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The United States says it has carried out ten more air strikes against Islamic State militants¹ in Syria and Iraq.The Pentagon said remotely piloted aircraft and fight jets backed by those from Saudi Arabia Jordan and United Arab Emirates hit seven targets in Syria and three in Iraq.Forward has been to besiege² Syrian town of Kobane near the Turkish border.

美国方面表示已经对叙利亚和伊拉克境内IS恐怖组织进行了数十次的空袭行动。五角大楼方面称远程遥控驾驶飞机和战斗机从沙特阿拉伯地区约旦和阿拉伯联合酋长国在叙利亚和伊拉克展开了七次进攻。距离土耳其边境附近的叙利亚Kobane镇是下一步作战计划目标。

Warplanes circled over Kobane throughout the night into the morning and in the early hours a series of explosions were heard but Pentagon later confirmed that these were US air strikes hitting an Islamic State building and two armed vehicles.The air strikes did not stop the skirmishing around the Kobane that also decide the town's fate as we left the area we watched the shells fire from Islamic State positions landed in the town a number of people were killed and injured we were told later.

战机一直在Kobane小镇上空盘旋，从夜晚直到清晨早些时候听到一系列爆炸声传来。但是随后五角大楼方面证实爆炸声只是美国空袭一栋IS组织建筑和两个武装车辆的声音。空袭并没有停止Kobane的冲突，同时也决定着小镇的命运至此，在随后的报道中我们看到整个城镇在ISIS组织攻击下满目疮痍，造成数人死亡多人受伤。

The Syrian al-Qaeda linked group al-Nusra Front denounced the air strikes as a war against Islam and threatened to retaliate³ against the western and Arab countries involved.A spokesman for the Free Syrian Army has said his organization supports the air strikes against the Islamic State militants in Syria but opposes any action that caused civilian⁴ casualties.Hussam al-Marie told the BBC that western countries should carry out air strikes against the government in Damascus too.

叙利亚基地组织与al-Nusra组织联合谴责对ISIS组织发动空袭，并威胁称要对西方国家和阿拉伯国家进行报复行动。叙利亚自由战士发言人称他的组织支持对叙利亚境内ISIS组织发动空袭但是反对一切对当地居民造成伤害的行动。Hussam al-Marie告诉BBC记者称西方国家也应该对大马士革政府采取空袭行动。

So called Islamic State is our enemy as much as Assad regime is our enemy.We want Syria free from dictatorship and from terrorism.We can not accept terrorists to establish their states on our lands.We need the support from the free world to continue this battle against the regime and ISIS at the same time,we are fighting in two fronts.

所谓的伊斯兰国是我们的敌人，正如阿萨德政权一样。我们想让叙利亚远离恐怖主义和独裁专政，我们不接受恐怖主义在我们国家的土地上建立政权，我们需要国际的帮助继续对ISIS发起进攻，同时我们也在进行两线作战。

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he wants to hold peace talks with Pakistan but without what he called a shadow of terrorism.Mr.Modi was making his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

印度总理纳伦德拉穆迪说想要与巴基斯坦举行和平谈话，并不是他所认为的恐怖主义阴影。穆迪在联合国大会上做首次发言。

With Pakistan I want to hold bilateral⁵ talks to improve friendship and cooperation in all seriousness and in the net mostly of peace without the shadow of terrorism.I do want to hold bilateral talks with them but it is also the duty of Pakistan to come forward in clear and appropriate atmosphere.

我想要与巴基斯坦举行双边会谈来提升我们之间的友谊和合作，而不是在恐怖主义阴影下举行会谈。我确实想要与巴基斯坦举行会谈，但是同时也是巴基斯坦的责任站出来，在清晰和友好的氛围中进一步前进。

Mr.Modi's comments came a day after Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticized India of cancelling planned bilateral talks last month.

穆迪的讲话发表在巴基斯坦总理纳瓦兹讲话后的第二天，纳瓦兹批评印度取消原计划上月举行的双边谈判。

The Cuban government has said it will take disciplinary action against employees of a state pharmaceutical⁶ company.The created perfumes named after the revolutionary leader Che Guevara and the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.In a note published to the official granma newspaper the Cuban authorities discribed the project as a serious error and said the symbols of the revolution would always be sacred.

