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The United Nations Weather Agency has warned that the world is on course for the warmest year since records began, which it says confirms a rising trend consistent with climate change. The Head of the UN Climate Change Secretary Christiana Figueres said that high temperatures of vast areas of the ocean surface were particularly worrying. 

联合国气象局警告称今年将会是有史记录以来最温暖的一年。气温的上升与气候变化有非常大的关系。联合国气候变化机构秘书长克里斯蒂安娜称世界上大面积海洋表面气温的上升是最令人担忧的问题。

“The heat is being absorbed by the oceans. There is no doubt that the ocean continues to warm and that on a very very consistent basis, and what it is doing, frankly¹, is doing us a little favor. They are absorbing the heat that could have gone to the land and paying the price.”

海水吸收热量，毫无疑问会变得越来越暖和，但在这最基本的情况下又给我们控制气候变化带来了帮助。海洋帮助吸收了陆地的热量也节省了成本。

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said that all members of the international coalition² against the militant³ group Islamic State have agreed that military action alone cannot defeat the group. It's necessary to destroy its ideology⁴, funding and recruitment. He was speaking at a meeting in Brussels. Now our correspondent Johnathan Marcus was there. 

美国国务卿克里称对抗伊斯兰恐怖组织联盟所有成员一致认为单一的军事行动不会对该组织有致命打击。有必要对其根源，融资和招募行为进行打击。克里一番讲话发表在布鲁塞尔召开的会议上。下面是本台记者从现场发回的报道。

“What was interesting in what Mr. Kerry said is that this really is a job for the governments and peoples in the region itself. It's not simply a military struggle, and Mr. Kerry noted⁵ that the military side was only a small part; it's about tackling the ideology, the outlook, the whole approach of all Islamic State. And of course, one has to say that in a region which is afflicted⁶ more and more by catastrophic tensions and pressures, many of the governments are ailing⁷, we've seen all of the upheavals⁸ in the wake of the so-called Arab Spring. It's hard to be optimistic about the immediate⁹ future of the region.” 

克里讲话中有意思的是他说这是对该地区人民和政府非常重要的工作内容。这不单单是一次军事斗争，克里强调说军事行动只是打击行动的一小部分，真正的打击工作需要根除其恐怖主义思想根基，和占领的欲望。当然，有人说该地区的人民面对灾难将遭受越来越大的紧张感和压力，更多的国家机构被破坏，我们已经看到了所谓的阿拉伯之春之后的动乱。关于该地区的未来，难以抱有乐观态度去面对。

Mr. Kerry has said that any Iranian military action against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq would be positive. But he reiterated¹⁰ that the US was not working with the Iranians.

克里表示，伊朗在伊拉克对抗伊斯兰恐怖组织的计划将会是有力的。但是他再次重申美国将不会与伊朗方面共同工作。

A grand jury in New York has declined to press criminal charges against a white police officer in connection with the death of an unarmed black man in July. Eric Garner¹¹ was killed by the policeman's stranglehold, a practice banned by the New York police department. Nick Bryant?reports from New York. 

纽约大陪审团拒绝指控七月份白人警员射杀一名手无寸铁黑人事件中警员犯罪。埃里克加纳被警员勒住脖颈死亡。这一行为已经遭到纽约警察局的制止。下面是本台记者从纽约发回的报道。

“Eric Garner's death sparked widespread outrage¹² after a video of the incident was posted online. Filmed in broad daylight, it clearly shows a white police officer holding the unarmed black man in a headlock. Eric Garner, who suffered from asthma¹³, can be heard gasping¹⁴, “I can't breathe! I can't breathe!”

埃里克加纳的死亡在事件发生经过视频流传到网上之后引发了社会的广泛动乱。视频拍摄的时候是白天，能够清楚的看到白人警察勒住了手无寸铁的黑人的脖子。埃里克加纳患有哮喘疾病，视频中还可以听到他急促的喘息喊叫说：“我不能呼吸了！我不能呼吸了！”

 A second video showed him lying motionless on the ground, with police and paramedics making no apparent effort to revive him. He later died in hospital. The grand jury in Staten Island had been asked to consider whether to indict¹⁵ the police officer who held him in a headlock, Daniel Pantaleo. But it has decided¹⁶ against bringing any criminal charges. The Garner family's lawyer said he was astonished.

