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1. The White House is calling on Hamas to stop its rocket attacks into Israel and warns Israel needs to avoid civilian1 casualties as the region erupted into violence today. More than 200 people were killed when Israel unleashed2 unprecedented3 airstrikes into Gaza.

2. Dozens of Liberian immigrants have gathered at the site of a devastating4 house fire in southwest Philadelphia. They say seven members of their community died there Friday night after an accident with a kerosene5 heater.

3. The Iraqi army says at least 22 people are dead after a bomb tore through a busy square in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad today. More than 50 others were wounded in the midday attack.

4. It is without a doubt, one for the books. Bucharest unveiled a smoked sausage that stretches more than 400 yards. That's more than enough to land a spot in the Guinness Book of Records and feed the hungry crowd that showed up.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. kerosene: n. 煤油

a clear oil that is burnt to provide heat or light

 


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1 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
2 unleashed unleashed     
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
  • The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
4 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
5 kerosene G3uxW     
n.(kerosine)煤油，火油
参考例句：
  • It is like putting out a fire with kerosene.这就像用煤油灭火。
  • Instead of electricity,there were kerosene lanterns.没有电，有煤油灯。

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