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The US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned¹ what he described as Russia's act ofaggression in Ukraine. He was speaking during a visit to Kiev. From where Sarah Rainsfordreports.

As he laid flowers at the shrines² of dozens killed in Kiev, John Kerry was met by a crowd callingfor his country's help. That is what he came here to offer, moral and political support for theinterim government, and the promise of financial and its technical aid to help stabilize³ theeconomy. But most of all, he brought a message for Moscow, there is no evidence at all, heinsisted, that it claimed that its troops are protecting Russian speakers in Ukraine, accusingMoscow of hiding behind falsehood and intimidation⁴. In the 21st century, John Kerry warned,you can't invade another country, and dictate⁵ your demands down the barrel of a gun.

John Kerry was echoed shortly after with by President Obama, who said the fact that Russiansoldiers were active in Crimea, meant Russia was using illegal force to exert influence on aneighbouring country. The Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier described his country'sintervention in Ukraine as a humanitarian⁶ mission. He denied that the armed forces around inCrimean military bases in Crimea were anything to do with the Kremlin. Mr. Putin said they werea local defence forces and the Russia took no part in training them. Steve Rosenberg reportsfrom Moscow.

Vladimir Putin said Ukraine had witnessed an unconstitutional coup⁷, an armed seize of power.He continued, he said to recognize Yanukovych as the country's legitimate⁸ president. PresidentPutin believed that Viktor Yanukovych was toppled by a Western plot to install an anti-Russiangovernment in Kiev. he likened American officials to people doing laboratorial experiments onrats.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is sending a military observer missionto Ukraine. Officials said 15 monitors are being sent as Ukraine has requested. And they willattempt to travel to Crimea. Earlier, troops in Russian uniform and Ukrainian soldiers wereinvolved in a tense confrontation⁹ at an air base in Crimea.

There has been further violation¹⁰ in northeastern Nigeria. As a senator from Borno state said11 people were killed in an attack by Islamist militants¹² on Monday night in the city of Maiduguri.A resident said at least 40 had died. Here's Will Ross.

It seems Islamist militant¹¹ fighters in Nigeria had decided¹³ to carry out attacks on a daily basis.The latest place to be targeted was Jakana village in Borno state. The senator representing thearea Ahmad Zannah said the suspected Islamist militants had warned of the attack and so manypeople had fled the village to hide. Senator Zannah said soldiers have responded and thisprevented the entire village from being destroyed. On Monday he accused soldiers of fleeingwhen another village was attacked.

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The United Nations drug control agency has criticized moves to legalize cannabis in Uruguayand some US states. The International Narcotics¹⁵ Control Board said the plans contravened¹⁶ UNconventions restricting drugs to medical and scientific use. The Board's president said anyrelaxation of cannabis laws posed a danger to public health and should be reversed.

The lawyer for a Tunisian man who was jailed for insulting Islam said he's been freed. JabeurMejri was sentenced in 2012 to 7.5 years in prison, for posting a cartoon of the ProphetMohammed on his Facebook page. Two weeks ago, Tunisian media reported that he'd beengiven a presidential pardon.

The Italian government has ordered immediate¹⁷ measures to save the world heritage site ofPompeii. The Roman city buried by a volcanic¹⁸ eruption¹⁹ almost 2,000 years ago. The site hasbeen damaged by heavy rain. Alan Johnston reports from Rome.

Over the weekend, two walls collapsed²¹ in Pompeii. One at the Temple of Venus and the other inan area of tombs. Then on Monday the wall of a Roman shop came crashing down. Heavy rainshave been blamed for the damage. Pompeii is one of the world's greatest archeologicaltreasures. And the latest reports of the cave-in collapse²⁰ prompted international pressure foraction. In response, the Italian government has ordered immediate measures to protectvulnerable areas of the site. Its maintainance budget has to be boosted by well over $2.5m,and extra staff will be deployed²².

Pope Francis is allowing members of the public to visit the sumptuous²³ gardens of his summerretreat outside Rome. The residence at Castel Gandolfo, well luxurious²⁴ property on the siteof a former Roman villa¹⁴, has been owned by the Holy See since 1596. And covers an area largerthan the Vatican city itself.

1 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。

2 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

3 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

4 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

5 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。

9 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 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。

12 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。

13 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。

14 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

15 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 contravened   

v.取消，违反( contravene的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Shell is said to have contravened the regulation. 听说史尔先生违反了规定。 来自互联网
• Your behaviour contravened the law of the country. 你的行为触犯了国家的法律。 来自互联网

17 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

18 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

19 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。

20 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

21 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。

22 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

23 sumptuous   

adj.豪华的，奢侈的，华丽的

参考例句：

• The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.客人们身着华丽的夜礼服出现了。
• We were ushered into a sumptuous dining hall.我们被领进一个豪华的餐厅。

24 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。