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A hearing at a United States military base has recommended that Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking a huge number of classified government documents, should be sent forcourt-martial.If convicted, he could face life in prison. Jonathan Blake reports from Washington.
Private Bradley Manning was arrested in May 2010. The 24-year-old from Oklahoma is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the Wikileaks website while working as a US army analyst in Iraq. There are 22 separate charges against him for distributing state secrets and aiding the enemy. At a pre-trial hearing, defence lawyers said the soldier was emotionally troubled and that the government had failed him, but prosecutors described the evidence against Manning asirrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable.
The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is holding talks with trade union leaders as a nationwide strike threatens to shut down the country's oil industry. It's the first time the president has become directly involved since the industrial action began four days ago. Mark Lobel reports from Lagos.
The threat by the main oil and gas union to disrupt oil production could be atippingpoint in the dispute over a recent doubling of petrol prices. The union workers announced the action after the government removed a subsidy on fuel, which has badly affected transportation costs and Nigeria's informal economy. Any oil shutdown would seriously damage the Nigerian economy as it accounts for 80% of state revenues.
A former member of the British royal family is facing charges in a Turkish court. Prince Andrew's former wife, Sarah Ferguson, made anundercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercovertrip to Turkey in 2008 to examine orphanages for a British television programme. Secretly filmed images appeared to show childrentied totheir beds. The court on Thursday accused her in her absence of going against the law and violating the privacy of five children.
The director of public prosecutions in Britain has announced that no criminal charges will be brought against British intelligence officers over their allegedcomplicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicityin the torture of two terrorism suspects. It was alleged the two men were tortured in foreign countries before being sent to the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Hours after its launch, the election campaign website of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hasbeen flooded withcalls for his resignation. Mr Putin's aides blamed a hacking attack. From Moscow, Daniel Sandford reports.
Vladimir Putin's presidential election website putin2012.ru went live with a little under eight weeks to go to polling day. The site includes a suggestions page, and immediately it was beingbombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombarded">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombardedby readers supporting requests that he resign. There were more positive posts and ones asking him to improve things like housing and infrastructure. But the ones being discussed with great glee on social networking sites were those where he was asked to leave politics.
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The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three international energy companies for dealing with Iran. They include China's state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, which the State Department said was the largest supplier of refined petroleum products to Iran. Two other energy companies based in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are also affected.
Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the recent elections which gave President Joseph Kabila another term in office. A statement issued by the bishops complains of cheating, lies and terror. Grant Ferrett reports.
The Congolese bishops areunstintingin their criticism of November's presidential election. They point to violence and irregularities, and call on the election commission to correct what they call serious errors or resign. Congo's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman, the Archbishop of Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, has gone still further. He's urging foreign governments not to recognise Mr Kabila as president, and he's planning what he says will be a non-violent protest next month.
A Moroccan rap singer who made his name criticising the power of the monarchy has been released after serving four months in prison for assault. As he was released, Mouad Belrhouat, better known as al-Haqed, said he would carry on performing in protest at what he called the contempt ordinary Moroccans suffer at the hands of the state. The trial was seen as an early test of the Islamist party now leading the government and its commitment to ensuring the independence of the judiciary.
Italy's highest court has rejected a proposed referendum on electoral reform. More than a million people have signed a petition calling for aplebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebisciteon whether to scrap or change an electoral law brought in by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi seven years ago. The law is controversial because it gives the coalition that wins most votes, bonus seats and an automatic majority in parliament.
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第二页:中英双语听力稿
A hearing at a United States military base has recommended that Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking a huge number of classified government documents, should be sent for court-martial. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Jonathan Blake reports from Washington.
美国举行的听证会建议,将被指控泄露政府大量分级档案的士兵Bradley Manning交由军事法庭。如果罪名成立,他将面临终身监禁。Jonathan Blake在华盛顿报道。
Private Bradley Manning was arrested in May 2010. The 24-year-old from Oklahoma is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the Wikileaks website while working as a US army analyst in Iraq. There are 22 separate charges against him for distributing state secrets and aiding the enemy. At a pre-trial hearing, defence lawyers said the soldier was emotionally troubled and that the government had failed him, but prosecutors described the evidence against Manning as irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable.
士兵Bradley Manning于2010年5月被捕,他今年24岁,来自俄克拉荷马州,他被指控在伊拉克担任美军分析员期间向维基解密网泄露大量分级档案。他还因泄露国家机密和通敌而面临22项指控。辩护律师在预审中称Manning当时情绪失控,因为政府令他失望,但检察官称针对Manning的指控是无可辩驳的。
The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is holding talks with trade union leaders as a nationwide strike threatens to shut down the country's oil industry. It's the first time the president has become directly involved since the industrial action began four days ago. Mark Lobel reports from Lagos.
