BBC News with Iain Purdon.
The leader of the British Conservative Party, David Cameron has beenappointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth five days after the inconclusive election. The electionresulted inthe Conservatives winning the largest number of seats, but failing to secure an overall majority, leaving Britain’s third party, the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power. Within the past time, Mr. Cameron was driven from Buckingham Palace to the Prime Minister’s official residence in Downing Street, where he made this announcement to the waiting crowd.
Our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority. And we have some deep and pressing problems: a huge deficit, deep social problems and a political system in need of reform. For those reasons, I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good anddecentgovernment that I think we need sobadly.
Mr. Cameron was appointed Prime Minister just after the incumbent Gordon Brown resigned,bringing to an end13 years of Labor government. Mr. Brown announced he was resigning to reporters in Downing Street.
Only those who have held the office of prime minister can understand the full weight of its responsibilities and its great capacity for good. I have beenprivileged to learn much about the very best in human nature and a fare amount too about its frailties, including my own.Above all, it was a privilege to serve, and yes, I loved the job, not for its prestige, its titles and its ceremony, which I do not love at all. No. I loved the job for its potential to make this country I love fairer, more tolerant, more green or democratic, more prosperous and more just, truly a greater Britain.
And now here with his assessments of the combination of 5 days of political drama in Britain is our correspondent Rob Watson.
So David Cameron is now Britain’s 50th Prime Minister and at 43 the youngest in nearly 200 years. After short audience with the Queen, he arrived in Downing Street, acknowledging that he hadn’t won the electionoutrightand he would therefore be forming a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, the first coalition in Britain in 70 years. He would, he said,strive torestore trust in politicians as the new government tackled the challenges ahead. So in the swift transition that is the British political system, the new Labor era is at its end after 13 years in the office and Gordon Brown no longer in Downing Street.Ahead lies a soberer assessment of those 13 years and of the challenges now facing Mr. Cameron, but for now, it’s the drama of the moments that he enjoys.
World News from the BBC.
The White House has said President Barack Obama is deeply frustrated that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has not yet been stopped. The comments came as three companies involved in the spill faced questioning by US senators over what went wrong. BP, the owner of the rig, said the contractor, Transocean, was responsible for the failure of a giant valve that should have stopped the blast last month. Transocean suggested that the blamelay withanother company, Haliburton, that they say failed tosealthe well correctly. Speaking at the Senate Hearing, the director of BP America, Lamar McKay, said the company was committed to finding out what happened.
"I want tounderscorethat the global resources of BP are committed to this effort and have beenfrom the outset. Nothing is being spared. Everyone understands theenormitywhat lies ahead and is working to deliver an effective response at the well head, on the water and at the shoreline."
The French Parliament hasunanimouslyadopted a resolution condemning the full-face Islamic veil or burka. The resolution is not legally binding, but correspondents say full legislation banning the veil is expected to be introduced in July. Opponents have warned that such move could be unconstitutional and stigmatize France’s Muslim minority.
Pope Benedict who’s visiting Portugal has made some of his strongest comments yet on the scandals involving pedophile priests in the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope said the church had to acknowledge theterrifyingtruth that the greatest threat it faced came from sin within the church. He told journalists forgiveness could not be asubstitutefor justice.
Scientists in United States have begun test to provide a reliable, low-cost andreversiblecontraceptive for men using ultrasound equipment. The scientists say a single round of ultrasound treatment woulddepletesperm reserves and make men temporarily infertile for a period of up to six months.
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没有结果的大选五天过后,英国女王伊丽莎白任命保守党领袖大卫·卡梅伦(David Cameron)担任英国首相。选举结果显示,保守党在议会获得了最多席位,但是未获得绝大多数优势,以致第三大党派自民党必须用来平衡权利。此前,卡梅伦已经驱车由白金汉宫赶赴唐宁街的首相官邸,并在那里向等待已久的民众发表讲话。
现在,我们的国家拥有一个无任何党派占明显多数的议会。我们面临着深切而紧急的问题:巨大的财政赤字,严重的社会问题和亟需改革的政治体系。鉴于以上原因,我希望保守党和自民党建立正确全面的联盟关系。我相信,这是为我们的国家建立迫切需要的强大,稳定,良好,正义的政府的正确方式。
卡梅伦被任命英国首相之前,现任首相戈登·布朗(Gordon Brown)刚刚宣布辞职,结束了13年的工党政府统治。布朗宣布,他当着唐宁街记者的面辞职。
只有曾经担任过英国首相的人才能深刻的理解这个职位责任的重大。我有幸了解了人性中许多最好的方面以及最脆弱的方面,包括我自己在内。最重要的是,我很荣幸能够担任英国首相,我热爱这项工作,不是因为这个职位的声望,头衔或礼仪,我一点都不喜欢这些方面。我希望这项工作是因为可以使这个国家更加公平、更加宽容、更加环保、更加民主、更加繁荣,总的来说更加伟大。
现在,我们的记者Rob Watson为我们评估五天来英国组阁的政治戏剧。
大卫·卡梅伦成为英国第50任首相,以43岁的年龄,卡梅伦成为近两百年来英国最年轻的首相。接受了女王简短的接见之后,他抵达唐宁街。他承认自己没有完全赢得选举的胜利,所以他必须和自民党组成联合政府,这是70年来英国首个联合政府。他表示,在新政府应对当前挑战的同时,他将努力在政治家中重建信任。所以,在英国政治体系的迅速转换中,新的工党时代结束了13年的统治,戈登·布朗已经离开唐宁街。接下来必须为工党13年的统治以及卡梅伦现在面临的挑战进行更加冷静的评估,但是现在来说,他仍然非常享受这场变革的伟大时刻。
BBC世界新闻。
白宫表示,墨西哥湾石油泄漏仍在继续,奥巴马总统感到非常沮丧。与这次漏油事件相关的三个公司在接受美国参议员的质问的时候,白宫发表了这番评论。钻井所有者BP石油公司称,一个巨大的阀门未能及时关闭来防止爆炸的发生,承包商跨洋公司(Transocean)应为此负责。而跨洋公司则称应该归咎于哈里伯顿公司(Halliburton),他们未能正确地封闭钻井。英国石油美国公司(BP America)董事长麦凯(Lamar McKay)在参议院听证会上说,该公司应该尽快找出问题所在。
“我要强调的是,BP全球资源从最开始就不遗余力地解决这个问题。每个人都明白问题的严重性,都在井口,水下和海岸做出有效的努力。”
法国议会一致通过决议,谴责从头到脚包裹伊斯兰罩袍的行为。该决议没有法律约束力,但是记者称,预期7月份将出台禁止罩袍的完整立法。反对者警告称,此举是违反宪法规定的,会对法国的穆斯林少数民族造成侮辱。
正在访问葡萄牙的教皇本笃做出了目前为止针对罗马天主教神父虐童丑闻最严厉的评论。教皇称,教堂必须承认面临着来自教堂内部罪行带来的最大威胁。他告诉记者,宽恕不能替代正义。
美国科学家开始试验为使用超声波工具的男子提供可靠,低成本,可逆的避孕工具。科学家称,单轮的超声波治疗可以杀死精子,使男子在六个月的时间内没有生育能力。
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1.appoint vt.任命, 委派
例句:He was appointed secretary.
