BBC News with Iain Purdon
President Obama has again demanded that theembattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafistep down. Mr Obama repeatedly told a White House news conference that Colonel Gaddafi had lost thelegitimacyto lead. He warns that those responsible for violence against civilians will be held accountable. With more, here's Kim Ghattas in Washington.
It's not the first time that Barack Obama has called on the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave office.Last week, the White House put it in a written statement. This time, Mr Obama did it in a televised press conference. It's part of the slow but steadyramping upof the pressure on Mr Gaddafi. Mr Obama also said he hadinstructed the Department of Defence and the State Department to examine a full range of options so that the United States could act rapidly if the situation deter">deteriorated.
The International Organisation for Migration says 200,000 migrant workers have now left Libya, crossing into Egypt, Tunisia and Niger. An international airlift has been organised. Jeremy Bowen sent this report from a Libyan border crossing into Tunisia.
Without the foreign workers on whom this country's economy relies, Libya is feeling even more isolated. The good news for Colonel Gaddafi is that the road from here, the Tunisian border, back to Tripoli is under his control, except for the centre of one town, Zawiya. The bad news is that his security services don't know who they can trust here in western Libya. They are still raiding houses at night and taking people away. The colonel does havegenuinesupport but has genuine opposition, too. The use of lethal force by the security services is so far this weekdeterring demonstrations.
There have been more attacks by Libyan air force planes on areas of eastern Libya controlled by anti-Gaddafi forces. A ship loaded with flour was sent to the city of Benghazi by the World Food Programme but had toturn backafter reports of explosions. Earlier a Libyan opposition spokesman had reported bombing raids on anti-Gaddafi forces in nearby Ajdabiya and on the airport at Brega, which has a major oil terminal.
Tunisia's interim President Fouad Mebazaa has announced the first details of elections promised after the overthrow two months ago of President Ben Ali. Speaking on national television, Mr Mebazaa said that voting for a representative council that wouldrewritethe constitution would be held by the 24 July at the latest. He said that until then a new interim government would run the country and he would stay in office, despite a 60-day limit on caretaker office holders under the current constitution.
The United Nations food agency says global food prices reached a record high last month. The Food and Agriculture Organisation is warning that costs could spiral even further if unrest in Libya and the Middle East keepsdriving upthe price of oil. Rising food costs helpedsparkthe recent protests in Egypt and Tunisia.
World News from the BBC
Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo are to set up a joint investigation into a gold smuggling network operating in the region. With more, here's Will Ross.
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo want to break up a gold smuggling network, and they see Kenya as a major hub. The recent discovery in Nairobi of two and a half tonnes of gold, worth around $100m, led to an investigation by Kenya's revenue authority. But over the weekend, the man heading the probe was shot dead outside his home. The Congolese and Kenyan presidents have now agreed to form a joint team tocrack downon illegal gold smuggling, but past form shows that it's extremely hard toclean upthe Congolese mineral trade.
The United Nations Security Council has said it's seriously concerned about violence in Ivory Coast. On Thursday, troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to leave office after a disputed presidential election, shot and killed six women marching in the main city. Barbara Plett reports.
The Security Council expressed deep concern about the escalation of violence and the risk of a return to civil war in Ivory Coast.It urged UN peacekeepers to use all necessary means to protect civilians,alarmed in particular by news that troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo had opened fire with heavy machine guns on women protesters supporting his rival, the recognised winner of recent presidential elections Alassane Ouattara.Mr Gbagbo's forces have also targeted the peacekeepers. A senior UN official said UN troops had responded by conducting stronger patrols and using tear gas to break throughblockades. But the Ivory Coast's ambassador here said that was not enough.
The Manchester City footballer Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drugs test. The English Premier League club said in a statement that Toure, an Ivory Coast international, had tested positive for what it called a "specified substance", but didn't say what that was. The club made no further comment.