第二个视频显示他已经一动不动躺在地上，旁边的警察和救护人员没有要对他救治的迹象。在运送到医院之后死亡。史坦顿岛的大陪审团被要求考虑对勒住埃里克脖子的警员Daniel Pantaleo起诉。但是大陪审团决定不对该警员提起诉讼。加纳家人的律师对陪审团这一决定表示震惊。

World news from the BBC

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The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have agreed to resume peace talks that were suspended in mid-November after the kidnapping of an army general. Officials from Cuba and Norway, the two countries that have been brokering¹⁷ the peace process over the past two years said the next round of talks will take place in Cuba this month. Barbara Plett Usher¹⁸ reports. 

哥伦比亚政府和哥伦比亚革命武装力量同意恢复自11月中旬绑架哥伦比亚将军以来搁置的和平对话。古巴和挪威官员在过去两年里和平谈判未取得任何进展，并表示下一轮和平谈判将于本月在古巴举行。下面是本台记者发回的报道。

“In a joint¹⁹ statement, the rebels and the government said they considered the crisis to be over, and had agreed to begin another round of talks next week. The Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended negotiations²⁰ last month when rebels seized an army general who entered their territory without a security detail. Farc leaders in Havana moved swiftly to arrange his release and that of four other prisoners, but they renewed calls for a ceasefire to protect the talks from similar disruptions, that something Mr. Santos rejects, saying it would allow the rebels to regroup.”

在一份联合声明中，反政府与政府表示考虑到危机的解决，将于下一周展开新一轮和平谈判。哥伦比亚总统胡安曼努埃尔桑托斯在上个月叛军逮捕其一名将军之后暂停了和平谈判。哥伦比亚革命力量领导人在哈瓦那迅速释放对该将军和其他四名犯人进行了释放，但是其再次呼吁重新进行之前桑托斯暂停的和平谈判进程，称这将使叛军重整旗鼓。

Venezuela's chief prosecutor²¹ has opened a formal investigation²² into allegations that a leading opposition²³ figure Maria Corina Machado conspired²⁴ to assassinate²⁵ the president Nicolas Maduro. Ms. Machado, a former congresswoman, led a major street protest against president Maduro's government at the beginning the year. She has dismissed the accusations²⁶ as a shroud²⁷ designed to silence her.

委内瑞拉首席检察官对言论称反对派领袖Maria Corina Machado密谋暗杀总统Nicolas Maduro事件进行调查。Machado是国会前女议员，曾在今年年初领导主要反对总统Maduro政府抗议活动。她否认裹尸布威胁令她沉默。

Human rights advocates in Pakistan said the bodies of six separatist campaigners have been found over the past week in the province of Sindh. They all showed signs of torture. Civil society activists²⁸ have recently held demonstrations²⁹, alleging³⁰ that Sindh nationalists have been killed with impunity³¹.

巴基斯塔人权组织称在信德省过去一周的时间里已经发现六名分裂主义者的尸体。在这些尸体上都显示出酷刑痕迹。公民社会活动家最近举行了示威活动声称信德民族主义者已经受到了死亡的惩罚。

And the head of Sweden's left-of-center governing coalition has called a snap election for March after parliament rejected his minority government's budget. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven took office less than three months ago. He failed to reach a deal with the far rights Sweden Democrats³² who demanded a reversal in Sweden's liberal immigration laws in return for their support for the budget. 

瑞士左翼政治联盟领导人在议会拒绝他少数政府预算开支之后要在三月份举行选举。总理斯特凡劳文刚刚上任不到三个月时间。他就希望右翼瑞典民主党支持其预算的对话宣告失败。

1 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。

2 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。

3 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 afflicted   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
• A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

7 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

8 upheavals   

突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起

参考例句：

• the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
• These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。

9 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

10 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

11 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

12 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

13 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。

14 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

15 indict   

v.起诉，控告，指控

参考例句：

• You can't indict whole people for the crudeness of a few.您不能因少数人的粗暴行为就控诉整个民族。
• I can indict you for abducting high school student.我可以告你诱拐中学生。

16 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

17 brokering   

v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的现在分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• Intertwined with these were rivalry, power brokering, and patronage. 然而也不乏有抗争、强权操纵与任命特权交织其中。 来自互联网
• Kingston Quest Can Assist Your Company In Negotiations, Brokering, Agency Services, Sourcing Factories Or Property. 金士顿追求，可帮助您的公司在谈判中，经纪，代理服务，货源工厂或财产。 来自互联网

18 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

19 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。

20 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。

21 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。

22 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。

23 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。

24 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

25 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。

26 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。

27 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

28 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

30 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

31 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。

32 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》