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The South African President, Jacob Zuma, has visited a makeshift camp near Durban, where more than a thousand migrant workers have fled to escape a wave of violence against foreigners. At least 6 people have been killed in?the?past 2 weeks. From Johannesburg, Karen Allenreports.

“President Jacob Zuma's decision to cancel a state visit to Indonesia and address foreigners, who've found themselves the focus of violent attacks, was a clear attempt to rebuff criticism that he's appeared detached from the troubles of recent weeks. Visiting a vast makeshift camp near the eastern city of Durban, the area where the violence initially¹ flared² up, he's struck a conciliatory tone. He told some of the migrants, more than a thousand of them who've fled their homes in fear of their lives, that it was not the South African way to treat foreign nationals with hostility³. He said it was a minority that was causing trouble, but it was heckled by some of the crowd, who's said his visit was too little, too late, and they were planning to leave South Africa altogether.”

Pope Francis has urged the world to do more to help the thousand of migrants making the dangerous crossing by sea from North Africa to Europe. His appeal follows the deaths of more than four hundred people whose boat sank in the Mediterranean⁴ this week. David Willey reports from Rome.

“Pope Francis said the size of the problem created by the spurt⁵ in the number of arrivals requires much broader involvement by Brussels and northern E.U. countries. We must never relax our efforts to seek a more extensive commitment on the European and international level, he said. He thanked Italians for their lifesaving operations, conducted by the Navy and Coastguard during the recent search in the number of people from Africa and the Middle East attempting to reach Italian territory on overcrowded and rickety boats, mainly from Libya.”

The authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have appointed the city's first woman bus driver. The appointment of 30-year-old Vankadarath Saritha comes at a time of growing public anger about the sexual harassment⁶ of women on public transport in Delhi. Here's Abhinatha Etirajian.

“Driving a passenger bus trough congested roads of Delhi is not an easy task, and men have always considered it to be their domain⁷. Ms. Saritha's appointment marks a new beginning for the Delhi Transport Corporation, which operates more than five thousand buses. Ms. Saritha said she would ensure that all female passengers traveling in her bus would have a safe journey. Transport officials hope the move will inspire other women to choose driving as a career.”

The authorities in India-administered Kashmir have ordered an investigation⁸ into the death of a teenage boy during clashes with security forces. The teenager was killed when police opened fire to disperse⁹ stone-throwing demonstrators during a second day of protests against the arrest of a separatist leader. The news of the teenager's killing¹⁰ sparked more demonstrations¹¹ in the Kashmir Valley. World news from the BBC.

The United Nations Envoy¹² to Libya has condemned¹³ the latest breakup of violence in the country. Bernardino Leon said that as representatives of Libya's factions¹⁴ were currently, in Morocco, ready to resume efforts to find a negotiated settlement, there could be no justification¹⁵ for the clashes. The fighting in Tripoli has left more than a dozen people dead.

One of the President Putin's closest allies, Belarussian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has said he will not attend this year's victory day parade in Moscow, in what's being interpreted as a snub to the Russian leader. The event next month marks the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi¹⁶ Germany in the Second World War and is one of the highlights of the Kremlin's political calendar this year.

The U.N. Mission in Mali says two of its drivers have been shot dead near the city of Gao. Another person was wounded in this attack on a convoy¹⁷ transporting supplies for U.N. peacekeepers. There have been a number of attacks by suspected Islamic State militants¹⁸ in recent weeks.

A majestic¹⁹ replica²⁰ of a French warship²¹ that sailed the Atlantic to help in the American War of Independence is retracing²² the journey it made in 1780. The ship, L’Hermione, took about 17 years to build at the cost of some 30 million dollars. Hugh Schofield reports.

“The young volunteer crew of the L’Hermione sing a sea chantey for President Hollande. On the last day before leaving on its 6-week transatlantic voyage, there were festivities and speeches on the ill decks near La Rochelle. The President said that the ship was proof for what France could still achieve in the world. The original L’Hermione was the frigate²³ which carried the Marquis de Lafayette on his mission of support for the American rebels. Next stop for the L’Hermione, York Town, seen of the?English?surrender to the Americans and their French allies in 1781.”

1 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。

2 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

3 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

4 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。

5 spurt   

v.喷出；突然进发；突然兴隆

参考例句：

• He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。
• After a silence, Molly let her anger spurt out.沉默了一会儿，莫莉的怒气便迸发了出来。

6 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

7 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

8 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。

9 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

10 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。

11 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。

12 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

13 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

14 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

15 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。

16 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

17 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

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 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

20 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

21 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

22 retracing   

v.折回( retrace的现在分词 )；回忆；回顾；追溯

参考例句：

• We're retracing the route of a deep explorer mission. 我们将折回一个深入的探险路线中去。 来自电影对白
• Retracing my steps was certainly not an option. 回顾我的脚步并不是个办法。 来自互联网

23 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。