美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-10-15

 Africa, Asia, South America get ready to goglobal because we are about to visit them all. I'm Carl Azuz. This is CNNstudent news.

First we are heading to North Africa where Egypt former president is preparingstand trial. Last year Muhammad Morsi became Egypt's first democraticallyelected president. This year he was thrown out of office by Egypt'smilitary.  Now he and other members of his Muslim Brotherhood¹ partyare facing charges of committing and inciting² violence. The unrest in Egypt is affectingthat country’s relationship with United States. Yesterday the US announced thatit is suspending a significant amount of military aid that it sent to Egypt.

 

Next we are hopping³ over to Syria. That country's civil war has not ended but ainternational team says it is making progress and efforts to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. Inspectors⁵ saw some chemical weapons equipment destroyed thisweek. They say Syrian authorities have been cooperative. The United Nation says the inspectors are working in a dangerous environment. The lead inspector⁴ callfor temporary cease-fires in the fighting so that they can do their work.

 

Last stop, South America. Teachers in the nation of Brazil have been demandingpay raises for months. This week they took to streets. Thousands of peoplemarched in protests in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The event started off itspeaceful demonstrations⁶ but once that someone down, violence broke up. Somepeople in the crowed threw fire bombs, officers responded with tear gas.

 

1 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

2 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

3 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

4 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。