BBC news with Sue Montgomery.
There have been reports of heavy fightings around the Syrian capital Damascus. According to activists, government forces used tanks andartillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artilleryin clashes with rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army. Jim Muir reports from neighboring Lebanon.
The clashes between government forces and rebels from the Free Syrian Army seemed to be creeping ever close to the heart of Damascus and the center of regime's power. According the activists, the latest violence erupted around the southern edge of the city, the areas of like Tadhamon and Midan and around Palestinian refugee camps nearby. Tanks and mortars were reported to be used by government forces and in some areas residents were set to be fleeing.
Meanwhile the International Red Cross says it believes the conflict in Syria can now effectively be classified as a civil war. This means that combatants can be held accountable for any abuses of the Geneva Convention.
The head the Egypt's military council has said the armed forces will not allow anyone to prevent them from fulfilling their role of Egypt's protector. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi made the comment shortly after meeting the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She is reported to have stressed that the army must honor its commitment to a full transition to a civilian rule. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
Hillary Clinton met Field Marshal Tantawi for an hour with very much the same massage she had on Saturday for president Mursi. The United States supports and encourages asmooth">smooth">smooth">smoothtransition to democracy. Then the meetings with Christian leaders and with women, Mrs. Clinton urged respect for the rights of all Egyptians. A sensitive issue right now as some Egyptians view nervously the rest power of the Muslim Brotherhood. Finally, on the trip to Alexandria to open a new US consulate, the Secretary of State insisted she was not yet to try to pick winners and losers.
Reports from the African Union summit in Addis Ababa say the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed that the international force should patrol their border andneutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralizethe various rebel militias active in Congo. The two leaders, Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila early held a rare face to face talk at the summit. Recent rebel advances in eastern Congo have led to thousands ofdisplace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displaced">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displacedcivilians. The Congolese government has accused Rwanda of directly helping the rebels but the government in Kigali denies this.
Meanwhile, the African Union leaders have chosen Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa as the new chair of the organization. The former wife of the South African president Jacob Zuma, she is the first woman to hold the post. Ms Dlamini Zuma defeated the incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon.
The authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested 127 people who wanted to travel illegally to Australia. Most were picked up by the Sri Lanka navy off the east coast after apparently being at sea for two days.
World news from the BBC.
At least 30 people, many of them Hindu pilgrims, have been killed in a bus crash in southern Nepal. Jill McGivering reports.
Eyewitnesses say the bus was over crowded carrying as many as 100 people including someperch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perched">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perchedon the roof. Most were pilgrims from neighboring India, they were traveling to a temple in southwestern Nepal to take part in a religious festival there. The busswerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerved">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swervedoff the road andplunged intoa canal. It is not clear what caused the accident but the overcrowding and heavymonsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoonrain may have played the part. Emergency workers reduced the water level in the canal while they searched for survivors. But so far only ten people have been brought out of life.
Japan's ambassador to Beijing has returned home for consultations on growing tensions over disputed Islands in the East China Sea. Last week, Chinese vessels entered what Japan considers as its territory of waters around the Islands. Here is Charles Scanlon.
The uninhabited Islands have long been a source of contention between Asia's two largest economies. Both sides covered the rich natural resources under the surrounding waters, and now nationalists in both countries seem to bepushing foroutright confrontation. The Islands have been administered by Japan in the modern era. But the status quo has been upset by a bid by the Tokyo metropolitan government and nationalist governor Shintaro Ishihara to purchase them from their private owners. Japan's ambassador to Beijing who has now beenrecall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recalled">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recalledfor consultations said that plan would spark an extremely grave crisis between Japan and China.
The French far-right party, the National Front says it will sue the Pop singer Madonna over a video shown in one of her concerts in Paris that showed that the party's leader Marine Le Pen with a swastikasuperimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposed">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposedon her face. The footage appeared on the huge screen of the concert followed by a name of a man resembling Adolf Hitler.
BBC news.
第二页:中英双语听力稿
There have been reports of heavy fightings around the Syrian capital Damascus. According to activists, government forces used tanks and artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery in clashes with rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army. Jim Muir reports from neighboring Lebanon.
据报道,叙利亚首都大马士革周围发生激烈战斗。据活动人士称,政府军使用坦克和大炮来对付自由叙利亚军的叛军武装人员。Jim Muir在邻国黎巴嫩报道。
The clashes between government forces and rebels from the Free Syrian Army seemed to be creeping ever close to the heart of Damascus and the center of regime's power. According the activists, the latest violence erupted around the southern edge of the city, the areas of like Tadhamon and Midan and around Palestinian refugee camps nearby. Tanks and mortars were reported to be used by government forces and in some areas residents were set to be fleeing.
