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 1. Democrats1 are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina where they will nominate President Barack Obama to serve his second term in office. Meanwhile, a crowd of about 400 people are protesting outside the event center. That's a fraction of the 5,000 that organizers said they were expecting.

 
 
 
2. A pair of bombings in Syria's capital injured four army officers today. Officials say they received minor2 injuries. The blasts are the latest in the wave of bombings to hit Damascus in recent months, as rebels bring the battle into government territory. There was no immediate3 claim of responsibility.
 
 
 
3. A team of experts is hydrating five stranded4 pilot whales with fish smoothies in Florida. They are the only survivors5 from a group of 22. Wildlife experts believe the youngest whale is a female under the age of two. They say the animals are worn out but mostly doing well.
 
 
 
4. Redheads are ruling a Dutch city today as part of an annual festival devoted6 to people with red hair. That's about 1-2% of the world's population. The event brought together about 1,400 redheads from 52 countries.

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1 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
3 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
4 stranded thfz18     
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
  • He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
  • I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
5 survivors 02ddbdca4c6dba0b46d9d823ed2b4b62     
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
6 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

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