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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
President Obama’s most senior aide has warned there will be no decision on more troops for Afghanistan until there’s a credible1 government in Kabul. In a CNN interview, the White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said it will be reckless to decide before Mr. Obama was satisfied that there was an Afghan government that could work effectively with the United States. Mr. Emanuel said a credible outcome to Afghanistan's disputed presidential election was vital.
"What President Karzai must do, you know, the process there, is a credible and legitimate2 election or result, more importantly, for the Afghan people and for that government going forward. Whether that's through a run-off, whether that's through negotiations3, the process will be determined4 by the Afghan people. The result for us and for the president is whether, in fact, there is a credible government and a legitimate process, the Afghan people then think, this has worked, it’s processed through."
As fighting continues in the Pakistani army’s offensive against al-Qaeda and Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan, there are conflicting reports of casualties. Each side is saying the other has suffered heavy losses. Shoaid Pasan reports from Pakistan.
Fierce fighting is continuing as Taliban militants6 stand firm against the security forces in South Waziristan. A Taliban spokesman told the BBC that the militants had not conceded one inch of territory to the army. He also said dozens of soldiers have been killed while the militants have suffered few casualties. The army denies this and says scores of militants have been killed. Locals say both sides are not coming clean with the numbers.
Iran says five commanders of the Revolutionary Guards as well as senior tribal7 leaders were among around 30 people killed in an attack in the country’s southeast. Iranian state media said suicide bombers8 targeted a meeting between the Guards and tribal leaders in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan bordering Pakistan. Iran says a Sunni militant5 group Jundullah claimed responsibility for the attack. In the Iranian parliament, the speaker Ali Larijani condemned9 the bombing.
Those dear people were working hard to restore security in Sistan-Baluchestan, and such behaviour is aimed at preventing economic progress there. The Revolutionary Guards will definitely redouble their efforts in order to restore security and ensure the province’s progress.
A sheriff in the American state of Colorado has said the authorities are now convinced that the case of a 6-year-old boy whose parents reported that he was adrift in a hot-air balloon was a hoax10. The sheriff, Jim Alderden, said the family was hoping to use the incident to obtain a lucrative11 contract for a reality television show. He said the police were considering bringing charges against the boy’s parents.
Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have deployed12 an additional 3,500 troops to quell13 two days of violence in a hillside shanty14 town dominated by drugs gangs. On Saturday, a police helicopter made an emergency landing after being hit by gunfire during a firefight between rival gangs. During a police raid early on Sunday, officers say they shot dead two suspected drugs traffickers and arrested four others.
12 teenage boys are burned to death in northern Nigeria after their speeding cars hit petrol cans piled up by the side of the road. The seller of the black-market fuel was also killed. The accident happened in the northern city of Kano late on / Saturday night. An eyewitness15 told the BBC two cars had been racing16 bumper-to-bumper when they collided with each other and crashed into cans and burst into flames.
Iceland has agreed to repay Britain and the Netherlands more than 5.5 billion dollars they paid to compensate17 savers who lost money when the Icesave bank collapsed18 last year. Iceland had passed a law in August to repay the money but the Netherlands and Britain rejected the deal. The failure to agree has blocked Iceland from getting access to billions of dollars in aid from the IMF.
The British driver Jenson Button has won the 2009 Formula 1 title. He came 5th in the Brazilian Grand Prix, and that gave him enough points for the championship title. The race was won by the Australian driver Mark Webber. Gary Duffy reports
Jenson Button has started 14th on the grade after a disappointing qualifying run. But when the day was over he was world champion. By contrast, the Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello had started the race in poor position but finished in the disappointing 8th place. There was an element of luck and a lot of skill involved in Button’s victory. An early collision between two other drivers are lightened to move quickly up the field while a punctured19 tire helped to thwart20 the hopes of Rubens Barrichello.
