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1. The Syrian city of Homs is once again under attack with government forces shelling rebel-held areas. This comes as France's new foreign minister declares Syria is in a state of civil war.

2. Mitt¹ Romney is attacking President Obama as anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs. The Republican presidential candidate says the government needs to do more to help enterprises grow.

3. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says senior bank executives responsible for a $2 billion trading loss probably will lose some of their pay. The loss has raised concerns that the biggest banks still pose risks to the financial system.

4. A middle school in Japan is calling the return of one of its basketballs "a miracle". The ball was washed away in last year's tsunami² but turned up on the shores of Alaska, where it was found and sent back to its rightful owner.

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1 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
参考例句：
I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。 Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 tsunami
n.海啸
参考例句：
Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。 Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。