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Ukraine's acting¹ President Oleksander Turchynov has accused Russia of provocation² in Ukrainian Republic of Crimea. In a televised address in Kiev, he said Russia was behaving as it did before it sent troops into Georgia in 2008. Mr. Turchynov warned of serious consequences if the Russians didn't pull back.

The entire civilized³ world supports Ukraine. The national security and defence council has devised a plan to normalize the situation on the Crimean peninsula. We demand that the act of provocation be stopped. We demand that the situation be normalized. We assured that Ukraine will keep its territory. Ukraine will defend its independence and any annexation⁴ attempts or invasion will have very grave consequences.

In Crimea where the Russian Black Sea fleet is based, unconfirmed reports say that four Russian transport planes have landed in the capital Simferopol with 700 troops onboard. It comes following a day of intensive military activity on the peninsula as our correspondent there Christian⁵ Fraser reports.

We don't know the identity of the military units that guard the airports here, but we do know their allegiance lies with Moscow. We know the naval⁶ ship that patrols in the Balaklava Bay takes its orders from the Kremlin. The military trucks that moved on the road today belonged to the same Black Sea fleet. All of which suggest President Putin is quickly and effectively taking control. Across the peninsular, there are paramilitary forces in place at telecommunications hubs, at the state television building and at the local parliament. If reports are correct, 700 Russian troops have flown in tonight while civilian⁷ airspace was closed to all incoming and outgoing flights. It's a major power-play. Russia does not need to invade Crimea. It's already here. Kiev is expected to bow to the pressure. If it doesn't, then President Putin will squeeze. And right now, it doesn't appear there is an awful lot the new interim⁸ government can do about it. Christian Fraser reporting from Crimea.

The White House said that a Russian intervention⁹ in Ukraine would be a grave mistake. A spokesman said US officials had stressed the territorial¹⁰ integrity of Ukraine should be respected. The UN Security Council is meeting now to discuss the crisis. Nick Bryant is at the UN in New York.

What's unlikely to happen is any kind of statement coming out of the Security Council condemning¹¹ what is happening in the Crimea at the moment. Why, because Russia will block any kind of statement that other members of the security council wanted to push through. The meeting was called at the request of Ukraine, they are worried about their territorial sovereignty and their territorial integrity and those concerns are shared clearly by a number of Security Council members. Nick Bryant.

World News from the BBC.

And an eruption¹² of gunfire has forced the governor of northern Nigeria's Adamawa state to abandon a visit to people affected¹³ by Islamist violence. Murtala Inyako was trying to visit an area where 28 people were killed on Wednesday by suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.

A Jihadist group in Syria has posted pictures online of an alleged¹⁴ thief having his hand cut off by an Islamic court. It comes as the group, the Islamic State of Iraq and and the Levant or ISIS is reported to be pulling back from some of its positions in northern Syria after being given an ultimatum¹⁵ by rival Islamic extremists. Sebastian Usher¹⁶ of our Middle East desk reports.

It may be something of a grisly first. Photos tweeted in a near real time of an amputation¹⁷. The final photo shows the man collapsed¹⁸ with a bloody¹⁹ stump²⁰ after his hand is being severed²¹ with a sword. It happened in a town in the northern Aleppo province. It's the kind of a brutal²² implementation²³ of a harsh Islamic law. But it has turned not just local residents but other Jihadist groups against ISIS, one such group the Nusra Front issued an ultimatum to ISIS this week, saying it must accept arbitration²⁴ over its actions by Islamic authority or face being driven out of Syria. The ultimatum runs out on Saturday. ISIS appears to be pulling back to its stronghold in Raqqa province in preparation.

The New York city coroner has said the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died accidentally from an intoxication²⁵ caused by a mixture of drugs. The drugs included heroin²⁶, cocaine²⁷ and amphetamine. Mr. Hoffman who was 46 was found dead in his apartment earlier this month.

The Cuban spy released by the United States on Thursday has received a hero's welcome after returning to the communist island. Fernando Gonzalez was the second member of the group known as the Cuban Five to be freed. He spent more than 15 years in jail. They have convicted of trying to infiltrate²⁸ American military bases and spying on exiles in Miami.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

3 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

4 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

5 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。

6 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

7 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

8 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

9 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

10 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

11 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

13 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

14 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

15 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

16 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

17 amputation   

n.截肢

参考例句：

• In ancient India,adultery was punished by amputation of the nose.在古代印度，通奸要受到剖鼻的处罚。
• He lived only hours after the amputation.截肢后，他只活了几个小时。

18 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

19 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

20 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

21 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

23 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。

24 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

25 intoxication   

n.wild excitement;drunkenness；poisoning

参考例句：

• He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝，喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。
• Predator: Intoxication-Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies. Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加。

26 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

27 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。

28 infiltrate   

vt./vi.渗入，透过；浸润

参考例句：

• The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。
• It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。