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The head of United Nations panel has said the crimes against humanity as it is uncovered in North Korea are strikingly similar to the atrocities¹ committed by the Nazis² during the Second World War. The Commission of Inquiry³ said it'd heard evidence of murder, torture, starvation and enslavement on the scale unparalleled in the contemporary world. Its chairman, Michael Kirby, said they had identified hundreds of North Korean officials, including the supreme⁴ leader Kim Jong Un who should face international justice.

联合国小组负责人称在朝鲜发现的反人道罪与二战期间纳粹的罪行惊人的相似。调查委员会称听说有谋杀、拷打、挨饿和奴隶罪行，其规模是现代世界前所未有的。委员会主席Michael Kirby称包括最高领袖金正恩在内的数百名朝鲜官员都应该面临国际制裁。

“I hope that the international community will be moved by the detail, the amount, the long duration, the great suffering that have existed in North Korea to act on the crimes against humanity which the Commission of Inquiry has found. And action will be taken too many times in this building. There are reports and no action. Well, this is a time for action. ”

“我希望国际社会能对这些罪行的细节、数量、持续之久有所触动，以及调查委员会在朝鲜发现的反人道罪的巨大折磨。我们必须采取行动，只有有关报道，但却没有行动，现在是行动的时候了。”

African peacekeepers have managed to evacuate⁵ up to 2,000 Muslims fleeing the Central Africa Republic to Cameroon, fighting off attacks by Christian⁶ militia⁷. Kassim Kayira was travelling with the Rwandan troops escorting the refugees.

非洲维和人员设法救出2000多名因逃避基督徒民兵袭击从中非共和国逃往喀麦隆的穆斯林，Kassim Kayira跟随护送难民的卢旺达军队并报道这一事件。

It was just after dark when a convoy⁸ of more than 100 trucks, cars and motorcycles made its way into the border town of Garoua-Boulai. Anti-Balaka militia using guns, bows and arrows, swords, stones and machetes battled Rwandan peacekeepers as they tried to kill any fleeing refugee they caught. Within an hour, it was all over. Seven anti-Balaka died and two fleeing Muslims and a truck driver were also killed. The injured have been taken to a hospital across the border. Thousands of Muslims are still stuck across the country, many under a threat of an imminent⁹ attack by milita.

天黑后，100多辆卡车、汽车和摩托车组成的车队开进边境城镇Garoua-Boulai。反巴拉卡民兵使用机枪、弓箭、刀剑、石头和大刀袭击卢旺达维和人员，并杀害抓到的每个逃离的难民。在一个小时内，全部袭击结束了。有7名反巴拉卡人员死亡，两名逃离的穆斯林和一名卡车司机也丧生。受伤人员被送到边境处的医院，数千名穆斯林仍被困在该国各地，很多都可能会遭受民兵的袭击。

The man nominated to be Italy's youngest ever prime minister has said he needs a few days to put together a viable¹⁰ government. Matteo Renzi has promised radical¹¹ reforms to revive Italy's fortunes. Here's our Europe editor, Gavin Hewitt.

被任命的意大利史上最年轻总理称他需要几天的时间来组建能运转的政府，马泰奥·伦齐承诺进行大刀阔斧的改革来增长意大利的财富。欧洲编辑加文·休伊特报道。

In the view of many, Italy is embarking¹² on a gamble. In amidst through economic crisis, a country is turning to a young, untried, untested politician. Matteo Renzi drove himself to the Quirinale, the presidential palace today and was asked with forming a new government. He is 39 years old. He is not even an MP and has no experience in national government. He is the mayor of Florence. Some are calling him Italy's Tony Blair, a center-left politician with little time for ideology¹³.

在很多人看来，意大利正开始一场赌博。在这场经济危机中，这个国家开始求助于一位初出茅庐、没有经验和资历的政治家。马泰奥·伦齐今天自己驱车来到总统官邸奎里纳勒宫，他被问及组建新政府的问题。他今年39岁，甚至还不是议员，没有在国家政府工作的经验。他是佛罗伦萨的市长，有的人称他是意大利的托尼·布莱尔，这是一位中间左派政客。

The United States has rejected accusations¹⁴ by Venezuela that it's been helping¹⁵ to organize anti-government protests. On Sunday, Venezuela said it was expelling three United States diplomats¹⁶ for meeting students who have been leading the demonstrations¹⁷. But the US said the allegation it was behind the unrest was baseless and false.

