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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Two prominent opposition1 figures in Iran have denounced the trials of leading reformists and activists2 detained during the unrest that followed the disputed presidential election in June. The main opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has said the confessions3 were the product of torture. The former President Mohammad Khatami described the trials as a show. Sebastian Nasha reports.
These condemnations by two highly-respected Iranian political figures of the mass trial of opposition protesters will deepen the split in religious elite5 that rules Iran. Mir Hossein Mousavi who many Iranians say was cheated of victory in the election, has said the trial is fraudulent. The former reformist President Mohammad Khatami says it will further undermine confidence in the country's religious leaders. Hardliners have accused both men of treason. The country's Supreme6 Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will formally approve Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in his second presidential term on Monday.
There has been international condemnation4 of Israel's eviction7 of nine Palestinian families from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers. The United Nations said it was unacceptable, while the United States said the eviction was not in keeping with Israel’s obligations in the peace process. Rafi Kusainee, a spokesman for the Palestinian president, called the eviction illegal and inhumane.
"The Israeli police have attacked the area Sheikh Jarrah, have evicted8 seven families from two houses that they have lived in for over 50 years, claiming that this land belongs to a Jewish organization, of course this is not only illegal, this is Jerusalem occupied territory not only illegal by International Law but also inhumane because their children have been thrown and their furniture have been thrown in the street.”
Police in Israel recommended that the country's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman be indicted9 on charges of bribery10, fraud and money laundering11. But Mr. Lieberman says the police have no real evidence or basis for an indictment12. Mr. Lieberman has long been a divisive figure in Israeli politics.
The United Nations and Aid Groups say people in the Central African Republic have been forced to flee their homes after coming under attack by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.
The Lord's Resistance Army has attacked several towns in the Central African Republic according to Aid Groups and the UN in the country. According to some sources both LRA rebels and locals died as the town's people tried to protect themselves. The government has only limited control over the east of the country. Recently, LRA troops also attacked the town of Ezo in Southern Sudan. The lack of infrastructure13 makes it difficult for the semiautonomous government in south Sudan to secure its borders.
French scientists say they've detected a new strain of the virus that causes AIDS. They say it appears to have been transmitted to humans from gorillas14 unlike the existing strains which originated in chimpanzees. John Donaldson reports from Washington.
Up until now there’ve only been three known strains of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Now the researchers based at the University of Rouen in France say they’ve discovered a 62-year-old Cameroonian woman who is contracted a previously-unknown strain. The woman tested positive for HIV in 2004 when she moved to Paris. The researchers say the virus is similar to one found in gorillas. But doctors say it highlights the need to watch closely for the emergence15 of new forms of HIV which could be more difficult to treat.
Five hundred firefighters are continuing to battle against wildfires which have destroyed thousands of hectares of forest on the La Palma in the Canary Islands of west coast of Africa. More than 4, 000 people have been forced to flee their homes over the last two days. At one point, the firefighters had to withdraw from one of the worst affected16 areas because of intensity17 of the flames.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry18 has accused Russia of trying to move the border with the break-away territory of South Ossetia further into Georgia. The ministry in Tbilisi said Russian troops entered the village of Kveshi in Gori district and marked off the territory of the Georgian village with posts. There has been no Russian reaction to the accusation19.
The British Government has rejected criticism from a parliamentary committee about the role of the foreign forces in Afghanistan and particularly the part played by British troops. The report said the Afghan operation had achieved much less than was promised. And the British forces have been undermined by a political failure to provide clear direction.
伊朗两位杰出的反对派领袖公然抨击对六月份有争议的总统选举后动乱中被拘留的改革派领袖和活动家进行审判。主要的反对派候选人穆萨维称，招供是严刑逼供的结果。前总统哈塔米称审判活动为作秀。Sebastian Nasha报道。
这两位非常受尊敬的伊朗政治领袖谴责当局对反对派抗议者进行大规模审判。这些批评将会加深统治伊朗的宗教精英之间的分裂。许多人称穆萨维在选举中被欺骗。穆萨维曾表示，此次审判也是欺诈行为。前改革派总统哈塔米称，这将会进一步毁坏该国宗教领袖的信心。强硬派分子指控两人叛国。伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊周一将正式通过艾哈迈迪-内贾德担任第二个总统任期。
以色列在被占领的东耶路撒冷地区将9户巴勒斯坦居民强行驱逐，为犹太定居者让路，此举受到国际社会广泛谴责。联合国称这种行为是不可接受的，美国称，驱逐事件与以色列在和平进程中的义务不符。巴勒斯坦总统发言人Rafi Kusainee称此次驱逐行动是非法的，非人道的。
“以色列警察袭击了Sheikh Jarrah地区，将7户居民从他们居住了50多年的房子里赶走，声称这块土地属于犹太人组织。当然这不仅是非法的，这是耶路撒冷占领的土地，不仅违反国际法，还是非人道的，因为警察将以色列人的孩子扔掉，将他们的家具也扔到街上。”
以色列警方建议以受贿，欺诈和洗钱罪名起诉外交部长李柏曼(Avigdor Lieberman)。但是李柏曼称警方没有起诉的真实证据或依据。李柏曼长期以来在政治领域一直与他人处于分裂状态。
联合国和救助组织称，受到乌干达反对组织圣主抵抗军的袭击之后，中非共和国人民被迫逃离家乡。 James Copnall在喀土穆报道。
据救援组织和联合国驻该国机构所说，圣主抵抗军袭击了中非共和国几个城镇。根据部分消息来源，在城镇居民企图进行自我保护的过程中，双方均有伤亡。政府仅控制了有限的东部地区。最近，圣主抵抗军还袭击了苏丹南部的Ezo镇。基础设施的缺乏导致南苏丹办自制政府很难保护边境地区。
法国科学家称他们检测出导致艾滋病的新的病毒毒株。他们说，与现存的来源于黑猩猩的毒株不同，新的毒株似乎通过大猩猩传播给人类。John Donaldson在华盛顿报道。
目前为止，仅有三种导致艾滋病的HIV病毒毒株。现在，法国鲁昂大学的研究人员称，他们发现一名62岁的喀麦隆妇女感染了此前未知的病毒毒株。2004年，这名妇女检测HIV阳性反应，随后转移到巴黎。研究人员称，该病毒与从大猩猩体内发现的一种类似。但是，医生说，新发现强调了密切观察更难医治的HIV新种类的必要性。
非洲西海岸加那利群岛 La Palma 的野火已经烧毁数千公顷森林，500多名消防员仍在继续救火。在过去的两天，4,000多人被迫逃离家乡。消防员曾一度被迫从最严重的地区撤离，因为火势非常迅猛。
格鲁吉亚外交部长指控俄罗斯试图在脱离中央的南奥塞梯边境驻兵，以进一步深入格鲁吉亚。第比利斯外交部称，俄罗斯军队进入了哥里地区的Kveshi村，并用标杆对这个格鲁吉亚小村庄划线。俄罗斯方面对该指控没有作出任何反应。
一名英国议会委员对外国军队尤其是英国军队在阿富汗所扮演的角色提出谴责。英国政府对该谴责予以拒绝。报告称，阿富汗的军事行动所取得的成果远远低于所承诺的结果。由于政治方面没有提出明确的防线，英国驻阿富汗军队遭到了损害。
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opposition
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| n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 ) | |
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| n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔 | |
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condemnation
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elite
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| n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的 | |
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evicted
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indicted
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bribery
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laundering
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| n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入） | |
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emergence
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affected
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intensity
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ministry
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