BBC News with Stewart Macintosh

Syria state television has reported that three senior figures in President Assad's government have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the capital Damascus. The president's brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, was among the dead. He had been very influential in the security services. Also killed were the Defense Minister Daoud Rajiha and Gen Hassan Turkomani, who was heading the crisis management team that the bomber targeted. Frank Gardner reports.

In Damascus, the rumors arerife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife, but the conclusion is clear. The ruler President Assad is now under more serious threat than ever before. That does not mean it'son the point ofimmediate collapse, but the death of Assef Shawkat, the president's powerful brother-in-law, is a triple blow for the ruling family. He's the closest person to the president to be killed so far. The personal command and control he built up in the armed forces has now gone, and his apparentassassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassinationin the heart of the capital will make others in the regime wonder if anywhere in the country is safe for them.

Syria's rebel Free Syrian Army has said it was responsible for the bomb attack in Damascus. The Syrian government said it was more determined than ever to hit back at what it called terrorists backed by the United States and Israel. But unlike previous incidents, Syrian state television has not shown images from the attack.

The United States says the killing of senior Syrian government figures shows that President Bashar al-Assad islosing control ofhis country. The White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave thisassessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessmentof today's attack.

"The incident today makes clear that Assad is losing control, that violence is increasing, rather than decreasing, and that all of our partners, internationally, need to come together and support the transition."

A bomb has exploded on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, killing at least six people and injuring more than thirty. The incident happened at the airport of the Black Sea resort Burgas. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran as Yolande Knell reports.

In a statement on the attack, Mr Netanyahu said all the signs pointed to Iran. He claimed this was the latest in a series of attempts to target Israelis in foreign locations, including Thailand, India, Georgia, Kenya and Cyprus. And he warned other strong reaction to what he called 'Iranian terror'. Teheran did not immediately give any response. According to Israel's foreign ministry, the explosion in the Black Sea city of Burgas was caused by a bomb. It went off on a bus carrying tourists who just arrived on a chart of flight from Tel Aviv.

A 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of taking part in thedeportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportationof Jews in 1944 has been put underhouse arrestafter he was questioned in Budapest. Prosecutors say they're studying evidence that could lead to the man, Laszlo Csatary, being charged with committing war crimes.

This is the World News from the BBC.

The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the uncertainty about possible tax increases and government spending next year poses a significant risk for the US economy. Speaking on US television, he said a balanced mix of reforms was needed to address the government's financial problems.

Eight thousand Nigerians have been moved out of their village in the troubled Plateau state where religious and ethnic clashes left around 100 dead earlier this month. The army reached an agreement with the Fulani community on Monday to temporarily leave five villages so that a security sweep could be conducted. Eleven days ago, suspected Fulani gunmen stormed many Christian villages.

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The authorities in India are investigating allegations that staff at a private school in Bangalore deliberately humiliated the poorer children it was legally obliged to teach. The children are reportedly from low-caste Hindu communities. The school administration has made no comment. Andrew North reports from Delhi.

Indian schools are supposed to reserve up to a quarter of their places for children from poorer backgrounds, but many private institutions oppose what's known as the right to education quota – among them, this school in Bangalore. Parents of four children admitted under the scheme complained to the local authorities that they had tufts of their hair cut off to distinguish them from other children. They're also denied the same uniform as other children, their parents say, and made to sit at the back of the class to humiliate them.

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Syria state television has reported that three senior figures in President Assad's government have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the capital Damascus. The president's brother-in-law, Assef Shawkat, was among the dead. He had been very influential in the security services. Also killed were the Defense Minister Daoud Rajiha and Gen Hassan Turkomani, who was heading the crisis management team that the bomber targeted. Frank Gardner reports.