委内瑞拉称美国正帮助组建反政府抗议，美国对此表示否认。周日，委内瑞拉称正在驱逐三名美国外交官，他们会见了领导游行的学生。但美国称这一说法是毫无根据和错误的。

At least 8 South Korean college students are reported to have been killed and others missing after a roof collapsed¹⁸ at a resort building in the southern city of Gyeongju. Rescue workers are continuing to search for survivors¹⁹ and they fear the number of casualties could rise. Charles Scanlon reports.

韩国南部城市庆州市一度假村建筑屋顶坍塌，导致至少8名韩国大学生丧生，还有人失踪。援救人员仍在寻找幸存者，他们担心伤亡人数还会上升。查尔斯·斯坎伦报道。

About 500 newly enrolled²⁰ students were attending a welcome event at a resort complex when the roof collapsed. The mountain at this area has received exceptionally heavy snowfall in recent days. And the authorities suspected it was the weight of the snow that caused the building to buckle²¹. Survivors spoke²² of chaos²³ and panic as students rushed for the exits. Rescue teams were hampered²⁴ by ice-covered mountain roads. But heavy equiment was later brought to the scene to help lift the twisted metal from the roof that has crashed to the floor.

屋顶坍塌时，约有500名大学新生正在度假村参加迎新晚会，最近几天该地区山上降了大雪。当局怀疑是雪的重量导致建筑坍塌，幸存者称学生慌忙跑向出口时造成混乱局面。冰雪覆盖的山路阻挡了援救小组的进程，但后来运来了重型设备帮助从屋顶举起屋顶坠落到地面的扭曲金属。

Russia says that it will release another portion of an aid package it'd promised to Ukraine but which it froze when anti-government protests escalated²⁵ in Kiev last month. The Russian finance minister said $2bn of the $15bn in loans will be issued this week. Ukraine is the centre of a competition between Russia and the European Union over which will have more influence. Protests began in November.

俄罗斯称将向乌克兰提供另一批援助项目，在上月基辅的反政府抗议升级时俄罗斯冻结了这批援助。俄罗斯财长称150亿美元贷款中的20亿美元将在本周发放。乌克兰目前是俄罗斯和欧盟竞争的目标，两者都希望在乌克兰有更大影响力。抗议是去年11月开始的。

The first woman to become the editor of a daily newspaper in Soudi Arabia has told the BBC of her surprise at getting the job that she didn't think for deeply conservative kingdom was yet ready. Somayya Jabarti said she believed her appointment had broken very important ground.

沙特首位女性日报编辑告诉BBC在得到这份职位时很吃惊，并没想到这个保守的王国已经做好这样的准备。索梅娅·贾巴尔蒂称她认为她的任命是开创性的举动。

“I honestly didn't see it coming. I know things have been forward in kingdom and things are opening up for Saudi women in general. But, I really thought there was a lot yet to go until woman are treated the very much now dominated. That's anybody dream sheerest.”

“老实说我不认为已经做好准备，我知道这个王国已经有了进步，全体沙特妇女处境有了改观。但我认为在认为现在就可任命妇女之前，还有很远的路要走。这纯粹是个梦想。”

She said that she wanted her newspaper, the English-language Saudi Gazette to reflect the views on the aspirations²⁶ of the young who are the majority in the country and to draw on their enthusiastic use of social networks like Twitter.

她说希望她所就职的这份英文报纸沙乌地公报能反映该国人口居多的青年人的向往，并利用他们对推特等社交网络的热情来办报。

1 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

8 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。

9 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

10 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

11 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。

12 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

13 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

14 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

15 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

16 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 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。

18 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

19 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

20 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 buckle   

n.扣子，带扣；v.把...扣住，由于压力而弯曲

参考例句：

• The two ends buckle at the back.带子两端在背后扣起来。
• She found it hard to buckle down.她很难专心做一件事情。

22 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

23 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。

24 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

25 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

26 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。