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President Obama has been outlining his vision for anew chapter in the American foreign policy. Speakingto graduates of the United States military academyat West Point, he said the US must always lead onthe world stage. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool has more.

President Obama said he wanted to give his vision for the way America conducts itself on theworld stage in a changing world.While he said the US reserved the right to carry out unilateralaction where there’s an imminent¹ threat to America, he focused on the shift towards buildinginternational consensus², particularly when it came to world problems that did not directlythreaten the US.

“Our action should meet a simple test” he said, “We must not create more enemies than wetake off the battlefield.”

President Obama has led tributes to the American writer, a civil rights activist³ and an academic,Maya Angelou who has died aged⁴ 86. He described her as one of the brightest lights of ourtime. The first volume of Angelou's biography I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings told hercoming of age in an era defined racial segregation⁵. She wrote frankly⁶ of being raped⁷ as a childand not speaking for 6 years when the rapist was killed after she named him. Born in SaintLouise, Missouri, she became one of America's foremost orators⁸. Here she performs one of herown poems.

“My life in heaven but it is showing here. I am not on top, but i call it swell⁹. If I am able to workand get paid right and have the luck to be black on a Saturday night...”

The Afghan president Hamid Karzai has urged the armed opponents of government to use whathe called an historical opportunity to end the war. His comments came as he welcomed thedecision that announced on Tuesday by president Obama that US would withdraw all itscombat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. President Karzai said this would giveTaliban a reason to end their insurgency¹⁰.

A delegation¹¹ from the US chamber¹² of commerce has begun his first visit to Cuba in 15years.The chamber's president Thomas Donahue and several other businessmen said they wereinterested in assessing the changes taking place under the president Raúl Castro. More detailsfrom Leonardo Russia.

Since Fidel Castro handed power to his brother Raúl nearly a decade ago, Cuba's communistgovernment has introduced a number of economic reforms. Cubans are now allowed to ownsmall businesses and to buy and sell cars and properties. Members of the US Chamber ofCommerce delegation said they go to Cuba to assess the trade possibilities in a post embargoscenario, but that may not happen any time soon. The vast politically active exile communityin the US is strongly opposed to any changing trade links with the communist-run island.

World news from the BBC.

More than 10 people have been killed in an attack on a church in the Central Africa Republic.Residents in the capital Bangui said the attackers held grenades into a courtyard, wheredisplaced people were sheltering. Their attack occurred in mostly Muslim neighborhood of thecity.

Fighter plane to Libya have bombed Islamist militia¹³ bases on the eastern city of Benghazi, aspart of an offense¹⁴ led by a retired¹⁵ renegade general Khalifa Haftar against Islamist extremists.RanaJawad is in Tripoli.

The air strike targeted the headquarters'of the February 17 militia brigade in Benghazi. It’s apowerful force known for its close ties to the hardliner Islamist group Asad Shilia. The latestdevelopment is seen as part of the ongoing¹⁶ operation that started 2 weeks ago. It is been ledby the retired general Khalifa Haftar backed by a mix of armed groups including military forcesin the East, as well as some members of the airforce. They said they aimed to purge¹⁷ Benghaziand other cities of terrorists.

Ballot¹⁸ survey counted in Egypt presidential election at the end of the third day of voting. Thepoll originally scheduled to take place over two days was hastily extended to try to boostturnout which has been poor despite the national holiday and free public transport. The formerarmy chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win against the leftist candidate Sabahi.

Malcolm Glazer，the owner of the English football club Manchester United and the Americanfootball team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has died at the age of 85. He modernized¹⁹ theBuccaneers and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2003. Since buying Manchester United 10years ago in controversial circumstances, the club has won the premier²⁰ league five times andthe champion's league in 2008. Mr. Glazer's business career started when he was age 15.

1 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

2 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

6 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

7 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

8 orators   

n.演说者，演讲家( orator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The hired orators continued to pour forth their streams of eloquence. 那些雇来的演说家继续滔滔不绝地施展辩才。 来自辞典例句
• Their ears are too full of bugles and drums and the fine words from stay-at-home orators. 人们的耳朵被军号声和战声以及呆在这的演说家们的漂亮言辞塞得太满了。 来自飘（部分）

9 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

10 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

11 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

12 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

13 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

14 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

15 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

16 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

17 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

18 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

19 modernized   

使现代化，使适应现代需要( modernize的过去式和过去分词 )； 现代化，使用现代方法

参考例句：

• By 1985 the entire railway network will have been modernized. 等到1985年整个铁路网就实现现代化了。
• He set about rebuilding France, and made it into a brilliant-looking modernized imperialism. 他试图重建法国，使它成为一项表面华丽的现代化帝业。

20 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。