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Hi there, I'm Ricky from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Friday the 3rd of June. 

Coming up: 

A massive explosion in Russia. 

Sri Lanka face England in the cricket. 

And 400 turtles and crocs are found crammed¹ in a suitcase. 

But first, it's already caused Russia to ban all vegetables from Europe and now the E-Coli infection has spread as far as the U.S. Two Americans, who recently travelled to Germany, have tested positive for the bacteria - it seems that some vegetables are to blame. So far, it's killed eighteen people in Europe and made hundreds seriously ill. Scientists are still searching for the source of the outbreak. British Health official Dr Dilys Morgan had this message for anyone travelling to Germany... 

CLIP: "Follow the advice of the German authorities, which is actually to avoid lettuce², cucumbers and green and leafy salad items until further notice." 

Next to an explosion so big that it shattered windows ten kilometres away. Thirty thousand people in Central Russia have been forced to leave their homes because of the massive blaze. It happened at a building where weapons are stored. The fire set off the shells and rockets being kept there, causing the explosions. Hundreds of homes were damaged and at least thirty people injured. This lady describes how it felt... 

CLIP: "I heard a loud explosion at about midnight and our windows were smashed. At first I thought it was thunder but then I realised that it was not and that there were explosions at the base. Then we saw the blaze at the base and we ran out of the house. It was impossible to stay in, the windows were cracking, the house could have just collapsed³. We were told to go to the main road and that there will be coaches there to take us." 

Cricket news now and Sri Lanka face England in the 2nd test at Lord's. Andrew Strauss's side lead the 3-match series 1-nil after winning in Cardiff. But England's captain is all too aware how quickly their luck could change... 

CLIP: "You think back to when we got bowled out for 51 in Jamaica all those years ago, and we came out firing at the next test match and so we expect that from Sri Lanka. You know, they'll want to show that they're better than what they showed in that last afternoon and we've obviously got to be conscious of, you know, patting ourselves on the back too much and thinking things are too hunky dory and rosy⁴. We need to be switched on!" 

And finally, more than 400 rare turtles and seven freshwater crocodiles have been rescued after being discovered inside a man's luggage in Thailand. The creatures had been hidden in four suitcases and were wrapped in cloth with holes, so they could breathe. Thai customs say they're trying to crack down on illegal animal smuggling⁵... 

CLIP: "There's a jail sentence. They could soon be extinct. They were taken out of their natural habitats, so we'll have to send them to the Fisheries and the Wildlife Departments to save them from dying. If they were to go to the market, they would never survive." 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back on Monday - until then have a great weekend!

1 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

2 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

5 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。