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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, says the Syrian army has suspended military operations in eastern Aleppo to allow for the evacuation of thousands of civilians¹ from the rebel-held area. He said Russian and American military experts would meet in Geneva on Saturday to discuss the situation in Aleppo. In response, the White House said it would adopt what it called a wait-and-see approach to the Russian proposals.

俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫表示，叙利亚军队已经暂停了在阿勒颇东部的军事行动，从而可以给百姓从叛军据点撤离的时间。他还表示，俄罗斯与美国的军事专家将会在周六的时候在日内瓦会合，一起讨论阿勒颇的相关形势。白宫方面将会采取所谓的观望态度去回应俄罗斯方面的建议。

A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.7, has occurred off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. There have been no immediate² reports of any impact. But the Pacific Tsunami³ Warning Centre warned that tsunami waves could occur in the region within the coming hours.

太平洋所罗门群岛附近海域爆发了7.7级地震。并没有及时的报道说明有无影响，但是太平洋海啸警报中心发出警告，在接下来的几个小时将有可能发生海啸浪潮。

The French newspaper Le Monde says the British Intelligence services spied on leaders and rebel movements in 20 African countries. Le Monde says it received documents dating from between 2009 and 2010, passed on by the fugitive⁴ former US intelligent worker Edward Snowden. It says those targeted including the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and José Eduardo dos Santos, the President of Angola.

法国《世界报》指出，英国的情报机构曾经对非洲的20多个国家的领袖以及反派活动进行过监控。《世界报》还指出，在2009年到2010年的两年间他们曾收到前情报工作者斯诺登的数据，这些情报包括肯尼亚总统乌胡鲁.肯雅塔，以及安哥拉现任总统若泽.爱德华多.多斯桑托斯。

There have been deadly clashes between police and members of Cameroon's English-speaking minority in the northwestern city of x. Eyewitnesses⁵ said at least 4 civilians were killed in anti-government demonstrations⁶.

科麦隆西北部城市巴门达的某些说英语的少数民族与当地的警察起了严重冲突，有目击者表示，在此次反政府示威中至少有4名平民死亡。

The Indian government says it will provide two digital sales machines for processing credit and debit⁷ card payments to 100,000 villages with populations of less than 10,000 people. The move is one of a series of new measures designed to boost cashless payments.

印度政府表示他们将人口不足一万人的十个村庄提供两个数码销售机用来推动信用卡以及借记卡的使用。这也是在促进无现金支付的发展。

Mick Jagger has become a father for the eighth time at the age of 73. The spokesman for the Rolling Stone frontman said his partner, the American ballerina Melanie Hamrick is 29, has given birth to a son in New York.

73岁的米克.贾格尔第八次当父亲。作为滚石的代言人以及主唱，他说自己的29岁伴侣，美国的芭蕾舞者梅勒妮在纽约又为自己生下一名男婴。

1 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。

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

5 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

6 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。

7 debit   

n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项

参考例句：

• To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？
• We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。