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The World Health Organization has declared that the Zika international public health emergency has now over, but its spokesman said the infection which has been linked to brain defects in babies remains¹ endemic in about 75 countries.

世界卫生组织宣布，寨卡国际公共卫生紧急状态目前已经全部结束，但是发言人称，这一导致的婴儿大脑缺陷的疫情仍在75个国家蔓延。

The US president elect Donald Trump² has agreed to pay 25 million dollars to settle lawsuits³ which alleged⁴ he defaulted thousands of students at his failed property investment school Trump University. New York's attorney general said the agreement marked a stunning⁵ reversal by Mr Trump.

当选美国总统的唐纳德.特朗普表示同意支付2500万美元，用以解决指控他投资失败的特朗普大学涉嫌欺骗学生的起诉。纽约检察长表示，此项协议意味着特朗普发生了惊人的转变。

The Obama administration has blocked new driling for oil and gas in the arcticotion as part of the five year plan. Environmental groups have welcomed the decision but politicians and energy groups in Alaska who argued that offshore⁶ drilling would be good for the local economy are reported to be furious.

奥巴马当局政府拒把在北冰洋进行新的石油和天然气钻探工作作为五年计划的一部分。环境组织认同这一做法，但是达拉斯加的政客以及一些能源工业组织认为近海钻探有利于当地经济的发展，所以他们对这一决定深表愤慨。

A federal jury in the United States has found two nephews of the Venezuelan first lady Cilia Florece guilty of drug trafficking, the men were arrested a year ago in Haiti by a undercover American agent and put into the prison in New York where they were charged with conspiring⁷ to smuggle⁸ cocaine⁹ into the US, they pleaded not guilty.

美国联邦陪审团日前已经查明了委内瑞拉第一夫人西莉亚.弗洛雷斯两名侄子走私毒品的相关事宜。在一年前，男子在海地被逮捕然后被关押在纽约监狱，在那里他们被指控秘密向美国走私可卡因，他们向法院请求无罪。

There has been a big protest in the Argetine capital Buenos Aires to demand a new law to fight worsening poverty, the government says that they can't afford to increase welfare payments and create jobs using public funds.

日前在阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯发生了大型的抗议示威活动，抗议者要求政府出台新的法律来制止不断加剧的贫困。政府表示无法用公共资金支付增加的福利待遇以及创造更多的就业岗位。

Brazilian prosecutors¹⁰ leading the countries biggest ever corruption¹¹ investigation¹² have returned 60 million dollars to the state oil company PetroBras, the corruption scheme is estimated to have cost PetroBras more than one billion dollars.

负责巴西有史以来最大贪污腐败案件的巴西检察官向巴西石油公司PetroBras归还了6000万美元。这起案件对PetroBras公司造成了超过10亿美元的损失。

The manager of the English premier¹³ league football club Cristal Palace has said the timing¹⁴ of the Africa Cup of nations in January is disrupted to the English football season. The clubs now had to consider whether the African players will be joining the tournament before signing them.

英超水晶宫足球俱乐部的经理表示。一月份的非洲杯的比赛时间会与英超比赛赛季冲突。俱乐部现在在考虑，在签约之前，非洲运动员是否会参加此次比赛。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 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

4 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

5 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

6 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

7 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

8 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

9 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

10 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。

11 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。

12 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。

13 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

14 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。