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Ukraine's acting¹ President Olexander Turchynov says Ukrainian forces have regained² control of a military airfield³ in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine after fighting with pro-Russian separatists. A hostile crowd of local pro-Russians has now surrounded the base. Our correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse sent this report from outside the airfield.

乌克兰临时总统奥莱克桑德·图奇诺夫称，乌克兰部队在与亲俄罗斯分裂分子战斗后，已经重夺乌克兰东部克拉马托尔斯克的一处军事飞机场。现在一群敌对的当地亲俄罗斯人包围了基地，记者加布里埃尔·盖特豪斯在飞机场外发回报道。

It looks like two people have gotten into the base, and they've gotten their hands out in the air. Now all of these was pacificated. Locals are telling me by the arrival of a number of helicopter which disgorged some heavily-armed soldiers. They said they were Ukrainian soldiers, but not from around here. Local are now surrounding this place, I can't see any of them that are armed, I also haven't seen any casualties. But to those of a coup⁴ in Crimea, this is now becoming a very very familiar scenario⁵, angry locals surrounding Ukrainian military installations until eventually they fall.

似乎是两个人进入基地，目前局势仍未平息。当地人告诉我来了很多直升机，上面下来一些全副武装的士兵。他们自称是乌克兰士兵，但并不是附近来的。当地人现在包围了这里，我看他们都没有武器，也看不到伤亡发生。但这种像克里米亚政变的情景已经司空见惯，愤怒的当地人包围了乌克兰军事基地。

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Ukraine is on the verge⁶ of civil conflict. He urged the Ukrainian authorities who are not recognized by Moscow to avert⁷ what he described as turmoil⁸.

俄罗斯总理德米特里·梅德韦杰夫警告说乌克兰正处于内战的边缘，他敦促目前未被俄罗斯认可的乌克兰当局避免他所说的乱局。

“Ukraine is on the brink⁹ of civil war. It is scary, and I hope that everyone who is responsible for making decisions at the moment, I mean the current Ukrainian authorities, who we can't consider legitimate¹⁰, has brains to avoid driving the country to such shocks.”

“乌克兰处于内战的边缘，非常可怕，我希望现在那些负责做决定的人，我是说我们认为非法的乌克兰当局能避免将该国陷入这样的局面。”

A spokesman for President Obama said the Ukrainian authorities had to act, because they had a responsibility to provide law and order across the country.

奥巴马总统的发言人称乌克兰当局必须采取行动，因为他们有责任在全国恢复法律和秩序。

Events have been taking place to commemorate¹¹ the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings in the United States, which killed three people and injured more than 260. The US Vice¹² President Joe Biden led tributes to the victims at a memorial service.

美国举行活动纪念波士顿马拉松爆炸案一周年，爆炸弹导致3人丧生，260多人受伤。美国副总统乔·拜登在纪念仪式上向受害者致敬。

“It takes incredible courage for you to be here. And I want you to know that you are an inspiration without knowing to people all across this country who suffered tragedies and are going through tragedy. They'll see you, they'll hear you, they know of you. And the fact you are here. I promise you, gives them hope that maybe, maybe, they can overcome what they're facing right now.”

“你们能在这里是很有勇气的，你们过去经历过惨剧，并从中走出来，你们激励了全体美国人。他们会看到你们，会听到你们，他们知道你们，知道你们在这里。我向你们承诺，只要有希望，他们就能克服目前面临的一切困难。”

The city observed a moment of silence to coincide with the time the first bomb went off.

在一年前爆炸发生的同一时间，该市举行了静默。

Members of the UN Security Council have been shown a gruesome collection of photographs of Syrians, who were allegedly tortured by President Assad's forces. The photographs are said to have been smuggled¹⁴ out of detention¹⁵ centers by a Syrian military police photographer. The UN meeting was called by France, which once alleged¹³ the atrocities¹⁶ be referred to the International Criminal Court. President Assad's main ally Russia has the power to veto that.

