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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected American accusations¹ of Russian interference in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin said Mr. Putin told President Obama during a telephone conversation that such allegations were based on unfounded information. Washington said it was consulting with its European allies about possible sanctions on Russia. David Willis reports from Washington.

美国指责俄罗斯干预乌克兰东部，对此俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京表示否认。克里姆林宫称普京在电话中告诉奥巴马总统，这样的指责是毫无根据的。华盛顿说正与欧洲盟国协商，可能对俄罗斯采取制裁。戴维·威利斯在华盛顿报道。

Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters the White House was very concerned about Russia's provocative² actions in the region including the build-up of troops near the Ukrainian border. He said the possibility of further sanctions remained under consideration and the US was consulting with its European allies in that regard. But he stressed the focus remained on finding a solution to the crisis in Ukraine by diplomatic or economic means, rather than providing so-called lethal³ aid in the form of guns and bullets to the interim⁴ Ukrainian government.

发言人卡尼告诉记者，白宫非常担心俄罗斯在该地区的挑衅行为，包括在乌克兰边境集结兵力。他说目前在考虑采取进一步的制裁措施，美国正就此事与欧洲盟国进行商议。但他强调焦点仍是寻找外交或经济手段解决乌克兰危机的办法，而不是向乌克兰临时政府提供枪弹等所谓致命武器。

Ukraine's acting⁵ President Olexander Turchynov has called for United Nations peacekeepers to be deployed⁶ in the east of the country where pro-Russia militants⁸ continue to occupy government buildings. Mr. Turchynov said an operation to remove them could be conducted jointly⁹ by Ukrainian security forces and UN troops.

乌克兰临时总统图尔奇诺夫呼吁在该国东部部署联合国维和部队，在那里亲俄罗斯的武装分子仍在占领政府大楼。图尔奇诺夫说乌克兰部队和联合国部队可联合行动清理这些人。

In Luxemburg, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague said European Union foreign ministers had agreed to expand sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. Ben Wright reports.

英国外交大臣威廉·黑格在卢森堡说，欧盟外长们已同意就乌克兰危机向俄罗斯进行更多制裁。本·怀特报道。

There was a strong rhetorical condemnation¹⁰ of Russia after this meeting but only a slight toughening of sanctions. The European Commission has been told to add more names to be listed at Russians affected¹¹ by asset freezes and travel restrictions¹². The names and numbers are not yet known. The EU has now set out its position ahead of important talks in Geneva on Thursday between Russia, Ukraine, the US and the EU. But while, the threat of further sanctions has floated, it’s not yet clear what will trigger their use.

这次会后各方纷纷强烈言辞谴责俄罗斯，但要求制裁的口气只是稍微强硬了点。欧洲委员会被告知提供对之进行资产冻结和旅行限制的更多俄罗斯人的名单。名字和人数尚不清楚，周四俄罗斯、乌克兰、美国和欧盟将在日内瓦举行重要会谈，目前欧盟已经确定立场。但同时，尽管已经提出加大制裁的威胁，但尚不清楚什么事会促成其实施。

The United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has condemned¹³ the widespread use of torture by both sides in the Syrian conflict. She was speaking after the publication of the latest UN report on Syria. From Geneva Imogen Foulkes.

联合国人权事务高级专员纳威·皮莱谴责叙利亚冲突交战双方普遍进行的拷打酷刑，联合国有关叙利亚的最新报道发表后，皮莱发表讲话。Imogen Foulkes在日内瓦报道。

This latest report from the UN's Human Rights investigators¹⁴ is particularly horrifying¹⁵. It contains detailed¹⁶ testimony¹⁷ from 38 tortured victims. Among them, a young man detained at the Syrian Air Force Intelligence headquarters where he was beaten, burned and his toenails pulled out. A young woman suffered similar treatment, she was also raped¹⁸. But the report shows that opposition¹⁹ groups are committing torture as well.

