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1. Democrats¹ are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina where they will nominate President Barack Obama to serve his second term in office. Meanwhile, a crowd of about 400 people are protesting outside the event center. That's a fraction of the 5,000 that organizers said they were expecting.

2. A pair of bombings in Syria's capital injured four army officers today. Officials say they received minor² injuries. The blasts are the latest in the wave of bombings to hit Damascus in recent months, as rebels bring the battle into government territory. There was no immediate³ claim of responsibility.

3. A team of experts is hydrating five stranded⁴ pilot whales with fish smoothies in Florida. They are the only survivors⁵ from a group of 22. Wildlife experts believe the youngest whale is a female under the age of two. They say the animals are worn out but mostly doing well.

4. Redheads are ruling a Dutch city today as part of an annual festival devoted⁶ to people with red hair. That's about 1-2% of the world's population. The event brought together about 1,400 redheads from 52 countries.

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1 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 immediate
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
参考例句：
He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里，身无分文，一筹莫展。 I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

5 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 devoted
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
参考例句：
He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。 We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-09-05