政府军和自由叙利亚军的叛军之间的冲突似乎蔓延到大马士革的中心和该国政权和核心。据活动人士说,最近的暴力事件发生在该市南部边缘诸如Tadhamon、Midan和巴勒斯坦难民营附近的地区。据悉政府军使用坦克和大炮,一些地区的居民正在逃亡。
Meanwhile the International Red Cross says it believes the conflict in Syria can now effectively be classified as a civil war. This means that combatants can be held accountable for any abuses of the Geneva Convention.
同时,国际红十字会称,叙利亚的冲突现在足以被界定为内战。这意味着根据日内瓦公约,战斗者要对任何形式的虐待负责。
The head the Egypt's military council has said the armed forces will not allow anyone to prevent them from fulfilling their role of Egypt's protector. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi made the comment shortly after meeting the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She is reported to have stressed that the army must honor its commitment to a full transition to a civilian rule. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
埃及军事委员会主席说,军队不允许任何人阻止他们履行埃及保护者的角色。陆军元帅侯赛因·坦塔维在与美国国务卿克林顿会谈后立即发表此番表态,据悉,克林顿强调,军队必须履行向民治全面过渡的承诺。Jon Leyne在开罗报道。
Hillary Clinton met Field Marshal Tantawi for an hour with very much the same massage she had on Saturday for president Mursi. The United States supports and encourages a smooth">smooth">smooth">smooth transition to democracy. Then the meetings with Christian leaders and with women, Mrs. Clinton urged respect for the rights of all Egyptians. A sensitive issue right now as some Egyptians view nervously the rest power of the Muslim Brotherhood. Finally, on the trip to Alexandria to open a new US consulate, the Secretary of State insisted she was not yet to try to pick winners and losers.
克林顿与陆军元帅坦塔维会谈了一小时,所传达的信息与周六她与总统穆尔西会谈的内容一样,美国支持并鼓励向民主平稳过渡。随后克林顿与基督教领袖和女性会面,她敦促尊重所有埃及人的权利,在如今一些埃及人紧张地盯着穆斯林兄弟组织的剩余权力之时,这是个敏感的话题。最后,克林顿访问亚历山大港,准备在那里建立美国新使馆,国务卿强调,她还没有确定赢家和失败者。
Reports from the African Union summit in Addis Ababa say the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed that the international force should patrol their border and neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize the various rebel militias active in Congo. The two leaders, Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila early held a rare face to face talk at the summit. Recent rebel advances in eastern Congo have led to thousands of displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displaced">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displaced civilians. The Congolese government has accused Rwanda of directly helping the rebels but the government in Kigali denies this.
来自亚的斯亚贝巴非盟会议的报道说,卢旺达和刚果民主共和国总统一致认为,国际部队应在两国边境巡逻,将活动在刚果境内的各种叛乱民兵组织中性化。两位领导人保罗·卡加梅和约瑟夫?卡比拉在峰会上举行了罕见的面对面对话。进来,叛军逼进刚果东部,导致数千平民流离失所。刚果政府谴责卢旺达直接帮助叛军,但基加利政府表示否认。
Meanwhile, the African Union leaders have chosen Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma of South Africa as the new chair of the organization. The former wife of the South African president Jacob Zuma, she is the first woman to hold the post. Ms Dlamini Zuma defeated the incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon.
同时,非盟领导人选择南非的德拉米尼?祖马担任该组织的新主席。南非总统雅各?祖玛的前妻是第一位担任此职的女性。德拉米尼祖马打败了来自加蓬的现任主席让·平。
The authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested 127 people who wanted to travel illegally to Australia. Most were picked up by the Sri Lanka navy off the east coast after apparently being at sea for two days.
斯里兰卡当局逮捕127名试图非法旅行至澳大利亚的人,大多数人是被斯里兰卡海军在东海岸逮捕的,这些人看来已经海上漂泊了两天。
At least 30 people, many of them Hindu pilgrims, have been killed in a bus crash in southern Nepal. Jill McGivering reports.
至少30人在尼泊尔南部一次撞车事故中丧生,其中多为印度教朝圣者。Jill McGivering报道。
Eyewitnesses say the bus was over crowded carrying as many as 100 people including some perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perched">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perched on the roof. Most were pilgrims from neighboring India, they were traveling to a temple in southwestern Nepal to take part in a religious festival there. The bus swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerved">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerved off the road and plunged into a canal. It is not clear what caused the accident but the overcrowding and heavy monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon rain may have played the part. Emergency workers reduced the water level in the canal while they searched for survivors. But so far only ten people have been brought out of life.
