BBC News with Zoe Diamond
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced aneasing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easingof sanctions against Burma. She praised recent developments there, but said the reform process still had a long way to go. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
Hillary Clinton had already said the US would respond positively to democratic progress in Burma. When the former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in parliament over the weekend, it was inevitable Washington would act. Some travel and financial restrictions will now be eased, senior Burmese officials will be able to visit the United States and the US will open a development office in Burma. The EU is clearlyweighing upa similar package of moves. Speaking in London, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague said some sanctions may be lifted. The elections, he said, appeared to have been a very important moment of change. But he and Hillary Clinton both said they wanted to see the release of other political prisoners.
The United Nations Security Council has expressed concern at thepresence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presenceof al-Qaeda in northern Mali following the recent coup there. It says that it could furtherdestabilisethe security situation. The council condemned rebel groups in the north who've seized roughly half of the country since the coup, and called for the return of constitutional order. Barbara Plett reports from the UN.
The statement supports the efforts of regional groups who've imposed sanctions on Mali, but such moves were criticised by Mali's UN ambassador. Oumar Daou told the council the steps taken by the African Union and the regional grouping Ecowas added to already difficult conditions, such as drought, hunger, displacement and political conflict. The situation has been under closescrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutinyby the council for several months because it's symptomatic of the wider instabilities in the Sahel region.
The Pentagon has formally directed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused ofmastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">masterminding">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermindingthe 9/11 attacks to stand trial in a militarytribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal, where they could be sentenced to death. The five are being held at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Here's Jonathan Blake.
This announcement from the Pentagon marks the final major step towards those accused with planning and executing the 9/11 attacks beingput on trial. The five men had already been charged with terrorism, hijacking aircraft, murder and other crimes. But the process was interrupted when President Obama announced the suspects should be tried in a civilian court. That plan proved so unpopular andpractical">impractical">practical">impracticalthat opposition from Congress forced the administration to abandon it.
The Greek athletics federation says that it's suspended all domestic sporting activities due to a shortage of funding. The federation's governing board said that the body would re-evaluate its position if the government reconsidered the deep cuts in state funding for sport. An official told the BBC that unless the situation was resolved, the last result would be to withdraw from the London Olympics.
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More than 130 countries have reached agreement on measures to tackle tobaccosmuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smugglingat a meeting of the World Health Organisation in Geneva. The plan includes a new licensing system and an international mechanism to monitor tobacco from the point of harvest to the shops. The WHO says fighting smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling could help countries recover more than $40bn in lost tax revenue.
An explosion at the newly reopened national theatre in the Somali capital Mogadishu has left at least seven people dead and many others injured. Among the dead are the head of the country's football association and the president of the Somali Olympic committee. The Islamist group al-Shabab said it carried out the attack, but denied using a suicide bomber. A Somali government spokesman, Abdirahman Osman, said Somalis would not allow such attacks to completely disrupt their lives.
"This group, they are working for al-Qaeda in Somalia to try to avoid Somalis to stand their normal lives to go to theatres or concerts. But that's why we are determined even more and more by, for them targeting such innocent people. And we will develop our efforts, and it's a matter of time before weeliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminateall those threats posed by them."
A new scientific study published in the journal Nature says there'scompellingevidence that a rise in carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere caused the end of the last ice age. The study, funded by an American government agency, countered a favourite argument of climate change sceptics, who point out that records show that rising temperatures preceded a rise in CO2.
The United States says that it's concerned by a wave of arrests of Cuban opposition activists on the communist-run island. A spokesman for the State Department demanded the immediate release of dozens of activists.
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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced an easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing of sanctions against Burma. She praised recent developments there, but said the reform process still had a long way to go. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿宣布缓和对缅甸的制裁措施,她对缅甸近来的发展表示赞扬,但同时表示,改革进程还有很远的路要走。PaulAdams在华盛顿报道。
Hillary Clinton had already said the US would respond positively to democratic progress in Burma. When the former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in parliament over the weekend, it was inevitable Washington would act. Some travel and financial restrictions will now be eased, senior Burmese officials will be able to visit the United States and the US will open a development office in Burma. The EU is clearly weighing up a similar package of moves. Speaking in London, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague said some sanctions may be lifted. The elections, he said, appeared to have been a very important moment of change. But he and Hillary Clinton both said they wanted to see the release of other political prisoners.
之前希拉里·克林顿曾表示,美国会支持缅甸的民主进程。曾经的政治犯昂山素季本周末赢得议院的一个席位,美国自然要有所表示。美国将放宽一些旅行与财政限制,缅甸高级官员可以访问美国,美国将在缅甸开设一个发展办公室。欧盟也正考虑采取类似的系列举动。英国外长威廉·黑格在伦敦讲话说,可能会取消一些制裁措施。他说,缅甸的选举看来是一次重大变革。但他和希拉里·克林顿均表示,希望缅甸能释放更多政治犯。
The United Nations Security Council has expressed concern at the presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence of al-Qaeda in northern Mali following the recent coup there. It says that it could further destabilise the security situation. The council condemned rebel groups in the north who've seized roughly half of the country since the coup, and called for the return of constitutional order. Barbara Plett reports from the UN.
