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The Palestinian civilians¹ death tool is mounting Monday after an Israeli air craft struck the Gaza Strip, at least 4 people were killed, 42 injured, up to 15 more are missing, the airstrikes are attempt to cross militants² rocket fire from Gaza that has been hitting Israeli civilians.

President Obama is encourging Myanmar to continue its transition to democracy, he met with Myanmar's president and democracy activist³ Aung San Suu Kyi, Obama is the first seting US president to visit that country.

Hostess brands will be in the New York bankruptcy⁴ course form to start the process of selling itself, Hostess is the maker⁵ of Wonder Bread, Dingdangs and Hohos, and these twinkles have brought in 6 million dollars revenues so far this year.

The San Francisco border supervisers voted Tuesday on whether it ban public nudity on streets, sidewalks, and public parks, there are proposed comes after complains the nudity in the city's cathedral district is getting out of control.

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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 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。

3 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 bankruptcy
n.破产；无偿付能力
参考例句：
You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。 His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

5 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-22