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The Egyptian authorities have failed to agree a date for the first presidential election of the post-Mubarak era. At a news conference in Cairo where an announcement was due, the chairman of the electoral commission told the media there would be no announcement after all. Farooq Sultan said that the delay was to ensure that Egyptian expatriate votes could be accounted for.

埃及当局未能就后穆巴拉克时代的第一次总统选举的日期达成一致。在开罗召开的原本要发表声明的新闻发布会上，选举委员会主席告诉媒体根本就没有什么声明。Farooq Sultan说，声明延迟是为了确保埃及移居国外者的投票也能清点进去。

"The committee reported today and decided¹ to postpone² the announcement of the election timetable until a solution is reached, one that guarantees that Egyptians living abroad will be able to cast their votes in a suitable time frame, ensuring that their role in determining the fate of their country is real and not merely a token one."

“委员会今天决定推迟宣布选举时间表声明，直到找到解决办法为止，即确保移居外国的埃及人能在合适的时间内投出选票，确保他们决定埃及命运的角色是真实的，而不是象征性的。”

In recent days, other government officials have given two different dates. A BBC correspondent says the confusion suggests a battle among Egypt's military rulers, perhaps about the terms of handing power over to civilians³.

最近几天，其他的政府官员给出了两个不同的时间，BBC一名记者说，这种混乱表明埃及军事统治者内部存在争斗，或许是关于权力转交给文官的条件。

Jordan is setting up a refugee camp near its northern border with Syria in preparation for an expected mass exodus⁴ of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland. Dale Gavlak reports from Amman.

It's the first camp to be set up for Syrians in Jordan since the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad began 11 months ago.

Aid officials estimate more than 10,000 Syrian refugees already live in Jordan, mostly in private apartments. But they say the numbers are growing as the Syrian military escalates⁵ attacks on restive⁶ cities, such as Homs in the north and Deraa in the south. The UN refugee agency in Jordan says the group has assisted the Jordanian government with preparations for the refugee camp.

Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in towns and cities across Spain to oppose the government's latest austerity measures. As the government tries to stimulate⁷ the economy by changing employment laws, trade unions say workers' rights are being eroded⁸. The biggest demonstration⁹ was in Madrid, where the centre of the city was packed with people calling for a general strike. Among them was this woman who says the changes go too far.

在西班牙各地乡镇和城市，成千上万人集会反对政府最新的紧缩政策。政府为刺激经济修改了雇佣法，因为商会称工人们的权利被剥夺了。马德里的游行规模最大，整个市中心到处都是呼吁大罢工的民众。这位妇女说这些改革太过分了。

"I think they're making big cuts to workers' rights. And with around five million unemployed¹⁰, they haven't come up with any important ideas on how to create jobs. What the reforms really do is further limit the capacity of people to spend."

“我认为他们剥夺了工人的很多权利，现在已有5百多万失业人口，但政府还想不出办法来创造就业机会。这些改革实际上进一步限制了人们的购买力。”

At least 44 people have died in a prison fight in northern Mexico. Security officials said members of rival drug cartels confronted each other with stones and homemade weapons. An investigation¹¹ is underway to establish if some of the prison guards colluded in the fight by unlocking the doors, separating two wings of the prison. Deadly fights between rival gangs are not uncommon¹² in Mexico's notoriously overcrowded and corrupt¹³ prison system.

在墨西哥北部，至少44人在监狱斗殴中丧生。安全官员称，敌对的贩毒卡特尔成员用石头和自制武器相互打斗。目前的调查将探明是否有监狱看守人串通其中帮助打开分开监狱两个边房的狱门。墨西哥拥挤不堪的监狱和腐败的监狱系统素来臭名昭著，敌对帮派间的殊死搏斗见惯不怪。

This is Zoe Diamond with the latest World News from the BBC here in London.

