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The world renowned¹ British Physicist² Stephen Hawking³ who tried to explain the mysteries of the universe to millions of people has died at the age of 76. His family said he died peacefully at his home in Cambridge. Professor Hawking used wheelchair and was able to speak only through a computer synthesizer, having been diagnosed with a rare form of motor neuron disease as a young man. Despite being given only a few years to live, he wrote popular science books for several decades. A film about his life The Theory of Everything won an Oscar for the actor Eddie Redmayne who portrayed⁴ him.

享誉世界的英国物理学家史提芬·霍金去世，享年76岁，他生前一直尝试向数百万人诠释宇宙的奥秘。他的家人称他在位于剑桥的家中安详离世。霍金教授年轻时被诊断出罹患一种罕见的运动神经元疾病，自此受困于轮椅并且只能通过电脑合成器发声。患这种疾病只能活几年，但是他却挺过了数十年并创作了多部科普著作。 在一部介绍他生平的电影《万物理论》中，饰演霍金的演员埃迪·雷德梅尼获得奥斯卡最佳男主角。

Stephen's daughter Lucy spoke⁵ about her father's love of the limelight in 2012. Another fancy of my father people don't very really highlight is what a showman he is. He's a bit of an impresario⁶ at heart, and he loves a big show, a big stage, bright light, whether it's him on stage or whether it's watching the spectacle.

史蒂芬的女儿露西在2012年谈起了她父亲对于舞台的热爱。我父亲还有一个不为人熟知爱好，他是一个热爱舞台的人。他内心中藏着一个表演梦，不管是在舞台上表演或是在台下观赏演出，他都喜欢大型演出、大舞台和明亮的灯光。

Stephen Hawking's death was announced in the statement by his children who said they will miss him forever. They said his courage and brilliance⁷ inspired people across the world. Among politicians to pay tribute was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said Professor Hawking had made the world a better place.

史蒂芬·霍金的子女在声明中宣布了他的死讯，并表示将永远怀念他。他们说道，霍金的勇气和才华激励了全世界的人。在向霍金教授致敬的政界人物中，印度总理纳伦德拉·穆迪表示霍金教授让世界变得更加的美好。

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn⁸ his country from the International Criminal Court just a month after he began looking into his war on drugs. Several thousands of people have been killed either by the police or unidentified attackers since Mr. Duterte took office two years ago. Harvey Johnson reports from Manila.

菲律宾总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特在开始缉毒战后仅一个月就退出了国际刑事法院。自从杜特尔特两年前执政以来，已经有数千人遭到警方或是不明袭击者杀害。以下是哈维·约翰逊在马尼拉发回的报道。

In a written statement handed to the media, Mr. Duterte said he was withdrawing from the court, because what he called a concerted effort by the United Nations to paint him as a ruthless and heartless violator of human rights. Mr. Duterte said the act is alleged⁹ to have committed war crimes against humanity because the police killing¹⁰ during drugs operations were carried out in self-defense. He added that he believed the ICC's inquiry¹¹ was in violation¹² of due process. Human rights group say many of the killings¹³ were premeditated.

在给媒体的一份书面声明中，杜特尔特表示他要退出国际刑事法庭，因为联合国成员合力将他刻画成一个残酷无情的人权违背者。杜特尔特控诉此举是违反人道主义的战争罪，因为警察在缉毒行动中为了自卫而杀人。他还表示，他认为国际刑事法院的调查违反了法定诉讼程序。人权组织称其中许多杀戮都是预先策划好的。

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

3 hawking   

利用鹰行猎

参考例句：

• He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
• We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。

4 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 impresario   

n.歌剧团的经理人；乐团指挥

参考例句：

• The impresario will present an expanded series of concerts next season.下个季节将举办一次大型的系列音乐会。
• The impresario had buttoned his astrakhan coat.乐团经理扣好了羔皮外套。

7 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

8 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

11 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

12 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

13 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。