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The United Nations says that both sides in the Syrian city of Homs have agreed to a three-day extension of a ceasefire as the further 300 residents were evacuated¹ today. The UN aid chief Valerie Amos said that she was deeply disappointed that the warring parties had fails to fully² abide³ by the previous humanitarian⁴ pause. Jim Muir has this report.

联合国称叙利亚城市霍姆斯的交战双方同意再停火三天，让另外300名居民今天能够撤离。联合国援助首席代表瓦莱丽·阿莫斯说令她很失望的是，交战双方未能完全遵守此前的人道主义停火协议。吉姆·缪尔报道。

The three-day humanitarian pause initially⁵ agreed by both sides for the relief operation at Homs expired on Sunday. There hasn't been an official announcement that it has been extended for another three days. But the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Valerie Amos has welcomed the reports that it has been. And on the ground, efforts are going ahead on that assumption, with the governor of Homs announcing the evacuation of hundreds more women, children and elderly. Valerie Amos said that many of those them who left earlier, appeared traumatized and weak after enduring many months of siege, under bombardment and with little food or medical care.

双方早先协商的霍姆斯三天人道主义停战是为了进行援救行动，但已于周日结束。官方尚未发表声明再延长三天，但联合国人道主义事务首席代表瓦莱丽·阿莫斯对该报道表示欢迎。目前已假定再停战三天而采取行动，霍姆斯州长宣布撤离另外数百名妇女、儿童和老人。瓦莱丽·阿莫斯说早前离开的很多人显然精神受到创伤且虚弱，在被包围的几个月里经受炮火的蹂躏，又没有食物和医疗服务。

With more details of the humanitarian operation, here's our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet in the Damascus.

首席国际记者Lyse Doucet在大马士革为你报道更多有关人道主义援助的情况。

Today, a tide of people continue to flee the ruins of the old city of Homs. Elderly men and women on stretchers or crutches⁶, exhausted⁷ mothers in tears. Children who went straight into the arms of waiting aid officials from the UN and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society. Water, bread even polio vaccinations⁸ were provided on the spot. The old city is controlled by rebel forces and it's been cut off by Syrian government troops. Many residents who finally escaped speak of having only grass and olives to eat.

今天成批的人继续离开古城霍姆斯的废墟，有躺在担架上或手持拐杖的老人和妇女，还有眼里含泪的疲惫的母亲，孩子们径直扑向来自联合国和叙利亚阿拉伯红新月组织的援助人员。他们当场就得到了水、面包，甚至天花疫苗。这个老城目前在叛军控制下，已被叙利亚政府军切断。许多最终逃离的居民称只有草和橄榄吃。

The UN special representative to the Central African Republic General Babacar Gaye has called for urgent action to stop the spiraling violence which he says is tearing the country apart. General Gaye told the BBC that everyone was living in fear due to the lack of state authority and security.

联合国驻中非共和国特别代表盖伊将军呼吁立即采取行动阻止正在升级的暴力，他说这会导致这个国家分裂。盖伊将军告诉美国之音，因为缺少国家当局和安全，每个人都生活在恐惧中。

“You have several type of violence entail⁹ country into violence, you have bounded to them, you have politically related violence. We cannot wait anymore, so is the need to take action because today aid venue¹⁰ is leaving under fear, and not so under dire¹¹ needs. So, this is the situation.”

“这个国家存在着几种类型的暴力，有与政治相关的暴力，我们再也不能等待了，今天援助人员因为害怕而离开，所以必须采取行动了，这就是现在的情况。”

The former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda has appeared at the International Criminal Court in the Hague after 7 years on the run and one year in custody¹². Prosecutors¹³ told the court that he ordered troops to kill and rape¹⁴ civilians¹⁵ in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a decade ago. General Ntaganda has denied the charges.

