BBC News with Kathy Clugston.
An Irish-owned ship that was trying to break through the Israeli blockade of Gaza has beendiverted to the Port of Ashdod. Israeli forces who boarded it about 30 kilometres off the coast said they faced no resistance. The ship, the Rachel Corrie, was supposed to have been the 7th in the flotilla which was stormed by Israeli forces on Monday when at least nine activists were killed. It’s now being searched by the Israeli police. There's been no communication with any of the pro-Palestinian campaigners on board. Andrew North reports from Ashdod.
Eleven activists including a former Nobel Peace Prize winner and nine crew are being questioned. It’s not yet clear what willhappen tothem, but the expectation is they will eventually be released. The Israeli government will berelievedthat it was able to stop this latest effort to break its blockade of Gaza peacefully and its people are firmly behind it, but it’s looking increasingly isolated worldwide, with even its American ally saying the blockade of Gaza is unsustainable.
The Supreme Administrative Court in Egypt has upheld a ruling that Egyptian men married to Israelis shouldbe stripped oftheir citizenship.The case is being viewed as a sign of thenegativefeeling against Israel in Egypt, with which it has had a peace treaty for more than 30 years. From Cairo, Yolande Knell reports.
The judge in the Supreme Administrative Court said that the interior ministry must give the cabinet details of all Egyptian men married to Jewish Israelis and Arab Israelis. Each file will be considered separately, but steps can be taken to remove their Egyptian nationality and that of their children. The lawyer who brought the case said theoffspringof such marriages should not be allowed to perform military service. He added that his aim was to protect young Egyptians and national security.
The US Coast Guard official leading the operation to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says BP’s new operation is doing better than initial estimates. Admiral Thad Allen says at least a third of the oil leaking from the broken well has been captured in the past 24 hours. Madeleine Morris reports from New Orleans.
Admiral Thad Allen says BP hopes to increase the amount it’s capturing over the next a few days, after the company has a better idea of the oil’s pressure and rate of flow. He had bad news though from Mississippi, Alabama and Florida - suddenly winds are pushing the slick towards the shoreline of those states whose beaches have untill now escaped thebruntof the oil.
A new technique for treating breast cancer could in the futureeliminatethe need for weeks of radiotherapy. An international study trial published in the medical journal, the Lancet, suggests that giving one dose of radiotherapy inside the breast during surgery is just as effective at preventing cancer recurring as weeks of external radiotherapy. 2000 women across 9 countries took part in the study.
World News from the BBC.
Pakistan has announced it’s to increase defence spending by 17% in the coming year, with analysts saying much of it will be used to combat Islamic militants. In his budget speech to parliament, the Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the security forces who were prepared tolay downtheir lives should know they had the support of parliament. Defence spending will rise to more than $5 billion a year from next month.
The environmental organisation, the Blacksmith Institute, has warned that hundreds of Nigerian children could die from lead poisoning in the northern state of Zamfara, where residents have been digging illegally for gold. The warning comes a day after Nigerian officials confirmed that leadcontaminationhad killed 163 people, mostly children, in the region this year. Jonny Hogg reports.
The Blacksmith Institute has tested children in the affected villages. Its president, Richard Fuller, told the BBC that hundreds of them have such high levels of lead in their blood that they are likely to die in the near future. Health workers in the Nigerian government providing treatment to the victims and some parts of the affected villages have already beenevacuated. Mr Fuller says the poisoning occurred after women brought metal ore back to their houses to process into gold.
A storm that's hit Oman over the past 2 days has killed 16 people and left 4 others missing. Tropical Cyclone Phet produced winds of more than 150 kilometres an hour, as well as heavy rain thatknocked outpower and communications in the east of the country and the capital Muscat. Oil exports also had to be suspended from Oman’s main port, but as the storm has since weakened, they’ve nowresumed.
The Italian tennis player Francesca Schiavone has become the first woman from her country to win a Grand Slam singles title. Schiavone won the French Open championship in Paris, defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia in straight sets 6-4, 7-6.
