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The French President Fran?ois Hollande who is in Mali to congratulate French military successes against Islamist rebels has said the terrorism in Mali has been forced back but not yet overcome. Earlier in the northern town of Timbuktu Mr. Hollande said that French troops would stay until UN-backed African forces were deployed¹. From Timbuktu, Andrew Harding

The French campaign here has been quick, successful and widely popular. But for President Hollande this could be as good as he guessed. He now needs an exit strategy but if he moves too quickly then Mali could be plunged² back into chaos³. And so today, Mr. Hollande tried to strike a balance. He told his troops their job was not yet done here but he also urged Mali and its neighbours to step up and take a much bigger role. The Islamist militants⁴ have withdrawn⁵ for now but this remains⁶ a dangerously fragile nation.

Russia says it wants to stay in regular contact with the Syrian opposition⁷. The announcement came after the first high-level talks between the two sides. During the meeting on the sidelines of an international security conference in Munich the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov invited to Moscow the head of the main opposition collation⁸, Ahmed Moaz Alkhatib. Our diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus reports from Munich.

The United States and Russia are not yet on the same page in terms of forging an UN Security Council resolution to chart a political way out of the crisis in Syria. Before all the disagreements here in Munich, the meeting between the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and the president of the main Syrian opposition grouping Moaz Alkhatib is a rare sign of diplomatic progress. There wasn’t necessary agreement. Russia is still not willing to see President Bashar al-Assad force aside, but equally Moscow’s patience with the Syrian leader is wearing thin.

In Syria, meanwhile rebels are reported to have taken a strategic neighbourhood near Aleppo’s international airport. There’ve been days of fierce clashes in the Shaikh Sayeed district.

France’s national assembly has approved the first and most important article of a controversial new law that would allow homosexual couples to marry and adopt children. The draft legislation redefines marriage as an agreement between two people not necessarily between a man and a woman. Hugh Schofield reports.

As expected the article passed easily in the Lower Chamber⁹ of Parliament where the Socialists¹⁰ and their left-wing alliance have a clear majority. The justice minister Christiane Taubira said that the government was establishing a freedom for all men and women to choose their partner of whatever sex for future life. More than another week of debates are planned as parliament has to get through the hundreds of amendments¹¹ filed by the opposition centre-right approving on the way the bills other key measure which is the right of gay couples to adopt.

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The Israeli President has asked the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government following last month’s parliamentary election. Mr. Netanyahu said he wanted a broad coalition¹² whose main aim would be to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. His likeliest allies are other right-wing and religious groups although he may also need the support of the new centrist party Yesh Atid.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled a new domestically produced fighter jet at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. The futuristic aircraft known as the Qaher F-313 or Conqueror¹³ looks similar to a stealth fighter. Mr. Ahmadinejad told that Iranian defense¹⁴ officials said the new jet was part of a military programme based on deterrence¹⁵ rather than aggression¹⁶.

“The development of the Iranian nation’s military path is not aimed at violating other nations’ rights. It is not for expansionist policies rather it’s for deterrence and defensive¹⁷ purposes and is in fact a manifestation¹⁸ of Iran’s ingenuity¹⁹ and talent to defend and protect itself with the least possible costs and in the most humane²⁰ way.”

The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has denied allegations that he and members of his governing Popular Party have received unofficial payments from a secret fund. Mr. Rajoy said he had nothing to hide and promised to publish his tax returns. The newspaper EI Pais says printed documents which detail illicit²¹ payments by big businesses to the Popular Party, some showed Mr. Rajoy’s name.

Football and in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Ghana have beaten Cape²² Verde 2-0. Extra time has been played in the game between the hosts South Africa and Mali and that match will go to a penalty shoot-out if the scores remain locked at 1-1.

 

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 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。

5 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

6 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。

7 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。

8 collation   

n.便餐；整理

参考例句：

• It was in this retreat that Mr. Quilp ordered a cold collation to be prepared.奎尔普先生就是在这个别墅里预定冷点的。
• I was quite taken with your line of photocopiers with collation and stapling capability.我被贵公司能够自动整理和装订的系列复印机吸引住了。

9 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

10 socialists   

社会主义者( socialist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
• The Socialists junked dogma when they came to office in 1982. 社会党人1982年上台执政后，就把其政治信条弃之不顾。

11 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

12 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

13 conqueror   

n.征服者，胜利者

参考例句：

• We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。
• They abandoned the city to the conqueror.他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。

14 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。

15 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。

16 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

17 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

18 manifestation   

n.表现形式；表明；现象

参考例句：

• Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
• What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。

19 ingenuity   

n.别出心裁；善于发明创造

参考例句：

• The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
• I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。

20 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

21 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

22 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。