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The United Nations has renewed its warning of the scale of the humanitarian¹ crisis facing four countries in Africa and the Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Its Chief Humanitarian Coordinator² Stephen O'Brien said more than 20 million people were at risk of starvation and famine.

联合国再次发出警告，称索马里、南苏丹、尼日利亚和也门已经面临严重的人道主义危机。联合国人道事务主任奥布莱恩表示，现在已经有超过2000万人面临饥饿和饥荒。

The US Defense³ Secretary Jim Mattis has said his Department will not tolerate the behavior of military personnel who appeared to be sharing nude⁴ photographs of their female colleagues on social media. Mr. Mattis condemned⁵ what he described as an egregious⁶ violation⁷ of the Department's values.

美国国防部部长马蒂斯表示，国防部不能容忍任何军事人员在社交媒体上分享女同事的裸照。马蒂斯谴责到，这种行为严重的违反了国防部的价值观念。

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an American court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel⁸ emissions⁹ scandal. The plea is part of a deal with the US  Justice Department. Volkswagen has admitted that for a six-year period, vehicles were fitted with illegal software to disguise high levels of pollution.

大众集团在美国就排放门事件正式向美国司法部门认罪，据了解，美国司法部在排放门丑闻事件调查过程中指控大众集团犯有三项重罪。大众承认在过去6年间，在车载电脑中安装一种可用于尾气测试非法软件，隐瞒真实排放情况

Iraq says it’s found no evidence that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons in the battle for Mosul. Earlier this month, the UN said 12 people had been treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in the city.

伊拉克称，尚未发现证据证明，伊斯兰国武装分子在摩苏尔战争中使用化学武器。在本月初，联合国表示，在摩苏尔可能接触过化学武器的12人已经治愈。

Many hundreds of people, members of the Standing¹⁰ Rock Sioux Nation and their supporters, have marched through Washington to protest against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline¹¹. Native American tribes say leaks from the oil pipeline will pollute water supplies and endanger sites they consider sacred.

成千上万的示威人员，以及来自立岩苏族部落的成员和他们的支持者们在华盛顿街道举行示威游行，反对达科他输油管道。美原住民表示，石油管道泄露会污染水资源，并威胁他们视为神圣的地方。

The Venezuelan authorities have found the decomposing¹² bodies of three people inside a prison that was closed five months ago after a riot. They believe the remains¹³ belong to three inmates¹⁴ reported missing when prisoners were transferred to other jails.

委内瑞拉当局表示，在一所监狱里发现了3具腐烂的尸体，而这所监狱由于发生暴乱事件而在5个月前关闭。委内瑞拉官员认为，这3具尸体是当时移至其他监狱的失踪人员的尸体。

The American author Robert James Waller has died at the age of 77. His romantic novel, the Bridges of Madison County became a bestseller after it'd been made into a film with Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. BBC News.

美国作家罗伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒去世,享年77岁。他的浪漫小说《廊桥遗梦》改编的电影由梅丽尔·斯特里普、克林特·伊斯特伍德主演。之后，这部小说广为畅销。

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

6 egregious   

adj.非常的，过分的

参考例句：

• When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
• What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。

7 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

8 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

9 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

12 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

13 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。

14 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》