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一艘试图冲破以色列对加沙地带封锁线的爱尔兰船只被转移到阿什杜德港口。以色列军队在距离海岸30千米处登上船只,他们称没有遭遇抵抗。周一,以色列军队袭击了一只小型舰队,至少9名积极分子遇难。“雷切尔·科里”号(Rachel Corrie)船只应该是第7艘。以色列警察正在对其进行搜索。船只上没有任何与支持巴勒斯坦的社会运动人士的通讯设施。Andrew North在阿什杜德报道。
包括前诺贝尔和平奖得主在内的11名积极分子和9名船员正在接受询问。他们将面临怎样的处置还不清楚,但是预期最终他们将获释。以色列能够以和平的方式阻止试图冲破加沙封锁线的最新努力,而且民众坚定地支持他们,以色列政府将会感到欣慰,但是以色列越来越孤立于国际社会,甚至其美国联盟也表示加沙地带封锁线不能持续。
埃及最高行政法院判决,与以色列女子结婚的埃及男子将被剥夺国籍,现在维持原判。该案件被视为埃及对以色列人抵触情绪的迹象,双方曾有超过30年的和平条约。开罗,Yolande Knell报道。
最高行政法院法官表示,内政部必须将与犹太以色列人和阿拉伯以色列人结婚的所有埃及男子的私人信息告诉他们。每宗案件将会单独考虑,但是可以采取措施剥夺他们以及他们的孩子的埃及国籍。提交该案件的律师表示,这种婚姻的后代不应该获准在军队中服役。他补充说,他的目的是保护年轻的埃及人和国家安全。
领导控制墨西哥湾漏油的美国海岸警卫队官员表示,BP采取的新方式效果好于预期。海军上将Thad Allen表示,过去的24小时,从破裂的油井中泄漏出的至少三分之一的石油已经被控制。Madeleine Morris在新奥尔良报道。
海军上将Thad Allen表示,BP公司有了控制石油压力和流动速度的更好方法,他们希望在未来的几天能够控制更多的石油。然而,他从密西西比,阿拉巴马和佛罗里达获悉了坏消息——突然来临的大风将漏油推向这些州的海岸线,之前,这些州的沙滩成功避免了石油的冲击。
未来,一种治疗乳腺癌的新方法将消除进行几周的放射疗法的必要。医学期刊《柳叶刀》上发表的一项国际研究试验表明,在手术过程中,向乳房中注射一剂放射线药剂与进行几周的外部放射疗法同样有效。来自9个国家的2000多名女性参加了这项研究。
BBC世界新闻。
巴基斯坦宣布,明年的国防费用将增加17%。分析家称,其中的大部分将用于打击伊斯兰好战分子。在向议会发表的预算讲话中,巴基斯坦财长阿卜杜勒·哈费兹·谢赫(Abdul Hafeez Shaikh)表示,随时准备牺牲生命的安全力量应该知道,他们获得了议会的支持。从下月开始的一年之内,国防预算将增加到超过50亿美元。
环保组织“铁匠研究所”(Blacksmith Institute)警告称,在北部的扎姆法拉州(Zamfara),由于居民非法开采金矿,数百名儿童可能死于铅中毒。该警告发出之前,尼日利亚官员确认,今年,铅污染已经导致该地区163人死亡,大部分是儿童。Jonny Hogg报道。
“铁匠研究所”(Blacksmith Institute)对受污染村庄的儿童进行了检测。该机构负责人Richard Fuller告诉BBC,数百名儿童血液中铅的含量非常高,可能不久就会死亡。在尼日利亚政府和周围受影响村庄为受害者提供治疗的医疗工作者已经被疏散。Fuller表示,妇女将金属矿带回家中加工成金的时候发生了中毒。
过去两天袭击阿曼的暴风雨已造成16人死亡,4人失踪。热带风暴“钻石”袭击时,风力超过每小时150千米,同时带来暴雨,导致该国东部和首都马斯喀特电力和通讯中断。阿曼主要港口的石油出口也被迫停止。但是风暴逐渐减弱,石油出口工作也逐渐恢复。
意大利网球选手斯基亚沃内成为意大利首个获得大满贯女单冠军的意大利女性。 斯基亚沃内在巴黎法网公开赛中以6:4, 7:6的比分两盘完胜澳大利亚选手斯托瑟。
1.divert vt.使转移[向],使转向;使绕道;转移
例句:The cartoon diverted the children.
那部卡通片转移了孩子们的注意力。
2.relieved adj.宽慰的,减轻的,解除的
例句:I am relieved to hear that this isn’t true.
听到这不是真的,我感到宽心了。
I was relieved to see that he seemed almost himself again.
看到他又恢复理智,我总算放心了。
3.negative adj.拒绝的; 怀疑的; 不同意的
例句:He gave us a negative answer.
他给了我们一个否定的回答。
4.offspring n.子女, 子孙, 后代
例句:John is her only offspring.
约翰是她惟一的孩子。
5.brunt n.冲击最重的部分
例句:The brunt of her argument was directed at the trade union leader.
她把抨击的矛头对准了工会的领导人。
首当其冲
例句:I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
他发脾气时, 我是首当其冲。
6.eliminate vt.消除
例句:You must eliminate an unknown quantity.
你必须消去一个未知数。
7.contamination n.污染;弄脏;毒害
例句:Wash everything thoroughly to avoid contamination with bacteria.
把所有东西都彻底洗净以避免细菌污染。
Always keep food covered to prevent contamination by flies.
时常把食物盖着以防苍蝇污染。
8.evacuate vt.vi.撤离, 疏散
例句:They all evacuated when the enemy approached the city.
