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More than a dozen wild fires raging across the U.S state of California's northern and wine region have killed at least 10 people and forced thousands from their homes. At least 1500 properties have been destroyed. A state of emergency has been extended to more areas, including Orange county in the south.

美国加利福尼亚州北部葡萄酒产区肆虐的十几起野火已造成至少10人死亡，迫使数千人离开家园。至少1500栋建筑被摧毁。更多地区发布了紧急状态，包括南部的橙县。

Environmental campaigner in United States has condemned¹ the announcement by the trump² administration that it's pushing ahead with the repeal³ of Barack Obama's clean power plan. One group said the government had no intention of safeguarding Americans from the real and immediate⁴ damages of climate change.

特朗普政府宣布努力推进废除奥巴马总统清洁能源计划的努力，环保活动家提出谴责。某组织表示，政府不想保卫美国人免受气候变化带来的真实而紧迫的危险。

The people of Libya go to the poll shortly to choose a new president. The vice⁵ president Joseph Boakai and the former footballer George Weah are among the 20 candidates in the running to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He is stepping down after 12 years in office.

利比亚人民很快将前往投票站选出新的总统。副总统博阿凯和前足球队员乔治·维亚等20名候选人将参与角逐，取代埃伦·约翰逊-瑟利夫的职位。他在位12年后下台。

Australia's high court is considering whether 7 politicians who hold dual⁶ citizenship⁷ breach⁸ the constitution. They include the deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce. Lawyers have argued the rule shouldn't apply to people who unwillingly⁹ inherited dual nationality.

澳大利亚高等法院正在考虑持有双重公民身份的7名政客是否违反宪法规定。其中包括副总理乔伊斯。律师们辩称，该规定不应该适用于非自愿继承双重国籍的人。

The Japanese government and the power company Tepco have been ordered to pay damages in biggest lawsuit¹⁰, following the Fukushima nuclear disaster 6 years ago. Nearly 4,000 people took part in the legal action, demanding monthly compensation of several hundreds dollars. It's one of about 30 lawsuits¹¹ connected to the nuclear meltdown.

日本政府和东京电力公司被勒令在六年前的福岛核泄漏事故六年后最大的案件中做出赔偿。近4000人参加了这次法律诉讼，要求每月赔偿数百美元。与这次核泄漏事故有关的案件共有大约30宗。

Trade unions in France have urged millions of public sector¹² workers to join a one-day strike today in the latest industrial action against president Emmanuel Macron's reform plans. Air travel is expected to be badly hit, with about 1/3 flights in airports nationwide canceled. Schools, hospitals and government ministries¹³ are also likely to be affected¹⁴.

法国工会敦促数百万公务员参加为期一天的罢工，这是反对总统马克龙改革计划的最新罢工行动。预期空中交通将受到严重影响，全国各地机场三分之一的航班被取消。学校，医院和政府部门也可能受到影响。

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

7 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

8 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

9 unwillingly   

adv.不情愿地

参考例句：

• He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
• Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访，他也是很不情愿地接待我。

10 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

11 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

12 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

13 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

14 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。