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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has announced that a gesture of good will he’s withdrawing all lawsuits¹ against individuals accused of insulting him. Almost 2000 prosecutions² for insulting the president have been approved in the last two years. Speaking at an event in Ankara to commemorate³ the more than 200 people he said were killed during the failed coup⁴, Mr. Erdogan called for unity⁵ across the country. “July 15should be accepted as a milestone⁶ for us to unity and brotherhood⁷. In that direction, I am withdrawing as one of gesture all lawsuits filed for insulting me. We need solidarity⁸ and we should trigger the feelings of unity.”

土耳其总统埃尔多安宣布，对于曾侮辱过他的人，他将撤销所有的指控。在过去两年，有将近2000项关于总统的指控。在安卡拉举行的仪式以纪念军事政变遇难的200多人，土耳其总统埃尔多安发表讲话，呼吁全国团结。“”7月15日应该视为我们团结和勇敢的里程碑。因此，我将撤销对他们的所有指控。我们需要团结，我们应该团结一致。

The European banking⁹ authority has published the results with health check of more than 50 banks across the continent and how they would fear if there was another major financial crisis. Theo Leggett reports. “The European banking authority modeled a big economic shock, something just as severe as what we saw in 2008.

欧洲银行管理局发布了，在接受压力测试的50多家银行的检测结果，以及他们对未来可能发生金融危机的恐怖程度。请听记者报道。“欧洲银行统计局模拟了如2008一样形式严峻的经济危机。”

 To see how the banks would respond when their bad loans would rise and their profits would fall and whether they had enough in the wealthy capital buffers¹⁰, money set aside to deal with that. There’s no partial fail, but it's clear that some banks have come out this exercise a lot better than others.” The Italian bank Monte dei Paschi feared worse in the stress test which indicated it would simply ran out of money if the test's theoretical scenario¹¹ was real. Of the 50 others banks tested there was also particular concern about Spain's Banco Popular.

这样做的目的是为了检测，在不良贷款上升，利润下降的情况下，这些银行将如何应对，同时，是否有足够的应急资金在处理这种情况。测试银行都通过测试，但是很明显部分银行的表现较其他银行较出色。其中意大利银行的形势最为严峻，因为如果是真实情况发生，意大利银行将资金不足。此外，西班牙国家银行的状况也令人担忧。

United States officials say that it is still safe to visit Florida even though it’s just become the first state on US mainland confirm the cases of the Zika virus transmitted by local mosquitoes ,but the British government has now advised pregnant women to consider postponing¹² any nonessential trips to the state. Laura Becca reports from Washington.

尽管佛罗里达是美国第一个确诊存在Zika病例的州，美国官员表示现在是佛罗里达州州旅游仍是安全的。但英国政府建议孕妇延迟到佛罗里达的不必要的旅行。请听记者从华盛顿发回的报道。

 “Health officials had warned it would only be a matter of time, but now that is evidence that Zika carrying mosquitoes are on the US mainland. Four people are thought to have contracted the virus in Miami, no mosquitoes have been found to carry Zika. But other methods of transmissions such as being bitten in other country or having sex with an infected person have been ruled out. The state of Florida has announced more aggressive mosquito control efforts and politicians are keen to assure tourists it's safe to visit.”

卫生官员表示，仅仅是时间的问题，但是现在已经有证据表明，携带Zika病毒的蚊子已经到达了美国。尽管尚未发现携带Zika病毒的蚊子，但是迈阿密已经有四人接触过该病毒。但是在其他国家被蚊子叮咬或者与病患发生性关系等其他传播途径已经被排除。佛罗里达宣布，加大力度灭蚊，同时政客们则热衷于保证到访旅客的安全。

Prosecutors¹³ in Austria say two men suspected of being connected with Islamic militants¹⁴ who massacred 113 people in Paris last November have been extradited to France. The two Abdel Hadi and Mohammed UsmanGanni were arrested at an Austrian refugee center in December. Judicial¹⁵ sources said they have been charged with being associated with terrorist criminals.

澳大利亚检察官表示，两名与去年11月份法国巴黎恐怖袭击案有关的伊斯兰国武装分子已经被引渡法国。去年11月份，法国巴黎恐怖袭击案导致113人死亡。去年12月份，这两名嫌疑分子在澳大利亚难民营被捕。司法部门表示，他们涉嫌参与恐怖袭击案。

 World news from the BBC.