叙利亚国家电视台报道说，首都大马士革发生自杀式炸弹袭击案，总统阿萨德政府的三名高级官员丧生。总统姐夫阿瑟夫·沙乌卡特是其中之一，他在安全局位高权重。另外两名是国防部长乌德·拉杰哈和当时正赶往袭击者的目标地危机管理小组。Frank Gardner报道。

In Damascus, the rumors are rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife, but the conclusion is clear. The ruler President Assad is now under more serious threat than ever before. That does not mean it's on the point of immediate collapse, but the death of Assef Shawkat, the president's powerful brother-in-law, is a triple blow for the ruling family. He's the closest person to the president to be killed so far. The personal command and control he built up in the armed forces has now gone, and his apparent assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination in the heart of the capital will make others in the regime wonder if anywhere in the country is safe for them.

大马士革流言纷纷，但结论很清楚。统治者阿萨德总统目前面临的威胁比以前任何时候都要严重，但这并不意味着马上就要垮台，但总统有权势的姐夫阿瑟夫·沙乌卡特之死，是对这个统治者家族的第三次打击。他是目前丧生者中与总统最亲密的人，他在军队中建立的个人指挥与控制中心已经不再，他在首都被暗杀一事，也令政权中的其他人怀疑国内是否有安全之地。

Syria's rebel Free Syrian Army has said it was responsible for the bomb attack in Damascus. The Syrian government said it was more determined than ever to hit back at what it called terrorists backed by the United States and Israel. But unlike previous incidents, Syrian state television has not shown images from the attack.

叙利亚叛军自由叙利亚军称对大马士革的炸弹袭击负责，叙利亚政府称，将对所谓由美国和以色列支持的恐怖分子予以更坚决的反攻。但与以往的事故不同，叙利亚电视台并未公布袭击事件的图片。

The United States says the killing of senior Syrian government figures shows that President Bashar al-Assad is losing control of his country. The White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave this assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment of today's attack.

美国称，叙利亚政府三位资深人物被杀表明阿萨德总统即将失去对该国的控制。白宫新闻秘书卡尔尼如是评价今天的袭击。

"The incident today makes clear that Assad is losing control, that violence is increasing, rather than decreasing, and that all of our partners, internationally, need to come together and support the transition."

“今天的事故清楚表明，阿萨德即将失去控制，暴力还在增加而不是减少，我们所有的国际伙伴都要合作支持这个过渡。”

A bomb has exploded on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, killing at least six people and injuring more than thirty. The incident happened at the airport of the Black Sea resort Burgas. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran as Yolande Knell reports.

在保加利亚，一枚炸弹在一辆载有以色列旅游者的汽车上爆炸，杀死至少6人，另外30多人受伤。事故发生在黑海旅游区布尔加斯机场，以色列总理内塔尼亚胡将事故归咎于伊朗，Yolande Knell报道。

In a statement on the attack, Mr Netanyahu said all the signs pointed to Iran. He claimed this was the latest in a series of attempts to target Israelis in foreign locations, including Thailand, India, Georgia, Kenya and Cyprus. And he warned other strong reaction to what he called 'Iranian terror'. Teheran did not immediately give any response. According to Israel's foreign ministry, the explosion in the Black Sea city of Burgas was caused by a bomb. It went off on a bus carrying tourists who just arrived on a chart of flight from Tel Aviv.

内塔尼亚胡就袭击事件发表讲话，他说所有的证据都指向伊朗。他说，最近发生了系列针对在诸如泰国、印度、乔治亚、肯尼亚、塞浦路斯等外国地点的以色列人的袭击事件，这是最近的一次。有人对他所谓的“伊朗恐怖”表示强烈反对，他对此表示警告。德黑兰没有立即作出反应。据以色列外交部说，黑海布尔加斯的爆炸案是一枚炸弹引起，炸弹在一辆载有游客的汽车上爆炸的，这些游客当时刚从特拉维夫乘飞机而来。

A 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of taking part in the deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation of Jews in 1944 has been put under house arrest after he was questioned in Budapest. Prosecutors say they're studying evidence that could lead to the man, Laszlo Csatary, being charged with committing war crimes.

