美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-21_在线英语听力室

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1. Israel has been targeting the homes of suspected militants¹ in the Gaza Strip today. Palestinian medical officials say at least 11 civilians², including four small children were killed when an Israeli missile flattened³ a two-story house.

2. President Barack Obama says Israel has the right to defend itself from missiles being aimed at the country. Obama says no country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its people, saying any effort to resolve the conflict in Gaza starts with no missiles being fired into Israel's territory.

3. Myanmar's leader has ordered a new prisoner amnesty ahead of a historical visit to the country by President Barack Obama Monday. It was not clear whether any political prisoners will be among the 66 freed.

4. And scuffles erupted in Paris Sunday when activists⁴ tried to disrupt a protest by Catholics against the president's plan to legalize marriage and adoption⁵ for same-sex couples. What began as a peaceful protest quickly degenerated⁶, and led security officers to use tear gas.

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1 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 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。

3 flattened
[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的
参考例句：
She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。 I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

4 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 adoption
n.采用，采纳，通过；收养
参考例句：
An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。 The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

6 degenerated
衰退，堕落，退化( degenerate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The march degenerated into a riot. 示威游行变成了暴动。 The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track. 铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-21