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1.The White House is urging Hamas to agree to a ceasefire with Israel as a first step in halting the current Israeli air assault on Gaza. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe spoke¹ of the Hamas move not to renew a ceasefire with Israel.

2.The search continues for a cruise ship passenger who went missing on Christmas Day. FBI agents have spoken to the husband of Jennifer Seitz who reportedly fell from a cruise ship balcony off the coast of Cancún.

3.Eight snowmobilers are missing and some are feared dead following avalanches² in Canada's backcountry. Rescuers are facing extreme conditions from crashing snow as they attempt to locate the man.

4.And Detroit Lions fired coach Rod Marinelli less than 24 hours after his squad³ became the first in NFL history to finish a season 0-16. Cleveland's Romeo Crennel and New York Jets’ coach Eric Mangini were also fired Monday.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.Cancún: n. 坎昆

Cancun locates in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and is a scuba⁴ diving resort

2.backcountry: n.

a sparsely⁵ inhabited rural region

3. squad: n.

an athletic team

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1 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 avalanches
n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。来自辞典例句 Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道，铁轨被弄得四分五裂。来自辞典例句

3 squad
n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组
参考例句：
The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。 A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 scuba
n.水中呼吸器
参考例句：
I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。 While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

5 sparsely
adv.稀疏地；稀少地；不足地；贫乏地
参考例句：
Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比，这个城市的人口是稀少的。来自《简明英汉词典》 The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。来自《简明英汉词典》

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AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-30