BBC全球新闻。

The United Nations Security Council has authorized¹⁶ deployment¹⁷ of an international police force to Burundi to try to quell¹⁸ more than a year of violence and human rights abuses. Here is David Bamford. “The Security Council approved a draft resolution presented by France which called for a force of up to 228 police officers for one year. Earlier the government of Burundi said it would accept no more than 50 officers. Over 500 people have been killed in Burundi, many of them in extra judicial killings¹⁹ blamed on the country's police force. The unrest began in April last year when president Pierre Nkurunziza announced plans to run for a third term which he went on to win.”

联合国安理会同意部署联合国警察至布隆迪，以平定长达一年的暴力和滥用人权事件。请听记者大卫·班福德报道。联合国安理会批准法国提交的决议草案，希望向布隆迪派兵，228名，时间期限为一年。之前，布隆迪政府表示，部署的警力不得超过50人。布隆迪已经有500多人遇难，其中很多是由于该国警力欠佳而被杀害。布隆迪于去年4月陷入动荡，当时总统皮埃尔·恩库伦齐扎正计划竞选第三个总统任期。

The former president of Brazil Luiz  Inacio Lulada Silva is to face trial on charges of obstructing²¹ justice. He’s been under investigations²² as part of operation of car wash which is looking into a sprawling²³ corruption²⁴ scandal focused on the state run oil company Petrobras.The BBC's Marcus Herbert has the details. 

因妨碍司法工作，巴西前总统卢拉面临数项指控。卢拉在接受“洗车行动”的调查中，调查涉及巴西石油公司Petrpbras的贪污腐败案。请听BBC记者为您带来详细报道。

“Lula de Silva was Brazil’s president between 2003 and 2010 has been accused of playing a central role in the corruption scandal. That is estimated to half across Petrobras about two billion dollars. Now he is officially a defendant²⁵ but judges against him are limited to alleged²⁶ attempts to obstruct²⁰ inquiry²⁷. Prosecutors say Lula de Silva tried to prevent the former Petrobras director from testifying in the case, the former president has denied the allegations against him.”

在2003年至2010年间担任巴西总统的卢拉被指控，是贪污腐败的关键人物。贪污总数约达20亿美元。现在卢拉正式作为被告，但是控诉过程受阻。检察官表示卢拉试图阻止前Petrobra负责人上庭作证。卢拉对所有的指控拒不承认。

The former president of the Guatemala football federation²⁸ Brayan Jimenez has pleaded guilty in a New York court to racketeering a wire fraud. He could face 20 years in jail for each charge. Prosecutors say that he received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes²⁹ to award lucrative³⁰ marketing³¹ right to his country's world cup qualified³² matches to a Florida based company. He was arrested in Guatemala in January. 

危地马拉前足联主席布莱恩·吉梅内斯在纽约法院承认参与网络诈骗。或许他将面临20年的牢狱生活。检察官表示，布莱恩接受贿赂数十万美元，将本国世界杯的资格赛交给了一家位于佛罗里达的公司。今年1月份，布莱恩在危地马拉被捕。

1 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

2 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

4 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

7 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

8 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

9 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

10 buffers   

起缓冲作用的人（或物）( buffer的名词复数 )； 缓冲器； 减震器； 愚蠢老头

参考例句：

• To allocate and schedule the use of buffers. 分配和计划缓冲器的使用。
• Number of times the stream has paused due to insufficient stream buffers. 由于流缓冲区不足导致流程暂停的次数。

11 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

12 postponing   

v.延期，推迟( postpone的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He tried to gain time by postponing his decision. 他想以迟迟不作决定的手段来争取时间。 来自辞典例句
• I don't hold with the idea of postponing further discussion of the matter. 我不赞成推迟进一步讨论这件事的想法。 来自辞典例句

13 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

14 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。

15 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

16 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

17 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

18 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

19 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

20 obstruct   

v.阻隔，阻塞(道路、通道等)；n.阻碍物，障碍物

参考例句：

• He became still more dissatisfied with it and secretly did everything in his power to obstruct it.他对此更不满意，尽在暗里使绊子。
• The fallen trees obstruct the road.倒下的树将路堵住了。

21 obstructing   

阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
• He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

22 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

23 sprawling   

adj.蔓生的，不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. 他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。
• a modern sprawling town 一座杂乱无序拓展的现代城镇

24 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

25 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

26 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

27 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

28 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

29 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

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。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

30 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

31 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

32 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。