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2. Dec. 17th ,2012 Monday retain Vienna retains the top spot as the city with the world’s best quality of living. 维也纳仍旧蝉联全球最宜居城市。 [viˈenə]

3. retain[riˈtein] vt.保留，保持 E.g. His speech could not retain the interest of his audience. 他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。 city ['siti] n. 都市，城市； E.g. He said he preferred country life to city life. 他说他喜欢乡下生活，而不喜欢都市生活。

4. Dec.18th, 2012 Tuesday toll The death toll from Typhoon Bopha, the most powerful storm to hit the country this year, has risen above 200, with dozens still missing. “宝霞”台风造成的死亡人数已经超过200人，目前还有几十人下落不明。“宝霞”是今年侵袭菲律宾的最猛烈的风暴。

5. toll [təul] n. 代价 e.g. He thought this would take a heavy toll of American lives and prolong the war indefinitely. 他认为这样会使美国人的生命受巨大损失，把战争遥遥无期地拖下去。 storm [stɔ:m] n. 暴风雨 e.g. The storm made our hike a real adventure. 暴风雨使得我们的徒步旅行成了一次真正令人难忘的经历。

6. Dec.19th, 2012 Wednesday education The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world. 根据培生教育公司公布的全球教育排行榜，英国的教育系统在发达国家中排在第六位。

7. ['edju'keiʃn] education n. 教育 e.g. David prolonged his education with six years of advanced study in Chinese. 大卫延长了他的受教育时间，打算花6年时间深造中文语。 rank [ræŋk] n. v. 排列；把…分等；列为；列队 e.g. • The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations... • 报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。