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In parts of East Ukraine people have been castingtheir ballots¹ in unofficial referendums organized bypro-Russian groups. The militants² thus swear theresidence supported self-determination. Onepolling station organizer told the BBC this meant independence from Kiev. A L has more.

If you believe people who were organizing this referendum then they are saying the turnout hasbeen spectacular. Figures were well above 70% if this were they are saying. Whether or not, itactually means that as many people as they say turned out to vote I think they will find outfairly shortly within the next few days. One of the main people who organized that, leader ofthe self-styled electoral commission of the Donetsk republic said this vote, whatever it is, doesnot mean that was still being parts of Ukraine, neither does it mean that we suddenly become apart of Russia. Is this going to be a process? What process exactly where will it lead? I thinkthese are all the things which nobody knows the answer to.

The South Sudan rebel leader, Riek Machar, says he is still committed to the peace agreementsigned on Friday with the government, even though he says the government violated theceasefire. The Sudanese Information Minister has accused the rebels of violations³ of theagreement but said the government would not break it. Stephen Sackur who's been speakingto the rebel leader, says the situation seems confused.

There are something very strange going on here, because Riek Machar said that the SouthSudanese president were responsible for the death about the 20,000 Dinka people, he accusedthe president of inciting⁴ ethnic⁵ hatred⁶ and he said that the president was not even in controlof the some of the forces fighting in his name, he said the Uganda troops and troops thatfighted, they were coming from Darfur inside Sudan will continue to fight on behalf of presidentKiir, and have no intention ever expecting of cease fire.

The French President Fracois Hollande has offered to host a summit on the Islamist militantgroup Boko Haram, Mr. Hollande said he has spoken to the Nigerian president GoodluckJohnathan and would invite leaders of neighboring countries affected⁷ by the group activities.The profile of Boko Haram has risen considerably⁸ since it abducted⁹ more than 200 school girlslast month.

The Chinese Premier¹⁰ Li Keqiang and East African leaders have formally signed an agreement forthe construction of a new railway which would link the Kenyan port city of Mombasa to thecapital Nairobi and on to landlocked Rwanda and South Sudan. W W reports from Nairobi.

The Chinese premier Li Keqiang told reporters the first phase of the railway from the Kenyanport of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi would cost the equivalent of $3.6bn. The master plan,he said, was to link all seven East African states by a rail, cutting freight costs significantly. Atthe moment, the original lines on X and the narrow gate lines were built in the 19th Century.

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Iran's supreme¹¹ leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reiterated¹² Tehran's rejection¹³ of anyinternational move to curb¹⁴ its missile production. Ahead of the latest round of negotiations¹⁵ onIran's nuclear ambitions, the Ayatollah said any expectation that Tehran would limit to itsmissile program was stupid and idiotic¹⁶. He called on Iran's Revolutionary Guards to massproduce missiles.

Scientists in Germany have found a way to make dreams more powerful. They have discoveredthat by sending a very weak electrical signal across the brain of a sleeping patient, they canchange how the individual dreams. Julian Bedford has more.

To sleep, the chance to dream, but researchers at the Goethe University in Frankfurt say theycan make those dreams more vivid by the application of low frequency electric signals. Thestimulate, the gamma ray activity in the brain that in the conscious state is typical self-awareness. And it does the same to the unconscious mind,allowing the dreamers not just todream,but to be aware that he or she is dreaming,and to some extent,control the plot.Thescientists hope that the discovery will allow them to treat mental illnesses.

Manchester City football club has won the English Premier League for the second time in threeyears, sealing their trial with an emphatic¹⁷ 2-0 victory of West Ham. The home win was enoughto guarantee the title despite the victory for their closest rivals, Liverpool.

The Queen's baton¹⁸ for this year's Commonwealth¹⁹ Game in Glasgow has returned to British soilafter travelling most of the way around the world. It's arrived in the Channel Island of Jersey,where to be received by the Olympic diver Tom Daley. For the next 32 days, the baton will becarried across the X, Britain and Northern Ireland before being welcomed into the Stadium inGlasgow on July the 23rd.

1 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

4 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

5 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

6 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

7 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。

8 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

9 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

10 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

11 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

12 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

13 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

14 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

15 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

16 idiotic   

adj.白痴的

参考例句：

• It is idiotic to go shopping with no money.去买东西而不带钱是很蠢的。
• The child's idiotic deeds caused his family much trouble.那小孩愚蠢的行为给家庭带来许多麻烦。

17 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。

18 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

19 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。