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France has suspended the delivery of a warship¹ to Russia despite the prospect² of a ceasefire in Ukraine. French officials blamed Moscow's recent actions in Ukraine for the decision. Lucy Williamson reports from Paris.

尽管乌克兰停火在望，法国仍然暂停向俄罗斯交付战舰。法国官员表示他们做出该决定是由于莫斯科最近在乌克兰的行动。Lucy Williamson在巴黎报道。

The president's office said that despite the prospect of a ceasefire conditions in Ukraine were not right for France to continue with its first delivery of a mistral warship to Russia. It's a dramatic change of heart for a government which had pressed ahead with the deal in the face of American pressure. Even EU sanctions against Moscow weren't enough to derail the plans completely, but today's statement on the eve of a Nato summit marked a clear line in the sand. Russia's actions, it said, undermined the basic security of Europe.

总统办公室表示，尽管有望停火，然而乌克兰的形势使得法国不能继续向俄罗斯交付第一艘米斯特拉尔战舰。对于一个面临美国的压力加快推进协议的政府来说，这是重大的变故。即使欧盟对莫斯科采取的制裁措施也不足以使计划完全脱轨，但是今天法国在北约峰会前发表的声明标志着法国非常明确的底线。他们说，俄罗斯的行为危害了欧洲的根本安全。

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on rebels in eastern Ukraine to stop their military advance amid reports that a possible ceasefire deal is getting closer. Mr Putin also said the Ukrainian army must withdraw well away from population centres. The measures apart of a seven-point plan for a ceasefire here is put forward. Mr Putin said his views and those of his Ukrainian counterpart were very close, but the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that no plan from Mr Putin should be trusted.

有报道称停火协议已经越来越近，俄罗斯总统普京呼吁乌克兰东部叛军停止军事进攻。普京还表示，乌克兰军队必须从人口中心撤离。目前已提出了共分七点的停火协议计划。普京表示他和乌克兰同僚的观点非常接近，但是乌克兰总理亚采纽克表示，普京的任何计划都不值得信任。

Poland has given details of US-led military exercises later this month in Ukraine, which is not a member of Nato. The Polish Defence Ministry³ said the annual exercises will involve hundreds of soldiers from countries including the United States,Britain and Germany. President Obama has urged Nato members to send an unmistakable message backing Ukraine in the face of what he called "brazen⁴ aggression⁵" by Russia.

波兰公布了本月末在乌克兰举行的由美国领导的军事演习的细节。乌克兰并不是北约成员国。波兰国防部表示，来自美国，英国和德国的数百名士兵将参加一年一度的演习。奥巴马总统敦促北约成员国发出准确无误的信息，支持乌克兰勇敢面对俄罗斯的公然侵犯。

"It's a brazen assault on the territorial⁶ integrity of Ukraine, a sovereign and independent European nation. It challenges that most basic of principles of our international system - that borders cannot be redrawn at the barrel of a gun, that nations have the right to determine their own future. It undermines an international order where the rights of peoples and nations are upheld and can't simply be taken away by brute⁷ force."

“这是公然侵犯乌克兰领土完整的行为。乌克兰是独立的欧洲主权国家。俄罗斯挑战了我们的国际体系中最基本的原则——国境线不能通过枪炮来重新划定，国家有权决定自己的未来。俄罗斯危害了国际秩序——人民和国家的权利必须得到维护，不能通过残暴的武力被夺取。”

The head of the World Health Organisation⁸ says more than 1,900 people are now known to have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The organisation says 40% of the deaths have occurred in the past three weeks. The WHO says at least $600m will be needed to fight the outbreak. Richard Hamilton reports.

世界卫生组织负责人表示，西非埃博拉病毒疫情已造成超过1,900人遇难。该组织表示，其中40%的死亡发生在过去三周。世卫组织表示，应对疫情至少需要6亿美元。Richard Hamilton报道。

While a few lucky foreigners have been evacuated⁹ and treated with the latest experimental drugs the plight¹⁰ of those in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia is becoming increasingly desperate. Last week the WHO warned that there could be 20,000 cases of Ebola within the next nine months. The spread of the disease seems to be escalating¹¹ rapidly, confirming a warning by Medecins Sans Frontieres on Tuesday that the battle against the disease is being lost. With health systems in the state of collapse¹² and doctors and nurses dying, the medical charity said treatment centres have become places where patients went to die.

