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President Obama has welcomed home some of the last US troops to return from Iraq to mark the end of nearly nine years of America's combat role in the country. Mr Obama was speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He said he wanted to convey the gratitude of the American people to their military and described the moment as historic.
"One of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military will come to an end. Iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. America's war in Iraq will be over."
Mr Obama praised the soldiers' courage and professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism in a war that he said had come with the heavy cost in dead and wounded. Kim Ghattas reports.
This was a war that Barack Obama never wanted, and now he's brought it to a close. As a state senator, he had called the Iraq war "dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb". As a commander in chief, he had to pay tribute to the sacrifices of his troops. He told them their fighting and dying had not been in vain. It had led to what he said was this moment of success. They were leaving behind a country that was not perfect, but Iraq, he said, was now stable, led by its own people.
The value of the euro has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since January - at less than $1.30. European stock markets have fallen too with analysts saying the main cause was continuing uncertainty over how effective the European Union summit last week would turn out to be in solving the economic crisis. Here's our business reporter Mark Gregory.
Markets appear to be signalling that last week's deal between European Union governments to tackle the eurozone debt crisis isn't enough.
Investors fear the deal lacks substance and that some governments won't stick to the terms. Above all, they are concerned that the deal which creates a new fiscal framework doesn't address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address the current emergency. For that, they want somebody - probably the European Central Bank - to stump up unlimited funds to bail out the most indebted governments.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she can't stress highly enough the significance of the course the eurozone countries have now decided to follow towards a fiscal union. She told the German parliament the process would take years and there'd be setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setbacks">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setbacks along the way, but the end result would be a stronger Europe. Mrs Merkel said she was sorry Britain refused to go along with the new plan, and she emphasised the importance of Britain in Europe.
Human rights activists say the Syrian army killed at least 17 people across the country on Wednesday, at least 10 of them in the central Hama region. For the second day in a row, Syrian army defectors also targeted soldiers in retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation for the killing of civilians. Eight troops died when a military convoy was attacked on the outskirts of Hama.
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More than 50 people have died in the Indian state of West Bengal after drinking contaminated illegally brewed alcohol. Over 100 others are being treated at a hospital in Calcutta, many of them in a serious condition. The alcohol was sold in a small liquor shop in the village of Sangrampur, about 70km from Calcutta. Four people have been arrested. Infuriated residents attacked a number of liquor shops and breweries in the area.
Time magazine has named The Protester as its Person of the Year. The US-based magazine said in 2011, the protesters didn't just voice their complaints, they changed the world. Farhana Haider reports.
The protesters beat more traditional individual contenders who included the Chinese dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident artist Ai Weiwei and the American Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the US team that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. The magazine said it's recognising protesters because they are re-defining people power around the world. It cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the United States. The magazine's latest issue, which comes out on Friday, has an Arab woman protester on its cover.
An appeal court in London has ordered the British government to free a Pakistani man who's been held without charge for more than eight years. The man, Yunus Rahmatullah, was captured by British troops in Iraq in 2004, but they handed him over to the Americans, who transferred him to Afghanistan and have been holding him there ever since. Human rights lawyers hailed the court order as a historic victory although it's not binding on the United States.
The world footballing body Fifa is considering plans to offer low-cost tickets to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in exchange for guns handed in as part of an amnesty. The Brazilian justice minister said it was keen to use what he called the power and universal draw of football to highlight its disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament campaign.
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President Obama has welcomed home some of the last US troops to return from Iraq to mark the end of nearly nine years of America's combat role in the country. Mr Obama was speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He said he wanted to convey the gratitude of the American people to their military and described the moment as historic.
奥巴马欢迎从伊拉克撤回的美国军队,这次撤回标志着美国结束在伊拉克9年所扮演的角色。奥巴马在北加州的布拉格堡发表演讲,称希望向军队表达美国人民的感激之情,称这一时刻是历史性的。
"One of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military will come to an end. Iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. America's war in Iraq will be over."
