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The Mexican Foreign Minister, Luis Videgaray, has expressed concern about violations¹ of the human rights of Mexican nationals in the United States, after a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, and the head of homeland security, John Kelly. Mr. Videgaray said Mexico saw current U.S. proposals on migration² as dangerous and a source of worry and irritation³.

墨西哥外长比德加赖与到访的美国国务卿蒂勒森和国土安全部部长凯利举行会谈后，比德加赖对美国侵犯墨西哥的人权问题表示不满。比德加赖表示，墨西哥认为当今美国的移民政策是危险的，同时也是引发焦虑和愤怒的原因。

Iraqi security forces are consolidating⁴ their positions inside Mosul airport, as they continue their campaign to drive Islamic State fighters out of the city. With the east and much of the southwest of Mosul now in government hands, the jihadists have moved their forces into densely-populated western districts.

在继续将伊斯兰国武装赶出摩苏尔的同时，伊拉克安全部队正在巩固自己在摩苏尔机场的地位。现在摩苏尔的北部以及大部分的西南地区已经在政府控制下，圣战分子已经将起力量转移到人口稠密的西部地区。

On the first day of Syrian peace talks in Geneva, the U.N. Envoy⁵, Staffan de Mistura, has delivered an impassioned plea to the warring parties to work together to end the conflict. Mr. de Mistura told delegations⁶ there could be no military solution, only a political one.

新一轮叙利亚问题日内瓦和谈第一天，联合国秘书长叙利亚问题特使德米斯图拉向叙政府和主要反对派代表团发表了慷慨激昂的讲话，以促进共同努力，结束冲突。德米斯图告诉代表团，没有任何军事解决途径，只能通过政治解决。

Clashes have broken out in Paris between police and French high school students demanding justice for Theo, a young black man who was allegedly raped⁷ with a police baton⁸. Some protesters threw stones at the police.

警察暴力执法导致黑人青年戴奥（Theo）受重伤的暴力。戴奥指控一名警察用警棍插入他的肛门强奸并导致重伤。法国警察与为戴奥寻求正义的高中学生爆发冲突。一些示威人群向警察扔石头。

The authorities in northern Afghanistan say it's now known that 111 people were killed in severe snowstorms last Saturday and Sunday. Earlier this month, a similar number died in heavy snow falls in eastern and central Afghanistan.

阿富汗北部当局表示，由于周六日爆发的严重的暴风雪，据悉，已经导致111人死亡。本月初，在阿富汗东部以及中部地区，暴雪也导致了100多人死亡。

A former Israeli Chief Rabbi has been in jail for more than 4 years after he was convicted on charges of corruption⁹. Yona Metzger admitted receiving more than a million dollars in bribers. 

前以色列首席拉比，由于贪污罪已经入狱四年多，其承认收受贿赂达100多万美元。

The Venezuelan government has issued a formal protest against France over the deportation¹⁰ of an athlete who was traveling to a ski training campaign in Swede. Andro Selano was accused of lying to escape Venezuela’s economy crisis. Selano said French officers said he couldn’t be a skier¹¹ because he came from a tropical county.

一名委内瑞拉滑雪运动员Adrián Solano需要经过巴黎作为中转站前往瑞典参加滑雪比赛，但被法国当局驱逐出境。委内瑞拉政府对此表示抗议。Adrián Solano被指控是为了逃离委内瑞拉的经济危机。Adrián Solano表示法国官员称，由于自己来自一个热带国家，自则不会是一名滑雪运动员。

1 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

4 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

5 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

6 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

7 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

8 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

9 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。

10 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

11 skier   

n.滑雪运动员

参考例句：

• She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。
• The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。