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1. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease fire. The truce¹ agreement calls for Israel to end all military activity against the Gaza Strip, and for militants² to stop rocket attacks into Israel. After 24 hours of quiet, the border crossing between Gaza and Israel would be opened to trade and travel between the two.

2. The family of former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho may soon have to decide whether he should be taken off life support. He's in critical condition at a hospital in Puerto Rico after being shot in the face while sitting in a car.

3. At just 5-foot-10, he has made gigantic³ marks on college basketball records. Grinnell point guard, Jack⁴ Taylor, has scored a record 138 points including 27 3-pointers in one game.

4. Here is one bird that won't end up on the dinner table. President Barack Obama has issued a pardon to the national thanksgiving turkey. The White House tradition started in 1963 with President John Kennedy.

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1 truce
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
参考例句：
The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。 She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

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 gigantic
adj.巨大的，巨人似的
参考例句：
He has a gigantic appetite and eats gigantic meals.他有很大的食量，能吃很多的食物。 The earth may be thought of as a gigantic magnet.整个地球可以想像为一块硕大无朋的磁石。

4 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-25