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President Putin has said the question of statehood of eastern Ukraine must be part of substantive¹ negotiations² to end the conflict there. Speaking on the eve of talks in Belarus between Kiev, Moscow and the OSCE, Mr. Putin said the lawful³ interests of people living in eastern Ukraine must be protected.

普京总统表示乌克兰东部国家地位问题必须是结束冲突谈判的实质性问题。在与基辅举行在白俄罗斯的谈判前夕，普京表示居住在乌克兰东部群众的合法权益必须得到保护。

Substantive talks must start immediately and not on some technical issues but on the political organisation⁴ of society and statehood in south-eastern Ukraine with the purpose of unconditionally⁵ guaranteeing the legitimate⁶ interests of people who live there.

实质性的谈判必须立即展开，不仅是在技术方面的问题而且是乌克兰东南部社会政治组织和国家政治组织必须无条件保证居民的合法权益。

Mr. Putin's spokesman was quick to clarify that the president was not talking about an actual independent state.

普京总统发言人很快澄清，总统并没有谈论一个实际的独立政府。

The Ukrainian military says one of its naval⁷ vessels⁹ has come under fire in the Sea of Azov(亚述海), which lies off the south-east of the country close to the Russian border. A spokesman said the ship, a naval cutter, was attacked by artillery¹⁰ from the shore. Eyewitnesses¹¹ saw smoke rising on the horizon. Some reports say a second vessel⁸ was also targeted.

乌克兰军方表示其一个海军舰队在亚述海遭到攻击，亚述海位于该国东南部靠近俄罗斯边境的地方。发言人表示该船只在海岸边被炮兵攻击。据目击者称看到地平线上升起硝烟。也有报道称第二个舰艇也已经被瞄准进攻。

The army in Pakistan has said it's concerned about the current political crisis, which has seen violent clashes in the capital Islamabad, leaving at least three people dead and several hundred injured. The protesters want the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. Shahzeb Jillani reports from Islamabad.?

巴基斯坦军方表示担心目前的政治危机，已经在首都伊斯兰堡发生了暴力冲突。已经造成至少三人死亡几百人受伤。抗议者要求总理谢里夫离职。Shahzeb Jillani在伊斯兰堡报道。

The army sought to ease fears of military intervention¹² by reaffirming its support for democracy, but the powerful army leadership indirectly¹³ urged the government to resolve the situation politically and without further recourse to use of force. Government ministers have said they are willing to hold talks with the two opposition¹⁴ figures leading the sit-ins, Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri. But both politicians have rejected the fresh government offer, saying that unless the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is ready to step down, any discussions will remain pointless.?

军队将重申对民主的支持来缓和军事干预的恐惧，但是强大的军队领导间接督促政府解决政治问题，无需付诸武力。政府官员已经表示其将与两大领导静坐游行的领导者伊姆兰汗和卡德尔举行会谈，但是双方政治领导人都拒绝了政府的要求，并表示除非谢里夫下台，否则其他任何讨论将毫无意义。

Joint¹⁵ forces from the Iraqi army, Shiah militias¹⁶ and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have entered the besieged¹⁷ town of Amerli, where Islamic State militants¹⁸ have been surrounding the minority Shiah Turkmen community for two months. Jim Muir is just outside the town.?

伊拉克联合部队中的什叶派民兵组织和库尔德武装人员已经进入到了Ameril城镇，Ameril已经被伊斯兰激进组织成员包围了两个月时间。Jim Muir从城外发回报道。

We've been at frontline positions held by Peshmerga Kurdish guerrillas who are carrying out heavy covering fires with mortars¹⁹, machine guns, sniper guns and so on, and also with longer-range artillery. Then the joint forces of Iraqi army with the Shiah militias went in on the ground, and they say they've penetrated²⁰ right into the town, broken the siege, but it's too dangerous, they are telling us, for us to go there at the moment, because there's lot of roadside bombs and booby traps left behind by the departing Islamists and the place is not yet deemed safe.?