联合国安理会成员国目前看到了有关叙利亚人令人发指的照片，据悉这些人都被总统阿萨德的部队拷打过。据悉这些照片是由一名叙利亚武警摄影师偷偷从拘留所弄出来的。这次联合国会议是法国提议举行的，法国还一度要求将这行暴行递交国际刑事法庭。阿萨德总统的主要盟友俄罗斯有权力否决该提议。

At least 100 teenage girls are missing in northeastern Nigeria, after being abducted¹⁷ from their boarding school by suspected Islamist militants¹⁹ in Borno state. The militants attacked the school on Tuesday night and loaded the girls onto vehicles before driving into a forest. One girl told the BBC she and others managed to escape by jumping off a vehicle. The attack happened in an area where the militant¹⁸ group Boko Haram has been very active.

尼日利亚东北部至少100名少女失踪，失踪前她们在波诺州寄宿学校被嫌疑伊斯兰武装分子劫持。这些武装分子周二晚上袭击了学校，将女孩们带到车上，然后开往森林。一个女孩告诉BBC她和另外一些女孩设法跳下车逃走。武装组织博科圣地在袭击发生地非常活跃。

The BBC has learned that Brazil has so far trained only 20% of the private security stewards²⁰ needed inside the stadiums for this year's football World Cup. The Brazilian authorities said they would consider using police or military personnel should the need arise. Julia Carneiro reports from Rio.

BBC了解到巴西目前只培训了今年足球世界杯体育馆所需安保人员的20%，巴西当局称将考虑使用警察或军人来满足需求，茱莉亚·卡内罗在里约报道。

FIFA demands that security of World Cup stadiums be carried out by privately²¹ hired stewards. Normally in Brazil, police are deployed²² to secure local football matches. So it was clear that stewards here would need to be trained. However, the 9 security companies hired for the World Cup by FIFA had to wait for their contracts to be formalized. So they didn't start training their employees until last month.

FIFA要求世界杯体育馆的安全工作由秘密雇佣的保安来维持，在巴西，一般会派遣警察来确保当地足球比赛的安全。因此，显然世界杯的安保人员需要培训。然而，受雇于FIFA世界杯的9家保安公司都必须等待合约正式签署，所以他们直到上月才开始培训雇员。

Officials in Afghanistan say at least two civilians²³ have been killed by a US airstrike in the east of the country. They included a woman and a child. International forces say they're looking into the incident which occurred in Khost Province. The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned²⁴ the bombing, saying the strike was a violation²⁵ of agreements between the two sides.

阿富汗官方称至少两名平民在该国东部在美国空袭中丧生，包括一名妇女和一名儿童。国际部队称当时在调查霍斯特省的事故，阿富汗总统哈米德·卡尔扎伊强烈谴责爆炸事件，称袭击违反了双方协议。

The remains²⁶ of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the fiercest dinosaur²⁷ species that roamed the Earth 66 million years ago have arrived in Washington. The almost intact skeleton was discovered in the US state of Montana in 1988. The hundreds of bones and fragments will be digitally mapped before being repacked and sent to Canada to be put together.

6600万年前漫步在地球上的凶猛恐龙雷克斯霸王龙的遗骸目前已抵达华盛顿，这幅非常完整的骨骼是1988年在美国蒙大拿州发现的。数百片骨骼和碎片将通过电子方式制图，然后重新包装并送往加拿大，然后拼接在一起。

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 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

3 airfield   

n.飞机场

参考例句：

• The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
• The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。

4 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

5 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

6 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

7 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

8 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

9 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

10 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

11 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

12 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

13 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

14 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

15 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

16 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》

17 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

18 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。

19 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。

20 stewards   

（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )； （俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员； （大型活动的）组织者； （私人家中的）管家

参考例句：

• The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
• The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。

21 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

22 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。

23 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。

24 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。

25 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

26 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

27 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。