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 The Taliban is threatening to avenge1 the deaths of 16 civilians2 shot dead by a rogue3 American soldier.The Afghan Parliament is also demanding a public trail.The Afghan army has stepped up security in Kandahar city after the Taliban threats.

 
Opposition4 groups in Syria have accused the government of carrying out a massacre5 of women and children in the city of Homs.They have released video footage of several bodies and claimed that up to 47 people have been killed.The Syrian State government blames terrorist gangs for the killings6.
 
New South Wales' Supreme7 Court documents have confirmed Gina Rinehart claimed her three oldest children were unfit to run their multi-billion dollar trust fund.The documents also show Ms.Rinehart's children say she changed the date they can assess the trust to 2068 without their consent.
 
A 9-year-old Sydney girl narrowly escaped injury after shots were fired at the family home in Bexley around the mid-night.Police say two children and their parents were inside during the shooting.They say one bullet went through the window of the bedroom where the girl was asleep.
 
And art researchers in Florence are confident they have found a lost Da Vinci painting hidden behind a wall of the City Hall for the last five centuries.The work was abandoned and never finished after a new painting techniques failed.It's believed the painter who finally completed the painting retained Da Vinci's initial drawings behind a false wall.

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1 avenge Zutzl     
v.为...复仇，为...报仇
参考例句：
  • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  • He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
2 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
3 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
参考例句：
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
4 opposition eIUxU     
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 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
参考例句：
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！
6 killings 76d97e8407f821a6e56296c4c9a9388c     
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
参考例句：
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
7 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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