敌人逼近这个城市时他们已撤退了。
9.resume vt.vi.重新开始; 重新获得;重新占用;恢复,重返
例句:We'll stop now and resume at two o'clock.
我们现在停下来, 到两点再干。
He resumed his former position with the company.
他又恢复了在公司的职位。
1.The Supreme Administrative Court in Egypt has upheld a ruling that Egyptian men married to Israelis should be stripped of their citizenship.
be stripped of被剥夺...
例句:The general was stripped of his rank.
这位将军被免去了军阶。
2. In his budget speech to parliament, the Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the security forces who were prepared to lay down their lives should know they had the support of parliament.
lay down放弃; 牺牲
例句:The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
Their lives have not been laid down in vain.
他们并没有白白牺牲。
3.Tropical Cyclone Phet produced winds of more than 150 kilometres an hour, as well as heavy rain that knocked out power and communications in the east of the country and the capital Muscat.
knock out使不能使用; 毁坏
例句:The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm.
风暴使电话通讯中断了。
4.It’s not yet clear what will happen to them, but the expectation is they will eventually be released.
happen to发生在…身上
例句:An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。
If anything happens to the machine, please let me know.
要是机器出了毛病, 请告诉我。
1. The case is being viewed as a sign of the negative feeling against Israel in Egypt, with which it has had a peace treaty for more than 30 years.
with which介词 关系代词引导定语从句。
由“介词 关系代词”引导的定语从句主要用于正式文体中,这儿的关系代词主要是which和whom,介词的选用要根据句意或一些固定搭配来确定。
“介词 关系代词”(关系代词一般指的是which/whom)引导的定语从句,有以下几种情况:
1.“介词 which”在定语从句中作时间、地点、原因状语,相当于关系副词。如:
(1)This is the reason for which(=why) he left the company.
这就是他离开公司的原因。
(2)He will never forget the day on which (=when) he went there.
他永远忘不了去那儿的那一天。
(3)Is this company the one in which (=where) you worked half a year ago?这就是半年前你在那儿工作的公司吗?
2.“介词 which/whom”在定语从句中作目的、方式状语。如:
(1)Can you tell me for whom you are working?
你能告诉我你现在为谁工作吗?
(2)There is a big hole on the wall through which he can see what’s happening inside.
墙上有一个大洞,通过这个洞他能看到里面所发生的一切。
(3)The train by which he is travelling is arriving.
他乘坐的那辆火车就要到了。
(4)In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person to whom she could turn for help.在漆黑的街上,没有一个人她可以求助。
3.“不定代词、数词或名词 of which/whom”在定语从句中充当主语。如:
(1)There are sixty students in our class, all of whom are working hard.
班上有60 名学生,他们都在努力学习。
(2)He paid the boy ten yuan for cleaning the windows, most of
which hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
他给了那个男孩十元钱擦那些至少一年未擦的窗户。
4.“形容词最高级 介词 关系代词”在定语从句中充当主语。如:
(1)There are sixty students in the class, the tallest of whom is Li Ming. 班上有六十名学生,其中最高的是李明。
(2)There are seven continents in the world, the largest of which is
Asia. 全球有七大洲,最大的是亚洲。
5.“the n. of which”引导的定语从句,相当于whose引导的定语从句。如:
(1)We took a photo of a rocket, the length of which was about 30
meters.=We took a photo of a rocket, whose length was about 30
meters. 我们给火箭拍了照,火箭大约长30米。
(2)Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, the price of which
was very reasonable.=Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase,
whose price was very reasonable.
最近我买了一个中国古代花瓶,价格非常合理。
6.“介词 whose”修饰后面的名词。如:
He is the very man in whose pocket I found my lost money.
他就是那个我在他的口袋里找出我丢掉的钱的人。
7.“介词 which 不定式”此结构相当于一个简化了的定语从句。如:
(1)He found something about which to write(=he could write).
他发现有些事是可以写的。
(2)The poor man has no house in which to live.=The poor man has no house in which he can live. 这个穷人没有房子住。
8.介词的选用要根据句意或一些固定搭配决定。其中的介词可以是in, on, about, from, for, with, at, of, without, to。如:
(1)Galilia built a telescope through which he could study the sky.
伽利略建起了望远镜,通过望远镜他可以研究天空。
(2)The cloth of which this coat is made is produced in Shanghai.
这件外套的布料是由上海制造的。
(3)He wrote many articles in which he expressed his love for his
motherland. 他写了许多文章,在文章中他表达了对祖国的热爱。
但有些含介词的短语动词一般不能拆开,介词仍放在动词的后面。如:listen to, depend on, take care of, pay attention to, look at等。
This is the boy whom she has taken care of.
这就是那个她照顾的非常好的男孩。
That is a problem we should pay close attention to.
这是一个我们应该密切关注的问题。