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Iran says it will unveil a new locally-built fighter jet next week. The announcement comes amid mounting tension following President Trump's decision to pull the United States out of an international agreement to curb¹ Iran's nuclear activities and to reimpose sanctions on Tehran. Here is Roger Walker. Until now, Iran has relied on a few dozen Russian or aging US strike aircraft bought before the 1979 revolution which overthrew² the Shah. Quoted by Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency, the Defense³ Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami promised Iranians they would see the new fighter fly on Wednesday. He also reiterated⁴ that continuing development of Tehran's missile capabilities⁵ was a top priority.

伊朗宣布将在下周发布一架新的国产战斗机。目前两国关系持续紧张，之前特朗普决定退出抑制伊朗核活动的国际协议，并重新对伊朗进行制裁，以下是罗杰?沃克的报道。直到现在，伊朗还依靠几十架俄罗斯或年代已久的美国攻击机，这些都是在1979年伊朗革命之前购买的，该革命推翻了伊朗国王。援引伊朗半官方的法尔斯通讯社的消息，国防部长，陆军准将阿米尔?哈塔米向伊朗民众保证，他们将会在周三看到新战机起飞。他还重申，继续发展伊朗的导弹制造能力是首要任务。

New regulations put in place in Ecuador to stop Venezuelan migrants from entering the country without a passport have come into force. Thousands of migrants who are fleeing a profound economic and political CRIsis had been allowed to travel using only identity documents. The BBC's America's editor Candace Piette has the details. Over four and half thousand migrants have been arriving at Ecuador's border with Colombia each day. Most are heading south to Peru and Chile. They've been walking or hitching⁶ rides for weeks and many told reporters they had no idea about the need for a passport. The documents are almost impossible to get in Venezuela and the migrants travel with ID cards and little money. If they can't continue their journey south, many will not be able to join family who have already made the trip.

在厄瓜多尔，防止无护照委内瑞拉难民入境新规已开始实施。数千名逃离经济和政治危机的难民只允许通过身份证件旅行，以下是BBC美洲编辑坎迪斯?皮尔德的报道。每天都有超过4500名难民到达厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚的边界。大部分人都是前往南方的秘鲁和智利。数周以来他们都在步行或是搭便车前行，很多人告诉记者他们并不知道入境需要护照。难民在委内瑞拉几乎不可能拿到身份证件，他们只带了身份证和少量的钱。如果他们无法继续向南前行，那么许多人无法与登程的家人会和。

A 29-year-old British man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder following an incident in which a car was driven at members of the public and police officers in Central London on Tuesday. Sally Harter, who was born in Sudan and who was living in the English city of Birmingham, will appear in court on Monday. Two people were injured in the incident, which ended with the car crashing outside the Houses of Parliament. Leila Nathoo reports. Tonight the metropolitan⁷ police have said that Sally Harter, a British citizen has now been charged with the attempted murder of both members of the public and police officers. Now, police say the prosecutors⁸ are treating this as a terrorism case because of what they desCRIbe as the methodology, the location and the alleged⁹ targeting of members of the public and police.

一名29岁的英国男士遭两项谋杀未遂罪名指控，周二在伦敦市中心，一辆汽车冲向市民和警察。萨里?哈特出生于苏丹，现居住在英国城市伯明翰，他将在周一出庭受审。有两人在事故中受伤，肇事车辆最终在议会大厦外撞车，以下是莉拉?纳索尔的报道。今晚伦敦警察局表示称，英国公民萨里?哈特被指控谋杀一名市民和警员未遂。现在，警察称检方将这起案件当作恐怖袭击对待，因为凶手的作案手段、作案地点以及袭击目标，他针对的是市民和警员。

1 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。

2 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。

3 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。

4 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 hitching   

搭乘； （免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的现在分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• The farmer yoked the oxen before hitching them to the wagon. 农夫在将牛套上大车之前先给它们套上轭。
• I saw an old man hitching along on his stick. 我看见一位老人拄着手杖蹒跚而行。

7 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

8 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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