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North Korea has held a large military parade in Pyongyang on the eve of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The senior North Korea delegation¹ is due to attend the Olympic Opening Ceremony. As Laura Baker² reports. Kim Jong-un is sending his influential³ sister to the games in Pyeongchang, a move that's taken everyone by surprise. The speculation⁴ Kim Yo Jong is bringing a message from her brother. The South Korea government will have a diplomatic seating nightmare if she attends the opening ceremony, the US Vice⁵ President Mike Pence also be there with the father of Otto Warmbier, who died after being imprisoned⁶ in North Korea.

在韩国冬奥会前夕，朝鲜在平壤举行了一场大型的阅兵仪式。朝鲜高级代表团将出席奥运会开幕式。以下是劳拉·贝克的报道。金正恩将派他妹妹金与正前往本次平昌奥运会，金与正也是一名有影响力的人物，此举让所有人大吃一惊。据推测，金与正此行是要传递其兄长的信息。如果她要参加开幕式的话，韩国政府将要面临着一个外交就座噩梦，美国副总统迈克·彭斯也将携奥托·瓦姆比尔的父亲共同出席，奥托在朝鲜被监禁后死亡。

The US official says America-led coalition⁷ air and artillery⁸ strike in Syria have killed about 100 pro-government troops in Deir al-Zor province. The coalition said the attack was launched responded to what it called an unprovoked and coordinated⁹ swat on the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The pro-government fighters were reportedly supported by artillery, rocket launchers and tanks. The spy says Russia was kept informed about the coalition response.

美国官员称以美国为首的联军对叙利亚进行了空袭和炮击，造成戴尔泽尔省内约100名亲政府士兵死亡。联军称此次袭击是对美国所支持的叙利亚民主军发动无端且有组织性攻击的回应。据报道，亲政府士兵配有火炮、火箭发射器和坦克。情报人员称俄罗斯对联军的反击了如指掌。

The Venezuela Electoral Authorities have set the presidential election for the 22nd of April after talks between the government and opposition¹⁰ collapsed¹¹. The move says the state for the likely reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. Katy Watson reports.

政府和反对党之间的谈话失败后，委内瑞拉选举委员会将总统选举日期定于4月22日。该举表明尼古拉斯·马杜罗总统很有可能会再次被被选为总统。以下是凯蒂·华生的报道。

It has been a great deal of uncertainty¹² of these elections including doubt of whether they'd happen at all. The opposition has hoped the vote will be held in the second half of this year, giving parties more time to decide on the candidate. With talks between the sides now stalled because of the disagreement over electoral conditions, the political battle continues, as does the uncertainty as to how the opposition will participate in the upcoming vote.

本次选举还存在很多的不确定性，选举是否会举行都是一个疑问。反对党希望将选举定在今年下半年举行，以便给政党更多时间来确定候选人。双方的对话因选举条件的分歧而陷入僵局，由于对反对党将如何参与接下来的投票还存在不确定性，政治斗争还将继续。

A court in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka is giving its verdict in the corruption¹³ case against the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia. She faces charges involving funds donated to a charitable Children's Trust. If she's found guilty and sentenced to more than 2 years, she will not be able to contest parliamentary polls scheduled for the end of this year.

位于孟加拉国首都达卡的一家法院对反对党主要领袖卡莉达·齐亚的贪污案做出判决。她被指控涉嫌挪用捐给儿童的慈善信托资金。她被指控涉嫌挪用捐给儿童的慈善信托资金。如果被判决有罪并被判处两年以上监禁，她将无法参加定于年底举行的议会投票。

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

4 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

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 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

9 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

10 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。

11 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

12 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

13 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。