因全国发生大规模罢工,威胁要关闭该国石油业,尼日利亚总统古德勒克·乔纳森目前正与工会领导人进行谈判。这是自4天前工业罢工开始后,总统首次插手其中。Mark Lobel在拉各斯报道。
The threat by the main oil and gas union to disrupt oil production could be a tipping point in the dispute over a recent doubling of petrol prices. The union workers announced the action after the government removed a subsidy on fuel, which has badly affected transportation costs and Nigeria's informal economy. Any oil shutdown would seriously damage the Nigerian economy as it accounts for 80% of state revenues.
主要的油气工会威胁要扰乱石油生产,这可能是对近期石油价格翻倍的一个警告。工会工人在政府取消燃油补贴后宣布此举,取消补贴已严重影响运输成本和尼日利亚经济。石油业占国民收入的80%,一旦石油停产,将严重影响尼日利亚经济。
A former member of the British royal family is facing charges in a Turkish court. Prince Andrew's former wife, Sarah Ferguson, made an undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover trip to Turkey in 2008 to examine orphanages for a British television programme. Secretly filmed images appeared to show children tied to their beds. The court on Thursday accused her in her absence of going against the law and violating the privacy of five children.
一名前英王室成员在土耳其法庭面临指控,安德鲁王子的前妻Sarah Ferguson曾于2008年秘密访问土耳其,为英国某电视节目看望那里的孤儿。秘密拍下的照片显示,有儿童被绑在床上。周二Ferguson未能出庭,法庭指控她违法,侵犯了5名儿童的隐私。
The director of public prosecutions in Britain has announced that no criminal charges will be brought against British intelligence officers over their alleged complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity in the torture of two terrorism suspects. It was alleged the two men were tortured in foreign countries before being sent to the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
英国公检署署长宣布,将不指控英国情报官犯有刑事罪,之前他们曾被指控涉嫌拷打两名恐怖嫌疑犯。据称这两名男子在被送往美国关塔那摩监狱前被拷打。
Hours after its launch, the election campaign website of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been flooded with calls for his resignation. Mr Putin's aides blamed a hacking attack. From Moscow, Daniel Sandford reports.
俄罗斯总理普京的竞选网站刚运行数小时,网站上就满是要求他辞职的呼声。普京的助手谴责这是黑客行为。Daniel Sandford在莫斯科报道。
Vladimir Putin's presidential election website putin2012.ru went live with a little under eight weeks to go to polling day. The site includes a suggestions page, and immediately it was being bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombarded">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombarded by readers supporting requests that he resign. There were more positive posts and ones asking him to improve things like housing and infrastructure. But the ones being discussed with great glee on social networking sites were those where he was asked to leave politics.
普京的总统选举网putin2012.ru运行到现在还不到8周,网站包括一个建议页面,很快这里就排满了网友要求他辞职的言论。还有一些正面帖子,人们要求他改善房屋和基础设施等。但人们在社交网站上谈论最热烈的,就是要求普京离开政界。
The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three international energy companies for dealing with Iran. They include China's state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, which the State Department said was the largest supplier of refined petroleum products to Iran. Two other energy companies based in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are also affected.
美国国务院对三家与伊朗进行交易的国际能源公司实施制裁,包括中国的国有企业Zhuhai Zhenrong公司,国务院称这是向伊朗提供精炼油的最大供应商。另外两家能源公司分别在新加坡和联合阿拉伯酋长国。
Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the recent elections which gave President Joseph Kabila another term in office. A statement issued by the bishops complains of cheating, lies and terror. Grant Ferrett reports.
刚果民主共和国的罗马天主教大主教谴责最近的选举,使总统Joseph Kabila又获得一个任期。大主教发表声明,责怪其中满是欺骗、谎言和恐怖。Grant Ferrett报道。
The Congolese bishops are unstinting in their criticism of November's presidential election. They point to violence and irregularities, and call on the election commission to correct what they call serious errors or resign. Congo's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman, the Archbishop of Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo, has gone still further. He's urging foreign governments not to recognise Mr Kabila as president, and he's planning what he says will be a non-violent protest next month.
刚果大主教极力批评11月的总统选举,称选举使用了暴力和不法手段,要求选举委员会要么纠正他们所谓的严重错误,要么就辞职。刚果最资深的罗马天主教牧师,金沙萨红衣主教Laurent Monsengwo提出了进一步要求,他呼吁外国政府不要承认Kabila做总统,他还计划下月举行非暴力抗议。
A Moroccan rap singer who made his name criticising the power of the monarchy has been released after serving four months in prison for assault. As he was released, Mouad Belrhouat, better known as al-Haqed, said he would carry on performing in protest at what he called the contempt ordinary Moroccans suffer at the hands of the state. The trial was seen as an early test of the Islamist party now leading the government and its commitment to ensuring the independence of the judiciary.