自从马里北部发生政变以来,基地组织就在那里出没,联合国安理会对此表示担心,称基地组织会使当地的安全局势进一步恶化。安理会谴责北部的叛军组织,呼吁恢复宪法秩序。自政变以来,这些叛军已夺去该国近一半领地。
The statement supports the efforts of regional groups who've imposed sanctions on Mali, but such moves were criticised by Mali's UN ambassador. Oumar Daou told the council the steps taken by the African Union and the regional grouping Ecowas added to already difficult conditions, such as drought, hunger, displacement and political conflict. The situation has been under close scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny by the council for several months because it's symptomatic of the wider instabilities in the Sahel region.
一些地区组织对马里实施了制裁措施,对此安理会发布声明表示支持,但马里驻联合国大使批评了这些举动。Oumar Daou对安理会表示,非盟和地区组织西非国家经济共同体采取的措施,使已被干旱、饥荒、夺权和政治冲突等问题困扰的马里处境更加艰难。数月以来,安理会一直在紧密关注这一局势,因为有迹象表明,萨赫勒地区的不安局势有扩大趋势。
The Pentagon has formally directed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">masterminding">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">masterminding the 9/11 attacks to stand trial in a military tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal, where they could be sentenced to death. The five are being held at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Here's Jonathan Blake.
美国国防部正式指控Khalid Sheikh Mohammed和其他四名男子阴谋策划了911袭击案,命令由军事法庭来审判他们,5人可能会被判死刑。他们目前被关押在关塔那摩湾美国拘留中心。Jonathan Blake报道。
This announcement from the Pentagon marks the final major step towards those accused with planning and executing the 9/11 attacks being put on trial. The five men had already been charged with terrorism, hijacking aircraft, murder and other crimes. But the process was interrupted when President Obama announced the suspects should be tried in a civilian court. That plan proved so unpopular and practical">impractical">practical">impractical that opposition from Congress forced the administration to abandon it.
国防部的这一声明,标志着对那些目前受审的策划并实施911袭击事件嫌犯的处理到了最后阶段。这五人已被指控以恐怖主义、劫机、谋杀等罪行。但由于奥巴马总统宣称应在民主法庭审判这些嫌犯,所以审判过程中断了。他的计划很不受欢迎,也没有可行性,国会反对派强迫政府放弃该计划。
The Greek athletics federation says that it's suspended all domestic sporting activities due to a shortage of funding. The federation's governing board said that the body would re-evaluate its position if the government reconsidered the deep cuts in state funding for sport. An official told the BBC that unless the situation was resolved, the last result would be to withdraw from the London Olympics.
希腊田径联合会称由于资金短缺,现已暂停国内一些体育活动。联合会的理事会称,如果政府再次考虑大幅度削减国有体育资金,该机构将重审其地位。一位官员告诉BBC,如果现状得不到解决,最后的结果是,希腊将退出伦敦奥运会。
More than 130 countries have reached agreement on measures to tackle tobacco smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling at a meeting of the World Health Organisation in Geneva. The plan includes a new licensing system and an international mechanism to monitor tobacco from the point of harvest to the shops. The WHO says fighting smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling could help countries recover more than $40bn in lost tax revenue.
在日内瓦世卫组织会议上,130多个国家达成协议,着力解决烟草走私问题。该计划包括,建立一个新的许可制度和国际机制,来监督烟草从收获到销售的整个环节。世卫组织称,打击走私能使各国挽回400多亿美元的税收损失。
An explosion at the newly reopened national theatre in the Somali capital Mogadishu has left at least seven people dead and many others injured. Among the dead are the head of the country's football association and the president of the Somali Olympic committee. The Islamist group al-Shabab said it carried out the attack, but denied using a suicide bomber. A Somali government spokesman, Abdirahman Osman, said Somalis would not allow such attacks to completely disrupt their lives.
索马里首都摩加迪沙最新开放的国家戏剧院发生爆炸事件,至少7人丧生,多人受伤。死者中包括索马里足球协会主席和索马里奥委会主席。伊斯兰阿尔沙巴布组织自称实施了此次袭击案,但否认使用自杀式炸弹。索马里政府发言人Abdirahman Osman说,索马里不会允许这样的袭击事件完全打乱自己的生活。
"This group, they are working for al-Qaeda in Somalia to try to avoid Somalis to stand their normal lives to go to theatres or concerts. But that's why we are determined even more and more by, for them targeting such innocent people. And we will develop our efforts, and it's a matter of time before we eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate all those threats posed by them."
“这个组织是为驻索马里的基地组织效力的,他们不想让索马里人过正常的生活,使他们无法去剧院或音乐会。但正因为他们针对的是无辜百姓,我们会越发坚定。我们会加大努力,我们肯定能消除他们构成的所有威胁,这只是个时间问题。”
A new scientific study published in the journal Nature says there's compelling evidence that a rise in carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere caused the end of the last ice age. The study, funded by an American government agency, countered a favourite argument of climate change sceptics, who point out that records show that rising temperatures preceded a rise in CO2.
