BBC News with David Austin
A gunman has shot dead two senior American military officers inside the heavily guarded Afghan interior ministry in Kabul. Reports say those killed are a colonel and a major, and the gunman escaped. The Afghan defence minister has apologised for the killings, and a Pentagon statement said the United States condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms. Jonathan Blake reports from Washington.
The reaction from Washington has been strong and swift. The Department of Defence says the killings are unacceptable and are condemned by the United States in the strongest possible terms. The Pentagon says the Afghan defence minister called his US counterpart Leon Panetta to offer hiscondolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolences">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolencesand apologise. Now the US is urging the Afghan government totake actionto protect Nato forces after what it described as "a challenging week in the country".
The Taliban said they shot the Americansin retaliation forthe burning of copies of the Koran by soldiers at a US base last week.
Reports from Pakistan say the authorities have starteddemolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishing">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishingthe compound in thegarrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrisoncity of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces last year. Ilyas Khan reports from Islamabad.
Residents have told the BBC that acurfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfewhas been placed on the people in the area, and they have been asked not to leave their homes. But many are reporting seeing and hearingdozer">bulldozers">dozer">bulldozersand diggers at Osama bin Laden's former compound. The demolition started early in the evening and is still said to be continuing. The site is a large compound with several high walls built around the actual house. The former al-Qaeda leader was killed in a secret US operation there last May.
Syrian activists say at least 41 civilians and 16 soldiers have been killed in the latest violence across the country during the day. The figures cannot be independently verified. Jim Muir reports from neighbouring Lebanon.
In Khalidiya, a district of Homs close to Baba Amr, which has also been heavily bombarded recently, thousands of mourners packed a square and chanted anti-regime slogans as six coffins were paraded around in a circle. They were of people killed in the latest violence. At Baba Amr itself, hundreds of armed rebels from the Free Syrian Army are holding out againstsiege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siegeand bombardment by security forces. Throughout the day, International Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent officials tried to negotiate another evacuation of seriously wounded people, but by the end of the day, the talks have failed to produce results.
The South African government says the former President Nelson Mandela is in a stable and comfortable condition after being admitted to hospital. An official statement said Mr Mandela, who's 93, had undergone adiagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnosticprocedure for a long-standing stomach complaint. A presidential spokesman said Mr Mandela was well and in good spirits. He retired from public life eight years ago.
World News from the BBC
Thousands of Zimbabweans have attended the official 88th birthday celebrations of President Robert Mugabe. The party included a beauty contest and a football match. Mr Mugabe told his supporters that those who opposed his stance against homosexuality and same-sex marriage couldgo to hell.
International staff working for the United Nations in Sudan have returned to thevolatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatileborder state of South Kordofan for the first time in several months. The UN said they returned after being granted permission by the Sudanese authorities in Khartoum.
Judges have dismissed charges against the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in his bribery trial. The case was declared void under the statute of limitations. From Rome, here's Alan Johnston.
Judge Francesca Vitale delivering the court ruling, declaring that the case was being thrown out. The prosecution had argued that Mr Berlusconi had paid his tax lawyer David Mills $600,000 to lie in court about Mr Berlusconi's business interests. Mr Berlusconi always denied the bribery allegation.
The Brazilian military says two soldiers are missing after an explosion at its research station in the Antarctic. The blast was caused by a fire in a machine room at the base near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Brazilian navy says the fire has destroyed the entire station and is still not under control. More than 30 people have been evacuated by helicopter to a Chilean research station nearby.
President Obama's page on the social networking website Google+ has beeninundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundated">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundatedwith messages in Chinese after Internet users in China found that local restrictions have been removed. Every current topic on Mr Obama's page attracted hundreds of Chinese comments to the confusion of American readers. Google+ is normally blocked in China.
That's the BBC News.
第二页:中英双语听力稿
A gunman has shot dead two senior American military officers inside the heavily guarded Afghan interior ministry in Kabul. Reports say those killed are a colonel and a major, and the gunman escaped. The Afghan defence minister has apologised for the killings, and a Pentagon statement said the United States condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms. Jonathan Blake reports from Washington.
