中英双语新闻 北极圈国家受全球变暖影响严重

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President Trump¹ has been defending the sacking of the head of the FBI. He tweeted James Comey had lost the confidence of both Republicans and Democrats². And White House said the President had been considering firing him since taking office. The Department of Justice has meanwhile denied reports that Mr. Comey had asked for more resources to investigate links between Russia and Trump campaign.

The Russian Foreign Minister has said President Trump and his team are men of action who want to do deals and solve problems. After a meeting in the White House, Mr. Trump said he wanted a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia.

U.S. backed fighters in northern Syria say they've captured the city of Tabqa and a nearby dam from Islamic State fighters. Tabqa is regarded as strategically important, lying in a route to IS's main Syrian bastion in Raqqa.

The Turkish President says he wants the U.S. to reverse immediately its decision to supply weapons to Kurdish militants³ fighting the Islamic State group in Syria. Turkey regards the militia⁴ as a terrorist organization, but the U.S. sees it as the best force to lead an assault on the IS.

The former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has arrived in court to give testimony⁵ before an anti-corruption judge in the first of five cases against him. He's denied any wrongdoing.

Stellenbosch University in South Africa says it has identified 3 people linked to posters based on Nazi⁶ propaganda that were put up on campus. The university has condemned⁷ the posters, which critics say highlight how apartheid-era attitude is still alive.

Foreign Ministers of the 8 countries with territory in the Arctic circle are meeting in Alaska. The effects of warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the Arctic. And they are eager to learn what U.S. policy on climate change will be.

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特朗普总统已为解雇FBI局长正名。特朗普发推特表示，FBI局长科米(James Comey)已经失去了共和党和民主党两党的信任。白宫方面表示，特朗普自上任以来就在考虑解雇科米。司法部否认了相关报道，这些报道称科米曾索要过一些资源来调查俄罗斯与特朗普政府之间的关系。

俄罗斯外长表示，特朗普及其团队是行动派，眼中都是达成共识与解决问题。在白宫与俄罗斯外长会晤后，特朗普表示自己希望与俄罗斯实现互利互惠的双边关系。

由美国支持并在叙利亚北部作战的战士表示，他们已经攻克了IS分子手中的革命城(Tabqa)及其附近的一处堤坝。革命城是战略要地，可以通往IS位于拉卡市(Raqqa)的主要堡垒。

土耳其总统表示，希望美国收回向库尔德激进分子提供武器的决定，这些库尔德分子正在叙利亚与IS展开激战。土耳其认为这些库尔德分子是恐怖组织，而美国则认为他们是对IS发动进攻的最好生力军。

巴西前总统路易斯 伊纳西奥 卢拉 达席尔瓦(Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva)已出庭向某反贪污法官提交证词，这是针对他5起诉讼案中的第1起。卢拉已否认任何罪名。

南非斯坦陵布什大学称其已确认了3名嫌疑人，这3人涉嫌张贴校园里有关纳粹的海报。校方已谴责了这次张贴海报的行为。评论家也认为，海报的出现表明种族隔离时代的观念依然存在。

北极圈地带8个国家的外长正在阿拉斯加会晤。原因是温室效应在北极圈表现的尤为明显。这8个国家想了解一下美国关于气候变化的政策。

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 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

5 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

6 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

7 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。