BBC News
奥巴马总统再次要求四面楚歌的利比亚领袖卡扎菲(Muammar Gaddafi)下台。奥巴马在白宫新闻发布会上反复强调,卡扎菲上校已经失去继续领导利比亚的合法性。他警告称,对平民发动暴力袭击的人一定会被追究责任。Kim Ghattas在华盛顿报道更详细内容。
这已经不是奥巴马总统第一次呼吁利比亚领袖卡扎菲下台。上周,白宫在一份书面声明中已经提到该要求。这次,奥巴马总统在电视新闻发布会上再次表明态度。卡扎菲面临的压力正缓慢但稳定地上升。奥巴马还表示,他已经下令国防部和国务院对一套全面的选择进行审查,以便美国在形势恶化的情况下迅速采取行动。
国际移民组织(International Organisation for Migration)表示,现在已有200,000名移民工人离开利比亚,穿越边境进入埃及,突尼斯和尼日尔境内。现在已经组织了国际空中营救活动。Jeremy Bowen在利比亚通往突尼斯边境处发回报道。
缺少了国家经济赖以生存的外国工人,利比亚感觉更加孤立。对于卡扎菲上校来说,好消息就是,从突尼斯边境返回的黎波里的道路已经被他控制,除了扎维耶中心之外。坏消息是,他的安全服务部队不知道他们在利比亚西部可以信任谁。他们在夜晚仍然会袭击住户,将人们带走。
卡扎菲上校确实有许多支持者,但是也有许多反对者。安全力量本周使用的致命武器已经暂时阻止了示威活动。
在利比亚东部反对卡扎菲的力量控制的地区,利比亚空军飞机发动了更多袭击。世界粮食署向班加西派遣了一艘装有面粉的船只,但是听说关于爆炸的报道之后被迫返回。此前,利比亚反对派一名发言人报道称,Ajdabiya附近和拥有重要的石油设施的Brega机场的反卡扎菲力量遭遇了炸弹袭击。
突尼斯临时总统福阿德·迈巴扎(Fouad Mebazaa)宣布了两个月前本·阿里总统被推翻后承诺的选举的首批细节。在国家电视台发表讲话时,迈巴扎表示,对代表委员会进行的投票最迟将在7月24日举行,该委员会将对宪法进行修订。他表示,在那之前,新的过渡政府将负责国家的正常运作,他将继续执政,尽管按照现行的宪法,临时政府负责人存在60天的时间限制。
联合国粮食机构表示,上月,全球粮食价格创新高。粮农组织警告称,如果利比亚和中东的动荡继续推动石油价格上涨,粮食价格还会进一步攀升。不断上涨的粮食价格激发了埃及和突尼斯最近发生的抗议活动。
BBC世界新闻。
肯尼亚和刚果民主共和国对该地区一个黄金走私网络展开了联合调查。Will Ross报道更详细内容。
刚果民主共和国的官员希望摧毁一个黄金走私网络,他们认为肯尼亚是一个重要的中转站。最近在内罗毕发现的价值1亿美元的2.5吨黄金促使肯尼亚税务局展开调查。但是周末期间,领导调查行动的负责人在家外被枪杀。刚果和肯尼亚总统已经同意组建联合调查小组,打击非法走私黄金行为,但是以前的经验表明,要彻底肃清刚果矿石贸易是非常困难的。
联合国安理会表示,他们非常担忧科特迪瓦的暴力形势。周四,忠于在有争议的总统选举后拒绝退位的巴博的军队枪杀了在主要城市举行游行的6名女子。Barbara Plett报道。
安理会对科特迪瓦暴力的升级和重新爆发内战的危险表示非常担忧。他们敦促联合国维和人员使用一切必要的方法来保护平民,尤其令人震惊的是,忠于巴博的军队使用重机枪向支持公认的总统选举获胜者瓦塔拉的女性抗议者开火。巴博的军队还袭击了联合国维和人员。联合国一名
高级官员表示,联合国维和人员加强了巡逻,并使用催泪弹来突破封锁。但是科特迪瓦驻联合国大使表示,仅仅这样是不够的。
曼联足球队员科洛·图雷(Kolo Toure)因药检不合格而被禁赛。英超俱乐部在一份声明中表示,科特迪瓦籍足球运动员图雷因某种“特殊物质”呈阳性而被禁赛,但是没有指明具体是什么物质。该俱乐部没有发表进一步的评论。
1.embattle vt.列阵,布阵,整军备战,严阵以待
2.legitimacy n.合法(性);正统(性)
例句:The newspaper was directly challenging the government’s legitimacy.
