BBC News with Neil Nunes

The Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has tried to reassure the world's financial markets that his country will be able to pay its massive debts. The financial crisis in Italy, one of the world's largest economies, has deepened with the key interest rate on government bonds rising to 7%. That's the point at which several much smaller eurozone countries had to ask for international bailouts. President Napolitano called for the country to find a renewed sense of responsibility andcohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion.

"We must act in order to depart urgently today from a very dangeroussqueeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeezeon the titles of our state debt on the financial markets and on the conditions of our banks."

The president said Italy would pass a new financial stability law within days and the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would then fulfil his promise to resign.

Politicians in Greece have failed to reach an agreement on a new prime minister after three days of intensewrangling. From Athens, here's Mark Lowen.

This is yet another twist in the extraordinary political drama unfolding in Greece over the past few days. A meeting between the prime minister, president and other political parties intended to name the country's next leader has broken up, and another round of talks called for Thursday morning. Earlier, George Papandreou gave a farewell television address, announcing that the new government would implement Greece's bailout package so as to receive its international loan, and he said Greece would do all it can to stay in the eurozone. But behind the scenes, the wrangling goes on, leaving aperilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilouspower vacuum.

A Saudi man has goneon trialat the Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with being behind an al-Qaeda attack on an American warship in Yemen more than a decade ago. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is accused of organising the suicide attack on the USS Cole in the year 2000. Marcus George reports from Guantanamo.

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was led into court,unshackledby minders wearing surgical gloves. His hair and beard were cropped, and he was dressed in white prison clothes. This was his first appearance in public since his capture. He appeared calm and spoke with his attorneys with ease, at one point, giving them athumbs-upsign. What followed was an initial hearing to discuss the charges against him. He's accused of organising the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen using a craft laden with explosives that killed 17 American servicemen.

The US army has handed over its second biggest base in Iraq to the Iraqi government ahead of the planned withdrawal of all American forces at the end of the year. Joint Base Balad housed more than 35,000 US military personnel and contractors at the height of the Iraq conflict. At one time, the US had some 500 bases in Iraq. There are 11 left.

World News from the BBC

Syrian and Egyptian activists have prevented Syrian opposition leaders from meeting the Arab League in Cairo, accusing them of treachery.

The activists threw eggs andscuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffled">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffledwith the opposition leaders as they arrived at the Arab League headquarters. Correspondents say the incident reveals again the splits within the anti-government movement in Syria with many dismissing the opposition leadership asout of touch.

Russia says it won't support new sanctions against Iran following the publication of a UN report raising new concerns about its nuclear programme. A Russian spokesman said new sanctions would be interpreted more widely as an attempt to force regime change in Iran. Iran denies any military nuclear ambitions.

World football's governing body Fifa has agreed to allow Britain's football teams to wear redcommemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorativepoppies on their arms this weekend to honour the country's war dead. The decision is compromise in a row which has drawn in politicians and even the royal family, as Alex Capstick reports.

Both the British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince William, second in line to the throne, had written to Fifa expressing their dismay at its refusal to allow jerseys with poppies embroidered onto them from being worn by the England and Wales teams this weekend. Fifa has ablanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanketban on symbols of a political, religious or commercial nature being shown on national jerseys. But following growing pressure from the English FA, football's world governing body has agreed for the red emblem to be emblazoned on black armbands which will be worn by the players.

President Obama has approved an unusual measure to help reduce America's budget deficit by cutting back on the number of branded coffeemug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugs">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugs, T-shirts and other official trinkets given away by government departments. The items, known collectively as swag, are paid for by taxpayers and used by the government to promote its work.

That's the latest BBC News.

第二页：中英双语听力稿

The Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has tried to reassure the world's financial markets that his country will be able to pay its massive debts. The financial crisis in Italy, one of the world's largest economies, has deepened with the key interest rate on government bonds rising to 7%. That's the point at which several much smaller eurozone countries had to ask for international bailouts. President Napolitano called for the country to find a renewed sense of responsibility and cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion.