“美国历史上最非凡的篇章就要结束了,伊拉克的未来将在伊拉克人民的手中,美国在伊拉克的战争要结束了。”
Mr Obama praised the soldiers' courage and professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism in a war that he said had come with the heavy cost in dead and wounded. Kim Ghattas reports.
奥巴马表扬士兵在战争中的勇气和专业作风,称为战争付出了巨大的伤亡成本。Kim Ghattas报道。
This was a war that Barack Obama never wanted, and now he's brought it to a close. As a state senator, he had called the Iraq war "dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb". As a commander in chief, he had to pay tribute to the sacrifices of his troops. He told them their fighting and dying had not been in vain. It had led to what he said was this moment of success. They were leaving behind a country that was not perfect, but Iraq, he said, was now stable, led by its own people.
这是奥巴马最不希望发生的战争,如今他已结束此战。奥巴马任参议员时,他就称伊拉克战争“很愚蠢”。作为一名统帅,他对部队所做的牺牲表示敬意。他告诉他们,这些战争和死亡没有白费,他说是这些牺牲促成了如今这个成功的时刻。他们离开的这个国家并不完美,但他说,伊拉克目前已经稳定,现已由伊拉克人民自己领导。
The value of the euro has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since January - at less than $1.30. European stock markets have fallen too with analysts saying the main cause was continuing uncertainty over how effective the European Union summit last week would turn out to be in solving the economic crisis. Here's our business reporter Mark Gregory.
一月份以来,欧元与美元比率下降到最低点,不到1.3美元。欧洲股市也有所下降,分析家称主要原因,是上周欧洲峰会解决经济危机效果的不确定,BBC经济记者Mark Gregory报道。
Markets appear to be signalling that last week's deal between European Union governments to tackle the eurozone debt crisis isn't enough.
市场迹象显示,上周欧盟政府解决欧元区债务危机的协议还不够,投资者担心协议缺乏实质性内容,担心各国政府不会依据协议行事。
Investors fear the deal lacks substance and that some governments won't stick to the terms. Above all, they are concerned that the deal which creates a new fiscal framework doesn't address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address the current emergency. For that, they want somebody - probably the European Central Bank - to stump up unlimited funds to bail out the most indebted governments.
首先,他们担心创立新财政框架的协议不能解决当前的危机。因此,他们希望有人—或许是欧洲央行—能为欠债最严重政府提供无限量救市资金。
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she can't stress highly enough the significance of the course the eurozone countries have now decided to follow towards a fiscal union. She told the German parliament the process would take years and there'd be setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setbacks">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setbacks along the way, but the end result would be a stronger Europe. Mrs Merkel said she was sorry Britain refused to go along with the new plan, and she emphasised the importance of Britain in Europe.
德国总理安吉拉·默克尔称,她已高度强调欧元区国家为建立财政同盟所要走的路线的重要性。她告诉德国议会,这个过程要花费数年,前面会有困难,但结果将是一个更强大的欧洲。默克尔说,她对英国拒绝加入新计划感到遗憾,她强调了英国在欧洲的重要性。
Human rights activists say the Syrian army killed at least 17 people across the country on Wednesday, at least 10 of them in the central Hama region. For the second day in a row, Syrian army defectors also targeted soldiers in retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation for the killing of civilians. Eight troops died when a military convoy was attacked on the outskirts of Hama.
人权活动分子称,周三,叙利亚军队在全国至少杀死17人,其中至少10人在中部Hama地区。叙利亚叛军已连续两天为杀害平民事件报复士兵。一个军事使团在Hama郊区被袭,8名军人死亡。
More than 50 people have died in the Indian state of West Bengal after drinking contaminated illegally brewed alcohol. Over 100 others are being treated at a hospital in Calcutta, many of them in a serious condition. The alcohol was sold in a small liquor shop in the village of Sangrampur, about 70km from Calcutta. Four people have been arrested. Infuriated residents attacked a number of liquor shops and breweries in the area.
