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The United States most senior military officer General Martin Dempsey has been meeting US commanders in Iraq, preparing to expand the American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State. After visiting Baghdad where he also met the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, he went on to the semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Hugh S reports.

美国最高级军官马丁·登普西将军在伊拉克会见美国指挥官，准备增加美国对伊拉克和库尔德武装支持，帮助他们对付IS武装分子。登普西将军访问巴格达时还会见了伊拉克总理阿巴迪，他还去了半自治的库尔德地区。休报道。

More than 1000 non-combat American troops are already here to train and assist the Iraqi military. Washington has promised another 1500. Two days ago General Dempsey told the highest armed service committee in Washington that the door remained open to send a modest number of American combat troops back to Iraq to join the fight against Islamic State. "We are certainly considering it", he told the committee. Combat troops could only return at the invitation of Iraqi government. And any American troops actually engaging in combat with ISIS would be on the same side as Iranian backed Militia¹ who are also fighting them.

目前已有1000多名美国非作战人员在帮助培训和援助伊拉克军队，华盛顿承诺派遣另外1500人。两天前，登普西将军将军在华盛顿告诉最高军事委员会，仍将继续派遣适当数量的美军回到伊拉克，加入对付IS武装的战斗中。他告诉委员会，“我们已经在考虑该行动了”。作战部队只有在受到伊拉克政府邀请时才会回去，事实上任何与ISIS作战的美国部队都将和已经与之作战的伊朗支持下民兵并肩作战。

The United Arab Emirates which belongs to a US led coalition² fighting Jihadists has issued a list of Islamic groups which are classified as terrorist organizations. The black list: the Shia Muslim Houthi movement of Yemen, the Al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front, Islamic State and Muslim Brotherhood³.

阿联酋属于美国领导下的与圣战分子作战联盟，目前该国公布据悉是恐怖组织的一系列伊斯兰组织名单。这个黑名单包括：也门什叶派穆斯林胡塞运动、与基地组织有关联的努斯拉阵线、IS组织和穆斯林兄弟会。

Western leaders gathered in Australia for the G20 Summit have warned Russia to abide⁴ by a cease-fire deal in Ukraine or face further sanctions. Earlier the Australian Prime Minister Tony Albert urged the summit to fulfill⁵ promises to boost global economic growth. Patrick John Donovan reports from Brisbane. Economic issues were over shadowed by discussions on Russia’s behavior in Ukraine.

参加二十国集团峰会的西方国家领导人警告俄罗斯遵守乌克兰的停火协议，否则要面临进一步制裁。早些时候，澳大利亚总理阿伯特敦促峰会兑现促进全球经济发展的承诺。帕特里克·约翰·多诺万在布里斯本报道。对俄罗斯在乌克兰行为的讨论给经济问题蒙上了阴影。

The Russia-Ukraine crisis was the main talking point. President Vladimir Putin cut something of an isolated⁶ figure. President Obama described Russia’s actions against Ukraine as appalling⁷. The British Prime Minister David Cameron said Russia could face further sanctions and had what his office called a robust⁸ exchange of views with Mr. Putin. And the Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper reported told the Russian leader, “I guess I will shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you, get out of Ukraine.”

俄乌危机是主要的话题，弗拉基米尔·普京总统成为了孤家寡人。奥巴马总统称俄罗斯对乌克兰的行为令人发指，英国首相戴维·卡梅伦称俄罗斯将面临更严厉制裁，且其办公室已与普京强硬地交换了看法。据悉加拿大总理哈伯告诉普京，“我想和你握手，但我只能对你说一件事，那就是离开乌克兰。”

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi against a planned agreement between Russia and Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia. The proposed agreement envisages⁹ the creation of joint¹⁰ Russian and Abkhazia military forces. The rally was organized by Georgia’s main opposition¹¹ party, the United National Movement. A party leader GB said the march was sending a message to the 2 governments.

成千上万人在格鲁吉亚首都第比利斯游行抗议俄罗斯和格鲁吉亚分离地区阿布哈兹准备签署的协议。拟议的协议提出建立俄罗斯和阿布哈兹军队，这次集会由格鲁吉亚主要反对党统一国民运动组织。该党领袖称游行是在向两个政府传达信息。

“This is the clear message on Georgia Republic that we will never accept the fact of dismantling¹² our sovereignty by Putin's friend and Russia. And that we will never withdraw the path we have chosen to go back as a natural part of a free world, natural part of Europe.” GB.

