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A river of lava¹ has devastated² villages at the base of the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala, killing³ at least 25 people. Guatemala's disaster prevention agency said the settlement of El Rodeo had been buried by ash and lava. More from Will Grant.

在危地马拉的富埃戈火山脚下形成的一条熔岩河流摧毁了周围的村庄，导致至少25人死亡。危地马拉的灾害预防署表示，埃尔罗德奥居民区已被火山灰和岩浆所覆盖。以下是威尔?格兰特的报道。

Local people near Volcano Fuego used to living in the shadow of an active volcano, however, the sheer magnitude and speed of this event appears to have caught people off guard. Many victims were trapped in their homes as the river of molten rock came barreling down the mountainside and through their communities. The elderly have been a particular risk in some of the isolated⁴ mountainous villages near the popular tourist destination of the city of Antigua. Plumes⁵ of ash and smoke have reached six thousand meters above sea level, and television picture showed a vast ash cloud towering over the surrounding area.

富埃戈火山附近的居民虽然已经习惯了在活火山脚下生活，但是此次地震的强度之大和速度之快还是让当地居民猝不及防。岩浆流从山脚下奔流而来，穿过他们的社区，当时很多遇难者都被困在自己的家里。在安提瓜热门旅游景点附近一些孤立的小山村里，行动不便的老人面临的威胁尤其严重。漫天的火山灰和烟尘到冲到了海拔6000米以上，电视画面显示巨大的火山灰云笼罩着整个周边地区。

Three of the highest-ranking officers in the North Korean military are reported to have been relieved of their duties in recent months. It's believed that there had been some unease in the North Korean military over their leader Kim Jong-un's approach to next week's summit with President Trump⁶, with many believing the country's nuclear weapons were crucial to its survival. From Seoul, here is Hywel Griffith.

报道称，近几个月内，有三名朝鲜军方最高级别官员被免职。有人认为，朝鲜军方对其领导人与特朗普总统下周的会晤感到担忧，一些人认为核武器是朝鲜得以生存的关键. 以下是海韦尔?格里菲斯从首尔发回的报道。

There's no official confirmation⁷ as yet from North Korea that may never come. However, we're aware from reports both here in South Korea and coming from Japan and now the US as well, suggesting that over the course of last few weeks, three have been changed, with the new Defense⁸ Chief being introduced No Kwang Chol, new Chief of the Army, Ri Yong Gil. And that would come on the back of replacement⁹ last month of the head of the Politburo.

现在为止还没有朝鲜方面的官方确认，或许永远也不会有了。但是从韩国、日本以及美国的报道我们获悉，在最近几周内，有三名官员的职位有变更，新任国防部长换成了努光铁，新任人民军总参谋长换成了李永吉。在这次大换血之前，政治局领导也在上个月被替换。

One of Australia's biggest banks, Commonwealth¹⁰, has agreed to pay a 530 million-dollar fine to settle claims that it breached¹¹ laws against money laundering¹² and terrorism financing. If approved by the Federal Court, it will be the largest ever civil penalty in Australian corporate¹³ history. The Federal Treasurer¹⁴ Scott Morrison says the bank must now rebuild its reputation.

澳大利亚最大银行之一，澳大利亚联邦银行违法洗钱并资助恐怖分子，作为赔偿，该银行同意缴纳5.3亿美元罚款。如果联邦法院批准通过的话，如果联邦法院批准通过的话，这将成为澳大利亚企业历史上最大的一笔民事罚款。澳大利亚联邦财政部长斯科特?莫里森表示现在这家银行必须要重新树立自己的信誉。

It is for them to rebuild that trust. It is for them to make these admissions. It is for them to incur¹⁵ these penalties and get on with the job of restoring trust in the conduct of the CBI, and this, I think is another important step towards doing that.

他们需要重新建立信任，需要承认所犯的错误，需要承担罚款，也需要在英国工业联合会的指导下继续恢复信任的工作，并且我认为这是这家银行重建信誉的另一个关键。

1 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 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。

4 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 plumes   

羽毛( plume的名词复数 )； 羽毛饰； 羽毛状物； 升上空中的羽状物

参考例句：

• The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
• The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头，那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。

6 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。

7 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

10 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

11 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

12 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

14 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

15 incur   

vt.招致，蒙受，遭遇

参考例句：

• Any costs that you incur will be reimbursed in full.你的所有花费都将全额付还。
• An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business.一个企业为了维持营业,就不得不承担一定的费用和开支。