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The French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, says three women have been detained on suspicion of planning imminent¹ terror attacks, after a car packed with gas canisters was found in Central Paris. He said the women had been radicalized.

法国内政部长卡泽纳夫表示，在法国中部发现一辆装满汽油的汽车，三名女性因策划恐怖袭击而被拘留。卡泽纳夫表示，这些女子已经被激化。

Brazilian police say they want to speak to the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, in connection with an alleged² illegal ticketing scheme during last month's Rio Games. The police say he's been treated as a witness, not a suspect.

巴西警方表示针对上个月里约奥运会的非法票务计划，想与国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫进行对话。警方表示，巴赫将作为证人，而不是嫌疑人。

More than 70 Syrian aid agencies have accused U.N. organisations of allowing themselves to be manipulated by President Bashar al-Assad's government. They are demanding an investigation³ in the extent of government's influence over the Damascus-based U.N. network.

70多个叙利亚援助机构指责联合国组织被阿萨德政府操纵。他们要求调查阿萨德政府对联合国在大马革的影响程度。

Reports say a senior commander of one of the most powerful Islamist rebel groups in Syria has been killed in an airstrike. The Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, previously⁴ known as the Nusra Front, said the commander was killed in Aleppo.

据报道，叙利亚最有权势的伊斯兰反政府组织的高官之一在空袭中被击毙。这个Jabhat Fateh al-Sham伊斯兰组织，之前叫做Nusra Front表示，该军官在阿勒波被击毙。

The Pentagon has revealed that U.S. forces in Afghanistan carried out a failed attempt to rescue two hostages last month. A spokesman said a number of hostile forces were killed, but the hostages were not at the location.

五角大楼表示，在上月中，美国在阿富汗营救两名人质的行动失败。发言人表示，许多敌对分子被击毙，但是人质并不再现场。

50 people are spending the night stranded⁵ inside cable cars at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres over the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. More than 100 people were initially⁶ trapped, but 60 have been evacuated⁷ by helicopter.

50人整晚被困在阿尔卑斯山勃朗峰海拔3000多米高空的缆车内。最初有100多人被困，但是有60人已经被直升机解救。

A study into the genetic⁸ makeup⁹ of giraffe has discovered there are four distinct species. DNA¹⁰ analyses in Namibia found that the four groups have not cross-bred for millions of years, and therefore evolved into distinct species.

一项关于长颈鹿的基因组成的研究发现，有四种不同的物种。纳米比亚的DNA分析发现，数百万年以来，这四个物种没有互相交配，因此进化成了与众不同的物种。

The Ethiopian athlete, Feyisa Liles, has arrived in the United States, weeks after he made a gesture against his government, as he crossed the line to win silver in the men's marathon at last month's Olympics. After his gesture-made headlines, Feyisa, an ethnic¹¹ Oromo, said he would prefer to seek asylum¹² in the U.S., as he feared being killed or imprisoned¹³ if he returned to Ethiopia.

在上个月的里约奥运会中，埃塞尔比亚运动员在男子马拉松比赛中赢得银牌时，利莱萨举手抗议该国政府。数周后，这位运动员抵达美国。他的手势登上头条之后，身为奥罗莫人的利

1 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

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 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。

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 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。

6 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。

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

8 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

9 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

10 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

11 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

12 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

13 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。