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Two convoys² evacuating³ civilians⁴ and rebel fighters have left the last rebel enclave in the Syrian city of Aleppo under a deal designed to end years of fighting. About a thousand people were in the first convoy¹, which included several hundred children, as well as a number of wounded. It arrived without incident in opposition-held territory outside the city under the supervision⁵ of the Syrian Red Crescent and the International Red Cross. The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has hailed what he called the liberation of Aleppo as a historical moment. He praised the courage of the Syrian army in its battle against the rebels.

两个负责疏散叙利亚阿勒颇平民以及战士的护航队已经在该地最后一块领地签署了旨在结束数年战争的协议。大约有1000人得到第一支救援队的救助，这其中包括几百名儿童，也有一些是受伤的。在叙利亚红十字会、叙利亚红色新月会、国际红十字会的监督下，他们安全抵达，叙利亚总统巴沙尔把这称之为阿勒颇的解放。他高度赞扬了叙利亚军队在战争中所表现的勇气。

Egyptian investigators⁶ say traces of explosives have been found on the remains⁷ of victims from a plane traveling from Paris to Cairo that crashed into the sea last May. The cause of the crash remains unclear. There's been no official response from the French authorities. But a source has said there are doubts over the traces of explosives.

埃及方面的研究人员表示，他们在已经从一架去年五月巴黎出发开往罗马途中坠毁的飞机残骸中发现爆炸物痕迹。飞机失事的原因尚不明确。法国当局并没有做出官方回应。但是有线索显示，飞机上找到的爆炸物存在疑点。

Diplomats⁸ say European Union leaders have agreed to extend economic sanctions on Russia for another six months. The measures had been imposed in response to Russia's annexation⁹ of Crimea and other actions in Ukraine.

外交官表示，欧盟领导人已经同意将针对俄罗斯的经济制裁再延长六个月的时间。采取这样的行动是为了回应俄罗斯兼并克里米亚的行为以及在乌克兰采取的其他行动。

The White House has said the FBI is investigating a cyber attack on the Internet company, Yahoo, which could have resulted in the theft of data from more than a billion accounts. It's a second security breach¹⁰ revealed by the company this year.

白宫方面表示，美国联邦调查局目前正在调查一起发生在网络公司雅虎的黑客攻击事件。这次袭击事件导致了至少10亿多的账户数据被盗。这是今年以来该公司发生的第二起网络安全案件。

The media giant, 21st Century Fox, controlled by the Murdoch family, has reached an agreement to take over the pay TV broadcaster, Sky, in a deal worth nearly 15 million dollars.

媒体巨头，由默多克家族控股的21世纪福克斯集团已经成功收购广播公司天空，成交额为150亿美元。

A scientific team has flown instruments back and forth¹¹ across the South Pole, penetrating¹² layers of ice to complete a map of a bedrock. They have discovered new valleys and mountains, and confirmed the existence of a subterranean¹³ basin, stretching for more than a thousand kilometres.

一个科考队在南极反复使用工具，测量冰层，从而完场基层地图的绘制。他们发现新的峡谷以及山脉。并且确定有地下盆地存在，该盆地深达1000多千米。

1 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。

2 convoys   

n.（有护航的）船队( convoy的名词复数 )；车队；护航（队）；护送队

参考例句：

• Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here. 车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. 一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 来自辞典例句

3 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

6 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

10 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

11 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

12 penetrating   

adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的

参考例句：

• He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
• He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。

13 subterranean   

adj.地下的，地表下的

参考例句：

• London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
• We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。