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Iraqi officials say that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, thought to be?the?last leading member of Saddam Hussein's regime still at large, has been killed. He's believed to had played a significant role in the rise of Islamic State in Iraq. The BBC has not yet received confirmation¹ of Mr. al-Douri's death from the government. But photographs and alleged² details have been widely circulated. An Iraqi MP and former Iraqi National Security Adviser³, Mowaffak al Rubaie, told the BBC if test confirmed that it was the body of Mr. al-Douri, it would be a major victory over insurgents⁴ in Iraq.

“We believe that getting him out of the way, we'll deal a major blow, psychological, moral blow, to the ISIS fighters and the Arab Baath Socialist⁵ Party fighters. We believe that although he was not very active in the organisation⁶ of activities of ISIS, he was a symbol of, if you like, the resistance among these jihadists in Iraq.”

Italian?Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has warned that the problem of thousands of Africans risking their lives to sail to Europe can only be solved if civil war ends in Libya. Most of the migrants start their journey across the Mediterranean⁷ from Libyan shores. Mr. Renzi, speaking at a joint⁸ news conference with President Obama in Washington, said the key was restoring stability to Libya, where rival armed factions⁹ are battling for control. Mr. Obama said the U.S. would work with regional allies on the issue.

“We are consistently looking where terrorist threats might emanate¹⁰, and Libya, obviously, is an area of great concern. ISIL's been very explicit¹¹ about wanting to use the chaos¹² inside of Libya as a potential justification¹³ for putting their, some of their personnel there. And so the coordination¹⁴ with Italy and with other of our key partners is gonna be very important.”

An emotional service of remembrance has been held in Cologne Cathedral for the victims of the Germanwings plane crash in which 150 people died. The German President, Joachim Gauck, spoke¹⁵ about the difficulty of coming to terms with the evil of the German co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who is believed to have deliberately¹⁶ crashed the plane into the French Alps. Jenny Hill was at the Cathedral.

“Five hundred bereaved¹⁷ relatives joined the German Chancellor¹⁸ Angela Merkel and representatives of the French and Spanish governments at the state memorial service. During the service, small, carved angels were handed to representatives of the families, the recovery teams and the Airlines involved. Later, a young woman, named only as Sara, led a prayer. She lost a relative in the crash. For all those missing their loved ones, she said：Oh Lord, dry their tears.”

World news from the BBC.

Hundreds of Zimbabweans have demonstrated outside the South African Embassy in Harare, calling for an end to anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa. Riot police were deployed¹⁹ after the protesters tried to destroy the Embassy gates. The violence started after the Zulu King, Goodwill²⁰ Zwelithini, said foreigners should leave South Africa.

The American Hispanic TV channel, Univision, has announced the end of the longest-running weekly TV variety show in history. Sabado Gigante, or Giant Saturday, is to end in September. Ganders Piet has this?report.

“Hosted by Chilean talk show host, Mario Kreutzberger, known on the show as Don Francisco, Sabado Gigante was first aired in Chile in 1962. It has millions of Hispanic viewers for the 3-hour weekly show across the Americas and the US. The audience loves its mix of wild comedy sketches²¹, tearful family reunions, eccentric amateur talent shows and scantly-clad dancers. Univision did not say why the show was ending.”

Cardinal²², Francis George, who played a significant role in pushing the Catholic Church to confront sex abuse by clergy²³, has died at the age of 78. As the archbishop of the U.S. diocese of Chicago at the height of the crisis in 2002, he led attempts by bishops²⁴ to persuade the Vatican to remove guilty priests.

3 zebras have gone on the loose in the Belgian capital, Brussels, forcing police into an unlikely car chase. The animals, which escaped from a nearby ranch²⁵, brought a new meaning to zebra crossings, weaving their way along a canal, over a bridge and through a tunnel before cantering along the streets of Brussels. The group of zebras, known as a dazzle, was pursued by several police cars and eventually rounded up. 

1 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

5 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

6 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。

7 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

8 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。

9 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

10 emanate   

v.发自，来自，出自

参考例句：

• Waves emanate from the same atom source.波是由同一原子辐射的。
• These chemicals can emanate certain poisonous gases.这些化学药品会散发出某些有毒的气味。

11 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

12 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

13 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

14 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

15 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

16 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

17 bereaved   

adj.刚刚丧失亲人的v.使失去（希望、生命等）( bereave的过去式和过去分词)；（尤指死亡）使丧失（亲人、朋友等）；使孤寂；抢走（财物）

参考例句：

• The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved. 这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。
• an organization offering counselling for the bereaved 为死者亲友提供辅导的组织

18 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

19 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

20 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

21 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

23 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

24 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

25 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。