报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
3.instruct vt.命令, 指示,吩咐
例句:The union issued an order instructing its members not to work overtime.
工会发出指示, 不让会员超时工作。
teach,instruct,educate,coach,train,tutorteach最普通用词,含义广泛。指直接教某人知识或技能等,侧重传播知识和帮助应用知识。
这些动词均含“教,教育,培养”之意。
instruct与teach含义很接近,但语体较正式。指系统、详细、精心地传播知识,侧重教授与指示。
educate较正式用词,指教育,内容比teach广泛,侧重动机或结果,或对潜在能力的开发。
coach指对个人或小组等进行辅导、训练或补课。
train指训练与培养。
tutor指进行个别教学或课外辅导。
4.deteriorate vi.恶化, 变坏,退化
例句:Idle houses deteriorate.
闲置不用的房子会渗漏衰败。
5.genuine adj.真诚的, 真心的
例句:As time went on, a genuine friendship grew up between us.
随着时间的推移, 我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。
His wish to help seems genuine.
看来他是真诚地想给予帮助。
6.deter vt.阻止;制止
例句:Don’t let failure deter you.
别让失败把你吓倒。
7.rewrite vt.改写
例句:The teacher asked the students to rewrite the text.
老师要学生改写课文。
8.spark v.导致
例句:This accidental killing sparked major riots in the cities.
这次意外的杀人事件导致了不少城市的大骚乱。
9.alarm v.使惊慌, 使惊恐, 使害怕, 使担心
例句:The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer.
我踩断了一根树枝, 把那头鹿吓惊了。
alarm,fear,fright,horror,panic,terror,dreadalarm强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
这些名词均含“恐惧、惧怕、惊恐”之意。
fear普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
fright通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
horror侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。
panic常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
terror指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
dread可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。
10.blockade n.封锁
例句:a blockade around the city
围绕这个城市的封锁
1.President Obama has again demanded that the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi step down.
step down退休, 辞职
例句:The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。
step up走上
例句:The chairman stepped up and declared the meeting open.
主席登上讲台, 宣布开会。
(使)增加, (使)加快速度
例句:The girl stepped up to school.
女孩子加快步伐去上学。
2.It's part of the slow but steady ramping up of the pressure on Mr Gaddafi.
ramp up提速
例句:The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.
这家工厂没有能力加速生产。
3.A ship loaded with flour was sent to the city of Benghazi by the World Food Programme but had to turn back after reports of explosions.
turn back(使)往回走
例句:We'd better turn back; it's getting dark.
我们最好还是往回走吧, 天快黑了。
4.The Food and Agriculture Organisation is warning that costs could spiral even further if unrest in Libya and the Middle East keeps driving up the price of oil.
drive up使…上升
例句:The shortage of bread will probably drive prices up.
面包短缺很有可能迫使价格上涨。
5.The Congolese and Kenyan presidents have now agreed to form a joint team to crack down on illegal gold smuggling, but past form shows that it's extremely hard to clean up the Congolese mineral trade.
crack down采取严厉措施, 制裁
例句:The police are really beginning to crack down on drivers who park their cars just where they like.
警察真要对那些随便停放汽车的司机采取严厉措施了。
clean up整顿; 实行改革
例句:The new mayor said he would clean the city up.
新市长说, 他要整顿本市。
1.It urged UN peacekeepers to use all necessary means to protect civilians, alarmed in particular by news that troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo had opened fire with heavy machine guns on women protesters supporting his rival, the recognised winner of recent presidential elections Alassane Ouattara.
that troops loyal to是同位语从句,指代的是news。the recognised winner是his rival的同位语。in particular特别,尤其。
2.It's not the first time that Barack Obama has called on the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave office.
It's not the first time that.........并不是第一次发生某事。