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1. Aid is starting to flow into Myanmar a week after a cyclone¹ left at least 60,000 dead or missing. The country’s military regime is taking over distribution of humanitarian² supplies but keeping foreign disaster experts out of the country.

2. Hezbollah says it will withdraw all its gunmen from Beirut. That('s) after the country’s prime minister called on the army to restore law and order. It was his first public appearance since Hezbollah gunmen took control of Muslim neighborhoods in the city, leaving at least 25 people dead and dozens wounded.

3. President Bush is in Crawford, Texas but not as president. He is there as father of the bride. His daughter Jenna is tying the knot with fiance Henry Hager. The ceremony is being held on the Bush family ranch³.

4. And they are the names parents love. Emily and Jacob top the list of the most popular baby names in the country. That’s according to the Social Security Administration. Emily was No.1 for the 12th year in a row. Jacob tops the list for the 9th year.

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1 cyclone
n.旋风，龙卷风
参考例句：
An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。 The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 ranch
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。 The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

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美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-11