BBC News with David Austin
An attempt to rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue a kidnapped British engineer and his Italian colleague in Nigeria has failed, and both are dead. The British Prime Minister David Cameron said early indications were that thehostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostages">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostageswere killed by their captors before they could be freed. The men were kidnapped last May. British forces supported the Nigerian-led operation. Our correspondent in Rome Alan Johnston reports on the reaction in Italy.
News of the failed rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue mission was broken here in a statement from the office of the Prime Minister Mario Monti. It described the unfolding of events in very much the same way as the British side did, but it also said that the Italian government has only been informed that military action was being taken after therescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue missionhad begun. And this has caused some concern here. A member of parliament, Rosa Calipari, demanded to know why the Italians hadn't been involved in the decision-making process from the start.
A deadline for private creditors to join a multi-billion euro Greek bondswap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swaphas now passed without an announcement on the outcome of negotiations. Before the deadline, the Greek government had indicated it was confident of completing a deal with investors that could help it avoiddefaultingon its huge debts. An official told the BBC correspondent in Athens that he believed some 80% of private creditors would sign up.
The Kenyan government says it'ssack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sacked">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sacked25,000 health workers from public hospitals who've beenon strikefor a week over pay and conditions. A health workers' union has dismissed the action as a negotiating tactic. Will Ross reports from Nairobi.
This appears to be an extraordinarily drastic measure by the Kenyan government. It said the names of 25,000 nurses and lab technicians have been removed from thepayroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll. They've been on strike for four days demanding better pay. A government spokesman described the strike action asethical">unethical">ethical">unethicaland urged unemployed or retired health workers to turn up on Friday to be interviewed for jobs. The health workers' union dismissed this as a tactic intended toblackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmailthe striking staff.
The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says she's concerned to find out what's happened to the people of a ruined district of the Syrian city of Homs. She said she was still waiting for the Syrian government to respond to a request to let humanitarian aid in. Jim Muir has this report from Beirut.
Valerie Amos said she wasdevastate">devastated">devastate">devastatedby what she saw during her brief 45-minute visit to Baba Amr on Wednesday.
"The devastation there is significant. That part of Homs is completely destroyed, and I'm concerned to know what has happened to the people who lived in that part of the city."
Activist groups continue to report thesummary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary executionof men from Baba Amr, the butchering of entire families and also the systematic mass rape of women.
World News from the BBC
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has welcomed a statement by President Obama that there's a window of opportunity to solve the Iranian nuclear issue diplomatically. Ayatollah Khamenei said they were good words although he said the US still wanted tobring the Iranian people to their kneesthroughsanctions. But a BBC correspondent points out that Mr Obama said Washington would take no options off the table in order to stop Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The Pakistani interior minister says the three widows of Osama Bin Laden have been charged with illegally entering and living in Pakistan.
The three women, thought to be two Saudi Arabians and a Yemeni, were taken into Pakistanicustody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custodyafter American commandos killed the al-Qaeda leader at his home in Abbottabad last May.
Indigenous protesters in Ecuador have begun a two-week march across the country to demand that the government abandon plans for large-scale mining projects. Several hundreds protesters set off from an Amazon province where a Chinese company has been authorised to develop a hugeopen-castcopper mine. Ecuador's main indigenous organisation says mining will contaminate water supplies.
A rare "wanted" poster offering a reward for the capture of King Charles II in 1651 has been sold atauction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auctionin England for more than $50,000. The poster was issued by the parliament led by Oliver Cromwell towards the end of the English Civil War. Here's Claire Marshall with the details.
The price went up and up.
"My hammer's down at £33,000. Thank you, sir."
Tony Whittaker was the winner.
"Is that what you expected to pay?"
"No, I was told either 1,000 or 4,000."
"Why did you pay so much for it?"
"Well, I doubt she's called Cromwell Manor, and I thought it would look good on the wall even though it's a very expensive wall now."
Enthusiasts should be pleased that it's staying in the local area so significant to the story of the Civil War.
And that's the BBC News.
第二页:中英双语听力稿
An attempt to rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue a kidnapped British engineer and his Italian colleague in Nigeria has failed, and both are dead. The British Prime Minister David Cameron said early indications were that the hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostages">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostages were killed by their captors before they could be freed. The men were kidnapped last May. British forces supported the Nigerian-led operation. Our correspondent in Rome Alan Johnston reports on the reaction in Italy.
