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Egyptian president says the country’s army has targeted the jihadist training camp in retaliation¹ for the attack on Coptic Christians² south of capital Cairo. Abdel-Fattah al-sisi didn’t say where the camp was. Earlier he said the gunman would not divide the nation. At least 28 Coptic Christians were killed when their bus was ambushed³ on their traveling to a monastery⁴.

埃及总统表示，为回击伊斯兰圣战分子对首都开罗南部科普特基督教徒的袭击，该国军队攻击了对方的训练营。塞西(Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi)并未透露该训练营的具体地点。早前他曾表示，持枪分子不会导致国家分裂。科普特基督徒乘坐的巴士在前往某修道院的途中被伏击，造成至少28人遇难。

The G7 group of industrial nations have called on internet companies to do more to stop the spread of hateful extremist content online. At a summit in Italy the British prime minister Theresa May saidthe battle against terrorist groups was moving online and service provided in social media companies had to increase their efforts to address terrorist content. But the G7 leaders were unable to reach an agreement on clime change at that summit.

发达国家组成的G7集团呼吁互联网公司采取更多措施，以阻止令人憎恶的极端主义内容在网上传播。在意大利召开的峰会上，英国首相特蕾莎·梅表示，打击恐怖组织的斗争已经转移到了互联网上，社交媒体公司提供服务时必须更努力地处理恐怖主义的相关内容。但是G7集团领导人未能在峰会上就气候变化问题达成协议。 

Police in Britain say they’ve arrested most of the network they believe was linked to Monday suicide bombing attack at aconcert in the city of Manchester. 9 people are currently in custody⁵ but Britain’s chief counter terrorist policeman said more arrests were likely. Ariana Grande who was performing in Manchester when the bomber⁶ struck has said she will return to the city to give a benefit concert.

英国警方表示，他们已逮捕了与周一曼彻斯特音乐会自杀式爆炸袭击有关的大部分嫌疑人。目前已有9人被拘留，但是英国首席反恐警官表示可能还会逮捕更多嫌疑人。案发时正在曼彻斯特演出的爱莉安娜·格兰德表示，她将回到这座城市举办一场慈善音乐会。

There’s been condemnation⁷ on the remarks by the leader of the opposition⁸ labor⁹ party in Britain Jeremy Corbyn that the country should pursue a less interventionist foreign policy to reduce the risk of terrorism. The prime minister Theresa May said there could be no excuse for attacks. Mr. Corbyn had said what's being called the war on terror wasn’t working.

英国反对党工党领导人杰里米·科尔宾评论称英国应在外交政策方面减轻干涉力度，以降低恐怖主义风险——此言论广受批评。首相特蕾莎·梅说，袭击事件是没有任何借口的。科尔宾则称，所谓的反恐战争并没有什么效果。

Libyan militia¹⁰ group opposed to the UN backed government have launched a series of attacks in the capital of Tripoli. Health ministry¹¹ said 28 of people have been killed.

反对拥有联合国支持的政府的利比亚民兵组织对首都的黎波里发动了一系列袭击。卫生部长表示，共有28人遇难。

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he has issued instructions to remove the word arena¹² from all stadium names in the country. He said the word doesn’t exist in Turkish and he expressed his distaste for what went on in arena’s in ancient world, the dismemberment of people by animals.

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安称，他已发布指令，要求全国所有体育馆名称都删除“arena”一词。他表示这个词在土耳其语中并不存在，并表达了对“arena”一词在古代的含义——人被动物残忍地肢解——的厌恶。

1 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

3 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

8 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。

9 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

10 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

11 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

12 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。