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The Arab League says Syria has agreed to its proposals to bring an end to the violence which has racked the country for the past seven months. The apparent breakthrough was announced by the Qatari prime minister after a meeting in Cairo, from where Jon Leyne reports.

阿盟称叙利亚同意接受阿盟关于停止暴力行为的建议，过去7个月来，该国一直遭受暴力活动的骚扰。这显然是一次突破性进展，卡塔尔总理在开罗的一次会后宣布这一消息，Jon Leyne在开罗报道。

According to the Arab League, Syria will withdraw tanks and armoured vehicles from the streets, free political prisoners and prepare for the beginning of a national dialogue with the opposition¹ in two weeks' time. Arab League officials and journalists are to be allowed into the country to monitor implementation². According to Arab League officials, Syria has agreed to the proposals without reservation. There's no confirmation³ of the details yet from Damascus. The Syrian opposition will be watching with deep scepticism about whether President Assad's government keeps its word.

France says Greece must quickly decide if it wants to remain in the eurozone. The warning follows similar comments from Germany. It came just hours before emergency talks on Greek plans to [put] the latest bailout package for its economy to a referendum and on the eve of a G20 summit in Cannes. From there, James Robbins.

法国称希腊必须尽快决定是否继续留在欧元区，之前德国也做过类似警告。几小时以前就希腊计划举行了紧急对话，决定在戛纳G20峰会之前，就最新的援助该国经济的方案进行公投。

Pressure on the Greek prime minister to change course is now intense, and it's coming from leaders around the world not just in Europe. The Americans, the Chinese, the Indian government all due at this G20 meeting are dismayed that a euro rescue package they regard as critical for the health of economic recovery around the world seems to be unravelling⁵ fast. This evening, the German Chancellor⁶ Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy will confront George Papandreou with a blunt message: Greece has to stick to its commitment.

要求希腊总理改弦易辙的压力越来越大，压力不仅来自欧洲，还来自全世界各国领导人。即将出席G20会议的美国、中国和印度政府，都认为欧元救助方案是恢复全球经济健康的关键，而如今该方案这么快就解体，对此深感失望。今晚，德国总理安吉拉·默克尔和法国总统萨科齐将直面乔治·帕潘德里欧，并向他传达一条强硬的信息：希腊必须实践其诺言。

A court in New York has found the Russian arms dealer⁷ Viktor Bout⁴ guilty of conspiracy⁸ to sell weapons to what he believed were Colombian rebels prepared to kill Americans. Laura Trevelyan reports.

纽约一家法院认定俄罗斯军火商维克多·布特向准备杀害美国人的哥伦比亚叛军阴谋出售武器，Laura Trevelyan

Viktor Bout, the former Soviet⁹ military officer-turned-arms dealer nicknamed the Merchant of Death, showed no emotion as the jury delivered a unanimous verdict. Bout has been found guilty of trying to sell a massive weapons haul to people he thought were members of the Colombian rebel group Farc, who wanted the arsenal¹⁰ to kill Americans helping¹¹ the Colombian government trying to stop Farc's cocaine¹² trade.

维克多·布特是前苏联时期的一名军官，后来从事军火交易，绰号“死亡商人”。陪审团全体一致表决时，他毫不动色。布特涉嫌试图向他认为是哥伦比亚叛军组织（Farc）成员出售大规模武器，Farc试图用这些武器杀害美国人，这些美国人正帮助哥伦比亚阻止Farc的可可因交易。

In fact, the so-called Farc rebels were informants working for the US drug enforcement agency. Bout had pleaded not guilty, saying he was merely a legitimate¹³ businessman who wanted to sell cargo¹⁴ planes.

事实上，这个所谓的Farc叛军组织是为美国美国缉毒署工作的密探。布特否认有罪，声称自己只是出售运输机的合法商人。

The French government has condemned¹⁵ the arson¹⁶ attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammed on its front cover. The Prime Minister Francois Fillon said that freedom of expression was an inalienable right in French democracy and that such an act of violence couldn't be justified¹⁷.

法国政府谴责一起袭击讽刺报刊《笨蛋一周》驻巴黎办公室的纵火罪，该报曾将先知穆罕默德刊登在封面。总理弗朗索瓦·菲永称，言论自由是法国民主不可剥夺的权利，如此暴力行为不可原谅。

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There's been widespread condemnation¹⁸ of Israel's decision to speed up the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank. The White House said it made peace efforts more difficult. The EU called the decision illegal, a view echoed by France and Britain. Israel announced the building programme on Monday after the UN cultural organisation¹⁹ Unesco admitted Palestine as a full member, but it says that acceleration²⁰ isn't linked to that.

