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Syria has said it will allow the United Nations weapons inspectors¹ to visit the site of the suspected chemical attack last week in the Damascus suburbs. The inspection² will begin on Monday. The UN said the government had agreed to observe ceasefire in the area while the team visited the site. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.

叙利亚大马士革郊区上周疑似发生化学武器袭击，该国目标表示允许联合国武器检查员进入事发地点。检查工作将于周一开始，联合国称叙利亚政府同意在调查组进入该地的时候停火。Rajini Vaidyanathan报道。

"The announcement by Syrian authorities to allow UN's weapons inspectors in, has been met with scepticism in Washington. A senior administration official said, if the country had nothing to hide, it would have granted inspectors an immediate³ access, and that this decision was too late to be credible⁴. There is also concern that any evidence collected would have been significantly corrupted⁵ as a result of what the US says has been persistent⁶ shelling in the area of the alleged⁷ attack."

“听闻叙利亚当局宣布允许联合国武器检查员进入的消息，华盛顿表示怀疑。一位高级行政官员称，如果该国没有什么好隐藏的，那么当初就应该当即同意，这个决定做得太晚了，因此不可信。同时美国称嫌疑袭击发生地一直遭受炮轰不断，因此有人担心收集到的任何证据都可能已被破坏。”

A French spokesman said President Francois Hollande had spoken today to President Obama and told him that in his view the evidence was consistent with the conclusion that Damascus used chemical weapons. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain was focused on delivering a strong response.

法国一位发言人称，总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德今天同总统奥巴马通过话，告诉奥巴马他认为证据表明大马士革确实用过化学武器。英国外长威廉·黑格说英国努力做出强有力的回应。

"We are clear in the British government that it was the Assad regime that carried out this chemical attack, large scale chemical attack, as Wednesday that has led to the death, the agonizing⁸ death of so many hundreds of people including, tragically⁹, so many children. Of course, this is a regime that possesses chemical weapons stockpiles and has used chemical weapons in the past including on a smaller scale over the last year."

“英国政府明确表示，是阿萨德政权实施的这场大规模的化学袭击，周三的这场袭击导致死亡事件，导致包括儿童在内数百人的惨死。当然，这个政权库存有化学武器，过去已经使用过化武，包括去年实施的小规模袭击。”

But Russia has warned against those who were, in its words, trying to impose their own results on the investigation¹⁰ before it has taken place, and so raise the possibility of military intervention¹¹ in Syria. State media in Syria says that the governor of Hama, which has seen some of the worst fighting in the conflict, has been killed. It says the Dr. Anas Abdul-Razzaq Naem died in a car bomb attack in the city. Dr. Abdul-Razzaq was appointed governor more than two years ago as the uprising against President Assad gathered momentum¹². Rebels have carried out assassinations¹³ against a number of politicians and senior military officials.

但俄罗斯警告那些所谓在调查开始之前就试图将自己的结论施加上去的国家，因为这样会提高对叙利亚进行武装干预的可能。叙利亚国家媒体称冲突最激烈的哈马省省长已被杀，称阿纳斯·纳伊姆在该市死于汽车爆炸。他于两年多前被任命为省长，当时反对总统阿萨德的起义正如火如荼。叛军实施了针对多名政客和高级军官的暗杀。

A cargo¹⁴ train has derailed and crashed in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. The crash occurred in a remote region accessible only by air or boat. At least five people have been killed and more than 30 injured. Rocksan Eskbarley reports.

一列货车在墨西哥南部塔巴斯科出轨并撞毁。事故发生在一个只能飞机和船只进入的偏远地区，至少5人丧生，另外30多人受伤。Rocksan Eskbarley报道。

"Emergency services in Mexico said the number of confirmed dead was likely to rise, and the Red Cross said soldiers and rescue workers were trying to get to the site of the crash to help the survivors¹⁵. The train known as 'La Bestia' or 'the beast' runs from Mexico southern border with Guatemala is for the United States in the north, while its cargo train is famous for carrying hundreds of would be migrants from Central America who cling to its sides and right on the roof as they try to reach the United States."

