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1. Rubble¹ trapped men working illegally in an abandoned mine in South Africa on Sunday. Some miners appeared reluctant to emerge for fears they will be arrested. Authorities still aren’t sure how many miners were left. Rescue vehicles and equipment remain on the site overnight.

2. Indonesia’s mount, Kelud volcano shows signs of calming down. Friday’s eruption² killed four and forced thousands to evacuate³. On Sunday, smoke was still visible. But many people were returning home despite warning.

3. Anti-government demonstrators in Ukraine’s capital ended their occupation of Kiev City Hall on Sunday. Tensions remained high as thousands stayed outside the building. Opposition⁴ leaders again turned down offers to join a coalition⁵ government.

4. And in Japan, more than ten people are dead following another snowfall. Thousands of travellers were trapped for hours as transport officials delivered food and portable toilets to some areas.

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1 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。 After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

2 eruption
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。 The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

3 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

4 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。

5 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-02-20