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Ukraine's acting¹ President Oleksandr Turchynov has said a referendum planned by the pro-Russian regional parliament in Crimea on joining Russia was illegitimate. Mr. Turchynov called the plan as a farce², organized by the Russian military. The interim³ Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said only the government in Kiev had the right to decide Crimea's future.

乌克兰代理总统奥莱克桑德·图奇诺夫称克里米亚亲俄罗斯议会就加入俄罗斯进行公投的计划为非法，图奇诺夫称该计划是一场闹剧，是俄罗斯军方组织的。临时总理阿尔谢尼·亚采纽克称只有基辅政府有权决定克里米亚的未来。

“This is illegitimate decision. And this so-called referendum has no legal grounds at all. Crimea was, is and will be an integral part of Ukraine.”

“这是个非法的决定，所谓的公投根本没有法律依据，克里米亚过去、现在和未来都一直是乌克兰的一部分。”

The Crimean parliament voted overwhelmingly to split from Ukraine and hold a referendum in ten days. President Barack Obama has issued a warning to Russia over Ukraine, insisting that US and its allies are determined⁴ to oppose any actions that violate International Law. President Obama announced a number of measures against Russia.

克里米亚议会压倒性地通过从乌克兰分离出来的决议，并将在10天内举行公投。总统巴拉克·奥巴马就乌克兰向俄罗斯发布警告，坚称美国及其盟国决心反对任何违反国际法的行动。总统奥巴马宣布了针对俄罗斯的系列措施。

“This morning, I signed an executive order that authorizes⁵ sanctions on individuals and entities⁶ responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial⁷ integrity of Ukraine, or for stealing the assets of the Ukrainian people. According to my guidance, the State Department has also put in place restrictions⁸ on the travel of certain individuals and officials. These decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on Russia, and those responsible for the situation in Crimea.”

“今天上午我签署了行政命令，授权对任何侵犯乌克兰主权和领土完整、盗取乌克兰人民财富的个人和组织实施制裁。根据我的指示，国务院已对某些个人和官员实施了旅行限制。我们通过这些决定来向俄罗斯和那些对克里米亚局势负责的人追究责任。”

The Nato Secretary-General earlier described Russia's actions in Ukraine as the gravest threat to European securities since the Cold War. European Union leaders have threatened serious consequences if Russia did not act to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine. But some east European leaders called for stronger measures. This report by Chris Morris.

早些时候，北约秘书长称俄罗斯在乌克兰的行为是冷战结束以来对欧洲安全的最大威胁。欧盟领袖威胁说如果俄罗斯不采取行动化解乌克兰的危机，就会面临严重后果。但有的东欧领袖呼吁采取更强硬的措施，克里斯·莫里斯报道。

European leaders united with the interim government of Ukraine to declare the idea of a referendum in Crimea illegal and unconstitutional. So in tougher languages that many expected, the summit ended with a warning for Russia, change course or face the prospect⁹ of real economic sanctions. The measures announced so far are pretty symbolic¹⁰, putting talks on various issues on hold. But the EU has now said publicly that there will be severe and far-reaching consequences for relations with Russia if its policy in Ukraine doesn't change.

欧洲领袖和乌克兰临时政府一道宣布克里米亚公投的决定为非法和不合宪，其措辞之强烈，使得很多人预料峰会结束时会对俄罗斯发布警告，令其改弦易辙，否则将面临经济制裁。到目前为止宣布的措施只是象征性的，暂停了对很多问题的协商。但欧盟现在公开表示，如果俄罗斯不改变其对乌克兰的政策，那么与俄罗斯的关系将面临严重和深远的影响。

The top prosecutor¹¹ for sexual assault cases in the US army has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct made by female army lawyer. Lieutenant¹² Colonel Joseph Morse is accused of groping and trying to kiss the woman who worked for him at a conference on sexual assault. No charges have been filed yet. There has been a dramatic rise in reported cases of sex crimes in the US military over the last two years.

美国军队负责性骚扰案的最高检察官被一名女军队律师指控性行为不端，因此被停职。中校约瑟夫·莫尔斯被控在一场有关性骚扰的会议上偷摸和试图亲吻为他工作的妇女，目前尚未提交指控。过去两年来据悉美国军队中的性犯罪事件剧增。

The British Home Secretary Theresa May has announced a new offence of police corruption¹⁴ and promised a public inquiry¹⁵ into the work of undercover officers. Her statement followed a damning review of the way police investigated the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993 by gang of white youths which suggested that at least one detective was corrupt¹³.

英国内政大臣特雷莎·梅宣布发生新的警察腐败案件，并承诺就便衣警察的工作进行公开调查。伦敦警方在调查1993年黑人青年史蒂夫·劳伦斯被白人青年团伙杀害案件中，发现至少有一名警察有腐败行为。

The leader of Venezuela's National Assembly has said an officer of the country's national guard and a government supporter have been shot dead by gunmen in eastern Caracas. Diosdado Cabello told reporters that authorities already had suspects for the crimes which would take the number of people killed in nearly a month of protests to at least 21. The victims were allegedly killed as a roadblock in an opposition¹⁶ stronghold. The government accuses the United States and other countries of orchestrating the recent anti-government protests.

委内瑞拉国民大会领袖称该国国民警卫一名官员和一位政府支持着在加拉基斯东部被武装分子开枪打死。迪奥斯达多·卡韦略告诉记者，当局已经确定了这些罪行的嫌烦，这样近一个月来在抗议中被杀的人数就达到至少21。据悉受害者是在反对派据点的一个路障处被杀的，政府指控美国等国策划了最近的反政府抗议。

Security forces in Algeria have arrested some 40 people, protesting against the ailing¹⁷ President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, it's the second such a protest be broken up in the past week. Sebastian Usher¹⁸ reports.

阿尔及利亚安全部队逮捕了大约抗议反对生病的阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹·布特弗利卡总统的40多人，这是过去一周来的第二次此类抗议了。塞巴斯蒂安·亚瑟报道。

The demonstrators in the capital Algiers were swiftly hemmed¹⁹ in, silenced and detained by the security forces. They'd defied a ban on protest, chants, slogans against Mr. Bouteflika who's been in power for 15 years. In their eyes, Mr. Bouteflika who's 77 and visibly weakened by a minor²⁰ stroke last year symbolizes²¹ a political system that's outlived its purpose.

在首都阿尔及尔，这些游行者很快就被安全部队包围、钳制和逮捕。他们不顾禁止抗议的尽量，举着口号，高呼反对已经执政15年的布特弗利卡。在他们看来，现年77岁的布特弗利卡因去年的轻微中风而显然体弱不支，这就象征了这一政治体制已经存活得太久了。

Scientists say they've captured the first images of an asteroid²² breaking up. The astronomer²³ said the Hubble Space Telescope had filmed the asteroid splitting into smaller fragments over a period of three months. The pieces then drifted away from other, at a rate of around 1mile/h.

科学家称捕捉到一颗小行星爆炸时第一时间的图像，天文学家称哈勃太空望远镜拍摄到一颗小行星在三个月内分解为小碎片的景象，这些碎片然后以每小时一英里的速度四散开来。

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 authorizes   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。

6 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

7 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

8 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

9 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

10 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

11 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

12 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

13 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。

14 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

15 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。

16 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。

17 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

18 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

19 hemmed   

缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 )； 包围

参考例句：

• He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite. 他总是哼儿哈儿的，就是不说句痛快话。
• The soldiers were hemmed in on all sides. 士兵们被四面包围了。

20 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

21 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。

23 astronomer   

n.天文学家

参考例句：

• A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
• He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。