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1. The top NATO commander in Afghanistan is confirming that some Afghan civilians¹ were among the casualties of a US fighter air attack. As many as 70 people were killed in Friday's strike. There are fears this could further alienate² Afghans from coalition³ forces.

2. Fire crews in California say the blaze burning north of Los Angeles is about 50% contained. So far, the arson-caused blaze has claimed lives of two firefighters. It's scorched⁴ nearly 242 square miles.

3. Two of the biggest anti-American world leaders have gone together for a two-day meeting. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Iran where he was greeted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Chavez is on a six-nation tour that includes stops in Russia and Syria.

4. The ocean has just got a little more crowded. These baby turtles were hatched this week in the Florida Keys. And a camera there caught their first tentative steps as they waddled⁵ to the ocean.

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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 alienate
vt.使疏远，离间；转让(财产等)
参考例句：
His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了，因为他们彼此完全信任。 We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。

3 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 scorched
烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )；使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯；高速行驶；枯焦
参考例句：
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。 The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

5 waddled
v.（像鸭子一样）摇摇摆摆地走( waddle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
A family of ducks waddled along the river bank. 一群鸭子沿河岸摇摇摆摆地走。来自《简明英汉词典》 The stout old man waddled across the road. 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》