印度孟加拉邦50多人因饮用非法酿造被污染的白酒身亡,另外100多人已在加尔各答一所医院接受治疗,多数人情况危险。这些白酒在距加尔各答70公里处的Sangrampur村一家小酒店有售。有四人已被捕,愤怒的当地人袭击了当地一些酒馆和酿酒厂。
Time magazine has named The Protester as its Person of the Year. The US-based magazine said in 2011, the protesters didn't just voice their complaints, they changed the world. Farhana Haider reports.
《时代》杂志将“抗议者”作为本年度人物,这家美国杂志称,2011年,抗议者不仅表达自己的抱怨,还改变了世界。Farhana Haider报道。
The protesters beat more traditional individual contenders who included the Chinese dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident artist Ai Weiwei and the American Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the US team that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. The magazine said it's recognising protesters because they are re-defining people power around the world. It cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the United States. The magazine's latest issue, which comes out on Friday, has an Arab woman protester on its cover.
(本段因涉及国内政治问题省去)
An appeal court in London has ordered the British government to free a Pakistani man who's been held without charge for more than eight years. The man, Yunus Rahmatullah, was captured by British troops in Iraq in 2004, but they handed him over to the Americans, who transferred him to Afghanistan and have been holding him there ever since. Human rights lawyers hailed the court order as a historic victory although it's not binding on the United States.
伦敦一家上诉法院下令英国政府释放一名巴基斯坦人,他在没有指控情况下被拘8年多。这位名叫Yunus Rahmatullah的男子2004年在伊拉克被英国军队捕获,但他们将此人转交给美国人,美国人又将他转给阿富汗人,被拘至今。人权律师赞扬法院,称这是个历史性的胜利,尽管虽然这对美国并无约束力。
The world footballing body Fifa is considering plans to offer low-cost tickets to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in exchange for guns handed in as part of an amnesty. The Brazilian justice minister said it was keen to use what he called the power and universal draw of football to highlight its disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament campaign.
世界足球官方组织Fifa正考虑以上交枪支作为赦免条件,提供巴西2014世界杯递交门票。巴西司法官称希望用他所谓的权力和足球全体平局,来突出这场缴械运动。
第三页:词汇解析
professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism
英汉解释
n. 专业主义;专家的地位;特性或方法
参考例句
1. I agree that he is an idiot and lack of necessaryprofessionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism.
这段不用译了吧:“我同意他是个白痴,缺乏职业素养”
2. The following presentation tips will help you create, organize and deliver your presentation withprofessionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalismand ease.
下面的陈述贴士可以帮助你专业并轻松地建立、组织和进行你的陈述。
3. Rational structure of the teaching force, the ideological stability ofprofessionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism">professionalism, and business high-quality, teaching ability.
整个教师队伍结构合理,思想稳定·敬业精神好,业务素质高,教学能力强。
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dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb
英汉解释
adj. 哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声音的
同义词
a.dense,dim,mute,speechless
词汇辨析
dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb,mute
这两个形容词均有“哑的,不能说话的”之意。 dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb 可与mute换用,但dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb指根本没有说话能力或失去了说话能力。
mute 多指因后天疾病而引起的聋哑,有时也指因故不说话。
参考例句
1. The sight of his former wifedumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumbed the words in his mouth.
他一看见他的前妻,顿时感到语塞,说不出话来。
2. I did adumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumbthing.
我做了一件愚蠢的事。
3. The trees come up to my window like the yearning voice of thedumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumb">dumbearth.
绿树长到我的窗前,仿佛是喑哑的大地发出的渴望之声。
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address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address
英汉解释
vt. 演说;从事;忙于;写姓名地址;向…致辞
n. 地址;演讲;致辞;说话的技巧
同义词
n.computer address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address,destination,savoir-faire,speech
v.call,direct,speak,turn to
词汇辨析
address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address,greet,salute,hail,welcome
这些动词均有“欢迎、致敬,致意,招呼”之意。 address">address">address">address">address">address">address">address 侧重打招呼的方式或指所使用的称谓。
greet 常指友好而热诚地欢迎。
salute 正式用词,指用敬礼、亲吻或挥帽等动作向他人致意或问候,尤指以某种礼节欢迎某人。
hail 主要指怀着敬意欢迎某人,侧重欢快轻松和嘈杂。也指隔得较远的高声招呼。
welcome 多指热情的官方的或正式的迎接或欢迎,但也指一般的欢迎。
参考例句
1. Headdress">address">address">address">address">address">address">addressed his remarks to the lawyers in the audience.