意大利总统乔治·纳波利塔诺努力向全世界金融市场保证，本国有能力偿还巨额债务。意大利是世界最大的经济体之一，随着政府债券利率上升到7%，该国的经济危机也在加剧。欧元区几个较小国家也开始寻求国际援助，总统纳波利塔诺希望本国人民能再次表现责任心和凝聚力。

"We must act in order to depart urgently today from a very dangerous squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze on the titles of our state debt on the financial markets and on the conditions of our banks."

“我们必须迫切行动起来，从如今的困境中走出，解决金融市场上的国家债务，改善银行业现状。”

The president said Italy would pass a new financial stability law within days and the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would then fulfil his promise to resign.

总统称意大利必须在几天内通过新的金融稳定法，总理贝卢斯科尼将实现辞职诺言。

Politicians in Greece have failed to reach an agreement on a new prime minister after three days of intense wrangling. From Athens, here's Mark Lowen.

经过三天的激烈争论，希腊政治家们未能就新总理一职达成协议，Mark Lowen在雅典报道。

This is yet another twist in the extraordinary political drama unfolding in Greece over the past few days. A meeting between the prime minister, president and other political parties intended to name the country's next leader has broken up, and another round of talks called for Thursday morning. Earlier, George Papandreou gave a farewell television address, announcing that the new government would implement Greece's bailout package so as to receive its international loan, and he said Greece would do all it can to stay in the eurozone. But behind the scenes, the wrangling goes on, leaving a perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous power vacuum.

这是过去几天里希腊不寻常的政治戏剧中的又一曲折，总理、总统和其他政治家们为确定该国新领导人举行会议，然而会谈破裂，周四上午将举行新一轮对话。早些时候，帕潘德里欧在电视上做了告别演讲，声称新政府将实施希腊的救市方案，以获取国际贷款，他说，希腊将尽一切办法留在欧元区。而在这景象的背后，不休的争论使意大利处于危险的权力真空中。

A Saudi man has gone on trial at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp charged with being behind an al-Qaeda attack on an American warship in Yemen more than a decade ago. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is accused of organising the suicide attack on the USS Cole in the year 2000. Marcus George reports from Guantanamo.

一名沙特男子在关塔那摩湾战俘营受审，他被指控10多年前参与塔利班对也门美国战舰的袭击。Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri被指控2000年组织了对“科尔”号的自杀式袭击。Marcus George在关塔那摩报道。

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was led into court, unshackled by minders wearing surgical gloves. His hair and beard were cropped, and he was dressed in white prison clothes. This was his first appearance in public since his capture. He appeared calm and spoke with his attorneys with ease, at one point, giving them a thumbs-up sign. What followed was an initial hearing to discuss the charges against him. He's accused of organising the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen using a craft laden with explosives that killed 17 American servicemen.

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri被解去枷锁，由戴着外科手套的看守者带到法庭。他的头发和胡子已被剪去，穿着白色的囚服。这是他被捕后的首次露面，他看来很平静，从容地与他的律师对话，还竖起拇指向他们示意。然后进行初步听审，讨论对他的指控。他被指控用一艘装有炸药的船，袭击了美国在也门的“科尔”号驱逐舰，杀死17名美国士兵。

The US army has handed over its second biggest base in Iraq to the Iraqi government ahead of the planned withdrawal of all American forces at the end of the year. Joint Base Balad housed more than 35,000 US military personnel and contractors at the height of the Iraq conflict. At one time, the US had some 500 bases in Iraq. There are 11 left.

在年底撤回全部美国部队之前，美军将其在伊拉克第二大基地交给伊拉克政府。在伊拉克冲突最激烈时期，巴拉德联合基地驻扎了35，000多名美国士兵和合同工。美国在伊拉克一度有500个基地，现在还有11个。

Syrian and Egyptian activists have prevented Syrian opposition leaders from meeting the Arab League in Cairo, accusing them of treachery.

叙利亚和埃及活动分子阻止叙利亚反对派领导人在开罗会见阿盟，指责他们背信弃义。

The activists threw eggs and scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffled">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffled with the opposition leaders as they arrived at the Arab League headquarters. Correspondents say the incident reveals again the splits within the anti-government movement in Syria with many dismissing the opposition leadership as out of touch.

