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The Chief Minister of the Indian ca

pital DelhiArvind Kejriwal has resigned after after only49 days in power because his attempts tointroduce a new anti-corruption bill wereblocked in the city's legislative¹ assembly.From Delhi, here's Sanjoy Majumder.

India has national elections due in about 2months from now. And Mr. Kejriwal wasdefinitely planning to launch his party's campaign for those national elections. But there aremany critics, of course, who are questioning his move to run away from government as itwere. Reporters believe that it's a move that would probably increase the support base. Mr.Kejriwal, for some time now, has been the country's leading anti-corruption crusader, andsomething which a lot of Indians identify with because something many of them are up againstalmost on a daily basis. So, Mr. Kejriwal is able to trap in to normal,everyday grievances², anduse that to increase and enhance his political appeal.

A United Nations' report has warned of systematic³ abuses by Somalia's federal governmentwhich have allowed weapons intended for government forces to be diverted to clan⁴ militia⁵ andthe Islamist militant⁶ group al-Shabab. The UN monitoring group said the weapons were boughtafter the Security Council eased an arms embargo⁷ in Somalia last year. Nick Bryant reports.

They claim to have evidence that a key adviser⁸ to Somali's president has been involved inplanning weapons deliveries to al-Shabab. And it's expressed concerns over the managementof weapons and ammunition⁹ stockpiles by the Somali government. Their report describes howparts of shipments from Uganda and Djibouti, including rocket launchers, grenades andammunition could not be accounted for. The experts complained, too, that they had difficulty ingaining access to weapon stockpiles in the country and also in getting information about itsgrowing arsenal¹⁰. They recommend the restoration of the full arms embargo or at least,stricter rules.

The United Nations has warned against another humanitarian¹¹ crisis in Syria as thousands ofpeople fleeing intense government assault on Yabroud, a rebel-held town near the borderwith Lebanon. Lyse Doucet reports.

For the past few days, there have been growing signs that a major ground assault is imminenton the rebel-held town of Yabroud. It lies on a key supply route for both sides in this war.The area has already come under heavy arial bombardment by Syrian war planes. Many havebeen injured and the UN is warning that hospitals are running short of supplies. Thousands ofcivilians are now fleeing Yabroud. Many are crossing the nearby border into Lebanon.

Syrian government and opposition¹² negotiators have said the United-Nations-sponsored peacetalks in Geneva have reached an impasse¹³. Both sides have different interpretations¹⁴ of aninternational agreement endorsed¹⁵ by the major powers which calls for the creation of atransitional governing body.

World News from the BBC.

An opposition group in Ukraine says all activists¹⁶ who were arrested during 3 months ofanti-government protests have been released. A spokesman said the last of more than 230detainees have been freed under an amnesty law passed last month.

Protest leaders said they would partially¹⁷ remove road blocks which they directed in the centerof Kiev.

The US government is issuing guidelines to banks on how to do business with licensedmarijuana sellers without breaking thelaw. The guidance from the Justice and Treasurydepartment is intended to make banking¹⁹ services such as savings²⁰ and current accountsavailable to marijuana shops that typically dealing²¹ cash. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports fromWashington.

The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in 2 American states: Washington and Colorado.Licensed¹⁸ stores selling the drugs here will now be able to open accounts. Until now, banks havebeen reluctant to process this kind of transactions for fear of drug racketeering charges. Somost business is done as cash only. The guideline still require banks to report any criminalactivity, but a step towards allowing marijuana related industries in states where it's legal tocome out of the shadows and operate openly.

The French President Francois Hollande has announced that France will send an additional 400troops to the Central African Republic. There are already 1,600 French troops in the countrythat has been beset²² by violence between Christians²³ and Muslims since a coup²⁴ in March lastyear.

A moonlit image of African migrants trying to get mobile phone signals has won the World PressPhoto of the Year award. The jury awarded the prize to the American photographer JohnStanmeyer for his hunting photo of men holding phones up to the sky from a beach in Djibouti.A jury member said the photo portrayed²⁵ the migrants as dignified²⁶ instead of, in herwords,bedraggled and pathetic.

1 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

2 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

4 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。

5 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

8 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

9 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

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 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 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。

13 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

14 interpretations   

n.解释( interpretation的名词复数 )；表演；演绎；理解

参考例句：

• This passage is open to a variety of interpretations. 这篇文章可以有各种不同的解释。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible. 这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

18 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

19 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

20 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

21 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

22 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

23 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

24 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

25 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

26 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。