在喀布尔重兵把守的阿富汗内政部,一名持枪人员将两名高级美国军官开枪打死。报道称死者分别是一名上校和一名少校。阿富汗国防部长对枪杀事件表示道歉,美国国防部发表的声明称,美国以最强烈的言辞谴责此次袭击事件。Jonathan Blake在阿富汗报道。
The reaction from Washington has been strong and swift. The Department of Defence says the killings are unacceptable and are condemned by the United States in the strongest possible terms. The Pentagon says the Afghan defence minister called his US counterpart Leon Panetta to offer his condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolences">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolences and apologise. Now the US is urging the Afghan government to take action to protect Nato forces after what it described as "a challenging week in the country".
美国迅速对此做出强烈反应,国防部称这次杀人事件不可容忍,称美国以最强烈的言辞表示谴责。五角大楼称,阿富汗国防部长打电话给美国国防部长Leon Panetta表示慰问和道歉。现在,在被称为“美国面临挑战的一周”后,美国正敦促阿富汗政府采取行动保护北约军队。
The Taliban said they shot the Americans in retaliation for the burning of copies of the Koran by soldiers at a US base last week.
塔利班称射杀美国人是为上周美国基地士兵焚烧《可兰经》一事进行报复。
Reports from Pakistan say the authorities have started demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishing">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishing the compound in the garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces last year. Ilyas Khan reports from Islamabad.
来自巴基斯坦的报道称,当局开始在要塞城市阿伯塔巴德拆除院落,本拉登去年就是在这里被击毙的。Ilyas Khan在伊斯坦布尔报道。
Residents have told the BBC that a curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew has been placed on the people in the area, and they have been asked not to leave their homes. But many are reporting seeing and hearing dozer">bulldozers">dozer">bulldozers and diggers at Osama bin Laden's former compound. The demolition started early in the evening and is still said to be continuing. The site is a large compound with several high walls built around the actual house. The former al-Qaeda leader was killed in a secret US operation there last May.
当地人告诉BBC,该地区正实行宵禁,人们不许离家。但很多人称耳闻目睹本拉登住过的院子里有推土机和挖掘机的声音。拆迁行动是在傍晚开始的,据说还没完工。这个院子很大,房屋周围盖着几堵高高的院墙。这位基地组织前领导人于去年五月在美国部署的秘密行动中被杀。
Syrian activists say at least 41 civilians and 16 soldiers have been killed in the latest violence across the country during the day. The figures cannot be independently verified. Jim Muir reports from neighbouring Lebanon.
叙利亚活动分子称在今天整个叙利亚发生的暴力活动中,至少14名平民和16名士兵被杀,具体数字尚无法确认。Jim Muir在邻国黎巴嫩报道。
In Khalidiya, a district of Homs close to Baba Amr, which has also been heavily bombarded recently, thousands of mourners packed a square and chanted anti-regime slogans as six coffins were paraded around in a circle. They were of people killed in the latest violence. At Baba Amr itself, hundreds of armed rebels from the Free Syrian Army are holding out against siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege and bombardment by security forces. Throughout the day, International Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent officials tried to negotiate another evacuation of seriously wounded people, but by the end of the day, the talks have failed to produce results.
与Baba Amr邻近的胡姆斯市Khalidiya地区近来遭受严重轰击,数千名哀悼者在广场集合高呼反政府口号,六局棺材围成一圈供展览,死者是在最近的暴力事件中被杀的。在Baba Amr,数百名“自由叙利亚军”的武装叛军努力与安全部队的围攻和炮轰进行对抗。整整一天内,国际红十字会和叙利亚红新月会官员设法协商撤回另一批严重伤者,但截至晚上,谈判未能达成任何结果。
The South African government says the former President Nelson Mandela is in a stable and comfortable condition after being admitted to hospital. An official statement said Mr Mandela, who's 93, had undergone a diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic procedure for a long-standing stomach complaint. A presidential spokesman said Mr Mandela was well and in good spirits. He retired from public life eight years ago.