尽管一些幸运的外国人得以被疏散，得到最新试验性药物治疗，几内亚，塞拉利昂和利比里亚的困境却越来越绝望。上周，世卫组织警告称，未来九个月可能会出现20,000个埃博拉病例。该疾病的传播似乎正在迅速升级，证实了无国界医生组织周二的警告，应对该疫情的战争已宣告失败。由于卫生系统处于崩溃状态，医生和护士也因病死亡，该医疗慈善机构表示，医疗中心已经成为病人的黄泉之路。

A judge in the United States has sentenced a man to 17 years in jail for shooting dead an unarmed woman who pounded on his door in early hours of the morning. Theodore Wafer said he feared for his life when he opened fire on 19-year-old Renisha McBride on the front porch of his home in suburban¹³ Detroit. She was apparently¹⁴ seeking help after a car crash. An autopsy¹⁵ showed that she had been drinking heavily.

美国一名法官判处一名男子17年的监禁。这名手无寸铁的女子凌晨时分敲了罪犯的门，而被罪犯枪杀。Theodore Wafer表示，当他在底特律郊区自己家的前廊向19岁的Renisha McBride开枪时，担心自己的生命受到威胁。她明显是在撞车后寻求帮助。尸体解剖显示她曾经酗酒。

A team of investigators¹⁶ paid for by the British government is gathering¹⁷ evidence to use against the leaders of the Islamic State if they are ever tried for war crimes. The BBC has been told that investigators are piecing together evidence on the militant¹⁸ group's most senior members. Frank Gardner has more.

由英国政府支付薪酬的一组调查人员正在收集证据，一旦按照战争罪进行审判，这些证据将用于指控伊斯兰国头目。BBC获悉，这些调查人员正收集关于该激进组织最高级成员的证据。Frank Gardner报道更详细内容。

It has no known address and until now it's avoided all publicity¹⁹, but this team of highly experienced war crimes investigators is piecing together files on up to 400 of the most senior members of Islamic State, known as IS. The team has sources both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, some operating at extreme personal risk. They smuggled²⁰ documents,memory sticks, witness testimonies²¹; they built up an intricate picture of how IS is run. But getting suspects out of a war zone will not be easy, and as yet there is no court ready to try them.

没有任何明确的头衔，目前为止也完全没有对外公开，但这个经验丰富的战争罪调查小组正在收集关于伊斯兰国400名最高级成员的资料。该调查小组的资源从叙利亚国内到邻国不等，一些人甚至冒着极大的生命危险。他们偷运文件，记忆棒，目击者证词；他们还打造了复杂精密的IS运作图。但是从战区搜捕嫌疑人并不容易，目前还没有任何一家法庭准备审判他们。

The head of Guatemala's prison service, Edgar Camargo, has been arrested and charged with involvement in a scheme of extortion and corruption²² in the country's jails. Prosecutors²³ say the scheme was run by a high-profile convicted criminal,Byron Oliva Lima, who paid millions in bribes²⁴ to Mr Camargo. Mr Oliva, a former army captain, took money from other inmates²⁵ in exchange for allowing mobile phones, take-away food and sexual encounters in prison.

危地马拉监狱部门负责人Edgar Camargo被捕，被控告参与密谋在监狱实施敲诈和腐败行为。检控官表示，该阴谋由一个高级罪犯Byron Oliva Lima运作，他向Camargo行贿数百万美元。前军队上尉Oliva从其他囚犯那里收敛钱财，换取他们在监狱获得手机，外卖和性接触等权利。

A British soldier is being investigated for apparently breaching²⁶ military discipline by trying to entertain tourists while on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace. A video posted on YouTube shows the Grenadier Guardsman in full ceremonial uniform pirouetting and marching in a comical fashion.

英国一名士兵在白金汉宫外当值时试图取悦游客，明显违反了军队纪律，正在接受调查。YouTube上发布的一段视频显示掷弹兵身穿仪式制服，以滑稽的方式行走。

1 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

2 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。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 brazen   

adj.厚脸皮的，无耻的，坚硬的

参考例句：

• The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.那无耻的女子冲着给她判刑的法官高声大笑。
• Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.有的人不愿承认失败，而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。

5 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

6 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。

7 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

8 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

9 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。

10 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

11 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

12 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

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。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

13 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

14 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

15 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

16 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》

17 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

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 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

20 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

21 testimonies   

（法庭上证人的）证词( testimony的名词复数 )； 证明，证据

参考例句：

• Davie poured forth his eloquence upon the controversies and testimonies of the day. 戴维向他滔滔不绝地谈那些当时有争论的问题和上帝的箴言。
• Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 22求你除掉我所受的羞辱和藐视，因我遵守你的法度。

22 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。

23 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。

24 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

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。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

25 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

26 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。