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America say US-led coalition¹ air and artillery² strikes in Syria have killed about a hundred pro-government troops. The coalition said the attacks in Deir ez Zor Province were launched in response to what it called an unprovoked assault on US-backed forces.

美国表示，美国所领导联盟在叙利亚发动的空袭和炮击已经导致近100个支持政府的部队死亡。联盟表示，此前，美国支持的军力无缘无故受到了攻击。此次对代尔祖尔省发动的袭击是对此前遭受攻击的回应。

Turkey says it will be hosting the next three-way summit with Iran and Russia to discuss the conflict in Syria. It is not clear when the meeting will be held.

土耳其表示其将与伊朗和俄罗斯召开三方峰会，讨论叙利亚的冲突问题。峰会何时召开尚未确定。

South Korea's President will meet the delegation³ from Pyongyang, including the sister of the North Korean leader as they attend the Winter Olympics. However, officials from the South say substantive⁴ issues won’t be discussed before Seoul security and nuclear conditions are met.

韩国总统将在朝鲜代表团参加冬奥会期间与其进行会晤，代表团成员中有朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹。不过，韩国的一些官员表示，在韩国的安全条件和核条件未得到满足前是不会谈论实质性问题的。

Bangladesh’s main opposition⁵ leader Khaleda Zia has appeared in court in the Capital Dhaka to hear the verdict in a corruption⁶ case against her. Clashes have already broken out between her supporters and the security forces despite tight security.

孟加拉国主要反对派领袖卡莉达 齐亚[Khaleda Zia]出席首都达卡的法庭上，听候其参涉贪污案的裁决结果。虽然戒备森严，但齐亚的支持者还是与安保部队发生了冲突。

Rescue workers in Taiwan are searching an apartment building that is leaning at a 45 degree angle after an earthquake struck the city of Hualian on Tuesday. Aftershocks are threatening to collapse⁷ the 12-storey block where up to 60 people are thought to be trapped.

中国台湾的一些救援人员正在一幢公寓楼内进行搜寻工作，这幢公寓楼现处于倾斜45°的状态，因为周二花莲发生了地震。余震很有可能导致这幢共计12层的高楼坍塌。据悉，目前楼里有60人被困。

Research has shown that suicide rates in the United States spiked⁸ by 10% in the five months after the actor Robin⁹ Williams killed himself in 2014. The findings reinforced other studies that indicate that more people killed himself in the aftermath of a high profile suicide.

研究表明，自美国演员罗宾 威廉姆斯[Robin Williams]2014年自杀后的五个月间，美国的自杀率上升10%。此次研究结果加强了其他研究的论断，即高调自杀可能招致更多自杀案例。

The German car maker¹⁰ Daimler has issued a second apology to China after its subsidiary Mercedes Benz quoted the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in a social post on Monday. The post quoted the Dalai Lama’s saying, Look at the situations from all angles and you will become more open.

德国车企戴姆勒继其分公司梅赛德斯 奔驰[Mercedes Benz]周一在社交媒体上引用中国西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛的话后，两度向中国致歉。奔驰公司在引文中提到了达赖喇嘛说的这样一句话：从各个角度看问题，你会变得更加开明。

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。

8 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

9 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

10 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。