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Hi there, I'm Sonali from BBC World News for Schools. It's Wednesday the 15th of June. 

Coming up: 

?Chile's volcanic¹ eruption² causing more flight problems, 

?Greeks strike against government cuts 

?And the Austrian mountains up for sale! 

But first to Sudan in Africa, where clashes³ have led thousands of people to flee their homes. In just a few weeks Sudan will officially be divided into two and South Sudan will become an independent country. It's disagreements over this planned split⁴ that have led to the current violence. 

American President Barack Obama has asked the Sudanese to end the fighting: 

CLIP:"The Sudanese people have come too far and sacrificed too much to see their dreams of a better future slip from their grasp. Now is the time for Sudanese leaders to show the courage and vision that true leadership demands. Now is the time for Sudanese leaders - North and South - to choose peace." 

In Greece, thousands of strikers have gathered in the capital city of Athens. They're unhappy at the financial cuts that the government plans to make. It's the third strike in Greece this year and one of a number of demonstrations⁵ across Europe where countries have had economic problems. The Greek government says it needs to be make these cuts to help the country deal with its money problems. 

Over in South America, Chile's volcanic eruption is still causing more havoc⁶ for planes. It's been spewing for more than a week and strong winds have carried ash particles all the way to Australia. It's meant loads of flights there have been cancelled and passengers are stranded⁷ away from home: 

CLIP:"We've just got to organise⁸ accommodation, transport, it's all extra money coming out of our wallet every day. We just want to go home." 

But this passenger is taking it all in his stride: 

CLIP:"Yeah, frustrated⁹ but hey, life happens. If the same happens tomorrow we will do it all again." 

Japan's Fukushima city is to measure how much radiation kids have been exposed to, from the tsunami¹⁰-hit nuclear power plant. The earthquake and tsunami that struck the country in March caused dangerous materials to leak out from the station. The city is 60 kilometres away, but residents are still worried about radiation. Children aged¹¹ between four and 15 will wear radiation meters for three months, and data will be collected monthly. 

And finally, Austria has something unusual for sale - two mountains! Lots of people have complained since the decision was made by the government to sell the peaks so it's reviewing what it will do. Rather than selling the mountains for the highest price, it's likely that only certain Austrian organisations will be allowed to put in a bid. 

The mountains are part of the Alps range in Europe and for today's questions we want to know, what is the highest peak in the Alps? 

Yesterday we asked you, how many Grand Slam tennis tournaments are there each year? 

And the answer is... 

Four - that's Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open and Australian Open. 

Before we go a big shout out to Alexander in Ms. Yick's class at SAS Pudong in Shanghai, China. 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back tomorrow.

1 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

3 clashes   

冲突( clash的名词复数 )； 不协调； （两群人之间的）打斗

参考例句：

• Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。
• Several policemen were injured in the clashes. 几名警察在冲突中受伤。

4 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

5 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。

6 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

7 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

8 organise   

vt.组织，安排，筹办

参考例句：

• He has the ability to organise.他很有组织才能。
• It's my job to organise all the ceremonial events.由我来组织所有的仪式。

9 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

11 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。