans' charity.

4. In Russia, a runaway⁵ raccoon runs wild through city streets after escaping from a zoo. After numerous attempts to snare⁶ the wily creature, at one point, the bitter rescue worker(s) success.

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1 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。

2 spotted
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。 Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 trek
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
参考例句：
We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。 It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

5 runaway
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
参考例句：
The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。 He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

6 snare
n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑
参考例句：
I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。 Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。