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Authorities in the U.S. said Sunday a monstrous fire in Northern California has grown to become the second largest wildfire in state history, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames. The so-called Dixie Fire now covers an area larger than Los Angeles and is the largest active wildfire in the United States, (but) one of only eleven major wildfires in the state of California.
Cal Fire says the blaze remained 21 percent contained Sunday, unchanged from the day before.
Crews estimate the fire which began July 13th will not finally be extinguished for two weeks.
The Taliban tightened its hold around northern Afghanistan Sunday, capturing three more provincial capitals as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months.
The insurgents have snatched up five capitals in Afghanistan since Friday (in) a lightning offensive that appears to have overwhelmed government forces.
Fighting in Afghanistan's long-running conflict has intensified since May, when foreign forces began the final stage of a withdrawal due to be completed later this month.
Three capitals in the north fell within hours of each other Sunday, lawmakers, security sources and residents in the cities confirmed.
The withdrawal of foreign forces is due to finish at the end of this month ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The U.S.-led invasion sparked by 9/11 toppled the first Taliban regime in 2001.
Israel's prime minister said Sunday he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched from its territory whether the Hezbollah militant group launched the weapons or not.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's comments come days after one of the heaviest flareups in violence between Israel and Hezbollah in several years and indicates Israel could expand its response if the rocket fire continues.
Over several days last week, militants in Lebanon launched a barrage of rockets into Israel, drawing rare Israeli airstrikes into Lebanon.
重点解析
1.Authorities in the U.S. said Sunday a monstrous fire in Northern California has grown to become the second largest wildfire in state history, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames.
monstrous 巨大的；怪异的；荒谬的；畸形的
eg.It's monstrous to charge 500 dollrs for a hotel room.
一个房间要收500美元，太黑了。
advancing 前进的；年长的
eg.Still the UN-backed organization says preparations are advancing.
这个由联合国支持的组织还表示，准备工作取得了进展。
2.The insurgents have snatched up five capitals in Afghanistan since Friday (in) a lightning offensive that appears to have overwhelmed government forces.
snatch up 夺取，抓起
eg.He snatched up the vase before it dropoped.
他在花瓶掉下来之前一把抓住了它。
appear to 似乎，好像
eg.He appears to be searching for something.
他似乎在找什么东西。
参考翻译
美国当局星期天说，加州北部的一场大火已经发展成为该州历史上第二大野火，据报道有三人失踪，数千人逃离不断蔓延的大火。这场所谓的迪克西大火现在覆盖的面积比洛杉矶还大，是美国最大的燃烧着的野火，但也是加州仅有的11起主要野火之一。
加州消防局表示，周日大火得到控制的面积仍为21%，与前一天持平。
工作人员估计，这场始于7月13日的大火在两周内不会被最终扑灭。
塔利班星期天加强了对阿富汗北部地区的控制，在最近几个月占领了大部分农村地区后，又在向城市进军的过程中占领了三个省会城市。
自周五以来，叛乱分子已经夺取了阿富汗的五个省会城市，这场闪电进攻似乎已经击溃了政府军。
自5月以来，阿富汗旷日持久的冲突中的战斗愈演愈烈，当时外国军队开始了定于本月晚些时候完成的最后撤军阶段。
立法者、安全消息人士和这些城市的居民证实，周日，北部三个省会城市在数小时内相继沦陷。
外国军队的撤离将于本月底结束，也就是在911袭击20周年纪念日到来之前。2001年，由911事件引发的以美国为首的入侵推翻了第一个塔利班政权。
以色列总理星期天说，他认为黎巴嫩政府应对从其领土发射的火箭炮负责，无论真主党激进组织是否发射了这些武器。
在以色列总理纳夫塔利·贝内特发表上述言论的几天前，以色列和真主党之间发生了几年来最严重的暴力事件之一。贝内特表明，如果火箭炮继续发射，以色列可能会扩大响应。
上周的几天里，黎巴嫩武装分子向以色列发射了一连串火箭炮，导致以色列对黎巴嫩发动了罕见的空袭。
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