奥巴马总统最高级助手警告称，在喀布尔诞生可靠的政府之前，不会决定向阿富汗增派更多军队。在CNN的采访中，白宫办公厅主任拉姆·伊曼纽尔(Rahm Emanuel)表示，在阿富汗诞生能够与美国有效合作的政府之前，在奥巴马总统满意之前做出任何决定都是鲁莽的。 拉姆·伊曼纽尔称，阿富汗有争议的总统选举能够出台可靠的结果是至关重要的。
“你知道，按照程序，卡尔扎伊总统需要做的是，可靠的，合法的选举或结果。更重要的是，能够使阿富汗人民和阿富汗政府进步。无论是通过决定性选举，还是通过谈判，该过程都要由阿富汗人民来决定。对我们和总统来说的结果是，政府是否可靠，程序是否合法。阿富汗人民就会认为，这是通过合法程序的。”
随着巴基斯坦军队对南瓦齐里斯坦地区基地组织和塔利班分子堡垒的攻击继续进行，双方对伤亡数字的报道出现冲突。双方均称对方的损失更为惨重。Shoaid Pasan在巴基斯坦报道。
在南瓦齐里斯坦地区，塔利班好战分子顽强抵抗军队安全力量的进攻，激烈的战争继续进行。塔利班一名发言人告诉BBC，好战分子没有向军队让出一寸土地。他还说，几十名士兵死亡，而好战分子几乎没有伤亡。军队对此予以否认，他们表示已有几十名好战分子死亡。当地消息称，双方都未坦白交代自己的伤亡数字。
伊朗称，在该国东南部的袭击中大约30人死亡，其中包括5名革命卫队指挥官以及高级部落首领。伊朗国家电视台称，自杀式爆炸者的目标是巴基斯坦交界处希斯坦—巴鲁车斯坦省(Sistan-Baluchestan)举行会议的革命卫队和部落首领。伊朗方面表示，逊尼派好战组织真主军(Jundullah)为此次袭击负责。伊朗议会发言人拉里贾尼(Ali Larijani)对爆炸事件进行了谴责。
这些敬爱的人们一直致力于重建希斯坦—巴鲁车斯坦省的安全形势，而这种爆炸行为则试图阻止该地区的经济进步。为了重建该地区的安全形势，确保该省的进步，革命卫队必须付出双倍的努力。
美国科罗拉多州一名警长表示，官方现已确信，6岁小男孩随热气球升空事件是一场骗局。警长吉姆·阿尔德登(Jim Alderden)表示，这个家庭希望利用该事件获得诱人的电视真人秀的合约。他表示，警方现在正考虑对小男孩的父母提起控告。
巴西里约热内卢警方增派3,500名警察，平息贫民窟毒品团伙之间历时两天的暴力冲突。周六，一架警方直升机在犯罪团伙之间的枪战中被击中，随后紧急迫降。警方称，在周日早上的警方袭击中，2名毒品走私嫌疑人被击毙，四人被捕。
在尼日利亚北部，跑车撞到路边堆积的汽油桶，12名青少年被烧死。黑市燃料的销售者也死亡。该事件发生在北部城市卡诺，时间是周六晚。一名目击者告诉BBC，两辆汽车相互追逐，后来辆车相撞，最后装上路边的汽油桶起火。
去年Icesave倒闭时，英国和荷兰向遭受损失的储户赔偿了55亿美元，现在爱尔兰同意将这笔资金偿还给英国和荷兰。8月份，爱尔兰通过了偿还资金的法案，但是荷兰和英国拒绝了这笔交易。协议失败导致爱尔兰不能从IMF获得数十亿美元的救助。
英国赛车手Jenson Button赢得了2009年的F1冠军头衔。他在F1方程式大奖赛巴西站比赛中排在第五名，有足够分数来角逐冠军宝座。赢得巴西站冠军的是澳大利亚车手Mark Webber。Gary Duffy报道。
在令人失望的资格赛角逐中，Jenson Button的分数排在第14位。但是一天结束之后，他就晋升为世界冠军。相反，巴西选手Rubens Barrichello开始比赛时形势非常不利，后来令人失望得获得第八位。Button的胜利包含技术因素，也包含运气因素在内。此前两名车手之间的碰撞使Rubens Barrichello能够更快地前进，而轮胎刺穿则阻碍了他成功的希望。
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| adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法 | |
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negotiations
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militant
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| adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士 | |
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bombers
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hoax
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lucrative
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deployed
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| （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 | |
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quell
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shanty
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| vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消 | |
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punctured
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