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France has protested over comments by Donald Trump¹ suggesting the 2015 attacks on Paris that killed 130 people could have been stopped by giving people guns. There's been reaction in Britain too, after the US President CRIticised the level of knife CRIme in London. David Bamford reports.

法国抗议唐纳德·特朗普针对2015年巴黎袭击的言论，特朗普曾表示如果允许人们持枪，巴黎袭击中130人的死亡就可以被阻止。英国同样对此作出回应，因为美国总统抨击了伦敦持刀犯罪现象。大卫·班福德报道。

The French Foreign Ministry² said it disapproved³ of President Trump's assertions and called for the victims' memory to be respected. Francois Hollande, who was the French President at the time of the attacks, said Mr. Trump's remarks were shameful⁴. And Manuel Valls, who was his Prime Minister, called them indecent and incompetent⁵.

法国外交部表示其反对特朗普总统的主张，并且要求他尊重逝者。时任法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德称特朗普的言论是可耻的。时任总理曼努埃尔·瓦尔斯称这些言论不得体且与其总统身份不符。周五在对美国枪支游说团体的演讲中，特朗普用手势模仿枪手射杀受害者的动作。他说哪怕只有一名员工手中有枪，就可以赶跑或击毙在巴黎音乐厅杀害几十人的凶手。

Speaking to the American gun lobby on Friday, Mr. Trump used hand gestures to mimic⁶ the gunman shooting their victims. He said the man who killed dozens of people in their Paris concert hall that night would have fled or been shot if just one employee had a gun. The British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is travelling to Washington as part of efforts to persuade President Trump's administration not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. With a week until the deadline for a decision, Mr. Johnson's visit follows those of other European leaders. Chris Barkler reports.

英国外交大臣鲍里斯·约翰逊前往华盛顿，劝说特朗普政府不要背弃伊朗核协议。距离作出决定的最后期限还有一周时间，约翰逊此行紧随其他欧洲国家领导人的步伐。克里斯·巴克勒报道。

European leaders have been trying to get Donald Trump to listen to their concerns about his stance on Iran. The French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor⁷ Angela Merkel both left Washington with Mr. Trump still saying the international agreement to curb⁸ Iran's nuclear program was far too lenient⁹ and that he was still minded to abandon that. Now it's Boris Johnson's turn to try to use his powers of persuasion¹⁰. One problem for Mr. Johnson will be that although he's due to meet the Vice¹¹ President Mike Pence and several senior officials, he's not currently scheduled to meet Donald Trump himself. And it's the President whose mind he needs to change.

欧洲国家领导人一直试图让特朗普明白他们对其在伊核问题上的立场的担忧。法国总统埃玛纽埃尔·马克龙和德国总理安格拉·默克尔已离开华盛顿，但特朗普仍表示遏制伊朗核项目的国际协议太过仁慈，并且他执意要废除该协议。而现在轮到鲍里斯·约翰逊去说服特朗普了。约翰逊面临的一个问题是，尽管他将与美国副总统麦克·彭斯和几位政府高级官员会面，但目前并没有安排他与特朗普本人会面。而他最需要改变的就是特朗普的想法。

Pakistan officials say at least 16 miners have been killed in two separate accidents at coal mines in the province of Balochistan. Twelve died in a gas explosion at a pit in Marwaarh about 40 kilometres from the regional capital Quetta. At least four mine workers are still trapped. In another incident, four bodies have been recovered from a mine in Spin Carez.

巴基斯坦官员称，发生在俾路支省的两起煤矿事故造成至少16名矿工死亡。距离俾路支省首府奎达40公里处的马尔瓦尔的一处矿坑中发生瓦斯爆炸，导致12名矿工丧生。此外仍有至少四名矿工被困。另一起事故发生在斯宾克勒斯，目前已发现四名遇难矿工遗体。

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 disapproved   

v.不赞成( disapprove的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My parents disapproved of my marriage. 我父母不赞成我的婚事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing. 她不赞成儿子不加选择地收看电视。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

5 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

6 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。

7 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

8 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

9 lenient   

adj.宽大的，仁慈的

参考例句：

• The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
• It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。

10 persuasion   

n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派

参考例句：

• He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
• After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。

11 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。