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Buffer zone: 缓冲地带 UN peacekeepers moved in on Tuesday to create a buffer zone between rival factions of the Congolese army. 2004-12-24 Ration: 定量配给 The agency has been steadily cutting rations to more than 2.8 million people in Southern Africa over the last six months, many of them living with HIV/AIDS and many of them children. Most have been surviving on half a normal ration, or less. 2004-12-23 Casualty: 伤亡（人数） While a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to the long-term security of the United States, 70 percent of Americans think these gains have come at an unacceptable cost in military casualties, the poll shows. 2004-12-23 Head off: 阻止，拦截 In setting up a Commission on Truth and Friendship, the two countries hope to head off a parallel initiative by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is weighing his own expert commission to review whether justice was done after the 1999 violence, their foreign ministers said after talks with Annan. 2004-12-22 Bravado: 虚张声势 Protected by U.S. Black Hawk helicopters, Britains Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas. 2004-12-22 Round up: 围捕，使集拢 Police rounded up dozens of suspects on Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in Iraqs Shiite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30. 2004-12-21 Pharaoh: 法老，暴君 Now, following a 20-year re-examination of historical records and uncovering new evidence, Vassil Dobrev, a French Egyptologist, claims to have proved that the largest single stone statue on Earth is the work of a forgotten pharaoh. 2004-12-21 Brief: 辩护状 Clive Stafford Smith, a British human rights lawyer, has prepared a 50brief which contains advice to take the case to US courts to ensure he receives a fair trial, the Sunday Times reported after saying it had seen the document. 2004-12-20