英国新闻听力 三菱公司首次就强征美军战俘道歉

The Japanese company Mitsubishi has made a landmark¹ apology for using American prisoners of war as forced labor² during World War II. A senior company executive Hikaru Kimura expresses remorse³. The prisoners had been put to work in the firm’s mines. It is believed to be the first such apology by a Japanese company. One of the few surviving former US prisoners forced to work in Japan accpeted the apology. James Murphy, who is 94, said it was a glorious day for which he'd waited 70 years.

"I listened very carefully to Mr Kimura's statement of apology, and found it very very sincere, humble⁴ and revealing. And that is the first time that we've heard those words and they really touch you to heart with the thing."

The French President Francois Hollande has called for a fully-fledged government for the Euro Zone with a budget and a parliament. The comments came as Greek banks prepared to reopen on Monday for the first time in three weeks. From Paris, here's Hugh Schofield reports.

"President Hollande is writing in a Sunday newspaper in an article marking the 90th birthday of one of the fathers of the single currency Jacques Delors. Paying tribute to the former head of the Brussels’s Commission, the president said the Greek crisis showed once again the need for a tighter organization among the countries that have the euro. Supportors of the euros, such as Mr Delors, have always said it could only work with accelerated European unification. Critics have said that unification should have come first."

The Obama Administration has sent the United States congress the international agreement designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Congress has 60 days to review the text of the deal which will lift sanctions on Iran in return for strict limits on its nuclear programme. The deal faces stiff opposition⁵ among many Republicans who control both Houses of Congress.

Craftsmen⁶ in Mali working for the United Nations have rebuilt the world renowned⁷ mausoleums in Timbuktu which were destroyed by Islamists three years ago. The mausoleums were shrines⁸ to the city’s founding fathers but the Islamists who occupied the north of the country in 2012 considered them idolatrous. The head of the UN cultural organization UNESCO Irina Bokova said the rebuilding of mausoleums is an important step for the country.

"I am very moved. I saw the destruction. I saw how attatched the community is to the mausoleums. They are part of their history, part of their identity. We are proud also to have supported the move towards peace and development."

World news from the BBC.

Sepp Blatter, the head of world’s football governing body FIFA has held talks with senior officials ahead of a planned meeting on Monday at which a day expects to be set for a leadership election. Mr Blatter announced last month that he would step down weeks after the dramastic arrest in Zurich of senior members of the organization as part of a US criminal inquiry⁹ into alleged¹⁰ corruption¹¹.

A British man who is convicted in the United States of helping¹² to support Jihad groups on the Internet has returned to UK after being released form prison. Babar Ahmad was arrested in 2004 and extradited to the US in 2012. After long legal battle, he was sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison last year but was released after the court took he’s in British custody¹³ into account.

Police in Los Angeles are invesgating the discovery of a body in a swimming pool at the home of the Hollywood actress Demi Moore. From LA, David Willis.

"The body thought to be that of a 21-year-old man was discovered shortly before dawn this morning at the home Demi Moore bought with her former husband Ashton Kutcher. A party has been taken place there, although neither the actress nor any other three children are thought to have been present at the time. Report suggests the man may have fallen into the pool and be unable to swim. Demi Moore was once the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Before Ashton Kutcher she was married to the film star Bruce Willis for 13 years."

A row has erupted over the closure of a public beach on the French Vallauris to allow King Salman of Saudi Arabia to holiday in private. Local officials in Vallauris have confirmed that the fence office strech the beach to insure the security of the king and the 400 people who are expected to travel with him. Beach users have expressed anger of the arrangements, complaining they have’t been consulted.

日本三菱公司为二战期间强迫美国囚犯做劳役而道歉，公司高管木村光对此表示悔恨。这些囚犯曾被安置在公司矿场工作，据悉这是日本公司第一次做出类似的道歉。目前有少数美国囚犯仍活着，其中一位前囚犯接受了道歉。今年94岁的詹姆斯·墨菲称他已经等待了70年，这一天是荣耀的一天。

“我仔细听了木村光的道歉，觉得他很真诚、谦逊，流露了真感情，这是我们第一次听到这样的道歉，确实很让人感动。”

法国总统弗朗索瓦·奥朗德呼吁为欧元区建立成熟的政府，具备预算能力和议会。日前希腊银行正准备周一重新营业，这是三周来的第一次。休·斯科菲尔德在巴黎报道。

“奥朗德总统在周日的报纸上撰文，纪念欧元之父之一的雅克·德洛尔90岁生日。他向该布鲁塞尔委员会前主席致敬，称希腊危机再次表明需要在欧元区国家之间建立更紧密的组织。德洛尔等欧元的支持者一直表示只有加速欧洲的统一才行，批评者称原本就应该将统一放首位。”

奥巴马政府向美国国会发送了意在阻止伊朗开发核武器而达成的国际协议，国会需要在60天内审核协议内容，该协议将取消对伊朗的制裁，交换条件是对其核项目施加严格的限制。该协议遭到控制国会两院的许多共和党人的坚决反对。

为联合国工作的马里工匠们重建了世界著名的廷巴克图陵墓，它们三年前被伊斯兰分子毁掉。这些陵墓是为了纪念该市的创始者们，但2012年占领该国北部的伊斯兰分子们认为这是偶像崇拜。联合国教科文组织主席伊琳娜·博科娃称重建陵墓对该国来说是重要的一步。

“我非常感动，我见过被毁掉的场景，看到这个国家对这些陵墓的感情，这些陵墓是他们历史的一部分，是他们身份的一部分。我们很骄傲能支持推动着和平和发展。”

BBC世界新闻。

世界足球管理机构国际足联主席塞普·布拉特与高官们举行会谈，按计划周一将举行会议进行领导层选举。由于美国对所谓腐败案进行刑事调查，该组织的高级官员在苏黎世被戏剧性逮捕，几周后的上月，布拉特宣布将辞职。

因在互联网上帮助圣战组织而被美国定罪的英国人现已获释并回到英国，巴巴·艾哈迈德2004年被捕，2012年被引渡到美国。在经过长期的法律程序后，他去年被判以12年半的徒刑，但法院考虑到他曾被英国拘留后，就释放了他。

洛杉矶警方正在调查好莱坞女性黛米·摩尔家游泳池发现尸体一案，戴维·威利斯在洛杉矶报道。

“这具21岁的男尸是今天凌晨在黛米·摩尔和前夫艾什顿·库奇所购住宅发现的，那里曾举办过聚会，尽管黛米·摩尔和三个孩子当时都不在场。有报道称这名男子坠入池中，但却不会游泳。黛米·摩尔曾是好莱坞片酬最高的女性，在与艾什顿·库奇结婚之前，她曾与电影明星布鲁斯·威利斯结婚13载。”

法国瓦洛里一处公共海滩被包场，目的是让沙特国王萨勒曼能在这里度假，但此举引发了不满。瓦洛里地方官员证实官方在海滩上竖起围栏以确保国王和随行400人的安全，海滩度假者们表示对该安排不满，投诉称此举没有咨询过他们的意见。

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

4 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

5 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。

6 craftsmen   

n. 技工

参考例句：

• rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
• The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。

7 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

8 shrines   

圣地，圣坛，神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。
• Their palaces and their shrines are tombs. 它们的宫殿和神殿成了墓穴。

9 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

10 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

11 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。

12 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

13 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。