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1. The Pentagon says Thursday that military is looking into allegation that civilians¹ may have been killed in yesterday's US and allies air strike in Syria. The human rights group and activities say that some civilians were killed in Wednesday's airstrike, who were possibly the wife and children of militants².

2. Attorney general Eric Holder³ is resigning. He was the public face of Obama administration's legal fight against terrorism and served for 6 years. Holder was the nation's first black attorney general.

3. The 3rd American aid worker who contracted Ebola in West Africa was released Thursday from a Nebraska hospital. Dr. Rick Sacra says he is still very weak but he never felt like he couldn't make it.

4. A harpist in Minnesota has a loyal following fans, who appreciates her music. And it's not you might think. Every month, Terri Tacheny plays for gorillas⁴, orangutans and monkeys at Como Zoo zoo.

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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 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

4 gorillas
n.大猩猩( gorilla的名词复数 )；暴徒，打手
参考例句：
the similitude between humans and gorillas 人类和大猩猩的相像 Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。来自《简明英汉词典》

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-04