目击者称这辆汽车超载,至少装了100人在车上,其中还有人爬在车顶。大多数人是来自邻国印度的朝圣者,他们要到尼泊尔西南部一所寺庙参加一场宗教仪式。这辆汽车偏离路面,冲到一条运河里。尚不清楚事故的起因,但过度超载和暴雨都是部分原因,紧急援助工人降低了运河的水位来搜救幸存者。但到目前为止只救出了10人。
Japan's ambassador to Beijing has returned home for consultations on growing tensions over disputed Islands in the East China Sea. Last week, Chinese vessels entered what Japan considers as its territory of waters around the Islands. Here is Charles Scanlon.
日本驻北京大使回国磋商事宜,原因是有关中国东海有争议的岛屿引发紧张局面。上周,中国船只驶入岛屿附近日本称之为领海的地方。Charles Scanlon报道。
The uninhabited Islands have long been a source of contention between Asia's two largest economies. Both sides covered the rich natural resources under the surrounding waters, and now nationalists in both countries seem to be pushing for outright confrontation. The Islands have been administered by Japan in the modern era. But the status quo has been upset by a bid by the Tokyo metropolitan government and nationalist governor Shintaro Ishihara to purchase them from their private owners. Japan's ambassador to Beijing who has now been recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recalled">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recalled for consultations said that plan would spark an extremely grave crisis between Japan and China.
这些无人居住的岛屿一直是亚洲两大经济体争执的来源,两国在周围水域都拥有丰富的自然资源,现在,两国的民族主义者看来开始直接对抗。这些岛屿在当代是由日本管理的,但由于东京都政府和民族主义州长石原慎太郎开价要从私有业主那里购得这些岛屿,由此引发不安局面。日本驻北京大使现已被召回磋商,他说该计划会在日本和中国之间激起极其严重的危机。
The French far-right party, the National Front says it will sue the Pop singer Madonna over a video shown in one of her concerts in Paris that showed that the party's leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposed">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposed on her face. The footage appeared on the huge screen of the concert followed by a name of a man resembling Adolf Hitler.
法国极右党国民阵线称将起诉流行歌手麦当娜,原因是在麦当娜巴黎演唱会上,有段视频显示该党领导人玛丽?勒庞脸上涂有纳粹党标志。这段视频出现在演唱会的大屏幕上,后面跟了一个类似阿道夫希特勒的名字。
第三页:词汇解析
artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery
英汉解释
n. 火炮;大炮;炮队;炮术
同义词
n.artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery unit,gun,heavy weapon,weapon
参考例句
1. You [America] cannot preserve your power over Iraq with a few tanks,artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artilleryand weapons.
你(美国)不能紧靠一些坦克、火炮和武器在伊拉克维护你的实力。
2. Raised earthworks inside the city walls could greatly reduce the effects ofartillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillerybombardment.
城墙以内突起的土木工事可以大大减少大炮轰击的效果。
3. Begin by deploying a heavyartillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artillery">artilleryunit, three heavy tanks, one medium tank, and one repair tank.
首先部署了重型火炮部队,三个重型坦克,一架中型坦克,和一个修理坦克。
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smooth">smooth">smooth">smooth
英汉解释
adj. 顺利的;光滑的;平稳的
vt. 使光滑;消除(障碍等);使优雅;缓和
n. 平滑部分;一块平地
vi. 变平静;变平滑
adv. 光滑地;平稳地;流畅地
同义词
v.polish,shine,smooth">smooth">smooth">smooth out,smooth">smooth">smooth">smoothen
a.bland,fluent,legato,placid
反义词
v.roughen
a.disconnected,jolting,rough,unsmooth">smooth">smooth">smooth
词汇辨析
even,flat,level,smooth">smooth">smooth">smooth
这些形容词都有“平的,平坦的”之意。 even 通常指平面上的各点或一条直线的各点处在同一平面或直线上。
flat 指光滑平整的表面,但不一定是水平的。
level 强调没有高低之处,且在同一水平面,可引申指才能相等或与相邻某物平行。
smooth">smooth">smooth">smooth 侧重指表面十分平滑,无任何粗糙的感觉。引申作圆滑解。
参考例句
1. Smooth your behaviour with your girlfriend.
在和你的女朋友相处时,你得文雅一些。
2. Smooth this dress with an iron.
用熨斗把这件衣服烫平。
3. The waves lashed thesmooth">smooth">smooth">smoothcliff.
波浪冲击着光滑的峭壁。
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neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize
英汉解释
vt. 抵销;使…中和;使…无效;使…中立
vi. 中和;中立化;变无效
同义词
v.counteract,do in,negate,neutralise
参考例句
1. toneutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralizea city to prevent bombing
宣布某城市中立以避免被轰炸
2. Your kidneys respond by pulling calcium from bones toneutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralizeyour blood.
