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The United States has said it could take further military action against the Syrian government over its use of chemical weapons hours after it fired cruise missiles at a Syrian air base. The US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said stopping the use and spread of chemical weapons was a vital national security interest. Separately, the US Treasury¹ Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was preparing further economic sanctions against Syrian. Russia's envoy² to the UN described the missile strikes as a flagrant violation³ of international law.

叙利亚一座空军基地遭到美国导弹袭击数小时后，美方表示，对于叙利亚政府使用化学武器，还会对叙利亚政府采取进一步的军事行为。美国驻联合国大使尼基·黑利表示，停止使用和扩散化学武器对于国家安全至关重要。此外，美国财政部长史蒂文·姆努钦表示将准备对叙利亚实行进一步的军事制裁。俄罗斯驻联合国特使表示此次导弹袭击公然违反国际公法。

The state prosecutor⁴ in Sweden says a man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorist act through murder following Friday's truck attack on pedestrians⁵ in the capital Stockholm. Four people were killed and fifteen injured when the stolen truck rammed⁶ into a department store.

周五，首都斯德哥尔摩发生袭击案件，一辆卡车冲撞行人。瑞典检察官表示，一名男子嫌疑犯已经被逮捕。袭击事件导致4人死亡，15人受伤，最后这辆偷来的卡撞向了一家百货商店。

President Trump⁷ and the Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed on a 100-day plan for trade talks that will aim to boost American export and reduce its trade deficit⁸ with China. Mr. Trump is said to have accepted President Xi's invitation to make a state visit to China.

美国总统特朗普和中国国家主席习近平同意举行100天商贸对话，旨在促进美国出口并减少和中国的贸易逆差。据报道，特朗普总统已经接受习主席的邀请，对中国进行国事访问。

The Venezuelan opposition⁹ leader Henrique Capriles has dismissed an order banning him from public office for 15 years as politically motivated. The ban could prevent him from standing¹⁰ for president in elections next year, where he's seen as the opposition's best hope to defeat President Nicolas Maduro.

委内瑞拉反对党领袖恩里克·卡普里莱斯已经解除其15年不得出任公职。这条禁令可以阻止其参加明年的总统选举，公众认为其实反对派中最有可能击败现任总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗。

The armed Basque separatist organization ETA is said to surrender its remaining weapons and explosives in an orchestrated handover in the southwestern French city of Bayonne. ETA declared a ceasefire in 2011.Madrid is adamant¹¹ that ETA must not only disarm¹² but dissolve permanently¹³.

据报道巴斯克分离主义组织（ETA）在法国西南部城市巴约讷交出了剩下的武器和炸药。2011年，ETA宣布停火。马德里坚信，ETA不仅是放弃武装，而且将会永远解散。

The Mexican authorities say they are granting residency permits to almost 600 Cuban migrants. They were stranded¹⁴ in the country when the United States ended its policy of giving legal status to most Cubans who had reached US soil. BBC News.

墨西哥当局表示,将要向600多位古巴移民授予居留许可。美国结束对已经到达美国的大多数古巴人给予合法身份，导致这些人 被困在墨西哥。BBC新闻。

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 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。

3 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。

4 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

5 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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 adamant   

adj.坚硬的，固执的

参考例句：

• We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
• Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。

12 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

13 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

14 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。