“墨西哥紧急服务机构称确认死亡者人数可能还会上升，红十字会称士兵和援救工人正努力抵达事故点以帮助幸存者。这列名为‘野兽’的列车从墨西哥南部与危地马拉接壤处出发，驶往北部的美国，这列货车之所以有名，是因为上面装载了数百名准移民，他们来自中美国家，他们一心想到美国，就抓紧列车的边缘和顶部。”

A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others. Officials said several bombs went off in the capital in the afternoon. North of Baghdad, two bombs exploded at a Shia wedding in the town of Baquba. Other attacks hit targets in several other provinces with gunmen killing¹⁶ five soldiers travelling to Mosul.

巴格达和伊拉克其他地方发生系列炸弹袭击，至少46人丧生，伤及另外数十人。官方称下午首都发生数次爆炸，在巴格达北部巴古拜镇的什叶派婚礼上，两枚炸弹爆炸了。其他的袭击发生在其他几个省份，武装分子杀害了5名前往摩苏尔的士兵。

The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has warned the US and Britain to lift sanctions against his country or face retaliation¹⁷. He said the time would come for Zimbabwe to use, what he called, 'tit-for-tat' measures. Brian Hungwe reports.

津巴布韦总统罗伯特·穆加贝警告美国和英国，要求其取消对本国的制裁，否则会进行报复。他说，津巴布韦到了采取“以牙还牙”措施的时候了，Brian Hungwe报道。

"President Robert Mugabe is starting another phase his term with new threats. He says Westerns imposed sanctions are hitting the economy, he insists that the sanctions should go or actions will take measures against foreign owned companies operating in the country. His threats against foreign owned companies may rattle¹⁸ the markets. Most companies operate in Zimbabwe stock exchange are foreign owned. Analysts¹⁹ warned that Monday the Stock Market may react negatively to President Robert Mugabe's statement."

“总统罗伯特·穆加贝的新任期一开始就发出新的警告，他说，西方施加的制裁损害了本国经济，他坚称应该取消制裁，否则将采取措施对付在本国的为西方公司。他对外国公司的警告或许会令市场不安，在津巴布韦证券交易所运作的大多数公司都为外国所有，分析家警告说，周一股市可能因总统罗伯特·穆加贝的声明做出负面反应。”

Police in Kenya are investigating the murder of a former British army Colonel who was killed by an armed gang at his home in central Kenya. David Parkinson was the former commander of a British army base in the area and had retired²⁰ to focus on conservation and community work. Police say Mr. Parkinson's wife managed to escape from the attackers who broken in armed with machetes and gun.

一名前英国陆军上校在肯尼亚中部的家中遭武装团伙杀害，肯尼亚警方目前正在进行调查。大卫·帕金森曾是英国驻该地区军事基地的指挥官，退休后主要担任保护和社区工作。警方称帕金森的妻子设法从手持大刀和枪支的袭击者手中逃脱。

And the Ashes cricket series five Test Matches played once every two years between Australia and England has ended in London with the 3:0 victory for the homeside. The final match was declared a draw when the umpires controversially took the players off the field due to the bad light. England needed just 21 rounds of the remaining 24 balls to win. It's the first time since 1977, Australia has failed to win a single test match in an Ashes series.

灰烬杯板球赛系列五测试赛每两年举行一次，参赛方是澳大利亚和英格兰，目前在伦敦落下帷幕，家乡队以3:0获胜。由于灯光不佳，裁判员将队员带出赛场，由此引发争议，决赛宣告打平。在剩下的24个球中，英格兰队需要21个回合来胜出。这是自1977年以来，澳大利亚首次未能在灰烬杯系列的单次测试比赛中胜出。

1 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

5 corrupted   

（使）败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）腐化； 引起（计算机文件等的）错误； 破坏

参考例句：

• The body corrupted quite quickly. 尸体很快腐烂了。
• The text was corrupted by careless copyists. 原文因抄写员粗心而有讹误。

6 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

7 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

8 agonizing   

adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)

参考例句：

• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
• his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

9 tragically   

adv. 悲剧地，悲惨地

参考例句：

• Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident. 他们的女儿不幸死于车祸。
• Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她父亲在一场车祸中惨死。

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

12 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

13 assassinations   

n.暗杀( assassination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来，无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
• Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列，自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网

14 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

15 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

16 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

17 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

19 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

20 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。