他被任命为秘书。
2.decent adj.像样的, 过得去的, 体面的,相当不错的,尚好的
例句:It is not decent to do so.
这样做是有失体统的。
令人满意的, 相当好的
例句:He earns a decent wage.
他挣一份很不错的工资。
3.badly adv.非常, 在很大程度上
例句:I need your advice badly.
我非常需要你的意见。
4.privilege vt.给与…特权,特免
5.outright adv.完全地; 彻底地
例句:You should persuade her to marry you outright.
你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。
6.seal v.封锁,封闭,密封
7.underscore vt.划线于…下;强调
8.enormity n.巨大,极大
例句:Her words brought home the enormity of what was happening.
她的话让人意识到所发生事情的严重性。
It’s difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
很难确切知道这场悲剧的严重程度。
9.unanimously adv.无异议地;全体一致地
例句:The resolution was carried unanimously.
决议获一致通过。
10.terrifying adj.极大的, 可怕的
例句:A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.
黑夜里一声可怕的尖叫让我毛骨悚然。
11.substitute n.代理,代理人,代用品,代替物
12.reversible adj.可逆的; 步骤、行动或疾病可恢复原状的; 可医治的
13.deplete vt.〈正〉使大大的减少; 使空虚
例句:Our supplies of food are rather depleted.
我们的食品供应大大地减少了。
1.The election resulted in the Conservatives winning the largest number of seats, but failing to secure an overall majority, leaving Britain’s third party, the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power.
result in导致,结果是
例句:The game resulted in another victory for our team.
比赛结果, 我们队又获胜了。
The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。
leaving现在分词作结果状语
2.Mr. Cameron was appointed Prime Minister just after the incumbent Gordon Brown resigned, bringing to an end 13 years of Labor government.
bring to an end使结束
例句:The new treaty will Bring to an end the long war.
新的谈判将使长久的战争结束。
3.Above all, it was a privilege to serve, and yes, I loved the job, not for its prestige, its titles and its ceremony, which I do not love at all.
above all首要的是; 尤其
例句:He was above all a good and tireless writer.
他首先是一位优秀的、不知疲倦的作家。
4.He would, he said, strive to restore trust in politicians as the new government tackled the challenges ahead.
strive to争取
例句:We must strive to push our national economy forward.
我们要努力把国民经济搞上去。
5.Transocean suggested that the blame lay with another company, Haliburton, that they say failed to seal the well correctly.
lay with在于
例句:Again we failed, and this failure lay with me.
我们又失败了,而这一次的失败责任在我。
6.I want to underscore that the global resources of BP are committed to this effort and have been from the outset.
from the outset从…开始
例句:The novel fascinates the reader from the outset.
这部小说一开头就把读者迷住了。
Ahead lies a soberer assessment of those 13 years and of the challenges now facing Mr. Cameron, but for now, it’s the drama of the moments that he enjoys.
Ahead lies倒装
有时为了强调或者为了使句子平衡或者为了使上下文连接得更加紧密,就将表语和地点状语(多为介词短语)置于句首,谓语动词也常置于主语前,构成完全倒装。如:
By the door stood an armed guard. 门口站着一名手持武器的士兵。
At the next table was a pretty girl waiting for someone. 隔壁桌上坐着一个等人的漂亮姑娘。
Among these people was his friend Jim. 他的朋友吉姆就在这些人当中。
By the window sat a young man with a magazine in his hand. 窗户边坐着一个年轻人,手里拿着一本杂志。
At the front of the book is a table of contents, giving details of what is in the book. 书的前部有目录,详列了书中的内容。
在“副词here, there, now, then, up, down, in, out, away等、作状语或表语的介词短语或分词短语+谓语动词+主语”的倒装结构中,谓语动词的数由动词后面的主语决定。如:
On the wall hang two maps. 墙上挂着两张地图。
On the wall hangs a world of map. 墙上挂着一张世界地图。
Here is your coat. 这是你的外套。
Here are your running-shoes. 这是你的跑鞋。
Such is the result. 结果就是这样。
Such are the results. 这就是结果。