英国新闻听力 叙利亚日内瓦和谈取得进展

The authorities in Brussels say a man armed with Kalashnikov been shot dead during a major security operation linked to last year's attacks in Paris. The main part of the operation, a siege in the suburb of the Belgium capital is over. Officers surrounded the property where the man was killed just after lunch time. Four police officers, including a woman, were likely injured when gunmen opened fire. Belgium's interior minister Jan Jambon gave an update on their condition. Two of them have already left hospital after treatment. One was hit in the ear and the helmet. The other was grazed by a bullet when someone grabbed for his service weapon. Two others are still in hospital. Neither of them are really wounded but they are still in shock. A BBC reporter in Brussel says that some suspects escaped over rooftops and there is still a huge armed police presence but it's not clear if any suspect is still at large.

The UN special envoy¹ Staffan de Mistura says the Syrian peace talks now have a new sense of urgency and momentum². He said one reason for this was Russia's decision to withdraw the bulk of its forces from Syria. He was speaking on the second day of peace talks. Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva. Mr de Mistura said that in a change from previous negotiations³, this time major powers like the United States and Russia were engaged and committed. On Wednesday, he will hold further talks with Syrian government negotiators. One area where Mr de Mistura expected progress is on the release of detainees. That is a key demand of the Syrian opposition⁴ too. A UN human rights report estimates tens of thousands of people are being held in Syrian government jails and that many are subjected to torture and execution.

An army plane with 22 people on board has crashed in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The cause of the accident is unknown. Our America's editor Leonardo Russia has more details. This Israeli-built Arava plane was carrying soldiers who are going to take part in a parachuting exercise. It crashed in the middle of the afternoon in the eastern province of Pastaza. 19 parachuters, 2 pilots and 1 mechanic were on board. President President Rafael Correa said there were no survivors⁵. He offered his embrace of solidarity⁶ to the families and the armed forces and described the accident as a tragedy. Defense⁷ minister Ricardo Patino and rescue teams are traveling to the area.

Health officials in northern Yemen say more than 40 civilians⁸ have been killed in an air raid. They said a market was hit in the Mustaba district. The area is in the heartland of the Houthi rebels. They're fighting the Yemeni government and a Saudi-led coalition⁹ force which frequently carries out air strikes. World news from the BBC.

Media reports in Morocco say the government is planning to withdraw from the United Nations' mission in the deserted¹⁰ territory in western Sahara following controversial remarks by the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. The move comes a day after Mr Ban strongly criticized Morocco for its response to comments he made earlier this month when he called the situation there an 'occupation'.

Prosecutors¹¹ in Los Angeles say a man charged with hacking¹² into email and online accounts of several female celebrities¹³ has agreed to plead guilty. They say the man Ryan Collins also admitted that he stole private information including nude¹⁴ photos and videos. The authorities have not named the victims but the attacks coincide with the stolen images of the actress Jennifer Lawrence and others being posted on the Internet two years ago.

A homeless man from San Francisco has been given a award of 100,000 dollars for helping¹⁵ police recapture two prison inmates¹⁶ who had escaped. Matthew Hay-Chapman, who had seen photographs of the two fugitives¹⁷ on the news spotted¹⁸ the men in a stolen van. BBC news.

据布鲁塞尔官方表示，警方在突袭中击毙一名手持“卡拉什尼科夫”冲锋枪嫌犯，该嫌犯与去年巴黎恐怖袭击案有关。布鲁塞尔郊区突袭行动宣告结束。午饭后不久，警方包围嫌犯所在公寓。包括一名女警在内的四名警官受伤。请听比利时内政部长让·让邦的最新消息。两名警员已出院。一名警员耳部和头部遭袭。在与嫌犯争抢武器过程中，另一名警员被子弹擦伤。另两名仍在接受治疗。四名警员均受轻伤，但均极度恐慌。据本台记者报道，有嫌犯从屋顶逃跑，周边仍有大量武警巡逻，但是否有嫌犯在逃扔不得而知。

联合国叙利亚问题特使斯塔凡·德米斯图拉表示，叙利亚和谈已进入关键阶段。他称俄罗斯撤军是原因之一。德米斯图拉在和谈第二天发表讲话。请听伊莫金·福克斯为您从日内瓦发回的报道。据德米斯图拉表示，此次和谈与上次不同，美俄双方起到了积极作用。周三，他将与叙政府军代表进行进一步协商。并希望在释放扣押人质方面取得进展。这也是叙反对派的强烈要求。据联合国人权报告表示，叙政府军扣押数千名人质，忍受痛苦折磨，有些已遭到处决。

厄瓜多尔军机在亚马逊地区坠毁，机上载22名军人。事故发生原因还不得而知。请听本台美洲记者里昂那多·罗莎报道。以制“阿拉瓦”军机搭载22名军人执行跳伞训练。下午三点左右，军机在东部省份巴斯塔省坠毁。失事飞机有19名跳伞兵，2名飞行员以及1名机械师。总统拉斐尔·科雷亚表示无人生还。并向家属和军方表示慰问，称这是一场悲剧。外交部长里卡多·帕蒂尼奥和救援人员赶到现场。

卫生部表示，也门北部空袭已造成40多人死亡。萨巴地区集市遭空袭。该地区处于胡塞武装腹地。他们的主要目标是“也政府”以及沙特盟军，多国联军频繁向胡赛发动空袭。BBC新闻。

据媒体报道，因潘基文声明招致非议，摩洛哥政府计划撤出西撒哈拉特派团。本月初，潘基文曾称摩洛哥“占领”西撒哈拉地，此言论招致摩洛哥反对，秘书长对摩洛哥之举极为不满，而就在一天之后，摩方面做出此决定。

据洛杉矶检察官表示，盗取女明星账户电邮嫌犯伏法。据赖安·柯林斯承认，他曾窃取包括视频，艳照在内的个人信息。受害者并未公开，然而就在两年前，包括詹妮弗·劳伦斯在内的女影星艳照曝光，两案如出一辙。

因协助警方逮捕两名逃犯，旧金山街头浪人获10万美元奖金。海伊·查普曼在新闻中看到两人照片，并在一辆被窃面包车中发现罪犯。BBC新闻。

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

9 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

10 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

11 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

12 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

13 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

14 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

15 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

16 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分

18 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。