And Sri Lanka has released 100 former Tamil Tiger rebels to mark Christmas Day. It's the latest group to be freed from the camps where they'd been held since the Tamil Tigers were defeated by government forces last year. The government says 5,000 former rebels are still being held. But international human rights groups and the media haven't been given access.

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1.count vt.点…的数目, 计算

例句：Let's count the people who are present.

咱们把到的人数点一下。

2.contender n.(冠军)争夺者;竞争者

例句：a strong contender for the gold medal

金牌的强有力争夺者

3.ration n.定量; 配给量

例句：The country cut the bread ration last year.

那个国家去年削减面包配给量。

4.relatively adv.相对地,比较而言;相当

例句：a piece that is relatively easy to play

比较容易演奏的乐曲

A relatively firm material can be anticipated.

可以提前准备一种较为坚实的材料。

5.perpetrator n.犯罪者;行凶者

6.engender vt.产生(某形势或状况), 造成, 引起

例句：The meeting engendered several quarrels.

这次会议发生了几次争吵。

7.legislative adj.立法的；制定法律的

例句：Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.