一起试图营救在尼日利亚被绑架英国工程师和他的意大利同事的努力失败了,两人均已死亡。英国首相戴维德·卡梅隆说,早期的调查表明,两名人质未能获得自由就被其逮捕者杀害了,他们是上周五被绑架的。英国军队支持这次由尼日利亚领导的行动,BBC驻罗马记者Alan Johnston在意大利报道此事的反响。
News of the failed rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue mission was broken here in a statement from the office of the Prime Minister Mario Monti. It described the unfolding of events in very much the same way as the British side did, but it also said that the Italian government has only been informed that military action was being taken after the rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue mission had begun. And this has caused some concern here. A member of parliament, Rosa Calipari, demanded to know why the Italians hadn't been involved in the decision-making process from the start.
这条营救失败的新闻,是由总理马里奥·蒙蒂的办公室公布的。意大利与英国公布消息的方式类似,同时称意大利政府只是得知,军事行动是在营救工作开始后进行的,这就让人产生了担忧。议员Rosa Calipari要求知道为何意大利人一开始就没有参与到决策制定中来。
A deadline for private creditors to join a multi-billion euro Greek bond swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap has now passed without an announcement on the outcome of negotiations. Before the deadline, the Greek government had indicated it was confident of completing a deal with investors that could help it avoid defaulting on its huge debts. An official told the BBC correspondent in Athens that he believed some 80% of private creditors would sign up.
私人债权人加入价值数十亿欧元的希腊债券互换的最后期限已到,却没有有关协商结果宣布出来。最后期限之前,希腊政府称,相信能与投资者达成协议,帮助本国在巨额债务上违约。一位官员在雅典告诉BBC记者,他相信有80%的私人债权人会签署协议。
The Kenyan government says it's sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sacked">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sacked 25,000 health workers from public hospitals who've been on strike for a week over pay and conditions. A health workers' union has dismissed the action as a negotiating tactic. Will Ross reports from Nairobi.
肯尼亚政府称已从公共医院辞掉2.5万医疗工作者,这些人曾罢工一周,要求增加收入并改善工作条件。一个医疗人员工会称政府此举不过是协商的策略。Will Ross在内罗毕报道。
This appears to be an extraordinarily drastic measure by the Kenyan government. It said the names of 25,000 nurses and lab technicians have been removed from the payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll. They've been on strike for four days demanding better pay. A government spokesman described the strike action as ethical">unethical">ethical">unethical and urged unemployed or retired health workers to turn up on Friday to be interviewed for jobs. The health workers' union dismissed this as a tactic intended to blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail the striking staff.
这显然是肯尼亚政府极具戏剧性的举措,政府称这2.5万名护士和实验室技工已被从在职人员名单中删掉,这些人罢工四天了,要求提高报酬。政府发言人称罢工是违反职业道德的,并要求失业或退休的医疗人员周五前来应聘。医疗人员工会驳斥此举不过是在要挟罢工人员。
The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says she's concerned to find out what's happened to the people of a ruined district of the Syrian city of Homs. She said she was still waiting for the Syrian government to respond to a request to let humanitarian aid in. Jim Muir has this report from Beirut.
联合国人道主义专员Valerie Amos称,她很担心叙利亚胡姆斯市被毁地区人们的现状,称自己仍在等待叙利亚政府同意人道主义援助进入。Jim Muir在贝鲁特报道。
Valerie Amos said she was devastate">devastated">devastate">devastated by what she saw during her brief 45-minute visit to Baba Amr on Wednesday.
Valerie Amos周三在巴巴阿鲁姆简短访问了45分钟,她称自己对所见惨状深为震惊。
"The devastation there is significant. That part of Homs is completely destroyed, and I'm concerned to know what has happened to the people who lived in that part of the city."
“破坏很严重,胡姆斯的这部分已全毁了,我很想知道城市另一半的人们现在怎么样。”
Activist groups continue to report the summary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary">summary execution of men from Baba Amr, the butchering of entire families and also the systematic mass rape of women.
活动分子报道称,巴巴阿鲁姆仍有草率处决情况,有的全家被杀,还有大规模强奸妇女的现象。
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has welcomed a statement by President Obama that there's a window of opportunity to solve the Iranian nuclear issue diplomatically. Ayatollah Khamenei said they were good words although he said the US still wanted to bring the Iranian people to their knees through sanctions. But a BBC correspondent points out that Mr Obama said Washington would take no options off the table in order to stop Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.
奥巴马总统宣称,现在有机会用外交手段解决伊朗核问题,伊朗最高领导人Ayatollah Khamenei对此表示欢迎,尽管他说美国仍希望通过制裁来降服伊朗人民。然而,一位BBC记者指出,奥巴马曾说过,美国可能采取军事手段来阻止伊朗得到核武器。
The Pakistani interior minister says the three widows of Osama Bin Laden have been charged with illegally entering and living in Pakistan.
巴基斯坦内政部长称,本拉登的三位遗孀已被指控非法进入并居住巴基斯坦。
The three women, thought to be two Saudi Arabians and a Yemeni, were taken into Pakistani custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody after American commandos killed the al-Qaeda leader at his home in Abbottabad last May.