以色列决定加快在西岸定居点的建设，由此引来广泛谴责。白宫称这使得和平进程更加艰难，欧盟称该决定是非法的，法国和英国对欧盟的看法表示支持。自周一联合国教科文组织宣布接纳巴勒斯坦为会员国，以色列便宣布加快建设项目，但声称这与巴勒斯坦无关系。

The chief prosecutor²¹ of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, says a group of mercenaries may be trying to help Saif al-Islam Gaddafi escape Libya. Colonel Gaddafi's son is wanted by the ICC on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the early stages of the Libyan uprising. Here's Barbara Plett.

国际刑事法庭主检察官路易斯·莫雷诺·奥坎波称，可能有一支雇佣军在帮助赛义夫·伊斯兰·卡扎菲逃离利比亚。卡扎菲上校的儿子已被国际刑事法庭通缉，被指控在比利亚暴动早期犯有反人类罪。Barbara Plett报道。

Mr Ocampo called on all states to disrupt a possible plan by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to escape Libya with the help of mercenaries. The whereabouts of Colonel Gaddafi's son are unknown, but it's been reported that he's hiding with desert nomads²² in Niger. The ICC prosecutor said his office had also received questions from Saif al-Islam through an intermediary about the legal conditions attached to his potential surrender. And he told the Security Council that he would continue investigating evidence of mass rapes²³ by pro-Gaddafi forces as well as allegations of crimes committed by both Nato forces and rebel leaders.

奥坎波呼吁所有国家要阻止赛义夫·伊斯兰·卡扎菲在雇佣军帮助下逃离利比亚的可能，卡扎菲上校儿子的下落尚不清楚，然而据报道，他躲藏在尼日尔沙漠游牧区。国际刑事法庭检察官称，其办公室已收到赛义夫·伊斯兰通过中间途径传达的疑问，他想知道与投降有关的法律条件。他告诉安理会，将继续调查收集有关亲卡扎菲军队大规模强奸的证据，以及指控北约部队和叛军领导人犯罪的有关证据。

China says that one of its spacecraft has docked with an orbiting module²⁴ for the first time in what it calls a major step towards setting up a space station. The Xinhua news agency says the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft coupled with the module about 340km above the surface of the Earth.

中国称其一艘飞行器首次进入轨道舱，称这是建立空间站的关键一步。新华社称这艘神州8号无人飞船和指令舱在离地球表面340千米的地方。

The President of Ghana, John Atta Mills, has reacted angrily to comments by the British Prime Minister David Cameron, in which he said aid could be withheld²⁵ from countries that deny gay rights. Mr Atta Mills said Britain couldn't impose its values on his country.

英国首相发表评论，称将援助从拒绝同性恋权利的国家撤出，加纳总统约翰·阿塔·米尔斯对此表示生气，他说，英国不该将自己的价值观强加给自己国家。

1 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。

2 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

3 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

4 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

5 unravelling   

解开，拆散，散开( unravel的现在分词 )； 阐明； 澄清； 弄清楚

参考例句：

• Nail head clamp the unravelling of nail exteriorize broken nails and clean. 钉头卡钉，拆开钉头取出碎钉并清洁。
• The ends of ropes are in good condition and secured without unravelling. 缆绳端部状况良好及牢固，并无松散脱线。

6 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

7 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

8 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

9 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

10 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

11 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。

12 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

13 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

14 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

15 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

16 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

17 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

18 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

19 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

20 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

21 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

22 nomads   

n.游牧部落的一员( nomad的名词复数 )；流浪者；游牧生活；流浪生活

参考例句：

• For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. 她在北美游牧民中生活了十年。
• Nomads have inhabited this region for thousands of years. 游牧民族在这地区居住已有数千年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 rapes   

n.芸苔( rape的名词复数 )；强奸罪；强奸案；肆意损坏v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的第三人称单数 )；强奸

参考例句：

• The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
• The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网

24 module   

n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱

参考例句：

• The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
• Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。

25 withheld   

withhold过去式及过去分词

参考例句：

• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》