联合国人权调查者的最新报告令人震惊，其中包括38位拷打受害者详细的证词。其中一位是在叙利亚空军情报局被拘留的青年男子，他在那里遭受毒打、烙印，脚趾甲被拔掉。一位年轻女性也遭受类似的虐待，她还被强奸了。但这份报告表明反对派组织也犯下类似罪行。

A television station run by the Lebanese militant⁷ group Hezbollah says three of its staff have been killed during fighting in the Syrian Christian²⁰ town of Maaloula. Al-Manar TV says a correspondent, a cameraman and a technician died when covering a Syrian army operation.

黎巴嫩武装组织真主党运营的一家电视台称其三名员工在叙利亚基督徒城市马努拉的战斗中丧生，灯塔电视台称一名记者、一名摄影师和一名技术人员在报道叙利亚军队部署时丧生。

The Washington Post and the US version of Britain's Guardian²¹ newspaper have won the coveted²² Pulitzer Prize for journalism²³, for their reporting on the massive US surveillance program revealed by the fugitive²⁴ intelligence analyst²⁵ Edward Snowden. Vincent Dowd reports.

华盛顿邮报和英国卫报美国版都获得新闻界令人垂涎的普利策奖，它们因报道逃亡的情报分析员爱德华·斯诺登曝光的无孔不入的美国监控项目而获奖。文森特·多德报道。

The Guardian citation²⁶ says, it helped through aggressive reporting to spark a debate about the relationship between the government and the public over issues of security and privacy. The Washington Post is praised for authoritative²⁷ and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security. The newspapers' revelations led President Obama to order a wide-ranging review of NSA activities.

卫报引文称，本报的大胆报道引发了政府和公众就安全和隐私关系的辩论。华盛顿邮报因权威性和有见地的报道而获得赞誉，这些报道帮助公众了解信息公开应如何适应国家安全大框架。两家报纸的报道使得奥巴马总统下令对国安局的活动进行全面审查。

The head of a US court-martial has upheld a 35-year prison sentence against the solider Chelsea Manning, formally known as Bradley Manning for leaking secret US documents to the WikiLeaks website. The court-martial had been considering a leniency²⁸ application filed by Manning's lawyers. Last year, a military judge found Private Manning guilty of espionage²⁹ and theft for leaking more than 700,000 classified military and diplomatic documents.

美国军事法庭庭长支持对士兵切尔西·曼宁判刑35年徒刑，曾名为布拉德利·曼宁的他将美国秘密情报泄露给维基解密网站。军事法庭曾考虑过曼宁律师的宽大申请，去年，一位军事法官发现士兵曼宁有间谍罪，并盗取70多万份秘密军事和外交情报。

The trial in New York of the radical³⁰ Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri will begin on Thursday. The trial date was set after a jury of 8 men and 4 women was chosen. The Imam who uses his birth name, Mustafa Kamel Mustafa at the trial, was extradited from Britain in 2012. He denies 11 terrorism-related charges.

在纽约，对极端穆斯林牧师哈姆扎的审判将于周四开始，审判日期确定前已经选好了8名男子和4名女子组成的陪审团。这位使用本名穆斯塔法·卡迈勒·穆斯塔法的伊玛目2012年被从英国驱逐走，他否认11项与恐怖主义有关的指控。

Officials in Chile say it could take more than 20 days to fully³¹ extinguish a forest fire in the hills around the port city of Valparaiso. The blaze has killed at least 13 people and left thousands more homeless. The Chilean Forestry³² Agency said firefighters were still battling the wild fires over a large area.

智利官方称要用20多天时间才能彻底熄灭港口城市瓦尔帕莱索山坡上的森林大火，这场大火导致至少13人丧生，数千人无家可归。智利林业部门称消防员们仍在很大片地区内与野火搏斗。

1 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。

2 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

3 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

8 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。

9 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

10 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

11 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

12 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

13 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

14 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

16 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

17 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

18 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

19 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。

20 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。

21 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

22 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

24 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

25 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

26 citation   

n.引用，引证，引用文；传票

参考例句：

• He had to sign the proposition for the citation.他只好在受奖申请书上签了字。
• The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.法庭可能会发传票，对罗宾斯女士处以罚款。

27 authoritative   

adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的

参考例句：

• David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
• Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。

28 leniency   

n.宽大（不严厉）

参考例句：

• udges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。
• Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。

29 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

30 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。

31 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。

32 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。