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Syria 1)rebels behind 2)chemical attack: Putin
-Courtesy of The China Post
Thursday, September 12, 2013
AFP

Wang’s KMT 1)membership 2)revoked 3)as per Ma request
-Courtesy of Taipei Times

TARNISHED IMAGE:：The 4)KMT’s disciplinary body said it 5)expelled Wang from the party as he had 6)‘damaged’ its reputation through his alleged influence peddling

1)Influence peddling case ‘2)persecution’: DPP
民進黨認為關說事件是迫害
Courtesy of Taipei Times
Tue, Sep 10, 2013
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has 3)ignited a 4)constitutional crisis with his involvement in a political 5)vendetta against Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) that is being disguised as an influence peddling probe, and Ma owes Taiwanese an explanation, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday.
1)Influence peddling n. 關說，另意思近似lobby遊說;另一說法為alleged illegal lobbying case
2)persecution n. 迫害
3)ignite v. 引燃
4)constitutional crisis 憲法危機
5)vendetta n 記仇報復
新聞其他相關單字
Special Investigation Division (SID) n. 特偵組
lack of due process n. 蒐證過程有疑慮
White Terror era n. 白色恐怖時代
violate confidentiality regulations 違反保密規範
political witch hunt n. 政治迫害
drop an appeal against Ker Chien-ming 放棄對柯建銘上訴
party membership revocation or expulsion 撤銷黨籍

新聞短播(20130902)小心慎防落石流
1)Vigilance 2)urged against 3)rockslides

Mastectomy Surgery乳房移除手術（學名）
Breast Removal Surgery（口語）
Preventive Surgery 預防性手術

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Texas 1)blast 2)levels homes, kills up to 15 -Courtesy of The China Post
By John L. Mone and Michael Brick ,AP  April 19, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
 

The Day the 1)Marathon Stopped: 2)Tragedy in Boston’s Back Bay--Courtesy of The Time Magazine
By Jay Newton-Small / BostonApril 16, 2013Add a Comment       

As the sun set in Boston on Monday, April 15, the marathon clocks along the race 3)route still 4)ticked off the time for runners who were long gone and who would never finish the race. Boylston Street in the city’s Back Bay remained 5)sealed off, the immediate area around the two 6)blasts deemed a crime scene. Runners 7)packed area hotels — especially the hotel bars — 8)swapping stories, hugging, many crying. There were no 9)rowing teams out on the Charles River. A couple of geese pecked on the pitch of a soccer field that was usually full of practicing teams at dusk. Dozens of emergency vehicles lined Storrow Drive’s grassy 10)embankment, 11)sentries over the 12)crawling traffic, 13)snarled by the city’s 14)lockdowns.

N. Korea warns foreigners to leave South-Courtesy of The China Post

North Korea 1)intensified threats of an 2)imminent 3)conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to 4)evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into “5)thermonuclear war.”
The North's latest message 6)belied an atmosphere free of anxiety in the South Korean capital, where the city center was 7)bustling with traffic and offices operated normally. Pyongyang has shown no sign of preparing its 1.2-million-strong army for war.