A former East German human rights activist¹⁴ Joachim Gauck is to be Germany's next president - a largely ceremonial role. Officials said Chancellor¹⁵ Angela Merkel's coalition¹⁶ government and the main opposition¹⁷ parties had agreed on Mr Gauck's nomination¹⁸. The previous President Christian¹⁹ Wulff, an ally of Mrs Merkel, resigned on Friday over a loan scandal. Mr Gauck stood against Mr Wulff for the presidency²⁰ in June 2010 but was defeated after three rounds of voting.

官方称总理默克尔的联盟政府和主要反对党一致同意对高克的提名。前总统武尔夫因借贷丑闻于周五辞职，他是默克尔的盟友。高克2010年6月与武尔夫竞争总统职位，但经过三轮投票最终失败。

Iran says that it's halted oil sales to France and Britain in retaliation²¹ for a European Union ban on Iranian oil which takes effect in July. A spokesman said Iran would instead sell its oil to new customers. Our correspondent Joe Lynam says the move will have little impact.

伊朗称，为报复欧盟将于7月份实施的针对伊朗石油禁令，将停止向法国和英国销售石油。一名发言人称，伊朗会向新客户出售石油。不过BBC记者Joe Lynam说这一举动收效不大。

What I think is interesting is that they have picked out Britain and France specifically because Britain and France are major diplomatic players of course, but they are not major purchasers of Iranian oil. If they really want to make an anti-EU statement, they would just say 'We are banning oil exports to the European Union.' But that would shoot themselves in the foot because Italy accounts for 7% of Iran's exports of oil, Spain about 6% and Greece around 3%. So they're diplomatically slapping Britain and France in the face, but it will have no impact on France or British supplies of oil because they don't buy that much.

我觉得这件事很有趣，伊朗专门选了英国和法国，因为这两个国家是外交角色的扮演者，但他们却不是伊朗石油的主要购买者。如果伊朗真的想宣布反欧盟声明，他们应该说“我们将禁止向欧盟出口石油。”但这将是搬起石头砸自己的脚，因为意大利占伊朗石油出口量的7%，西班牙占6%，希腊占3%。所以，伊朗只是在外交上扇了英国和法国一巴掌，但对这两个国家的石油供应影响不大，因为它们买不了那么多。

South Africa has announced that it's deploying²² 1,000 troops along its borders to try to halt a rising tide of rhino²³ poaching . The minister of defence said that the troops will be used on the borders of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Lesotho. South Africa has lost more than 50 rhinos²⁴ since the beginning of the year.

南非宣布将向边境派遣一千名士兵，以阻止接连发生的犀牛盗猎案。国防部长称，这支部队将驻扎在津巴布韦、莫桑比克和莱索托边境。今年以来，南非已丢失了50多头犀牛。

German police say that they've released without charge a British heavyweight boxer²⁵, Dereck Chisora, after a brawl²⁶ in Munich involving another British heavyweight, David Haye. Blows were exchanged at a news conference after Chisora lost a fight in the city against the reigning²⁷ WBC champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine.

德国警方称已无罪释放英国重量级拳击手奇索拉，奇索拉曾在慕尼黑与另一名英国重量级选手海耶斗殴。在慕尼黑的一次对决中，奇索拉被来自乌克兰的世界拳击理事会冠军维塔利·克里琴科打败，两人在随后的新闻发布会上动了拳脚。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

3 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。

4 exodus   

v.大批离去，成群外出

参考例句：

• The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
• Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。

5 escalates   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的第三人称单数 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
• I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网

6 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。

7 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

8 eroded   

adj. 被侵蚀的，有蚀痕的 动词erode的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. 峭壁表面逐渐被海水侵蚀。
• The stream eroded a channel in the solid rock. 小溪在硬石中侵蚀成一条水道。

9 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

10 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

12 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

13 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

14 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

15 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。

16 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。

17 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。

18 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

19 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

20 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

21 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

23 rhino   

n.犀牛，钱, 现金

参考例句：

• The rhino charged headlong towards us.犀牛急速地向我们冲来。
• They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

24 rhinos   

n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
• The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句

25 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

26 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。

27 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。