刚果前叛军领袖博斯科·恩塔甘达出现在海牙国际刑事法庭上，此前他逍遥法外7年，坐牢一年。检察官告诉法庭，10年前在刚果民主共和国东部，恩塔甘达下令军队杀害并强奸平民。恩塔甘达将军否认该指控。

The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered an investigation¹⁶ into the case of a cameraman who received catastrophic head injuries during an anti-government protest on Thursday in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Santiago Andrade was declared brain dead today.

周四在里约热内卢的反政府抗议中，一名巴西摄影师头部遭遇致命伤害，为此总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫下令调查真相。今天医生宣布圣地亚哥·安德雷德已经脑死亡。

The French President Francois Hollande has arrived in the United States at he start of the first full state visit there by a French president in nearly 20 years. From Washington, Jane O'Brien.

法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德抵达美国，进行近20年来法国总统首次全面的国事访问。简·奥布莱恩在华盛顿报道。

President Hollande will begin his visit with the relaxing trip to Monticello, the historic homes of Thomas Jefferson, America's third president. He will meet there with President Obama informally before tomorrow's state dinner at the White House. The conflict in Syria, Iran's nuclear ambitions and climate change are all expected to feature in talks. But the focus for Mr. Hollande is business. On Wednesday, he will travel to California Silicon¹⁷ Valley for discussions with top executives from Google, Facebook, Twitter and other internet giants. But although France wants to create new partnerships¹⁸, it also also wants such companies to pay tax on French soil.

这次轻松的访问一开始，总统奥朗德就前往托马斯·杰佛逊的故居蒙蒂塞洛。在那里他将与总统奥巴马非正式会面，然后明天在白宫举行国宴。叙利亚冲突、伊朗核问题和气候变化可能是谈论的话题。但奥朗德的重点是商业，周三他将前往加州的硅谷，与谷歌、脸书、推特等互联网巨头的总裁会谈。尽管法国希望建立新的伙伴关系，但同时还希望这些公司在法国领土上纳税。

Hundreds of homes along the River Thames in southern England are being evacuated after the river burst its banks and swept into villages and towns, west of London. More details in this report from Rob Broomby.

在英格兰南部的泰晤士河沿岸，由于河水冲破河堤并蔓延到伦敦西部的村庄和城镇，数百户人家已经撤离。Rob Broomby报道。

The normally steady flowing Thames has become in places a swirling¹⁹, brown lake, engulfing²⁰ gardens, fields and gulf²¹ courses alike. The Prime Minister David Cameron has said everything that can be done is being done. But his government and the agency responsible for flood protection have been treated in punches over who was most to blame for the lack of preparedness. The police have already called this a major incident. And with more rain expected, the flooding could get worse before it gets better.

平时平静的泰晤士河现在成了打着旋儿的褐色湖泊，吞噬了花园、田地和高尔夫球场等地点。首相戴维·卡梅隆说已经尽了一切努力，但其政府和负责洪灾保护的机构一直被批评准备工作不足。警方称这是重大事故，由于预料还会下雨，这场洪灾可能会在情况转好之前变得更糟。

The British parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ban on people smoking in cars when children are present. The vote gives the government the power to introduce such a ban in England and Whales. Ministers are expected now to decide whether to do so. Bans on smoking in cars carrying children already exist in some countries including Australia, South Africa and in the United States.

英国议会以压到多数的投票通过一项禁令，即禁止在儿童在场的汽车内吸烟。这次投票给政府在英格兰和威尔士推行该禁令的权力，部长们现在要决定是否这么做。澳大利亚、南非和美国等国已经禁止在有儿童的汽车内吸烟。

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

6 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

7 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

8 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 entail   

vt.使承担，使成为必要，需要

参考例句：

• Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
• This job would entail your learning how to use a computer.这工作将需要你学会怎样用计算机。

10 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

11 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

12 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

13 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

14 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

15 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

16 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。

17 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

18 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

19 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

20 engulfing   

adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句

21 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。