古巴政府已经表示会采取行动应对制药厂行为。此款香水名以革命领袖切格瓦拉和已故的委内瑞拉总统雨果查韦斯命名。在格拉玛官方报纸中发表的一篇文章称古巴当地政府称此项目是一项非常严重的错误，并称革命领袖代表永远是神圣的。

You are listening to the latest news from the BBC.

您现在收听的是BBC新闻。

Three Frenchmen arrested in Turkey after leaving Syria have been placed under formally investigation⁷ by the French authorities for allegedly planning terrorist attacks.Their lawyer says they denied the accusations⁸.The men handed themselves into the police after they were sent by the Turkish authorities to the wrong airport and were able to leave the airport unchallenged.

三名法国人离开叙利亚之后在土耳其被捕，据称此三人由法国当局调查涉嫌策划恐怖袭击。他们的律师表示他们否认这一指控。三名男子被土耳其警方运送到错误的机场之后没有警方接应而顺利离开。

An al-Qaeda affiliated⁹ groups says it carried out a rocket attack on the American embassy in the Yemeni capital Sana injuring at least two guards.Ansar al-Sharia said the attack was in retaliation¹⁰ for a US drone strike on Friday in the north of the country which they say wounded several children.

基地组织一个附属机构称对在也门首都萨那的美国驻也门大使馆发动了两次炸弹袭击，造成至少两名警卫受伤。Ansar al-Sharia称此次袭击行为是为了报复美国无人机周五在该国家北部发动的空袭造成数名二童受伤所为。

The army in Japan has joined the search for dozens of hikers were thought to be trapped near the summit of volcano after it suddenly erupted more than 30 people are injured some seriously.A report of one person died was later retracted¹¹.Mount Ontake continues to throw rock and great clouds of ash into the air more than 200 were initially¹² stranded¹³ on the volcano.

日本军方加入到了搜寻数十名徒步旅行者行动当中，据称这些旅行者被认为在突然爆发的火山附近，造成30多人受伤，一些人伤势较严重。早些时候报道称有一人死亡，后来这一报道被撤销。御岳山火山仍在处于喷发状态，岩石和火山灰不停翻滚，目前仍有200多人被困山中。

George Clooney's agent says the Hollywood star has married the human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in a private ceremony in the Italian city of Venice.Clooney's celebrity¹⁴ friends joined the couple for the ceremony as NE reports.

乔治克鲁尼经纪人称好莱坞明星在意大利城市威尼斯一家私人典礼上与人权律师阿迈勒举行了婚礼。克鲁尼好友参加了婚礼。

Some of the guests who arrived for the wedding included fellow Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Bill Murray as well as the singer Bono and super model Cindy Crawford.the 53 year old Clooney engaged to Amal Alamuddin in April the 36 year old is a London based human rights lawyer and her wedding was also celebrated¹⁵ in her family's home village in Lebanon.The couple exchanged vows¹⁶ at the Aman hotel this evening ended the short statements the actor has publicised confirmed he is now married.There will be second ceremony on Monday at the 16 K palace.

参与婚礼的人员有好莱坞举行马特达蒙和比尔莫瑞，还有歌星波诺，名模辛蒂·克劳馥。53岁的克鲁尼与36岁的人权律师阿迈勒·阿拉姆在四月份订婚，婚礼同样也在黎巴嫩的家乡庆祝。夫妇在阿曼酒店交换了誓言，以简短的陈述证明了自己的婚姻。在回英国之后在周一将再次举行婚礼庆典。

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 besiege   

vt.包围，围攻，拥在...周围

参考例句：

• The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.阿富汗空军正用直升机向被围城镇提供补给。
• She was besieged by the press and the public.她被媒体和公众纠缠不休。

3 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

6 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 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。

9 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

10 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

12 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

13 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

14 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

15 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

16 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。