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The families of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped inSouthern Borno state four weeks ago have reactedto the video released by the Islamist group BokoHaram. Some told the BBC that seeing the girls alivehas given them hope, although they were shocked at seeing the mostly Christian¹ girls in Islamicdress. In the video, the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau offers to trade girls for jailedBoko Haram members. The interior Ministry² has rejected such a deal. Senator Ali Ndume, whorepresents the region from where the girls were abducted³, encourages all possible ways tosecure their release.

What is most important one is that a channel for communication has been established, thatis one, two, they are talking and our people and I, myself, have encouraged the government tocontinue talking because that way you will reach somewhere, because in this type of situation itis only negotiation⁴ that's helped to bring solution to the problem.

The results of the first exit polls in Indian's general election indicated a victory for the coalitionled by the opposition⁵ candidate Narendra Modi. The surveys also suggest the worst everperformance by the governing Congress Party. Election figures showed there was a recordvoted turnout of 66%. Andrew North reports from the city of Varanasi.

Exit Polls published by the Indian media say Mr. Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP are on courseto form the next government. Polls have a bad record here though, they got the last twoelections wrong and the results will not be counted until Friday. But record turnouts usuallysignal big change. And if Mr. Modi has been victorious⁶, it will mean an end to 10 years of rule bythe Congress party with the Gandhi family as its head.

Pro-Russian militants⁷ in eastern Ukraine have said they want to become part of the RussianFederation following Sunday's referendums on self-rule. The government in Kiev has denouncedthe polls as illegal. Richard Galpin reports from Donetsk.

It’s a packed news conference here, one of the top separatist leaders, Denis Pushilin, said theyhad declared independence, but soon hope the Donetsk region will be ought to join Russia.And Pushilin said there’d be no need to have a second referendum. So far Moscow has notcommented on this specifically, but earlier the Kremlin did say the will of the people who'd votedon Sunday through referendum in eastern Ukraine should be respected and the resultsimplemented peacefully.

Both the United States and the Europe Union had dismissed the referendums as illegal.

A senior politician with Spain's governing People's Party has been shot and killed in thenorthern city of Leon. Isabel Carrasco was the party's head in Leon province. Police havearrested two women in connection with the killing⁸, which they say is being treated as a possiblerevenge attack.

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Three crew members who died on the South Korean ferry that sank last month have beenrecognized as martyrs⁹ for helping¹⁰ others on the boat. Two of sailors and an engaged couplecould have escaped, but stayed on board to help trapped passengers. Another gave away herlife jacket as she thought to guide others to safety.

The Italian Navy says at least 17 people have drowned off the coast of Libya when a boatpacked with migrants sank. More than 200 survivors¹¹ have been pulled from the sea and thesearch for others has continued into the night. The migrants were trying to reach the ItalianIsland of Lampedusa. The Italian government has again accused the European Union of doingtoo little to address the issue.

The chief prosecutor¹² of the murder trial of the South African Oscar Pistorius has said theathlete should undergo mental evaluations¹³ after a psychiatrist¹⁴ called by the defense¹⁵ told thecourt that Mr. Pistorius suffered from an anxiety disorder¹⁶. Andrew Harding sends this report.

Psychiatrist Merryll Vorster said Oscar Pistorius suffered from a lifelong anxiety disorderbecause of his amputated legs, his parents' behavior and his mother's early death. She said theathlete was the result, both controlling and vulnerable with heightened fear of crime. Dr.Vorster said, because of the athlete's disability, he was more likely to fight than to flee whenconfronted with a perceived threat. With the prosecutor is now arguing that if his mentalcondition is being used to as a defense, then Mr. Pistorius should be evaluated by court-appointed experts.

Health officials in the United States have confirmed a second case of a virus that has killedmore than 100 people in Saudi Arabia. A person in Florida has been found to have Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome¹⁷. Earlier this month, a healthcare worker who traveled to Indiana fromSaudi Arabia was diagnosed with the disease. Most cases have been found in Saudi Arabia.

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 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。

4 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

5 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。

6 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

7 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。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

11 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

12 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

13 evaluations   

估价( evaluation的名词复数 )； 赋值； 估计价值； [医学]诊断

参考例句：

• In fact, our moral evaluations are merely expressions of our desires. 事实上，我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。 来自哲学部分
• Properly speaking, however, these evaluations and insights are not within the concept of official notice. 但准确地讲，这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。

14 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

15 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

16 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

17 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。