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The latest attempt by Republicans in the US Congress to fulfill¹ a long-standing promise to scrap² the healthcare system set up by Barrack Obama is on course to collapse³. A plan by the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, to repeal⁴ Obamacare without an agreed replacement⁵ has been opposed by a number of Senators from his own party. Mr. McConnell said he still hoped there would be a vote in the very near future.

美国国会共和党人为兑现一个长期以来的承诺——废除奥巴马医改的最新一次尝试即将功亏一篑。参议院共和党领导人米奇·麦克奈尔在没有一个可被广泛接受的替代方案的前提下就提出废除奥巴马医改的计划遭遇其党内一些参议员的反对。麦克奈尔表示，他仍然希望不久的将来能进行一次投票。

An official report detailing decades of sexual and physical abuse at a Roman Catholic choir⁶ school in Germany has accused staff of failing to protect hundreds of boys. Among those criticized is Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the former Pope, who ran the Regensburger choir for 30 years. The investigation⁷ found that more than 500 pupils were abused.

一份详述德国一座罗马天主教唱诗班学校数十年来对学生进行性虐待和身体虐待的官方报告指控校方未能保护好该校数百名男孩。其中一名被批判的是经营雷根斯堡合唱团30年之久的前教皇的哥哥拉辛格。该调查发现，有500多名小学生遭受了虐待。

The United States has announced new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program, accusing it of undermining regional stability. Iran's Foreign Ministry⁸ described the sanctions as one-sided and illegal. It warned it would reciprocate⁹ by imposing¹⁰ its own sanctions on America.

美国宣布针对伊朗弹道导弹项目对其实施新的经济制裁，指控它破坏地区稳定。伊朗外长称这一制裁是单方面的、非法的。伊朗警告称将通过对美国实施制裁予以还击。

Police in Saudi Arabia have detained a woman for questioning after she appeared in several videos walking in a short skirt through a historical site. The videos have caused controversy¹¹ in Saudi Arabia, where an ultra-conservative dress code for women is enforced.

沙特阿拉伯警方逮捕了一名女子进行审讯，原因是她曾在几段视频中穿着短裙走过一个历史古迹。这些视频在强制女性遵守极端保守的着装准则的沙特引起了争议。

Reports from Afghanistan suggest the country's Vice-President General Abdul Rashid Dostum tried to fly back from Turkey on Monday but was denied permission to land. It's unclear who prevented his landing, but a source close to President Ashraf Ghani told BBC that General Dostum's return had caused suspicion because he wasn't coordinated¹² with the central government.

阿富汗报道称，周一该国副总统阿卜杜尔·拉迪西·杜斯特姆将军试图从土耳其飞回，但是被拒绝降落。目前尚不清楚是谁阻止了他降落，但是总统阿什拉夫·加尼身边的知情人士告诉BBC，由于杜斯特姆将军不配合中央政府的协调，因而他的返回遭到质疑。

And BBC Somali Services named its first Young Female Poet of the Year during celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary. Deeqa Nouh Yonis beat more than 100 others with her poem about Somali culture.

BBC驻索马里通讯社在庆祝60周年的活动期间提名了首位“年度年轻女诗人”。Deeqa Nouh Yonis以描述索马里文化的诗歌击败了另外100多名诗人。

1 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

2 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

5 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

6 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 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。

9 reciprocate   

v.往复运动；互换；回报，酬答

参考例句：

• Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.尽管她没有回应他的感情，她也没有使他丧失信心。
• Some day I will reciprocate your kindness to me.总有一天我会报答你对我的恩德。

10 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

11 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

12 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法