南非政府称,前总统纳尔逊·曼德拉入院治疗,现已病情稳定有好转。官方声明称,93岁的曼德拉因长期胃病正在接受诊断。总统的发言人称,曼德拉目前身体不错,精神很好。曼德拉8年前退出公众生活。
Thousands of Zimbabweans have attended the official 88th birthday celebrations of President Robert Mugabe. The party included a beauty contest and a football match. Mr Mugabe told his supporters that those who opposed his stance against homosexuality and same-sex marriage could go to hell.
数千名津巴布韦人参加总统穆加贝88岁生日庆典,庆典内容包括选美竞赛和足球赛。穆加贝告诉支持者,他反对同性恋和同性婚姻,谁反对他,谁就要下地狱。
International staff working for the United Nations in Sudan have returned to the volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile border state of South Kordofan for the first time in several months. The UN said they returned after being granted permission by the Sudanese authorities in Khartoum.
数月以来,在苏丹工作的联合国国际工作人员首次返回南科尔多凡州动荡的边境线。联合国称这次行动得到了科尔多凡苏丹当局的批准。
Judges have dismissed charges against the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in his bribery trial. The case was declared void under the statute of limitations. From Rome, here's Alan Johnston.
法官驳回对意大利前总理贝卢斯科尼贿赂审判的指控,根据追诉权时效法,这起案例被宣布无效。Alan Johnston在罗马报道。
Judge Francesca Vitale delivering the court ruling, declaring that the case was being thrown out. The prosecution had argued that Mr Berlusconi had paid his tax lawyer David Mills $600,000 to lie in court about Mr Berlusconi's business interests. Mr Berlusconi always denied the bribery allegation.
法官Francesca Vitale宣布了法庭判决,表示驳回这起案件。控方称贝卢斯科尼向税务律师David Mills支付了60万美元,令其在指控贝卢斯科尼的经济案件中作伪证。贝卢斯科尼一直对贿赂指控表示否认。
The Brazilian military says two soldiers are missing after an explosion at its research station in the Antarctic. The blast was caused by a fire in a machine room at the base near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Brazilian navy says the fire has destroyed the entire station and is still not under control. More than 30 people have been evacuated by helicopter to a Chilean research station nearby.
巴西军方称,巴西在南极的一处研究站发生爆炸后,两名士兵失踪。爆炸是由南极半岛尖端附近基地的一间机房失火引起的,巴西海军称这起大火烧毁了整个基地,目前仍未控制火势。30多人已被直升机撤离至附近的智利研究站。
President Obama's page on the social networking website Google+ has been inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundated">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundated with messages in Chinese after Internet users in China found that local restrictions have been removed. Every current topic on Mr Obama's page attracted hundreds of Chinese comments to the confusion of American readers. Google+ is normally blocked in China.
就在中国网民发现本地的Google+受限后,奥巴马总统在这个社交网站的主页上满是中文留言。奥巴马主页上的每个话题,都吸引了中国人的数百条回复,这令美国网友非常郁闷。Google+目前在中国受限。
第三页:词汇解析
condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence
英汉解释
n. 哀悼;慰问
同义词
n.commiseration
参考例句
1. Please accept my heartfeltcondolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence.
请接受我诚挚的慰问。
2. Withcondolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolencefor the writer passed away.
为去世的那位作家而哀悼。
3. After Hitler committed suicide, he sent a telegram ofcondolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolence">condolenceto the German people.
希特勒自杀之后,他还给德国人民寄去了一份吊唁信。
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demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish
英汉解释
vt. 拆除;破坏;毁坏;推翻;驳倒
同义词
v.crush,destroy,pulverise,pulverize
参考例句
1. We are going todemolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishthe old building.
我们准备爆破这座旧大楼。
2. What do I get when Idemolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishfacilities ?
拆除场地/设施有资金返回吗?
3. But is maydemolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolish">demolishunder the special situation.
但是在特殊情况下是可以拆除的。
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garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison
英汉解释
n. 要塞;卫戍部队
vt. 驻防;守卫
同义词
n.fort,william lloyd garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison
参考例句
1. Pete Garrison: You wanna shoot me?! Shoot me!
皮特-加里森:你要开枪?!来啊,射我吧!
2. Players can nowgarrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrisontroops in villages that they own.
球员现在可以驻军,他们在自己的村庄。
3. All officers wear grade insignia on the left side ofgarrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrison">garrisoncaps.