涉嫌参与1944年驱逐犹太人的97岁匈牙利人在布达佩斯受审后已被软禁，检察官说正在研究有关能指控Laszlo Csatary以战争罪的证据。

The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the uncertainty about possible tax increases and government spending next year poses a significant risk for the US economy. Speaking on US television, he said a balanced mix of reforms was needed to address the government's financial problems.

美国财长蒂姆·盖特纳说，可能增税的不确定性及政府下年的开支会对美国经济构成巨大风险。他在美国电视台上讲话，称需要平衡各种改革来解决政府的财政问题。

Eight thousand Nigerians have been moved out of their village in the troubled Plateau state where religious and ethnic clashes left around 100 dead earlier this month. The army reached an agreement with the Fulani community on Monday to temporarily leave five villages so that a security sweep could be conducted. Eleven days ago, suspected Fulani gunmen stormed many Christian villages.

八千名尼日利亚人被迫离开他们在受困的高原州的村庄，本月早些时候，这里发生的宗教和种族冲突导致100多人死亡。周一，军队与富拉尼社区签署协议，同意暂时离开五个村庄，以便实施安全扫荡。11天前，怀疑是富拉尼武装人员的人炮轰了很多基督教村庄。

A Taliban attack has destroyed at least 22 trucks carrying supplies to Nato forces fighting in Afghanistan. An explosion trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">triggered">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">triggered a fire which tore through the trucks while they were parked overnight in the northern province of Samangan. At least one of the drivers was injured. Nato has made greater use of northern supply routes into Afghanistan since Pakistan banned Nato traffic last December. Pakistan lifted its blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade earlier this month.

塔利班在发动袭击，摧毁了至少22辆为在阿富汗战斗的北约军队运送供给的卡车。一起爆炸导致了大火，这些当时在萨曼甘省夜间停车的卡车都着了火。其中至少一名司机受伤。自从去年12月巴基斯坦禁止北约运输以来，北约就更多利用北部的供给线。巴基斯坦本月早些时候取消了封锁。

The authorities in India are investigating allegations that staff at a private school in Bangalore deliberately humiliated the poorer children it was legally obliged to teach. The children are reportedly from low-caste Hindu communities. The school administration has made no comment. Andrew North reports from Delhi.

据悉班加罗尔一家私立学校的员工故意侮辱儿童，根据法律，该学校有义务教育这些儿童，目前印度当局正在调查此案。据悉这些儿童来自低阶层的印度社区，学校当局目前没有对此表态，Andrew North在德里报道。

Indian schools are supposed to reserve up to a quarter of their places for children from poorer backgrounds, but many private institutions oppose what's known as the right to education quota – among them, this school in Bangalore. Parents of four children admitted under the scheme complained to the local authorities that they had tufts of their hair cut off to distinguish them from other children. They're also denied the same uniform as other children, their parents say, and made to sit at the back of the class to humiliate them.

按照规定，印度学校应为穷人阶层的孩子保留四分之一的名额，但许多私立学校反对所谓的教育配额权，班加罗尔这所学校就是这样。在该项目下学校的4名儿童的父母向当局投诉，称学校员工将他们孩子的头发剃去一绺以区别于其他孩子，这些孩子还不能穿和其他学生一样的校服，被羞辱坐在教室的最后一排。

第三页：词汇解析

rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife

英汉解释

adj. 普遍的；流行的；盛传的

同义词

a.overabundant，plethoric，prevailing，prevalent

参考例句

1. Disease isrife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rifein the area.

疾病在这一区很流行。

2. Mismanagement is sorife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rifethat many of the country's 130 brokers are near bankruptcy.

管理不善如此普遍，以至中国130家券商中有许多濒临破产。

3. Pentecostal churches offer a ready-made community and a source of discipline in an urban societyrife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rife">rifewith temptations.

