中英双语新闻 多国组织遭遇网络袭击

BBC news with Marian Marshall.

Italy’s Highest Court has upheld the 16-years jail sentence imposed on the cruise ship captain, Francesco Schettino. The decision put Schettino behind bars more than 5 years after he steered¹ the Costa Concordia onto rocks off the Italian island of Giglio. 32 people on board died when the ship capsized.

Cyberattacks have been reported on organizations in more than 17 countries, including Britain, Russia, the United States and China.Computers in thousands of locations have been locked by a ransomware program that demands payment to restore usage access. Many security researchers are linking the incidents together.Britain’s national heath service said the attack forced some surgeries to divert emergencies.

President Trump² has warned the former FBI chief James Comey against leaking material to the media following his sacking this week. In the twit, Mr Trump said “Mr Comey had better hope there are no tapes of our conversations.” A white house spokesman later declined a comment about whether Mr Trump has been recording³ conversations in the oval office.

Candidates in Iran’s presidential election have clashed in a sometimes bad tempered final television debate ahead of next week’s vote. One challenger, the man of Tehran, accused the incumbent⁴ Hassan Rouhani of lying about wanting to fight corruption⁵. President Rouhani accused his opponent of hypocrisy⁶.

Soldiers angry over the handling of a pay dispute have been firing into the air at military bases across ivory coast. The soldiers weren’t consulted before a spokesman announced that it dropped the demand for the payment of bonuses.

The Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has sacked his health minister after she released official figures showing a sharp rise in child mortality and maternal⁷ death over the past two years. Venezuela is facing a serious economic crisis and a shortage of many items.

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意大利最高法院维持了对邮轮船长舒迪诺(Francesco Schettino)16年监禁的判决。该决定让舒迪诺走进监狱的高墙。五年多以前，他驾驶的协和号(Costa Concordia)邮轮在意大利吉廖岛触礁，船只倾覆，船上32人死亡。

超过17个国家的许多组织报道发生网络袭击，包括英国，俄罗斯，美国和中国。数千个地点的电脑被一个勒索程序绑定，要求缴纳赎金才能恢复使用。许多安全研究人员把这些事件联系在一起。英国国家卫生服务部门表示，袭击导致一些手术变成紧急事故。

特朗普总统警告前FBI局长詹姆斯·科米(James Comey)本周被解雇后不要向媒体透露信息。特朗普在推文中写道，“科米最好祈祷没有关于我们对话的录音。”白宫一名发言人随后拒绝评论特朗普是否在椭圆形办公室录制了对话内容。

伊朗总统选举候选人在剑拔弩张的电视辩论中唇枪舌战，下周选民即将投票。其中一名挑战者，一名德黑兰男子指控现任总统鲁哈尼在反腐方面说谎。鲁哈尼指控他的竞争对手虚伪。

象牙海岸各地军事基地对薪资争议感到愤怒的士兵现在怒火冲天。相关部门事先并未征求这些士兵的同意，一名发言人就宣布驳回发放奖金的请求。

由于委内瑞拉卫生部长发布的官方数据显示过去两年儿童早夭率和产妇死亡率大幅上涨，总统马杜罗宣布将她解雇。委内瑞拉正面临严重的经济危机和许多物品短缺。

1 steered   

v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
• The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 corruption   

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。

6 hypocrisy   

n.伪善，虚伪

参考例句：

• He railed against hypocrisy and greed.他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
• He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。

7 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。