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1. Wounded civilians¹ are crowding the halls of a hospital in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown. Libya's revolutionary forces are battling for control of Sirte. Anti-Gadhafi fighters have captured the convention center that served as the main base for Gadhafi loyalists.

2. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says she agrees with protesters from Wall Street to Washington. They're saying most of the country isn't getting a fair shake from the financial and political establishments. Republicans have criticized the protesters’ message as divisive.

3. Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell are now married. The couple wed² at the same town hall in central London where the former Beatle married his first wife. Following the wedding was a gala reception at McCartney's home where guests included Ringo Starr.

4. And rangers³ in Australia have captured a baby wombat⁴ on camera. The infant gets first steps out of the burrow⁵ with its mother. Wombat populations have dwindled⁶ with less than 200 in the wild.

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1 civilians
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。

2 wed
v.娶，嫁，与…结婚
参考例句：
The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。 The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

3 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )；突击队员
参考例句：
Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？来自超越目标英语第3册 Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。来自超越目标英语第3册

4 wombat
n.袋熊
参考例句：
Wombat wanted to wiggle along the ground.袋熊想在地面上扭动前进。 A wombat stops in front a ranger's vehicle.袋熊停在护林员的车辆前面。

5 burrow
vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞
参考例句：
Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。 The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。

6 dwindled
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。 His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。来自《简明英汉词典》