这三名妇女分别是两位沙特阿拉伯人和一位也门人,美军去年五月在本拉登家里杀死这位基地组织领导人后,她们就被送往巴基斯坦接受监禁。
Indigenous protesters in Ecuador have begun a two-week march across the country to demand that the government abandon plans for large-scale mining projects. Several hundreds protesters set off from an Amazon province where a Chinese company has been authorised to develop a huge open-cast copper mine. Ecuador's main indigenous organisation says mining will contaminate water supplies.
厄瓜多尔土著抗议者的游行已持续两周,他们在国内穿行,要求政府放弃大规模的采矿计划。数百名抗议者从亚马逊一省份出发开始游行,就在这里,一家中国公司被授权开发一个露天铜矿山。厄瓜多尔主要的土著组织称开矿会污染水资源。
A rare "wanted" poster offering a reward for the capture of King Charles II in 1651 has been sold at auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction in England for more than $50,000. The poster was issued by the parliament led by Oliver Cromwell towards the end of the English Civil War. Here's Claire Marshall with the details.
一张罕见的1651年悬赏捉拿国王查尔斯二世的海报在英国拍得五万美元,这张海报是奥利弗·克伦威尔领导的议会发布的,时间是英国内战前夕。Claire Marshall报道。
The price went up and up.
价格涨了又涨。
"My hammer's down at £33,000. Thank you, sir."
“锤子拍下3.3万英镑,谢谢你,先生。”
Tony Whittaker was the winner.
赢得拍卖的人是Tony Whittaker。
"Is that what you expected to pay?"
“你原本就希望开这个价吗?”
"No, I was told either 1,000 or 4,000."
“不,人家让人开1000到4000。”
"Why did you pay so much for it?"
“那你为何开这么高的价?”
"Well, I doubt she's called Cromwell Manor, and I thought it would look good on the wall even though it's a very expensive wall now."
“我怀疑她会称作'克伦威尔庄园',我想挂在墙上会很好看的,尽管这面墙这么昂贵。”
Enthusiasts should be pleased that it's staying in the local area so significant to the story of the Civil War.
听说这个在内战中如此重要的物品留在英国当地,渴慕者应该会很高兴的。
第三页:词汇解析
hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage
英汉解释
n. 人质;抵押品
同义词
n.surety
参考例句
1. However, he and his, is a fugitive, is ahostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage.
不过他与他之间,一个是逃犯,一个是人质。
2. Three Americans heldhostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostageby rebels in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida.
三名被哥伦比亚叛军扣押五年多的美国人质启程返乡,赶往佛罗里达家中。
3. Individual can be regarded as thehostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostage">hostageof history and knowledge, hijacked by the present and the future.
相对于个体可以被理解为是历史与知识的人质,被今天与未来所劫持。
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rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue
英汉解释
vt. 营救;援救
n. 营救;援救;解救
同义词
n.deliverance">deliverance,delivery">delivery,saving
v.deliver
参考例句
1. They were trying every possible means torescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescuethe miners trapped underground.
他们正在千方百计设法营救围困在井下的矿工。
2. Hughes continues volunteering with therescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescuecrew.
休斯自愿继续呆在救援队。
3. Game, your role is an ambulance driver, you need torescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescue">rescuethose in your hospital near the victim.
游戏中,你的角色是一个救护车司机,你需要援救那些在你的医院附近的受害人。
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swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap
英汉解释
n. 交换;交换之物
vt. 与...交换;以...作交换
vi. 交换;交易
同义词
n.barter,swop,trade
v.switch,swop,trade
参考例句
1. Heswap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swapped his radio for a ticket of a football match.
他用他的收音机换了一张足球门票。
2. The two guys look at each other andswap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swaplunches.
这两个人相互看了一眼,交换了他们的午饭。
3. Try to save your work using different filenames, restart GIMP and check the location of theswap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swap">swapdirectory in your Preferences.
请尝试使用不同的文件名保存您的工作,重新启动GIMP并检查您的首选项中交换目录的位置。
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sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack
英汉解释
n. 麻布袋;洗劫
vt. 解雇;把……装入袋;劫掠
同义词
n.carrier bag,pocket,sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sackful,sacque
