美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-21
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2012(十一月)
英语课
1. Israel has been targeting the homes of suspected militants 1 in the Gaza Strip today. Palestinian medical officials say at least 11 civilians 2, including four small children were killed when an Israeli missile flattened 3 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 activists 4 tried to disrupt a protest by Catholics against the president's plan to legalize marriage and adoption 5 for same-sex couples. What began as a peaceful protest quickly degenerated 6, and led security officers to use tear gas.
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- 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。
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- 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。
[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的
- 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。
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- 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》
n.采用，采纳，通过；收养
- 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。
衰退，堕落，退化( degenerate的过去式和过去分词 )
- 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。