中英双语新闻 欧盟讨论英国脱欧最终指导方针

BBC News with David Austin.

Venezuela says it will withdraw from the Organization of American States, accusing it of trying to meddle¹ in the country's internal affairs. The decision was signaled shortly after the group voted to hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers to discuss Venezuela's political and economic crisis.

There's been a big explosion near the International Airport in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Arabic media reports say there may have been an Israeli air strike targeting an arm supply hub operated by the militant² group Hezbollah. None of those details have been independently confirmed.

Police in HongKong have arrested and charged at least 9 pro-democracy activists³ over their alleged⁴ participation⁵ in an anti-Beijing protest last year. Activists say they have been persecuted⁶ to discourage protests ahead of a visit by the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Trump⁷ has told Mexico and Canada that he wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Earlier reports that President Trump was considering an executive order to terminate the trade deal cause the Mexican and Canadian currencies to fall.

United Airlines has promised big changes to the way it handles over-booking after a video of a passenger being dragged from a plane in Chicago caused international outrage⁸. United said the policy changes signaled a culture shift.

Ministers from 27 European Union countries are meeting in Luxembourg today to discuss final draft guidelines on the bloc's stance on Britain's exit from the Union. Their talk's the last before E.U. leaders meet the weekend to adopt their joint⁹ negotiating position.

Paleontologists studying in the fossil record in California have put forward a highly controversial thesis that early humans lived in the region 130,000 years ago. They based the claim on the discovery of mastodon bones that they say could have only been broken by humans wielding¹⁰ rocks. 

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乘客从芝加哥一架飞机上被强行拖下来的视频引起国际社会公愤之后，联合航空承诺处理超额订票的方式将作出重大改革。联合航空称，政策的改变标志着企业文化的转变。

今天，欧盟27个国家的部长在卢森堡召开会议，讨论关于英国脱欧的最终指导方针草案。这是欧盟领导人本周末会晤表明最终立场之前最后一次对话。

在加利福尼亚地区研究化石记录的古生物学者提出了一个有着高度争议性的理论，13万年前已经有人类在该地区居住。他们提出该理论是因为发现了一些乳齿象骨，这些骨头只有人类用石头才能敲碎。

1 meddle   

v.干预，干涉，插手

参考例句：

• I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
• Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。

2 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。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

6 persecuted   

（尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )； 烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人

参考例句：

• Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。

7 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

8 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

9 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。

10 wielding   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的现在分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
• He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。