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1. Thousands residents gathered in the Egyptian city of Mansoura Tuesday, to mourn the victims of a deadly bombing in the police headquarter. At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack , that the government has blamed on Islamic militants¹.

2. 2 American Astronauts took their second space walk in 4 days, to make final critical repairs to the international space station's cooling system. Astronaut Mike Hopkins said it felt like he was opening a presence on Christmas morning, as they successfully installed a new pump module².

3. Back on earth, the day before Christmas was looking a lot like today after Christmas as stores attempted to lure³ in last minute's shoppers, with special deals and discounts, on the heels of what analysts⁴ say has been a disappointing season.

4. And "Bah, humbug⁵!". Police say a man dressed as Santa Claus was shot in the back with pellet gun at a toy giveaway in the nation's capital. He was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injury.

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1 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。

2 module
n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱
参考例句：
The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。 Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。

3 lure
n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引
参考例句：
Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。 He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

4 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 humbug
n.花招，谎话，欺骗
参考例句：
I know my words can seem to him nothing but utter humbug.我知道，我说的话在他看来不过是彻头彻尾的慌言。 All their fine words are nothing but humbug.他们的一切花言巧语都是骗人的。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-30