在充满诱惑的城市社会里，五旬节派教堂提供了惩戒的一个现成团体和源头。

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assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination

英汉解释

n. 暗杀，行刺

同义词

n.blackwash，character assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination

参考例句

1. The bombing was in revenge for theassassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination.

爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。

2. Jack admits that there may be someone inside CTU involved in thatassassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassinationattempt, and he appeals to Mason for help.

他向梅森承认了，也许在反恐组中有人参与了这个暗杀企图，接着，他请求梅森提供帮助。

3. Give bodyguards to your most valuable mags. During anassassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassination">assassinationattempt up to 5 bodyguards will fight alongside the mage against the assassin.

为你最珍贵的法师们配备护卫，在遭遇刺杀时将最多可以有5个护卫和他一起战斗对抗刺客。

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assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment

英汉解释

n. 评定；估价

同义词

n.appraisal，judgement，judgment

参考例句

1. The safetyassessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessmentis a modern means for management.

安全性评价是一种现代化的管理手段。

2. What did you do in the annuallyassessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessmentof the company?

公司每年进行的年终评估你们都会怎么做?

3. Theassessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessment">assessmentresults can be references for the government to enact the development plan of CCT and extension policy.

根据评价结果可以为政府制定洁净煤技术发展规划和推广政策提供决策参考。

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deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation

英汉解释

n. 驱逐出境；放逐

同义词

n.exile，expatriation，transportation

参考例句

1. The man was sentenced todeportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportationfor robbery.

这个男人因犯盗窃罪被驱逐出境。

2. So far as whetherdeportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportationis punishment in nature, there is an international tendency not to deny either punishment or non punishment.

同时，在驱逐出境是否具有“惩罚性”方面，国际上出现了不否认“惩罚性”与“非惩罚性”其中之一的趋势。

3. As they approach adulthood, most find that their illegal status is a barrier to jobs and education, and their lack of documentation puts them in line fordeportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation">deportation.

如同他们接近成年，多数发现他们的非法状态是对工作和教育的一个障碍，和他们的缺乏文献投入他们在线为驱逐出境。

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house arrest

英汉解释

软禁

参考例句

1. A simple kiss may be never-endinghouse arrest.

简单的一个吻或许是永不休止的软禁。

2. House arrest was characterized by complete isolation in one's own home or another location under lock and guard.

软禁的特点就是在上锁或看守的情况下将一个人的家或其他地点与外界完全隔绝。

3. The visit comes just days after the United States and other Western nations condemned the military government's order to extend thehouse arrestof opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

此前几天，美国和其他西方国家一起谴责缅甸军事政府延长对反对派领袖昂山素季延期软禁的命令。随后，韦布出访缅甸。

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trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger

英汉解释

vt. 引发，引起；触发

vi. 松开扳柄

n. 扳机；触发器；制滑机

同义词

n.gun trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger，induction，initiation

v.activate，actuate，set off，spark

参考例句

1. His stupid remarkstrigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">triggered off a strike.

他说的蠢话引发了一场罢工。

2. The brain reacts to thetrigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger.

大脑对这种触发做出反应。

3. So give him thetrigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger">trigger.

那就给它个触发字吧。

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blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade

英汉解释

vt. 封锁

n. 阻塞

同义词

n.encirclement

v.bar，block off，embarrass，seal off

参考例句

1. Israel's first move was to impose an air and navalblockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockadeon Lebanon.

以色列的第一步行动是对黎巴嫩进行空中和海上的封锁。

2. The enemy lift theblockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockadeof the port for two month to let emergency supplies in.

为让应急供应品进港，敌人解除了对港口为期两个月的封锁。

3. Three weeks after the ceasefire, Israel says it will lift its sea and airblockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockade">blockadeof Lebanon Thursday.

停火协议执行三周之后，以色列表示将于周四取消对黎巴嫩的海、空封锁。