“这是格鲁吉亚共和国表达的清晰信号，我们永远不会接受由普京朋友和俄罗斯分解我们主权的事实。我们永远不会放弃我们选择的道路而成为欧洲版图上的自然的一部分。”

A French court has charged a Canadian University lecturer over a fatal bombing at a synagogue in Paris more than 30 years ago. The man, Hassan Diab, who was a Lebanese descent was flown to Paris overnight after a long extradition¹³ battle through the Canadian courts. 4 people were killed and 40 injured when the bomb hit in the saddlebags of a motorcycle exploded in front of the synagogue on rue¹⁴ Copernic in western Paris.

加拿大一名大学讲师30年前在巴黎涉嫌犹太教会堂致命爆炸案，目前法国法院已经对其提出指控。哈桑·迪亚有黎巴嫩血统，他在与加拿大法院进行长期的引渡官司后于被夜间飞机送回到巴黎。当年在巴黎西部的这座犹太教会堂前，一枚炸弹击中了一辆摩托车上的袋子，导致爆炸发生，有4人丧生，40人受伤。

The Sierra Leonean doctor who contracted Ebola has arrived in the United States for treatment. Martin Salia who has US residency and is married to an American would be treated in an isolated unit in Nebraska. The hospital said he was critically ill.

感染上埃博拉的塞拉利昂医生已抵达美国接受治疗，马丁·萨莉亚有美国居住证，且与美国人结婚，他将在内布拉斯加的一个隔离中心接受治疗，医院称他病情严重。

3 Brazilians have been given prison sentences of more than 20 years each for killing¹⁵ a young woman and eating parts of her body. Jorge Silveira and 2 associates were arrested in April, 2012 and had confessed to the crime. Will Davis sends us report from Rio de Janeiro.

三名巴西人因杀害一名年轻女子并吃了她的部分尸体而被判20多年徒刑，西尔韦拉和两名同伙于2012年4月被捕并承认罪行。威尔·戴维斯在里约热内卢报道。

Aided by his wife Isabel and mistress Bruna Silva, Silveira murdered and dismembered his victims. According to police reports from P, the victim’s flesh was used to make Empanadas or pastries¹⁶ which were eaten by members of the household. When police raided Silveira’s house, they found some of the victim’s remains¹⁷ and initially¹⁸ the 3 told police they belonged to a religious sect¹⁹. Lawyers for the defendants²⁰ said they will be appealing against the sentences but prosecutors²¹ indicated they've already been linked with several other as yet unresolved murders.

在妻子伊莎贝拉和女仆席尔瓦的帮助下，西尔韦拉谋杀并肢解了这名受害者。根据警察报道，这名受害者的肉被用来做馅饼和糕点，这家人都吃了这些东西。当警察突袭西尔韦拉的房子时，他们发现有受害者的部分遗体，最初这三人告诉警察他们是一个宗教组织的成员。辩护律师称被告将对判决进行上诉，但检察官称他们已经参与了另外几起悬疑谋杀案。

A 2-day auction²² of more than 1000 items linked to Napoleon Bonaparte is taking place in France. Among the objects for sales is one of his famous hats, worn by Victoria's Napoleon at the battle of Marangal in 1800. The auctioning²³ is hoped to raise more than 600,000 dollars. The M is being sold by Monaco’s royal family to help fund the restoration of its palace.

法国对与拿破仑·波拿巴有关的1000多件物品进行了为期两天的拍卖，其中就有他著名的帽子，是1800年拿破仑在滑铁卢战役中戴过的帽子。这次拍卖有望筹资60多万美元，摩纳哥王室希望利用这次拍卖的资金来修复其宫殿。

1 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。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

4 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

5 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

7 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

8 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

9 envisages   

想像，设想( envisage的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The board envisages that there will be a high profit. 董事会预期将会获得高额利润。
• The paper reviews and envisages the development trend of carbon electrode. 本文对炭电极的发展方向做了回顾与展望。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 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。

12 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

13 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

14 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

15 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

16 pastries   

n.面粉制的糕点

参考例句：

• He gave a dry laugh, then sat down and started on the pastries. 杜新箨说着干笑一声，坐下去就吃点心。 来自子夜部分
• Mike: So many! I like Xijiang raisins, beef jerky, and local pastries. 麦克：太多了。我最喜欢吃新疆葡萄干、牛肉干和风味点心。

17 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。

18 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

19 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

20 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

21 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。

22 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

23 auctioning   

v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
• So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白