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Fears of a trade war between China and the United States have led to sharp falls in Asian stock exchanges. The concerns were sparked off by a series of tit-for-tat measures: Beijing threatening tariffs¹ of more than a hundred American products hours after President Trump² announced plans of levying³ high taxes on Chinese imports. Beijing said the US moves weren't in the interest of either country.

对中美贸易战的恐慌导致亚洲股市下跌。之所以有这样的恐慌是因为中美都采取了一系列针锋相对的举措：就在特朗普总统宣布对中国部分进口产品收取高额关税的计划后，中国政府就表示要提高美国100多种产品的关税。中国政府表示，美方的做法是两败俱伤。

In the latest shakeup of his White House team, President Trump has replaced his national security advisor⁴. General H.R. McMaster lost his post to John Bolton, former diplomat⁵ known for its hawkish⁶ views.

最近，特朗普总统对其白宫团队做了洗牌，替换了前国家安全顾问，即麦克马斯特，任命约翰?博尔顿为新一任顾问。后者此前是一名政客，以强硬派观点著称。

The United States has averted⁷ another government shutdown after Congress approved a new spending bill. It will fund the federal government until September. The correspondents say the large spending increases go against the administration's hopes to scale back the government.

美国再次挽救了一次政府停摆，因为国会审批通过了一项新的支出法案。该法案可资助联邦政府到9月。据我台记者报道，这次大幅的支出增加不符合特朗普政府减少政府支出的希望。

The European Union has reacted strongly to the attempted assassination⁸ of a former Russia spy in Britain. It said it agreed with London that it was highly likely that Russia had carried out the attack, and in a rare move recalled its ambassador from Moscow.

欧盟对前俄罗斯特工在英国遭暗杀一事反应强烈。欧盟表示其认同英国的看法，即极有可能是俄罗斯实施了这次袭击，并破天荒地找回了驻俄大使。

Opposition⁹ parties in South Africa is demanding the cancelation of a deal that makes government pay the legal fees of Jacob Zuma who was last month ousted¹⁰ as president over corruption¹¹ allegations. Mr. Zuma has spent more than a million dollars on lawyers even though the case hasn't come to court yet.

南非反对派要求取消一项要求由南非政府支付雅各布?祖玛诉讼费的协议。上个月，祖玛已因腐败案受到驱逐而被迫下台。祖玛已为雇佣律师花了100多万美元，虽然案子还未正式审理。

Demonstrations¹² are planned in Poland today against government plans to further tighten¹³ the abortion¹⁴ laws which are already among the strictest in Europe. The right-wing administration’s plans have the support of the powerful Catholic Church.

今天，波兰发生了多起示威游行，反对政府进一步加紧堕胎法的计划，毕竟波兰已经是欧洲堕胎法最为严格的国家了。波兰右翼政府此次关于加紧堕胎法的计划获得了强大天主教的支持。

And in Italy, the new parliament is holding its inaugural¹⁵ session after last month's elections. No party has an overall majority and both the coalition¹⁶ of right-wing parties and the populous¹⁷ Five Star Movement say they should form the new government.

一则关于意大利的消息：继上个月的大选工作结束后，意大利新议会正在进行组阁会议。没有任何一个党派达到绝对多数席位，右翼联盟和五星运动都认为自己可以组建新政府。

1 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

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 levying   

征（兵）( levy的现在分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税

参考例句：

• The high tax will be given levying to the foreign country car. 对外国汽车要予以征收高税。
• Levying estate income tax are considered to be goods tax. 遗产税是在财产所有者死亡后所征收的税。

4 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

5 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

6 hawkish   

adj. 鹰派的, 强硬派的

参考例句：

• My staff's advice that first day was amazingly hawkish. 在第一天，我的僚属们的意见是令人吃惊的鹰派意见。
• Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet. 反战团体担心巴拉克·奥巴马可以创建强硬派内阁。

7 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

8 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

9 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。

10 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

11 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。

12 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

13 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

14 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

15 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

16 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。

17 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。