所有的军官都在军便帽的左边戴上阶级徽章。
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curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew
英汉解释
n. 宵禁;宵禁令;晚钟;打晚钟时刻
参考例句
1. Say your child comes home past hiscurfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew.
例如,你的孩子在规定时间后回家。
2. My parents have never made an exception to mycurfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfewon a school night.
我的父母从没有在一个上学晚上对我的宵禁破例过。
3. A judge set new conditions for his bail, including acurfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfew">curfewand monitoring bracelet.
法官对其保释设置了新的条件,包括宵禁令以及佩戴电子监控脚链。
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dozer">bulldozer
英汉解释
n. 推土机;[俚]欺凌者,威吓者
同义词
n.dozer
参考例句
1. Thedozer">bulldozerleveled the mound of earth.
推土机很快就把工地整平了。
2. The total weight of thedozer">bulldozeris 14 tons.
这种推土机的总重量是十四(14)吨,软件开发。
3. Thedozer">bulldozerleveled the road before paving.
铺路前推土机先推平路面。
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siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege
英汉解释
n. 围攻;包围;围城;不断袭击;长期努力
vt. 围攻;包围
同义词
n.beleaguering,besieging,military blockade
参考例句
1. Our soldiers laidsiege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siegeto the enemy fortress.
我们的战士包围了敌人的堡垒。
2. Singapore was stocked with food, fuel, and ammunition for asiege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siegeof seventy days.
新加坡贮藏的粮食、燃料和军火,足以抵挡七十天的围攻。
3. Five of us, including a 55 year old neighbour, were trapped together in our house in Fallujah when thesiege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siege">siegebegan.
“她对我说,”我们一共五个人,包括一个55岁的邻居,在围城开始时困在我们在费鲁杰的家里。
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diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic
英汉解释
adj. 诊断的;特征的
n. 诊断法;诊断结论
同义词
a.symptomatic
参考例句
1. Objective: To investigate thediagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnosticvalue of ultrasound for the intestinal obstruction.
目的:探讨超声检查对肠梗阻及病因的诊断价值。
2. This paper introduces in detail the indication, reading anddiagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnosticstate and methods of fault code.
详细介绍电喷发动机故障代码的显示与读法、故障诊断状态、诊断方法;
3. Adiagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnostic">diagnosticimaging system (20) comprising a computer workstation (26) for controlling the imaging system, interfacing with an operator and generating images.
一种诊断成像系统(20),包括计算机工作站(26),用于控制该成像系统、与操作者交互和产生图像。
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volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile
英汉解释
adj. 挥发性的;不稳定的;爆炸性的;反覆无常的
n. 挥发物;有翅的动物
同义词
a.explosive,fickle
反义词
a.nonvolatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile,nonvolatilisable,nonvolatilizable
参考例句
1. Patriotic enthusiasm or attack the accumulation ofvolatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatileoff a tear.
还是对爱国的热情的蓄积发作一颗泪挥发开来。
2. Cruelty of reality. Volatile happiness. Those out of sight, are they really not there? Those remembered, will they last forever?
残酷的现实,易变的幸福。那些看不见的就真的不存在吗?那些记住的就会持续到永远吗?
3. Its main aim is to create value for its shareholders through increasing profit and reducing its dependence onvolatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatile">volatileexternal factors.
其主要目标是通过增加盈利和减少依赖不稳定的外部因素来实现为股东创造更大的价值。
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inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate
英汉解释
vt. 淹没;泛滥;浸水;(洪水般的)扑来
同义词
v.deluge,flood,submerge,swamp
参考例句
1. Floods regularlyinundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundatethe camp, and local hostility to the incomers often leads to violence.
洪水经常浸泡营地,而且当地人对新来者的敌意经常导致暴力活动。
2. Police say rescue officials are worried that water from a choked river couldinundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundatetowns near the epicenter.
警方称救援人员担心堵塞的河流一旦决堤将会淹没震中附近地区的乡镇。
3. Police say rescue officials are worried that water from a choked river couldinundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundate">inundatetowns near the epicenter.
警察说官方救援部队担心存在溃决危险的“悬湖”会淹没震中地区附近的城镇。