反对派领导人到达阿盟总部时，活动分子向他们投掷鸡蛋，还发生了混战。记者称，这次事件再次表明，叙利亚反政府运动内部存在矛盾，许多人指责反对派的领导脱离实际。

Russia says it won't support new sanctions against Iran following the publication of a UN report raising new concerns about its nuclear programme. A Russian spokesman said new sanctions would be interpreted more widely as an attempt to force regime change in Iran. Iran denies any military nuclear ambitions.

联合国发表的一份报告引起国际社会对伊朗核项目的新关注，俄罗斯称不再支持对伊朗的制裁。俄罗斯发言人称，新制裁将在更广泛的程度上被理解为迫使伊朗变革政权，伊朗否认有任何核军事目的。

World football's governing body Fifa has agreed to allow Britain's football teams to wear red commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative poppies on their arms this weekend to honour the country's war dead. The decision is compromise in a row which has drawn in politicians and even the royal family, as Alex Capstick reports.

世界足球官方机构Fifa同意英国足球队穿绣有罂粟花图案的球衣，以纪念英国战争中死去的人。此前政治家和王室也牵涉到有关争执中，这个决定就是争执达成的妥协。Alex Capstick报道。

Both the British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince William, second in line to the throne, had written to Fifa expressing their dismay at its refusal to allow jerseys with poppies embroidered onto them from being worn by the England and Wales teams this weekend. Fifa has a blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket ban on symbols of a political, religious or commercial nature being shown on national jerseys. But following growing pressure from the English FA, football's world governing body has agreed for the red emblem to be emblazoned on black armbands which will be worn by the players.

Fifa曾不允许英格兰和威尔士球队队员本周穿绣有罂粟花图案的运动衫，英国首相戴维德·卡梅隆和王位第二继承人的威廉王子写信给Fifa，表示对此举表示失望。Fifa禁止国家队运动衫上有任何政治、宗教或商业符号，该禁令适用于任何情况。但伴随着来自英超的压力，世界足球官方机构同意队员穿这种臂章上绣有红色标志的队服。

President Obama has approved an unusual measure to help reduce America's budget deficit by cutting back on the number of branded coffee mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugs">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugs, T-shirts and other official trinkets given away by government departments. The items, known collectively as swag, are paid for by taxpayers and used by the government to promote its work.

奥巴马总统批准采取一项不同寻常的措施，帮助削减美国预算赤字，即减少政府部门分发的名牌咖啡杯、T恤衫等办公饰品。这些物品被统一称作“赃物”，是纳税人支付，给美国政府工作用的。

第三页：词汇解析

cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion

英汉解释

n. 凝聚；结合；内聚力

同义词

n.coherence，coherency，cohesiveness

反义词

n.incoherence，incoherency

参考例句

1. Build a professional and technical skills, strongcohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesionand loyalty of staff ranks high.

打造一支专业技术精湛、凝聚力强、忠诚度高的员工队伍。

2. Cohesion, our conscience, our gratitude, we are moving, a party in trouble, assistance comes from!

凝聚、我们的良知、我们的感恩、我们的感动，一方有难，八方支援！

3. Through holding these lively sports competitions, we not only strengthened our mutual friendship, but also enhanced thecohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesion">cohesionof our class.

通过举行这些生动活泼的竞技比赛，不仅增进了彼此间的友谊，还增强了班级的凝聚力；

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squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze

英汉解释

vt. 挤；紧握；勒索

vi. 压榨

n. 压榨；紧握；拥挤；佣金

同义词

n.credit crunch，power play，squeezing，wring

v.coerce，crush，extort，force

参考例句

1. Hesqueeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeezed my handbag carefully but didn't find my little gun.

他仔细捏了捏我的手提袋，但没发现我放在里面的小手枪。

2. Gentlysqueeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeezeout the extra water.

轻轻地挤干多余的水分。

3. Can yousqueeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeeze">squeezemore clothes into the suitcase?

手提箱里还能再塞一些衣服吗？

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wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle

英汉解释

n. 争论；吵嘴

vi. 争论；争吵

vt. 争论；争吵；辩驳

同义词

n.dustup，haggle，haggling，quarrel

v.brawl

参考例句

1. towrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangleconstantly

不断地争吵，无休止的争论

2. City are yet to discuss personal terms with Jones, 25, as theywrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wranglewith the Black Cats about his price.

