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1. Israel, escalating¹ its assault on Gaza Thursday, hitting hundreds of Hama targets in retaliation² for rocket attacks. Palestinians reported at least 16 people were killed in strikes that hit a home and a beachside café.

2. Meanwhile, UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon is warning the international community to help encourage peace. He urged world leaders on Thursday to help work out a cease fire agreement before the situation escalates³ to a ground offensive.

3. Democrat⁴ lawmakers announced a new bill in response to the Supreme⁵ Court’s ruling in the hobby lobby case. The “Protect women’s health from corporate⁶ interference” act would prevent companies from denying federally mandated⁷ healthcare coverage⁸ to employees.

4. And in Australia, a celebration of boats and beer, the annual “Beer Can Regatta” challenges contestants⁹ with building a sea worthy¹⁰ vessel¹¹ entirely¹² out of beer cans.

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1 escalating
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。来自《简明英汉词典》 The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。来自辞典例句

2 retaliation
n.报复，反击
参考例句：
retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复 He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 escalates
v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的第三人称单数 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大
参考例句：
As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。来自互联网 I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。来自互联网

4 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

7 mandated
adj. 委托统治的
参考例句：
Mandated desegregation of public schools. 命令解除公立学校中的种族隔离 Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。

8 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

9 contestants
n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。 Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。来自《简明英汉词典》

10 worthy
adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的
参考例句：
I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。 There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

11 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

12 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。 His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-07-15