英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 55

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In This EditionGerman Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel says EU foreign ministers will meet soon to consider further sanctions against Russia.

Three explosions struck a campaign rally for a militant² Shiite group in Iraq's capital ahead of next week's parliamentary election.

Ukrainians marked the 28th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

And newly publicized wartime archives show that the Japanese government officially authorized³ the use of "comfort women" by the Japanese army in Asia during World War Two.

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1 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。

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 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。