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Forces loyal to the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi have been fighting on two fronts as the government tries to re-establish control. In one of Libya's biggest cities, al-Zawiya, 50km west of the capital Tripoli, witnesses said many people were killed when government forces attempted to re-capture the city. Hundreds of kilometres to the east, there are conflicting claims about who now controls the oil port of Ras Lanuf after a day of clashes. John Simpson reports from the road near the city.
Spirit and enthusiasm of the rebels is their main weapon. This is the second battle where it's being tested. Close up, the fighting was pretty fierce. Colonel Gaddafi's men were beatenthe other day, but here they've gotsuperiorityin weapons, and they are on their own home territory. The battle has been moving backwards and forwards all afternoon and into the evening.
In the Libyan capital Tripoli, the security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters who took to the streets after Friday prayers. The demonstrations came despite a heavy military presence in the suburb of Tajura, the scene of previous challenges to the authority of Colonel Gaddafi. Jeremy Bowen was there.
The demonstration was small but symbolically important enough for the police to break it up. They arrived after about an hour, firing volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets. All thehatredfor Colonel Gaddafi and his system here in Tajura and elsewhere won't, on its own, bring the regime down.The protesters need many more people on the streets and help from inside the regime if they are to get the result they want, and so far they don't have enough of either.
Libya's Internet links to the outside world appeared to have beensevered. Firms that monitor Internet security and traffic flow say the service interruption appeared to bemore thanjust a blip, of which there have been many since the unrest began.
The new interim Prime Minister in Tunisia, Beji Caid-Essebsi, says he'll announce a new government within the next two days. He also accused the former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali oftreason. It was Mr Ben Ali's overthrow in January that began the wave of protests demanding change that have swept the Arab world.
Thirteen soldiers in Mexico have been charged with drug trafficking after they were allegedly foundin possession ofalmost a tonne of the synthetic drug methamphetamine and 30kg of cocaine. A local military commander said the men had been transporting the drugs from the capital Mexico City to Tijuana, on the US border. President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 50,000 soldiers to help fight the war on drugs. Since he came to power, more than 34,000 people have died in drug-related violence.
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The highest court in South Africa has ruled that miners with lung disease can sue their employers. An estimated 280,000 gold miners from across southern Africa suffered from lung disease brought on by dust. Here's Martin Plaut.
This case could open the floodgates forlitigationagainst South Africa's mining companies. The miner who brought the case has died, but the company for which he worked, AngloGold Ashanti, accepted that the case could allow others to seek damages for their illnesses. The lawyer who brought the case, Richard Spoor, told the BBC the ruling showed that companies could no longerdiscardpeople like used machinery. There isspeculationthe ruling could end deep-level mining, but the companies think this will not be the case.
An American aid contractor has gone on trial in Cuba on charges ofespionagein a case that could have seriousrepercussions for US-Cuban relations. The US has urged Cuba to release him unconditionally. Michael Voss reports from Havana.
Sixty-one-year-old Alan Gross was driven into the Havana courthouse inside an unmarked van with blacked-out windows. He's charged with acts against the integrity and independence of Cuba, and prosecutors have said they are seeking a 20-year sentence. Mr Gross has already spent 15 months in a Cuban jail, accused of providing satellite communications equipment, which is illegal in Cuba, to groups on the island.
The latest employment figures in the United States show the number of jobs rose last month by more than 190,000. The unemployment rate dropped below 9% for the first time in nearly two years.
The suspect in the shootings in Tucson, Arizona in January when US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was seriously wounded, has beenindicted on a number of new charges. Jared Loughner now faces 49 counts, including the murder of six people and the attempted assassination of Ms Giffords.