一名因批评执政当局而出名的摩洛哥说唱歌手,在狱中数月后获释。Mouad Belrhouat一向被称作as al-Haqed,他一获释,就表示将对普通摩洛哥民众在政府手中所受的压迫而进行抗议。如今执政的伊斯兰党曾承诺司法独立,这次审判这可算是一次初步的考验。
Italy's highest court has rejected a proposed referendum on electoral reform. More than a million people have signed a petition calling for a plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite on whether to scrap or change an electoral law brought in by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi seven years ago. The law is controversial because it gives the coalition that wins most votes, bonus seats and an automatic majority in parliament.
意大利最高法院驳回就选举改革进行公投的建议,100多万民众签名请愿,要求废除或修改前总理贝卢斯科尼7年前颁布的选举法。该法颇有争议,因为它使赢得最多选票的联盟能得到额外席位,还能在议会自动获得多数支持。
第三页:词汇解析
court-martial
英汉解释
vt. 交军事法庭审判
n. 军事法庭;军事法庭审判
参考例句
1. His traitorous activity got himcourt-martialed.
他的叛变活动使他受到军法审判。
2. Why does Vere convene acourt-martialaboard ship?
为什么为耳在船上召开一个军事法庭?
3. The colonel or commanding officer approves the sentence of a regimentalcourt-martial. (Charles James).
上校或指挥军官同意团队军事法庭。(查理斯·詹姆斯)。
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irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable
英汉解释
adj. 不能驳倒的;不能回答的
同义词
a.incontrovertible,positive
参考例句
1. THE logic in favour of purchases of vaccine firms seemsirrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable.
热衷于购买疫苗公司的理念似乎是无可争议的。
2. However, when I first psychologically from time to time, to my disappointment isirrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable.
然而,当我刚定下心来的时候,给我的失望实在是无可辩驳。
3. Knowledge is wealth, knowledge is power, and knowledge is the source of economic and scientific development. This is anirrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutable">irrefutabletruth.
知识就是财富、知识就是力量,知识就是经济、科学等方面的源泉,这是颠扑不破的真理。
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undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover
英汉解释
adj. 秘密的,秘密从事的;从事间谍活动的
同义词
a.hole-and-corner,hugger-mugger,hush-hush,secret
参考例句
1. No, I am anundercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercoverdetective.
不是,我是一名便衣侦探。
2. Chase or Be Chased in Need for Speed Undercover.
追求或是在的需要追捕速度秘密的。
3. Plain clothes policeman who workundercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercover">undercoverto detect crime.
隐蔽调查犯罪的便衣警察。-------[光年网原创。
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complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity
英汉解释
n. 共谋;串通;共犯关系
参考例句
1. He declares himself completely a victim, with no trace ofcomplicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicityin himself that he can discover.
他宣称自己是一个彻底的受害者,并无任何作为共犯的蛛丝马迹可被发现。
2. Should thiscomplicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicitybe proven Congress will have to bite the bullet and move toward impeachment. There is no halfway house.
一旦这种共谋罪行得以证明,国会就只得果断行动,对总统进行弹劾。没有任何折衷办法。
3. Fran?ois Mitterrand kept his mistress and their daughter hidden in a presidential apartment for years, with thecomplicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicity">complicityof certain French reporters.
弗朗索瓦密特朗在让某些法国记者的配合下她的情人和他们的女儿在总统公寓隐藏了数年。
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bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard
英汉解释
vt. 轰炸;炮击
n. 射石炮
同义词
n.bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombardon
v.barrage,bomb,pelt
参考例句
1. Planes, ships, and artillerybombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombarded the enemy port.
飞机、舰船、大炮炮轰敌人港口。
2. He agreed on condition that Ibombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombardthe enemy house.
他同意了,条件是我去轰炸敌人的房子。
3. Make your opponents spin and crash as youbombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombard">bombardthem with a barrage of weapons.
向你的竞争对手们进行弹幕式的炸掉袭击,让他们团团转并一一被摧毁。
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英汉解释
n. 公民投票;平民表决
参考例句
1. Theplebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscitein Kashmir desire by the U. N. have never take place.
联合国要求的克什米尔公民投票一直未能实现。
2. Theplebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscitein Kashmir desired by the U. N. has never taken place.
联合国要求的克什米尔公民投票一直未能实现。
3. The province decide byplebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebiscite">plebisciteto lower the voting age to eighteen.
该省用平民表决的方法将选举年龄降至18岁。