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BBC news with Jim Lee.

President Trump¹ has said he’s canceling his predecessor² Barak Obama’s agreement with the Cuban government two years after relations between the countries were 

restored. At a ceremony in Miami, Mr.Trump described the deal as completely one sided despite the tougher stance that he’s not reversing key diplomatic and commercial ties and won’t close the American embassy in Havana.

A jury in the US state of Minnesota has acquitted³ the police officer who fatally shot an African American man after pulling him over for an alleged⁴ traffic offense⁵. 

The shooting last year became instant international news because Philando Castile‘s girl friend who was beside him in the car live streamed his dying moment on 

Facebook.

An Israeli border policewoman has been killed in a stabbing and gun attack outside the old city of Jerusalem. Her attacker was shot dead as were two other assailants 

who had opened fire to group of offices nearby. Police say all three attackers were Palestinians.

Tributes have been pouring in for the former German Chancellor⁶ Helmut Kohl, a father of German, who’s died at the age of 87. His 16 years in office made him the 

longest serving German Chancellor of the 20th century.

A US navy destroyer has collided with the Phillippe’s container ship off the east coast of Japan. The navy says the USS Fitzgerald is now heading for the nearby port 

of Yokosuka under its own power. The Japanese Coast Guard is at the scene.There are reports of some injures, no details have been released about the container ship.

Hundreds of protesters angered the official response to the West London tower block fire have marched from the residence of the British Prime Minister Theresa May 

calling on her to resign. She had earlier announced an emergency fund of more than six million dollars for food and clothing.

The online retail⁷ giant Amazon is buying the organic grocery chain Whole Foods in a deal worth 13.7 billion dollars. Whole Foods has more than 450 stores in the 

US,Canada and Britain. 

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古巴与美国之间重建关系两年之后，特朗普总统宣布取消他的前任奥巴马总统与古巴政府之间达成的协议。在迈阿密举行的一个仪式上，特朗普称该协议完全是单方面的，不过他的立场更加坚定，他不打算推翻关键的外交和商务关系，不会关闭美国驻哈瓦那大使馆。

美国明尼苏达州一个陪审团宣布一名警官无罪。这名警官因一名非裔美国男子违反交通规则让他靠边停车后开枪致其死亡。去年发生的这起枪击事件引起国际社会强烈反响，因为Philando Castile的女朋友当时就在车内坐在死者旁边，她在社交网站脸书上直播了男友死亡的过程。

以色列一名边境女警察在耶路撒冷旧城外的刀枪袭击事件中遇难。凶手和其他两名向附近警察开枪的袭击者均被击毙。警方表示，三名袭击者都是巴勒斯坦人。

德国前总理，德国统一之父柯尔(Helmut Kohl)去世，享年87岁，全国各地举行悼念活动。柯尔在位16年，是20世纪执政时间最长的德国总理。

美国一艘海军驱逐舰与菲律宾一艘货柜船在日本东海岸相撞。海军表示，菲茨杰拉德(USS Fitzgerald)号驱逐舰现在正依靠自己的动力驶向附近的横须贺港口。日本海岸警卫队也在事故现场。报道称有几人受伤，目前还没有披露关于货柜船的详细资料。

对西伦敦公寓大火官方反应感到愤怒的数百名抗议者从首相特里莎·梅(Theresa May)的官邸开始游行，要求她辞职。她早些时候宣布拨付600万美元的紧急资金用于购买食品和衣物。

在线零售巨头亚马逊收购有机食品连锁超市全食，这笔交易价值137亿美元。全食在美国，加拿大和英国有超过450家门店。

1 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。

2 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

3 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

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 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

6 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

7 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。