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Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Tuesday the 12th of July. 

Coming up: 

Russia remembers victims of a huge boat accident. 

A Brazilian club makes an offer for Manchester City's captain. 

And the World Cup with a twist! 

First to Russia where prayers are being said at churches throughout the country for the the one hundred and twenty people who are feared to have died in a big boat accident... 

CLIP¹: Prayers 

A pleasure boat carrying tourists down the River Volga sank on Sunday. Rescue workers are still searching for victims, many of whom are children. Officials say the boat was carrying far more people than it was built for and that it was in bad condition. The government wants a check done on all the country's transport services to make sure they're safe. 

Next to Afghanistan, where a man who was seen as playing an important role in fighting the Taliban has been killed. Ahmad Wali Karzai was the President of Afghanistan's half-brother, he was also a good friend of America and other foreign forces who are fighting Taliban militants². But he had a lot of enemies - and not just the Taliban who say they killed him. His other critics believed he'd committed crimes himself, something his supporters denied. 

Next up, he's scored 53 goals in 86 appearances for Manchester City. Who're we talking about? 

CLIP: "Tevez it is, he's going to strike it....what a goal! What a goal from Carlos Tevez!" 

After making it clear that he wants to leave the club to be closer to his kids back in Argentina, Brazilian club Corinthians has made a bid for the player. It's offering in the region³ of 35 million pounds, but considering Tevez was bought for 50 million it's yet to be seen whether City will want to take them up on their offer. 

And for today's question we want to know how many countries Argentina shares a border with? Yesterday we asked you what year Space Shuttle Atlantis had its first flight? And the answer is ....October 1985. 

And finally to a tech-tastic footy tournament - we're talking RoboCup! Yep, robots from all over the planet⁴ have come together in Turkey's capital, Istanbul. Their mission⁵ - to fight it out for the ultimate⁶ prize in artificial⁷ intelligence, the Robot World Cup! So how does it work? Here's one robot enthusiast⁸... 

CLIP: "It perceives⁹ the field through the camera and we detect¹⁰ goal posts, the field lines, other players, the ball etc. And it builds up a model of where things are on the field and then it has to act. 

Well so far, the UK's best robot footballers have followed the example of their human counterparts¹¹ and bombed out of the tournament. 

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

1 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

4 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

5 mission   

n.使命，任务，天职；代表团，使团

参考例句：

• He was charged with an important mission.他受委托承担一项重要使命。
• I'll leave you to undertake an important mission.我要让你承担一项重要使命。

6 ultimate   

adj.最远的；最后的；终极的；根源的，基本的

参考例句：

• What was his ultimate goal?他的最终目标是什么？
• The sun is the ultimate store of power.太阳是能量之本。

7 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

8 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

9 perceives   

v.感觉( perceive的第三人称单数 )；视为；认为；理解为

参考例句：

• He perceives his delicate constitution, and the necessity of treating him tolerably. 他看到他娇弱的体质，有必要对他宽厚些。 来自辞典例句
• Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it. 每个人看同样事物却有不同的感觉。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

10 detect   

vt.察觉，发现；探测

参考例句：

• I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。
• Their instruments can detect the slightest vibration.他们的仪器能探测出极微弱的震动。

11 counterparts   

与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当的物( counterpart的名词复数 )； 同仁

参考例句：

• Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains. 深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。
• Many states have enacted their own counterparts to RCRA and CERCLA. 许多州都已经针对《资源保护和恢复法》和《综合性环境反应、赔偿与责任法案》制定了他们各自的实施细则。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法