《科学》杂志上发表的一项新科学研究称,有力证据表明,地球大气中二氧化碳的增多,导致了上一个冰河时代的结束。这份研究是由美国一家政府机构赞助实施的,研究反驳了气候变化怀疑论者热衷的一个观点,这些怀疑论者认为有记录显示,气温升高早于二氧化碳增加。
The United States says that it's concerned by a wave of arrests of Cuban opposition activists on the communist-run island. A spokesman for the State Department demanded the immediate release of dozens of activists.
共产主义岛国古巴大量逮捕反对派活动人士,美国对此表示担心。国务院发言人要求古巴立即释放数十名活动人士。
第三页:词汇解析
easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing
英汉解释
n. 吃势;容位;松型
v. 释放(ease的现在分词)
同义词
n.alleviation,easement,moderation,relief
参考例句
1. He was down 10-0, and his opponent showed no signs ofeasing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easingup.
目前,他以0比10落后,而他的对手仍没有丝毫放松的迹象。
2. That far fromeasing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing, there are now fears the fighting could spread.
这远非易事,现在已有民众担心战争范围仍会扩大。
3. That far fromeasing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing">easing, there are now fears the fighting could spread.
那并不容易,现在担心的是,战争的范围还会扩大。
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presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence
英汉解释
n. 存在;出席;参加;风度;仪态
同义词
n.bearing,comportment,front,mien
反义词
n.absence
参考例句
1. Yourpresence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presenceis a present to the world .
你的存在是给予世界的一个礼物。
2. To know God in the personal experience of Hispresence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presenceand love is life indeed.
真的,只有在个人的经历上认识神的同在和他的慈爱才是生命。
3. Any type of discussion with the police must be in thepresence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presence">presenceof the Security Manager.
和警察的任何形式的讨论,都必须在保安部经理在场的情况下进行。
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scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny
英汉解释
n. 详细审查;监视;细看;选票复查
同义词
n.examination
参考例句
1. The diamond passed thescrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutinyof the jeweler.
钻石通过了珠宝商的仔细检查。
2. Ability to work under intense pressure andscrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny.
能够在严密的压力与监督下工作。
3. The merits of infrastructure investment are the latest to come underscrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny">scrutiny.
最近受到详细检验的是基础设施投资所带来的价值。
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mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind
英汉解释
vt. 策划
n. 优秀策划者;才子
同义词
n.conceiver,einstein,genius,originator
v.direct,engineer,orchestrate,organise
参考例句
1. Themastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermindof the expedition was a Frenchman.
这次探险的策划者是一个法国人。
2. Gathering many senior elites in the industry, we are able tomastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermindand produce many excellent works.
公司聚集了一批资深的行业精英,有策划、创作大量优秀稿件的能力。
3. You can overcome almost any obstacle you face, no matter what your own education or talents, if you use themastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermind">mastermindprinciple effectively.
假如你能有效地应用智囊团,则无论你自己的教育程度或才智如何,几乎都能克服所有的障碍。
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tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal
英汉解释
n. 法庭;裁决;法官席
同义词
n.court,judicature
参考例句
1. A trial by such a militarytribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal.
通过军事法庭的一次审讯。
2. Thetribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal">tribunal's term of reference does not cover traffic offence .
法庭的授权调查事项不包括违反交通规章罪。
3. The Victorian Government does not participate in the Migration Review Tribunal appeals process.
州政府不参与移民门户网站>移民复审庭的上诉程序。
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practical">impractical">practical">impractical
英汉解释
adj. 不切实际的,不现实的;不能实行的
同义词
a.airy,laputan,visionary,windy
反义词
a.practical
参考例句
1. The mathematician is anpractical">impractical">practical">impracticalperson who can't even boil an egg.
那位数学家是个什么事都不会做的人,连煮蛋都不会。
2. You can make some alterations in the plan in case you find anythingpractical">impractical">practical">impractical.
如果你发现这计划有什么地方不够实际,可以做一些改动。
3. Well, there is also a possibility of using function names for recursion, but you will soon see that this is oftenpractical">impractical">practical">impracticalnowadays.
当然还有可能在递归调用中使用函数名称,但是你将很快看到在当下他通常不大实用。
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smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling
英汉解释
n. 走私
v. 走私
参考例句
1. Drug-smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smugglingis a serious crime .
走私毒品是严重的罪行。
2. They will work to combatsmuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smugglingand human trafficking.
两国还将致力于打击走私和人口贩运。
3. A commentator in the China Daily said export curbs would encouragesmuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling">smuggling.
中国日报一位评论员说,出口限制会鼓励走私。
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eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate
英汉解释
vt. 消除;排除
同义词
v.decimate,do away with,obviate,reject
反义词
v.ask,call for,demand,involve
参考例句
1. We haveeliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
我们删去了全部统计表格,因只有专家才对这些表格感兴趣。
2. How can tell me toeliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminatepouch?
谁能告诉我怎么消除眼袋啊?
3. How toeliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminate">eliminateeye exhaustion and pseudomyopia?
如何消除眼疲劳和假性近视?