v.dismiss,fire,net,plunder
反义词
v.employ,engage,hire
词汇辨析
bag,sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack,handbag,purse
这些名词均含“袋”之意。 bag 普通用词,指一般的口袋,有时也指手提包。
sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack 应用较窄,指较大的袋子,如麻袋等。
handbag 指手提包,尤指女人用的手提包。
purse 指钱包或小钱袋,在美国相当于bandbag。
参考例句
1. The boss gave her thesack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack.
老板给了她一个麻袋。
2. Eachsack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sackhad seven cats.
每个袋里有七只猫。
3. He tumbled his clothes and book into a bigsack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack">sack.
他把他的衣服和书胡乱装进一只大口袋。
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payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll
英汉解释
n. 工资单
同义词
n.payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll department,paysheet
参考例句
1. The company has 250 on thepayroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll.
这个公司的工资表上有250人。
2. Payroll cuts, meanwhile, have steadily gotten less bad and could end soon.
与此同时,在职人数的减少也稳步下降,可能很快结束。
3. WANT——: Payroll Manager with BA in accounting, five years of management experience, extensive knowledge ofpayroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payroll">payrollprinciples, and a sense of humor.
要求:有会计学位的薪资管理经理,有五年的管理经验,对薪资原则有充分的了解,有幽默感。
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ethical">unethical">ethical">unethical
英汉解释
adj. 不道德的;缺乏职业道德的
同义词
a.base,dishonorable,dishonourable,immoral
反义词
a.ethical
参考例句
1. But so far she seemed to regard the Don as a slightlyethical">unethical">ethical">unethicalbusinessman.
但到现在为止,她好象把堂看作一个有点不道德的商人。
2. Have you ever been asked to do somethingethical">unethical">ethical">unethical? If yes, how did you handle it?
曾经有人要求你去做一不道德的事情吗?如果有,你是怎么处理的呢?
3. If parents agree to donate them, supporters say, it would beethical">unethical">ethical">unethicalnot to do so in the quest to cure people of disease.
如果父母同意捐献它们,支持者说,在治疗人类疾病的要求下,不好好利用它们是缺乏职业道德的。
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blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail
英汉解释
n. 勒索,敲诈;勒索所得之款
vt. 勒索,敲诈
同义词
v.blackjack,pressure
参考例句
1. They tried toblackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmailme (into giving them the money).
他们企图向我勒索(金钱)。
2. Crying isblackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail">blackmail.
哭,就是讹诈。
3. Blackmail is a species of crime which we all hate.
恫吓勒索是大家憎恨的一种罪行。
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devastate">devastate
英汉解释
vt. 毁灭;毁坏
同义词
v.desolate,lay waste to,ravage,scourge
参考例句
1. The invader de-vastated the whole town.
入侵者蹂躏了整个城镇。
2. We will never break, though theydevastate">devastate, we shall motivate.
我们永远不会打破,但他们摧毁,我们应鼓励。
3. Can you give an example of how to calculate the average Devastate damage with a specific weapon and gear setup?
你能以一把特定的武器和装备情况来举例,说明怎么样计算毁灭打击的平均伤害吗?
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summary">summary">summary">summary
英汉解释
adj. 简易的;扼要的
n. 概要,摘要
同义词
n.sum-up
a.compact,compendious,drumhead,succinct
参考例句
1. Part six,summary">summary">summary">summaryand Outlook.
第六部分总结与展望。
2. Let me make asummary">summary">summary">summary.
让我来做一个总结。
3. Summary of Background Data. The patient presented with 3 months of neck pain and intermittent right arm radicular symptoms.
背景资料概述:该患者曾出现3个月的颈部疼痛和间歇性右上肢神经性症状。
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custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody
英汉解释
n. 保管;监护;拘留;[法]抚养权
同义词
n.detainment,detention,hands,hold
参考例句
1. Do not act in revenge or with malice, in particular when dealing with prisoners, detainees or people in yourcustody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody.
特别是对待囚犯、被拘留人员或在押人员时,不得有报复或恶意处置等行为。
2. If necessary, he should sue forcustody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custodyof the children, since being raised by this viper is not in their best interests.
有必要的话,他可以因为孩子的监护权起诉他们,由这个恶妇抚养,显然是对孩子最不利的。
3. No details yet about the American soldier accused of opening fire at a US base in Baghdad, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken intocustody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody">custody.
至今还没有关于在美军驻巴格达基地开火的美军士兵的详细报道,这位士兵在被监禁之前杀害了五名同伴。
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英汉解释
vt. 拍卖;竞卖
n. 拍卖
同义词
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v.auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction off,auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auctioneer
参考例句
1. It was sad to see all grandfather’s lovely things beingauction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auctioned off.
看到祖父所有心爱之物在拍卖是令人伤心的。
2. In both cases, bidders compete against one another to win theauction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction.
这两个方面,投标人之间为赢得此拍卖而相互竞争。
3. The firstauction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auction">auctionwas held by the Chicago Board of Trade , on behalf of the EPA , in March 1993 .
第一次拍卖是由芝加哥交易委员会在1993年3月为了环保局的利益而举办的。