伯明翰还没有跟25岁的琼斯商讨过个人的条件，他们正在与黑猫对他的价格讨价还价。

3. Local press this morning state Milan hope towrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wrangle">wranglea deal to take the 28-year-old on loan from Spurs for the final six months of the season.

据当地媒体今天早晨的报道，米兰希望在冬歇期从热刺那里租借到这位28岁的射手，完成本赛季剩余六个月的比赛。

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perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous

英汉解释

adj. 危险的，冒险的

同义词

a.parlous，precarious，touch-and-go

参考例句

1. Brave students are tryingperilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilousexperiments so as to find out better knowledge for us all.

勇敢的学生尝试着一些危险的试验，为我们寻求更佳的知识。

2. Faerie is aperilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilousland, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold.

仙境是危险的，陷阱处处，地牢遍布，粗心大意行事鲁莽的人们常会深陷其中。

3. It was a long andperilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilous">perilousjourney. And some times a ship just vanished, like a plane off a radar screen.

那是一次漫长而危险的旅行。并且有时一条船就象和一架飞机从雷达屏幕上消失一样地突然不见了。

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scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle

英汉解释

vi. 扭打；乱斗；拖着脚走路

n. 混战；扭打

同义词

n.dogfight，dutch hoe，hassle，scramble

v.shamble，shuffle，tussle

参考例句

1. Theyscuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffled after quarrelling.

大吵大闹之后他们又扭打在一起。

2. Five pickets were injured in thescuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle.

在混战中有五名罢工纠察队员受伤。

3. In the hallway outside, ascuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffle">scuffleof feet. A clink of metal.

在走廊外面，有扭打的痕迹和金属发出的声音。

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commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative

英汉解释

adj. 纪念的

同义词

a.commemorating

参考例句

1. Great. Show me somecommemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorativestamps, please.

好极了，请给我看些纪念邮票。

2. China will screencommemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorativemovies and TV series, print related publications and issue stamps and coins in memory of the victory of the war too.

为纪念抗战胜利，中国还将上映纪念电影和电视剧，并出版发行相关的出版物、纪念邮票和纪念币。

3. Supply various of crystal products, crystal gifts, crystal anniversary gifts, crystal perfume bottle, crystal animals, Laser Crystal, crystalcommemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorative">commemorativegifts.

供应各种水晶制品，水晶礼品，水晶周年礼品，水晶香水瓶，水晶动物，激光晶体，晶体纪念礼物。

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blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket

英汉解释

n. 毛毯，毯子；毯状物，覆盖层

adj. 总括的，全体的；没有限制的

vt. 覆盖，掩盖；用毯覆盖

同义词

n.cover，mantle

a.across-the-board，all-embracing，encompassing，extensive

词汇辨析

carpet，blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket，rug

这些名词均含有“毛毯，地毯”之意。 carpet 指用来铺地板或楼梯的厚实的棉、毛地毯。

blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket 指厚实的棉、毛织品，用于铺床或披在身上保暖的毛毯。

rug 指小地毯或旅行用的小毛毯。

参考例句

1. The helicopter started down, and immediately they wereblanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanketed in fog.

直升飞机开始降落并且他们立即被笼罩于雾中。

2. Soak theblanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanketbefore you wash it.

洗毛毯以前先把它浸在水中。

3. Theblanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanket">blanketis red.

这毯子是红色的。

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mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug

英汉解释

n. 杯子；脸；苦读者

vi. 扮鬼脸，做怪相；行凶抢劫

vt. 给……拍照

同义词

n.countenance，fall guy，fool，mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugful

词汇辨析

cup，glass，mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug

这3个名词均可表示“杯，杯子”之意。 cup 指有柄，用来饮茶或咖啡等的瓷杯。

glass 指玻璃制的杯子，用来盛酒和牛奶等东西。

mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug 通常指周边垂直，不用茶托的有柄大瓷杯或大金属杯。

参考例句

1. He wasmug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugged from behind and forced into a dark room.

他从背后被勒住脖子，被迫进入一间黑屋。

2. What a beautifulmug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug!

多漂亮的杯子啊！

3. What is the difference between coffeemug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mug">mugand others?

咖啡杯与其它杯子的区别是什么？