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The White House has voiced its concerns that pro-Russian militants¹ in eastern Ukraine are usingadvanced weapons in the conflict. The commentsfollowed the shooting down earlier on Thursday of aUkrainian military helicopter brought down near the town of Slaviansk by a Russian made anti-aircraft missile killing² 12 soldiers. Mark Lowen has this report.

“This is a significant loss of live for the Ukrainian military and a major blow as Kiev pursueswhat it calls its anti-terror operation here. The helicopter was shot down by rebel fighters as ittransported troops to a military base around the town of Slaviansk. There was also anadmission today by one of the leaders of the South style Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine'sbreakaway eastern region that some of his fighters who died in a battle at Donetsk airportearlier in the week were Russian, fueling accusations³ that Moscow is playing a larger part in theconflict than it says.”

Turkey's highest court has ruled that restrictions⁴ imposed on access to YouTube be lifted. Ajudgment that is likely to be seen as a setback⁵ for the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.He advocated banning the video sharing website. James Reynolds is in Istanbul.

“Turkey's constitutional court has ruled that the ban on YouTube violates the right to freedomof expression. It ordered the site to be unblocked. The court's decision will now be sent to thegovernment. The authorities here first blocked YouTube in late March in order to preventinternet users from listening to secret recordings⁶ which claimed to show senior Turkishgovernment officials discussing their options in neighboring Syria.

Christian⁷ youths in the Central African Republic have barricaded⁸ streets with burning tires andattacked a Mosque⁹ in protest at a Wednesday's assault by gunmen on a church. More than 10people died in the attack on the church in a Muslim neighborhood of the capital Bangui. OurWest Africa correspondent is Thomas Fessy.

“The attack on the church compound, home to thousands of displaced people, triggeredfurther violence in the capital city. At least one Muslim woman was killed when she venturedout of the only Muslim neighborhood left in Bangui. She was reportedly beheaded. The lasttenure mosque outside this area was burned down by angry Christian mobs seeking revenge.Hundreds of youths erected¹⁰ barricades¹¹ and blocked major streets forcing people to stay inhome.”

The Vatican has announced that the Israeli and Palestinian presidents Shimon Peres andMahmoud Abbas will join Pope Francis to say prayers for peace on Sunday, June 8. The Popeinvited both leaders to visit his home to pray for an end to the conflict between their peoplesduring his recent trip to the Middle East. Pope Francis has said the Vatican isn't seeking to getinvolved in peace negotiations¹² between the two sides.

World News from the BBC.

The African Union has begun a major campaign to end child marriage in Africa. Experts sayunderage marriage cut short the childhood of all the 17 million girls or one in three across thecontinent. Here's Richard Hamilton.

“Activists say child marriage jeopardizes¹³ girls' rights, such as access to education, because newbrides are forced to drop out of school to their children and provide household labour. Thereare significant health risks if very young girls get pregnant. Young brides also often live asvirtual prisoners with few social connections hardly any power in their new homes andfrequently suffer domestic violence. The country with the highest percentage of underagemarriage is Niger.”

Extracts from sensitive communications between British and US leaders in the runup of theIraq War will be made public in Britain but the full versions will remain secret. The Chilcot Inquiryinto the origins of the conflict heard from its last witness more than 3 years ago, but itsconclusions have been delayed as Norman Smith reports.

“Although a deal is not being struck between the Chilcot Inquiry¹⁴ and the government, it’s likelyto prove hugely controversial. Under the deal, the full Blair letters will not be published,instead only what described as list of the content will be released. Direct quotations¹⁵ from theletters will also be kept to a minimum. President Bush's responses will not be included and stillno timetable for publication.”

The US car maker¹⁶ Ford¹⁷ has announced that it is recalling almost 1.4 million vehicles because ofpotential defects. More than a million sports utility vehicles or SUVs are being returned over apossible loss of power steering¹⁸. In addition, nearly 300,000 cars are being recalled, becausetheir floor mats could interfere¹⁹ with the operation of the accelerator.

1 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。

2 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。

3 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

4 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

5 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

6 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

7 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。

8 barricaded   

设路障于，以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 )； 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守

参考例句：

• The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
• The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。

9 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

10 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

11 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

12 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。

13 jeopardizes   

危及，损害( jeopardize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• If your reckless behavior jeopardizes this mission, you're out! 如果你不注意你的言行，会危及到这次任务你也会被开除！
• Factionalism now seriously jeopardizes our overall interest. 现在闹派性已经严重地妨害我们的大局。

14 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

15 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

17 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

18 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

19 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。