欧盟移民危机蔓延到希腊、马其顿

EU Migrant Crisis Spills into Greece, Macedonia 欧盟移民危机蔓延到希腊、马其顿

Refugees from Syria and other countries in conflict are making their way from Hungary to Germany and other parts of Western Europe. But thousands more are trapped in Greece and Macedonia, with no idea when they can move on.

The United Nations refugee agency says about 30,000 migrants have arrived in Greece. U.N. officials also reported that 7,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. All the migrants are waiting to be questioned before they can officially seek asylum¹. 

The Reuters news service says the U.N. refugee agency has made an emergency appeal. The agency reportedly says the number of refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean² to Europe will reach 400,000 this year.

On Monday, Germany's Deputy Chancellor³ told reporters his country will be able to accept as many as 500,000 refugees a year for a few years. Germany has in the past said it expects to take in 800,000 refugees this year.

British defense⁴ chief says more Syria strikes possible

Britain said Tuesday it would consider more airstrikes against militants⁵ in Syria if they meant stopping likely terror attacks against British interests.

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon made the comments to BBC Radio. He spoke⁶ a day after Prime Minister David Cameron reported that Britain's Royal Air Force killed three Islamic State militants in a drone strike last month. Two of those killed were said to be from Britain.

It was the first time that British forces have used a drone, or unmanned aircraft, to attack Islamic State fighters.

Mr. Cameron called the drone strike "an act of self-defense." He also said there was "clear evidence of the individuals in question planning and directing armed attacks against” Britain.

Violence between Turkish military and Kurdish militants continues

Turkish fighter jets carried out more airstrikes against Kurdish militants Tuesday morning.

Turkish officials said more than 40 airplanes took part in six hours of airstrikes in northern Iraq. Turkish state media said the raids killed up to 40 fighters from the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

It was the second night of airstrikes since PKK fighters used roadside bombs to hit military vehicles and kill 16 Turkish soldiers on Sunday. The attack was the deadliest by the PKK since July.

Tuesday, an explosion on a minibus in eastern Turkey killed more than 10 police officers. The Turkish military blamed the PKK for the bombing.

North and South Korea agree to permit family reunions

North and South Korea have agreed to restart a program to permit the reunion of families separated by the Korean War.

South Korea's Unification Ministry⁷ said Tuesday the reunions will be held from October 20 through the 26 at Mount Kumgang in North Korea.

North Korean state media confirmed the agreement. Reports said the two sides reached the agreement following negotiations⁸. The talks began Monday and continued through the night.

One hundred people from each country will be chosen to take part in the family reunions. They are the first reunions to be held since February 2014.

Aung San Suu Kyi urges international observation of Myanmar vote

Myanmar opposition⁹ leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for international representatives to closely watch her country's general elections in November. The elections will be the first there since the end of military rule in 2011.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner said the vote will be “the first time in decades our people will have a chance to bring about real change.” She made the comments in a video published Tuesday on the Facebook page of her party, the National League for Democracy.

Tuesday marks the official start of the campaign period for the November 8 parliamentary elections. Parliament will then choose a president.

Words in This Story

migrants – n. people who go from place to place, especially to find work

drone – n. an aircraft that operates without a pilot

reunions – n. organized gatherings¹⁰ of people who have not been together for a long time

decade – n. a period of 10 years

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

3 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。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 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。

6 spoke   

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。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。