我们现在正在自由斗士库尔德武装人员控制的前线，他们正在用迫击炮，机枪，阻击枪等进攻，还有更长的炮兵部队。然后什叶派民兵组织负责地面进攻，他们表示已经将兵力渗入到了城镇里打开了突破口，他们告诉我们现在进入到城镇里还太危险，因为很多伊斯兰激进分子埋藏在路边的炸弹的陷阱还没有清理完。

In the western province of Anbar, reports say two suicide bomber²¹ attacks by Islamic State militants in the city of Ramadi have killed at least 13 people.?

在巴格达西部安巴尔省，据报道称两名伊斯兰激进分子自杀式炸弹袭击袭击了拉马迪城市，造成至少13人死亡。

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Israel has announced plans to expropriate almost 400 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. It's believed to be the largest seizure²² in 30 years. Israeli state radio said the decision made by the military-run local administration was a response to the kidnapping and killing²³ of three Jewish teenagers in the area in June. The chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said diplomatic action should be taken against Israel.

以色列已经宣布没收巴勒斯坦被占领西岸地区400公顷土地。这是30年来最大的没收面积。以色列国家电台表示此决定由当地军方行政决定，是为了回应六月份绑架并杀害当地三名犹太青年行为。巴勒斯坦首席谈判代表埃雷卡特表示将采取外交行动反对以色列行为。

At least 42 children have reportedly been killed in Syria in government airstrikes over the past two days. The activist²⁴ group The Observatory²⁵ for Human Rights said they were mostly in Aleppo and Idlib in the north of the country.?

据报道在过去两天至少有42名儿童在叙利亚政府空袭中丧生。维权团体表示他们大多来自国家北部的阿勒颇和伊德利卜地区。

A new anti-Euro party in Germany has for the first time won seats in a regional parliament. Preliminary election results indicate that the Alternative for Germany Party has secured about 10% of the vote in the state of Saxony. Damien McGuinness reports from Berlin.?

一个新的反欧元政党在德国首次获得议会席位。初步选举结果表明，德国党选择固定在德克森州的得票率为10%。Damien McGuinness在柏林报道。

This is the first time that an anti-Euro party has won seats in a German state parliament, big news in a country where support for the European Union is traditionally strong. Its calls for Germany to leave the Euro have gone down well with some German taxpayers²⁶ who say they are fed up paying for EU bailouts. But the party is controversial, accused of catering²⁷ to nationalist sentiment and attracting right-wing extremists. So Angela Merkel has ruled out any future coalition²⁸ with the party on a national level.

这是第一次反欧元政党获得德国议会席位，对于欧盟支持界来讲是极具冲击性的新闻。其已经要求德国推出欧元区的呼吁传达给许多纳税人，他们称已经厌倦了为欧盟拯救措施买单。但是该党派具有争议性，被指控迎合国民主义者情感吸引了右翼极端主义分子的注意力。所以安吉拉默克尔已经排除了国家一级水平与该党派组成联盟的任何水平。

The football authorities in Sierra Leone say the country's forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ivory Coast will go ahead despite the outbreak of Ebola. The Sierra Leone Football Association said it would name a squad²⁹ composed of players based abroad. Ivory Coast has insisted it won't allow the game to be staged in the main city Abidjan over fears of the spread of the virus.?

塞拉利昂足球部门表示其国家将继续在埃博拉病毒爆发的情况下举行非洲国家杯预选赛。塞拉利昂足球协会表示将任命国外球员组成球队。象牙海岸科特迪瓦表示坚决不允许运动会在阿比让举行害怕埃博拉疫情在该地传播。

1 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

2 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。

3 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 unconditionally   

adv.无条件地

参考例句：

• All foreign troops must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally. 所有外国军队必须立即无条件地撤出。
• It makes things very awkward to have your girls going back unconditionally just now! 你们现在是无条件上工，真糟糕！ 来自子夜部分

6 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。

7 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

8 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

9 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

11 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

12 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

13 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

14 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。

15 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

16 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

17 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

18 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。

19 mortars   

n.迫击炮( mortar的名词复数 )；砂浆；房产；研钵

参考例句：

• They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？ 来自教父部分

20 penetrated   

adj. 击穿的，鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
• They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。

21 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

22 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

23 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。

24 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。

25 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

26 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

27 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

28 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

29 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。