他对听众中的律师们讲话。
2. How do I change my emailaddress">address">address">address">address">address">address">address?
怎么改变我的电子邮件地址?
3. The policeman demanded his name andaddress">address">address">address">address">address">address">address.
警察要求他说出姓名和住址。
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setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback
英汉解释
n. 挫折;退步;逆流
同义词
n.black eye,blow,reversal,reverse
参考例句
1. How should we face lifesetback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback?
我们该如何面对人生挫折?
2. Joy can last how long, life is so muchsetback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback, can joy continue?
快乐能持续多久,人生那么多挫折,快乐能继续下去吗?
3. But he is fortunate enough and young enough to be able to comeback from thissetback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback">setback.
但是他足够幸运并且足够年轻,他有能力从这个挫折中恢复过来。
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retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation
英汉解释
n. 报复;反击;回敬
同义词
n.revenge
参考例句
1. The women, do not play with each to love you the man, perhaps your injury trades loves to yourretaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation.
女人们,不要玩弄每一个爱你们的男人,你的伤害也许换来爱对你的报复。
2. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, orretaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation. The foundation of such a method if love.
马丁·路德·金:对于人类冲突,人们必须进化出一种停止仇恨、暴力、复仇的方法,而其基础,就是爱。
3. In the background hover threats of greatretaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliation">retaliationin the form of tariffs or other trade barriers if one nation does not agree to ceilings on emissions.
在不稳定的背景下,如果一个国家不接受排放的上限,那么他将面临关税形式的巨大报复的威胁或者其他贸易阻碍。
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brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery
英汉解释
n. 啤酒厂
参考例句
1. It will pour more into Science Central, a multi-use development on the site of a formerbrewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery.
还将会有更多资金投入到在前啤酒厂原址建造的多用途发展的科学中心。
2. The 150-strong group led by Mohnke ended up in abrewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery, and after a party they surrendered to the Soviets.
蒙克率领的150人的分队在一个啤酒厂停了下来,在举行完一个晚会后他们向苏军投降。
3. The innovation didn't catch on until after 1896, when abrewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">brewery">breweryhad the novel idea of advertising its product in match books.
这个创新直到1896年才开始流行,当一个酿酒厂有了一个新颖的广告创意是将他们的产品放在火柴盒上。
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dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident
英汉解释
n. 持不同政见者,意见不同的人
adj. 持不同政见的,意见不同的
同义词
n.contestant,dissenter,objector,protester
a.dissentient,dissenting,heretical,heterodox
参考例句
1. That was thedissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissidentmovement in Poland.
那是波兰的持不同政见者的运动。
2. The CCP has already demonstrated its remarkable ability to contain and suppress chronic social protest and small-scaledissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissidentmovements.
中共已经展示了它在控制和镇压长期的社会抗议和短期的异见活的能力超凡能力。
3. Earlier in the day, U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and urged the release of a jailed politicaldissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident">dissident.
星期四早些时候,美国国务卿赖斯会见了利比亚领导人卡扎菲的儿子,并敦促利比亚释放一名被关押的持不同政见者。
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disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament
英汉解释
n. 裁军
同义词
n.disarming
反义词
n.armament,arming,equipping
参考例句
1. The need fordisarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmamentand nonproliferation education and training has never been greater.
裁军和不扩散教育和培训的需要比任何时候更为迫切。
2. It has accused the US of violating adisarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmamentdeal. But the South Korean Foreign Ministry has expressed concerns .
朝鲜方面同时对美国违反裁军协议表示谴责。但韩国外交部对此表示出忧虑。
3. Its areas of competence would include managing the global economy,disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament">disarmament, food security, the environment and migration.
它的能力领域将包括管理全球经济、裁军、食品安全、环境和移民。