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The head of the Ukrainian navy Denys Berezovsky has been removed from his post after hepledged allegiance to the new pro-Russsian authorities in Crimea. Kiev has put him underinvestigation for treason. Admiral Berezovsky made his announcement in a room full of armedRussian soldiers.

“I, Berezovsky.. pledged allegiance to the residents of the autonomous¹ Republic of Crimea andthe heroic city of Sevastopol. I vowed² to strictly³ follow orders from the commander in chief ofthe autonomous Republic of Crimea as well as orders by military commanders appointed bythem, and to abide⁴ by the military code of practice.”

The BBC's Mark Lowen is in the Crimean port of Sevasopol, a major base of Russia's Black Seanaval fleet.

Extraordinary developments tonight with the defection of the head of the Ukrainian navyDenys Berezovsky Rear Admiral, who's now sworn allegiance to the prime minister of Crimea,newly-appointed pro-Russian prime minister of Crimea, so in effect, Kiev has lost control of itsmost senior naval⁵ official and that is a huge challenge to Kiev. And yes another sign thatactually Crimea is slipping out of the control of the Ukrainian government.

In a phone call with the German Chancellor⁶ Angela Merkel, the Russian President Vladimir Putindescribed the measures taken by Moscow as fully⁷ appropriate. A German governmentspokesman said Mr. Putin had agreed to establish a fact-finding mission and a contact group tostart political dialogue between Russia and Ukraine whose new administration Moscow refusesto recognize. Nato's General Secretary Anders Rogh Rasmussen has called for the deploymentof international observers to Ukraine to defuse tension there. He was speaking after anemergency meeting of Nato ambassadors in Brussels.

“We urge both parties to immediately seek a peaceful resolution through dialogue, throughthe dispatch of international observers under the auspices⁹ of the United Nations SecurityCouncil or the OECE.”

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has described Russia's military operation in Ukraine asan incredible act of aggression¹⁰. He spoke⁸ of possible visa bans, asset freezes and tradeisolation in response.

Hundreds of thousands of Ultra-orthodox Jews have protested in Israel against governmentplans to draft them into the army. They traveled from across the country to hold a prayer vigilin Jerusalem, carrying banners with slogans such as “we will not join the military”. Women andchildren also took part. Secular¹¹ Jews are required to serve in Israel, but traditionally,Ultra-orthodox Jews have claimed exemption¹² on religious grounds. These protesters explainedtheir objections to the government's plans.

“The lifestyle is waking up in the morning, going to Synagogue and learning, that's all it is,there's nothing pass there, and doing this, going to the army is not gonna be the right thing atall.”

“About..that you know, our service is to god and we split up into two sections. If you fitenough to go to the army, if you fit to serve god and to help the army, that way, that's we aredoing.”

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A shaky truce¹³ in the besieged¹⁴ Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmouk on the outskirts¹⁵ ofDamascus has broken down after the warring sides exchanged shelling and gunfire. The trucewas reached in mid-February by Islamist rebels and Palestinian militants¹⁶ loyal to PresidentBashar al-Assad. A UN spokesman said the fighting had disrupted its recent relief operation to40,000 Palestinians who've been under siege since last summer.

Thailand's army chief has ordered action against groups advocating a separate state in thenorth of the country. A number of organizations that support the Prime Minister YingluckShinawatra are calling for an independent state there in response to months ofanti-government protests in Bangkok. Jonathan Head reports.

Hardly a day passes now without a dramatic statement from General Prayuth Chan-ocha, thepowerful commander of the Thai army. General Prayuth has asked his regional commander totake action against the group which has begun promoting the idea of a Lan Na People'Democratic Republic. Lan Na was the name of the old kingdom in the north before is wasabsolved into Thailand just over a century ago. He did not specify¹⁷ what action he had in mind.But his comments suggest the military is taking the threat of separatism seriously.

The United Nations Humanitarian¹⁸ Co-ordinator in the Central Africa Republic has warned of animpending food crisis there after almost a year of communal¹⁹ and inter-religious violence. Hesaid humanitarian problems were deepening. And unless action was taken, people would soondie of hunger. He said many people were too afraid to return home.

The government of Italy has called for an emergency meeting to discuss how to save theancient city of Pompeii from further ruin, following fresh collapses²⁰ this weekend. The cultureminister asked officials to explain why a wall of the tomb and part of an arch of the Temple ofVenus had fallen down after days of heavy rain. A series of problems in the Roman city fouryears ago sparked an international outcry over the neglect to one of the world's mosttreasured archeological sites. Pompeii is one of Italy's most popular attractions.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

4 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

5 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。

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 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。

10 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

11 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

12 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

13 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

14 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

15 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

16 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

17 specify   

vt.指定，详细说明

参考例句：

• We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
• Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。

18 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。

19 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

20 collapses   

折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 )； 倒塌； 崩溃； （尤指工作劳累后）坐下

参考例句：

• This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
• Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。