肾脏的反应是从骨头里面抽出钙质来中和血液。
3. And that is exactly what we have done when weneutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralize">neutralizegeopathic lines with the help of the devas and elementals.
当我们在提婆和四大元素的帮助下压制风水线时,我们所做的一切应是严密正确的。
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displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace
英汉解释
vt. 取代;置换;转移;把…免职;排水
同义词
v.deracinate,force out,move,preempt
参考例句
1. The earthquakedisplace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displaced many buildings.
地震震动了许多建筑物。
2. China is competing todisplace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displaceIndia as the world's largest diamond processing centre.
中国正在和印度竞争以成为世界最大的钻石加工中心。
3. Television havedisplace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displace">displacemotion picture as america's most popular form of entertainment.
电视取代了电影的地位,成了美国最为普遍的娱乐方式。
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perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch
英汉解释
n. 高位;栖木;杆
vt. 栖息;就位;位于;使坐落于
vi. 栖息;就位;位于
同义词
n.pole,rod
v.alight,light,rest,roost
参考例句
1. A lady was walking to work when she saw a parrot on aperch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perchin front of a pet store.
有一位女士在步行去上班途中,看见一只鹦鹉栖息在一间宠物店前面。
2. To demonstrate, Justin, one of Pepperberg's undergraduate assistants, instructs Griffin and Alex to hop up on the workperch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch.
为了演示,佩珀堡的一个大学生助手贾斯廷,指导格里芬和亚历克斯跳到高处工作架上去。
3. The orange roughy, a slow-growingperch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perch">perchnow marketed as empereur, was virtually fished out in British waters soon after trawler men set their sights on it in 1991.
罗非鱼是一种生长缓慢的鲈鱼,现在市场售价极贵,实际上它在1991年被渔民盯上后不久,就在英国海域被捕尽。
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swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve
英汉解释
vi. 转弯;突然转向;背离
vt. 使转弯;使突然转向;使背离
n. 转向;偏离的程度
同义词
n.swerving,veering,yaw
v.curve,cut,sheer,slew
参考例句
1. His car thenswerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerved up the pavement.
然后,他的车突然一个急转弯冲上了便道。
2. Singing theswerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerveof our heart.
唱着人们心肠的曲折。
3. Violent wind can cause a sidewaysswerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerve">swerveto a running vehicle.
狂风袭来,可能会使行驶中的车辆产生横向偏移。
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monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon
英汉解释
n. 季风;(印度等地的)雨季;季候风
参考例句
1. Themonsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoonrains started early this year.
今年雨季降雨开始得早。
2. Teak growing inmonsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoonforest in Burma, India and Thailand.
柚木生长于缅甸、印度、泰国等季风雨林地区。
3. Summer—Northern Hemisphere summer—is the wet,monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoon">monsoonseason across the subtropics, from Africa to India to Asia.
夏天(北半球的夏天)是很潮湿的,季风从非洲到亚洲的印度,横贯整个亚热带地区。
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recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall
英汉解释
vt. 召回;回想起,记起;取消
n. 召回;回忆;撤消
同义词
n.callback,recollection,reminiscence
v.call back,call in,come back,echo
反义词
v.draw a blank,forget,issue,supply
词汇辨析
memorize,remember,recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall,recolect,remind
这些动词均有“记忆,记住,回忆”之意。 memorize 指有意识的下功夫把某事的整个细节都记在脑子里。
remember 含义较广,多指无意识地回忆起往事,也可指通过主观努力去记忆。
recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall 比remember文雅,指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。
recolect 指在记忆中搜索,设法想起一时想不起的事情或人,强调过程。
remind 指经某人或某事的提醒而回忆起某件已遗忘之事。
参考例句
1. I don'trecall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recallwhat he said at the meeting.
我想不起来他在会上说了些什么。
2. And Irecall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recallthe moment of them all.
我回想起它们每一个成长的时刻。
3. I oftenrecall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recall">recallthat warm bamboo grove.
我常常回想起那片温暖的竹林。
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英汉解释
vt. 添加;重叠;附加;安装
同义词
v.lay over,superpose
参考例句
1. I think you ought tosuperimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposethe great trust of mine on your heart.
我想你应该牢记住我对你的重托。
2. Using two projectors, we cansuperimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposeone film image on the other.
使用两架放映机,我们可以将一个影像重叠在另一个上。
3. The conquerors tried tosuperimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimpose">superimposetheir ideas and culture on the previous ones of the gown, but did not succeed.
征服者们试图将他们的观念和文化强加给该城已有的观念和文化上,但未成功。