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A police convoy¹ has left a British prison for a military airfield² to hand over the radical³ Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and four other suspects for extradition⁴ to the United States to face terrorism charges. Earlier on Friday, after years of legal wrangling⁵, judges at the High Court in London said the five men could be deported⁶ to America immediately. It follows a failed appeal to halt the extradition on health grounds. Donny Sandwich reports.

一支警察使团离开一座英国监狱，前往一处军事机场将穆斯林极端阿訇阿布哈姆扎及另外四名嫌犯引渡至美国，他们将在那里接受恐怖主义指控。早先周五，经过数年的法律争执，伦敦高级法院的法院称可立即将五人驱逐到美国。之前五人曾以健康理由申诉停止驱逐，但被驳回。Donny Sandwich报道。

Outside the Royal Court of Justice, about a hundred campaigners gathered for the final chapter in its long-running legal saga⁷. They held banners reading ‘freedom democracy hypocrisy’ and ‘Islam will prevail ’. But inside the court, the judges clinically took apart the argument that Abu Hamza should be allowed to stay in Britain. Lord Justice Thomas said he and Mr. Justice Owsley were wholly unpersuaded that the cleric was unfit to plead his trial. He said Abu Hamza could be treated in the United States for his mental health problems which was said to include depression and memory loss.

大约100名活动人士聚集在皇室法院外面等待这场旷日持久的法律争端的最后结果，他们手持小旗，上书“自由民主的虚伪”以及“伊斯兰必胜”。但在法庭内，法官公正宣判，否决所谓允许阿布哈姆扎留在英国的说法。托马斯大法官说他和韦斯利法官完全不为所谓阿訇不适合申辩的说法所动。他说阿布哈姆扎应到美国接受心理问题治疗，据说他患有抑郁和记忆丧失症。

The World's largest platinum⁸ producer Anglo American Platinum has sacked 12,000 South African workers who have been on an unofficial strike. Martin Plot reports.

世界最大铂制造商南非英美铂业解雇了一万两千名私自举行罢工的南非工人。Martin Plot报道。

For the past three weeks only 20% of Anglo Platinum miners have turned [up for] work. The company says four of its mines are at a standstill. This comes as another Anglo American company, this time Mining Ano closed its plant. Four gold mining companies are also at a halt . This wave of industrial unrest, much of it not sanctioned by the recognized unions, comes as the South Africa's finance minister has cut forecast for growth. Investors⁹ are increasingly skeptical¹⁰ about the country's future, a major headache for President Jacob Zuma.

过去三周内英美铂业只有20%的矿工来工作，该公司称已有4个矿场已经停产。另一家矿场Mining Ano已经关闭工厂，4家金矿公司也已处于停滞状态。这次工业动乱中，许多罢工都未经过公认的公会的批准，同时南非财政部长降低了对增长的预期。投资者越发担心该公司的前景，这也成令总统雅各布·祖玛头疼的一大问题。

The US unemployment rate has fallen below 8%, its lowest level in almost 4 years. Speaking at the rally a few hours after the figures were released, President Obama said America was on the route to recovery.

美国失业率下降到8%以下，这是近四年以来的最低水平。数据公布几小时后，总统奥巴马面对集会人群说，美国已步入恢复之路。

Our businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past two and a half year. This morning we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since I took office.

过去两年半里，我们的企业增加了5200万个新岗位,。今天早上，我们看到失业率已下降到我上任以来的最低点。

The director general of the BBC says the allegations of its former star presenter¹¹, Jimmy Savile, sexually abused young teenagers in the 60s and 70s have left him appalled¹² . George Enthrew who recently took up the post o f the director general said the BBC’s thoughts and sympathies were with the women affected¹³ and he urged staff, past and present, with any information to come forward. Sir Jimmy Savile died last year.

BBC总经理说，听闻前著名主持人吉米·萨维尔被指控在六七十岁时性侵年轻女孩，他非常震惊。最近刚担任总经理的George Enthrew说，BBC非常同情受害女性，他呼吁凡是解此事的所有老员工和现任员工能提供信息。吉米·萨维尔是去年去世的。

You are listening to the latest world news from the BBC.

Turkish military units have opened fire on Syrian military positions after a mortar¹⁴ shell landed on the countryside in southern Turkey. The Syrian shell landed near a town of InHatay province. There were no reports of casualties. On Wednesday and Thursday Syrian military targets were hit by a Turkish artillery¹⁵ after a Syrian mortar shell killed five people in the Turkish town of Akcakale.

土耳其军队对叙利亚军事据点开火，此前，叙利亚的追击炮落到土耳其南部边境，具体地点是InHatay省某镇，但无伤亡报道。叙利亚一枚追击炮杀死土耳其阿克恰卡莱镇5人后，周三和周四，叙利亚的军事目标遭到土耳其大炮的轰击。

Syrian activists¹⁶ say the city of Homs has been subjected to its most severe bombardment in five months. The Syrian Observatory¹⁷ for Human Rights said aircraft and artillery targeted the neighborhood of Khaldiya, but said that there was no confirmation¹⁸ on the number of casualties.

叙利亚活动人士称胡姆斯镇遭受5个月来最严重的轰炸，叙利亚人权观察组织称飞机和大炮对寇迪亚社区进行打击，但尚未对伤亡人数进行确认。

In the biggest demonstrations¹⁹ in Jordan for years, thousands of people have marched through the capital Amman demanding political reform. Our correspondent Wyre Davies was there.

约旦举行数年来最大规模的游行，数千人穿过首都安曼要求进行政治改革。记者Wyre Davies在现场报道。

As many as ten thousand people took to the streets of Amman today, mainly supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood²⁰, the Islamic Action Front, but also other leftist and opposition²¹ groups. Security outside the al-Husseini mosque²² in [Amonzo] city was extremely tight. But everything passed off remarkably,peacefully. There is simply no appetite here for the violence and turmoil²³ that has engulfed²⁴ the region over the last two years. Nonetheless, the large noisy crowds was openly critical of the king's promised political reforms and demanded fundamental changes to a system they say is corrupt²⁵ and loaded in favor of the country's ruling elite²⁶.

今天有一万人走上阿曼街头，他们主要是穆斯林兄弟组织的支持者和伊斯兰行动阵线党，也有其他左翼与反对派组织。阿尔侯赛因清真寺外的安全部署很严密，但一切都和平地进行，令人赞叹。抗议者无心给这个过去两年间受暴力和动乱蹂躏的地区再带来乱局。然而，大群吵闹的抗议者公开批评国王承诺过的政治改革，要求对维护该国执政精英利益的腐败体系进行根本性的改革。

The United Nations says the situation in western Burma remains²⁷ tense following violence in June between Buddhists²⁸ and the country's Muslim Rohingya minority. A spokesman for the UN Refugee Agency, Adrian Edwards, said the number of people displaced by the clashes in Rakhine state was continuing to rise as more villagers left their homes in search of food, healthcare and other assistance.

联合国称缅甸西部局势仍很紧张，6月份，佛教徒和该国穆斯林洛兴雅少数民族发生了暴力冲突。联合国难民机构发言人爱德华兹说，洛兴雅州因冲突而离开家园的人数仍在增加，村民们离开家园寻找食物、医疗和其他救援。

 

1 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

2 airfield   

n.飞机场

参考例句：

• The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
• The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。

3 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

4 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

5 wrangling   

v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
• The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句

6 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。

8 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

9 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

10 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

11 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

12 appalled   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

14 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

15 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

16 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

18 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。

19 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。

20 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

21 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

22 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

23 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

24 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

26 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

27 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

28 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句