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由于政府试图重新夺取控制权,忠于利比亚领袖卡扎菲上校的部队正在两个战线进行战斗。在首都的黎波里西部50千米处的利比亚最大城市“扎维亚”(Al-Zawiya),目击者表示,许多人在政府力量试图重新控制该城市的过程中遇难。东部数百千米处,经过一天的冲突之后,冲突的双方均声称自己控制了石油港口拉斯拉努夫。John Simpson在该城市附近的道路上报道。
叛军的精神和激情就是他们最主要的武器。这是他们的力量接受考验的第二场战斗。这场战斗非常激烈,卡扎菲上校的部队前几天曾被击败,但是他们在武器方面占有优势,而且是在自己的地盘上。整个下午战斗形势不断逆转,一直持续到晚上。
在利比亚首都的黎波里,周五的祈祷过后,数百名抗议者走向街头,安全力量施放催泪瓦斯试图将人群驱散。尽管Tajoura郊区有大量兵力驻守,却仍然发生了抗议活动,就像卡扎菲上校当局此前面临的挑战的景象。Jeremy Bowen报道。
示威活动的规模很小,但是却非常重要,警察必须将这次活动摧毁。示威活动开始一个小时之后,警察到达现场,向人群施放催泪弹和橡胶弹。Tajura和其他地方的人们对卡扎菲上校和他的党羽的仇恨不可能使现在的政体垮台。如果想达到想要的结果,抗议者需要更多人走向街头,也需要该政体内部的人的帮助,目前为止,两个条件都还不满足。
利比亚互联网与外部世界的连接似乎已被切断。负责监控互联网安全和流量的公司表示,网络服务的中断似乎不只是信号异常。自动荡开始以来,这种情况已经多次发生。
突尼斯新任临时总理贝吉·凯德·埃塞卜西(Beji Caid-Essebsi)表示,未来的两天之内他将宣布组建新的政府。他还指控前总统本·阿里叛国。1月份本·阿里总统被推翻引发了阿拉伯世界要求变革的抗议浪潮。
墨西哥发现13名士兵持有接近一吨的合成药物甲基苯丙胺和30千克可卡因之后,这13名士兵被控贩卖毒品。当地一名军官表示,这些士兵一直从首都墨西哥城向美国边境的提华纳运输毒品。墨西哥总统卡尔德龙已经部署了50,000名士兵来打击毒品团伙的行动。自从卡尔德龙上台执政以来,已有超过34,000人死于与毒品有关的暴力。
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南非最高法庭裁决,患有肺病的矿工可以起诉他们的雇主。南非估计共有280,000名金矿工人患有因灰尘引起的肺病。Martin Plaut报道。
该案件可能会打开起诉南非矿业公司的闸门。递交该案件的矿工已经去世,但是他所在的公司AngloGold Ashanti接受该案件可以允许其他人索取疾病赔偿。负责该案件的律师Richard Spoor告诉BBC,该裁决表明,公司不能再像对待机器一样对待工人。也有人猜测,该裁决会导致深层采矿的终止,但是矿业公司却不这么认为。
美国一名救助承包商因间谍指控在古巴接受指控。该案件将会对美国和古巴之间的关系产生严重的影响。美国敦促古巴无条件地将此人释放。Michael Voss在哈瓦那报道。
61岁的Alan Gross被关在没有任何标志的黑色玻璃的货车中带往哈瓦那法庭。他被控告危害古巴完整和独立。检控官表示,他们希望对被告判处20年的有期徒刑。Gross已经被古巴监狱关押了15个月,被指控向古巴岛上的组织提供卫星通讯设备,这在古巴是非法的。
美国最新的就业数据显示,上月的就业人数增加了190,000。失业率在接近两年的时间里首次降到9%以下。
1月份亚利桑那州图桑市造成女议员吉佛兹(Gabrielle Giffords)严重受伤的枪击案的嫌疑人被控告几宗罪刑。Jared Loughner现在面临着49宗控诉,包括谋杀六人和试图谋杀吉佛兹。
1.superiority n.优越,优势,高傲
例句:We believe in the superiority of this method over that one.
我们相信这种方法比那种方法优越。
2.hatred n.憎恨,仇恨,憎恶
例句:She is full of hatred for the men who killed her husband.
她对那些杀死她丈夫的人心中充满仇恨。
3.sever vi.断,裂开,被分开
例句:She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.
她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
We have severed diplomatic relations with that country.
我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。
4.treason n.不忠, 叛逆, 谋反, 叛国(罪)
例句:They have committed trea -son against the state.
他们犯了叛国罪。
5.litigation n.<律>打官司
例句:It was not unusual for the bank to involved in litigation over failed companies.
银行常常卷入关于公司倒闭的官司中。
6.discard vt.丢弃, 抛弃
例句:We should discard old beliefs.
我们应该抛弃旧观念。
不再使用
例句:We will discard the old books.
我们将不再使用这些旧书。
7.speculation n.推断,推测;猜测
例句:being naturally disposed towards speculation
天生喜欢猜测
Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
大家都在推测王子会娶谁。
8.espionage n.谍报活动; 间谍行为
例句:They were convicted of espionage.
他们被判有间谍罪。
9.repercussion n.后果, 反响
例句:The reforms had unexpected repercussions.
改革带来了意想不到的后果。
10.indict vt.控告, 起诉
例句:If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial.
如果大陪审团指控嫌疑犯, 他就得上法庭。
1.Colonel Gaddafi's men were beaten the other day, but here they've got superiority in weapons, and they are on their own home territory.
the other day前几天
例句:I saw him in Paris the other day.
我前几天在巴黎见过他。
2.Firms that monitor Internet security and traffic flow say the service interruption appeared to be more than just a blip, of which there have been many since the unrest began.
more than不只是
例句:His report is more than a survey.
他的报告不只是一份调查。
More than one answer is to your question.
你的问题答案不只是一个。
3.Thirteen soldiers in Mexico have been charged with drug trafficking after they were allegedly found in possession of almost a tonne of the synthetic drug methamphetamine and 30kg of cocaine.
in possession of拥有,持有
例句:We are in possession of convincing evidence.
我们有令人信服的证据。
The protesters need many more people on the streets and help from inside the regime if they are to get the result they want, and so far they don't have enough of either.
either的用法
both, either, neither都可以作代词、形容词和副词,许多同学容易将它们混淆。现将它们的用法以及它们之间的关系归纳如下,让大家有个较为全面的了解。
★ 用法
1作代词
both,两者都。both与of连用, of后的复数名词前需加冠词或者物主代词。both of...作主语时,谓语动词用复数。如:
①Both are right= Both of the answers are right这两个答案都对。
②either,两者之一,任何一方。做主语时,其后的谓语动词一般用单数形式;做宾语时,可单独使用,也可与of连用,放在动词或介词之后。如:
Either (of them) is OK(他们两个中)任何一个都行。
③neither,两者都不。可与of连用。of后的复数名词前需加冠词或者物主代词。neither of the(物主代词) 名词复数做主语时,谓语动词用单数。如:
Neither of the boys knows my brother那两个男孩都不认识我弟弟。
2作形容词
①both,两者都,与单数名词连用。如:
Both doors are open两扇门都开着。
②either,两者之间任何一个的,任何一方的,与单数名词连用。如:
On either side of the river there are lots of big trees河的两边都有许多大树。
③neither,两者都不,与单数名词连用。如:
Neither boy is going there两个男孩都不打算去那里。
3作副词
①both,两者。如:
I like them both我喜欢他们两个。
②either,也(不)。用于否定句中。如:
I don’t like fishingDavid doesn’t like fishing, either我不喜欢钓鱼,大卫也不喜欢。
③neither,也不。用于肯定句,表示否定含义。如:
He can’t swim, and neither / nor can I他不会游泳,我也不会。