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1. Blame the polar vortex that wll cover half of the United States. Temperatures not seen in years are likely to hit records in the coming days across the middle west, north east, and south.

2. Secretary of State John Kerry says three days of talks between Israel and Palestinian have been very positive. Kerry is also work to get Arabians into Palestinian concession¹.

3. Meanwhile, Pope Francisco announced he will travel to the holy land in May. Francisco says the trips is designed to boost relation between Catholics and orthodox Christian².

4. And it was minus 20 degree Fahrenheit³, but that didn't stop people from enjoying the amazing ice festival in China. 10,000 workers used nearly 12 million cube feet of snow and ice to create the spectacle.

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1 concession
n.让步，妥协；特许(权)
参考例句：
We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。 That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

2 Christian
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。 His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 Fahrenheit
n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)
参考例句：
He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。 The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-08