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In Hungary, Migrants Seeking to Go West Clash with Police 匈牙利移民欲前往西方国家与警方发生冲突

Migrants in Hungary who are trying to reach Western Europe are refusing to leave a train. Police stopped the crowded train heading for the border with Austria. They ordered all refugees on the train to leave and go to a nearby center. Groups of the foreign travelers shouted, “No Camp!” and refused to leave. Many of the families on the train said they were fleeing civil war in Syria. Witnesses say there has been pushing between migrants and police. Hungarian officials have barred reporters from the area in a town 40 kilometers from Budapest.  

China says military will be reduced at anniversary parade

China’s President Xi Jinping has announced military cuts at a parade marking?the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War Two. President Xi

spoke1 at the huge military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. He said China would cut its troops by 300,000, or more than 10 percent, from the world’s largest military. Officials said the troop cuts would be completed by 2017.

The event included 12,000 troops and many new weapons not seen by the public before. Among the weapons were what Chinese media called “carrier killer” missiles. 

Talks between South Korea, China and Japan announced

South Korea, China and Japan have announced joint2 talks in October or November in an effort to reduce tensions between the nations. A statement from the office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye said President Park and China’s president Xi Jinping agreed to three party talks to support peace in the area.

The meeting is expected to take place in South Korea. President Park was one of the few U.S. allies to attend the Chinese anniversary military parade.

Iranian leader says parliament should decide nuclear deal

Iran’s Supreme3 Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has express support for a vote in Iran’s parliament on the nuclear deal Iran agreed to with six world powers. The Iranian leader said he would leave it to lawmakers to decide whether to approve or reject the deal.

The U.S. Congress is preparing to debate the deal by the middle of September. Thirty-four senators have expressed support for the deal. Critics say it does not do enough to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Guatemala’s president resigns

Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina has resigned after being connected to a corruption4 case. A spokesman said Mr. Perez Molina offered his resignation after a judge issued an order to have him detained for questioning. Guatemala’s lawmakers removed legal immunity5 from the president Tuesday.

Thirteen million children out of school in Middle East, N. Africa

The United Nations says conflict in the Middle East and North Africa are keeping more than 13 million children in nine countries from attending school.

A UNICEF report released Thursday said violence in the area has reached "new levels of destructiveness and horror." It said children are being exploited and attacks have damaged or destroyed schools. The report adds that refugees and fighters are using schools as shelters and routes to school are considered too dangerous.

Words in the News

migrant(s) –n. a person who travels from one place to another especially to find work

immunity –n. special protection from what is required for most people by law


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1 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
2 joint m3lx4     
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。
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 corruption TzCxn     
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。
5 immunity dygyQ     
n.优惠;免除;豁免,豁免权
参考例句:
  • The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
  • He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

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