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There have been further clashes in the French port of Calais as demolition¹ teams destroyed hundreds of makeshift shelters for migrants trying to reach Britain in the camp known as Jungle. French riot police fired teargas at people who were hurling² stones. Leonard Doyle, head of communications at the International Organization For Migration³ warned against treating migrants in a heavy-handed way. There are obligations under various UN treaties, humanitarian⁴ obligations to look after. Let's not forget refugees and asylum-seekers. They may be migrants but they are also coming from, in the large, they're coming from refugee-producing countries, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. And it's an obligation to actually support them, not to water cannon⁵ them. The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières has sharply criticized Macedonian police for using teargas to prevent migrants including children from crossing the boarder. The group has stormed a barbed wire fence to enter Macedonia from Greece en route to Northern Europe.

法国政府在难民安置问题上再遇难题，法国加莱港，拆迁队伍拆毁了成百上千位移民的临时避难所——“丛林”难民营，这些移民试图去往英国。法国防暴警察被迫对投掷石头的人们发射催泪瓦斯。国际移民组织发言人伦纳德·多伊尔提醒不要对移民采取高压手段。按照联合国公约、人道主义责任，我们义务照顾这些移民。我们不能忘记那些难民和寻求政治避难者们。他们也是移民，大都来自阿富汗、叙利亚和伊拉克等那些难民国家。就他们进行救援是我们的义务，我们不应该对他们使用防暴水枪。医疗慈善机构，无国界医对马其顿警察阻止儿童等移民跨越国界进行严厉指责。移民自制“攻城锤”，试图冲击马其顿与希腊边境，冲破警方封锁，但被警方用武器驱逐。

New research provides the third evidence that the Zika virus may cause Guillain-Barre syndrome⁶, a serious illness that leads to the body's immune system attacking the nervous system. It concluded that 1 in 4000 people with Zika could also expect to contract Guillain-Barre syndrome which can paralyze and kill. Jane Dreaper has more. The current outbreak of Zika virus in central and south America is causing concern because of its suspected links to underdeveloped brains in babies and also Guillain-Barre syndrome. Researchers analyzed⁷ the blood of patients who developed the rare nerve disorder⁸ during a Zika outbreak in the pacific island of French Polynesia two years ago. From this work, they predicted there could be one case of Guillain-Barre for every 4000 people falling ill with Zika.

新的研究提供了第三个证据表明感染Zika病毒会出现格林-巴利综合征，一种影响中枢神经系统的罕见自身免疫缺陷疾病。结果表明，4000位Zika病患中，只有1位会出现格林-巴利综合征，这种病会导致人瘫痪并死亡。请听记者简·德雷伯为您带来详细报道。最近中美洲以及南美洲爆发Zika病毒，引发人们担忧，因为这种病毒不仅与格林-巴利综合征有关，同时还会导致婴儿大脑畸形。研究人员分析了一些病患的血液。这些病患来自于法属玻里尼西亚，于两年前Zika病毒爆发期间，得了罕见的神经疾病。研究人员进而预测，每4000感染ZIka病毒的患者中，就有1人出现格林-巴利综合征。

Argentina's new administration has reached an agreement with a group of foreign investors⁹ in a long-running dispute over a defaulted government bonds. The investors will receive 4.6 billion dollars from the Argentine government to settle all claims. Daniel Gallas reports. Argentina has been blocked from borrowing money internationally for the last 15 years. It took the government of president Mauricio Macri almost 3 months to get creditors¹⁰ to accept its current offer to end that dispute. Markets reacted well to the news that a deal had been reached. But there are still a lot of work to be done. After winning over its creditors, the Argentine president must now convince his own congress that this is a good deal for the country.

阿根廷新政府与外国投资者就长期争议的政府违约证券问题达成协议。投资者将会得到阿根廷政府46亿美元和解债务纠纷。请听记者丹尼尔·加拉斯的详细报道。过去15年，阿根廷无法从国际上借到资金。历经3个月，毛里西奥-马克里总统才让各位债权人接受条件停止纠纷。政府与投资者达成协议，市场反馈积极。但仍有很多后续工作需要进行。在说服各位债权人之后，毛里西奥-马克里总统还必须说服国会详细这项协议有助于本国经济发展。

A federal judge in New York has ruled the US government can not force the technology company Apple to give the FBI access to a locked iPhone used in a gun's case. The government sought access to the phone in October months before a judge in a separated case ordered Apple to help unlock the iPhone of an Islamist gunman who shot 14 people dead. World news from the BBC.

来自纽约的一名联邦法官认为，美国政府不能强迫科技公司苹果为联邦调查局提供途径解锁枪杀案中收获的苹果手机。2015年10月，一位IS武装分子枪杀14人，当时一位法官命令苹果公司解锁该手机。您正在收听的是BBC世界新闻。Aid workers in Syria have been delivering supplies to a besieged¹¹ rebel-held suburb of Damascus at the start of an expansion of the UN's relief program. The aim is to take advantage of a fragile ceasefire that creates safer conditions.

在联合国救援计划开始扩大时，叙利亚的救援人员就已经向被叛军围困某大马士革郊区提供物资援助。其目的是利用短暂停火间歇创造一些更为安全的条件。

A senior Vatican official Cardinal¹² George Pell has said he had full backing of Pope Francis as he prepared to testify for a second day at a public inquiry¹³ into child abuse in Australia. In his testimony¹⁴, he said the Catholic church had made enormous mistake and it's his response to allegations of child sex abuse.

梵蒂冈高级官员红衣主教乔治.佩尔表示，自己完全支持教皇弗兰西斯，他并准备第二天在澳大利亚的公开调查虐童案中作证。在他的证词中，他表示天主教会犯了巨大的错误，这是他对儿童性虐待指控的回应。

A self-driving car developed by the technology company Google has hit a bus during a test driving in California. No one was injured in the accident. Google says it bears some responsibility for the collision. Dave Lee reports. This is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving car has been involved in a crash but it may be the first time it's caused one. The car traveling at 3kilometers per hour pulled out on a public bus going 24 kilometers per hour. The human in the Google Vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down, and so he did not override¹⁵ the car's self-driving computer. The company's self-driving cars till now have a new reported minor¹⁶ ‘fender-benders’, the America's slang for a small collision.

由技术公司谷歌发明的自驾车在加利福尼亚的一次行车测验中撞上了一辆公交车。在这起事故中，没有造成人员伤亡。谷歌表示，在这起碰撞中谷歌方面承担一定的责任。以下是大卫.李发回的报道。对于谷歌来说这已经不是第一次卷入到碰撞事件中。这辆车以每小时3千米的速度撞上了以每小时24千米行驶的公共汽车。谷歌汽车公司方面表示当时认为这辆公共汽车会减速，所以说才没有进一步操作汽车的自驾电脑。该公司的自驾车现在经常被报道为“小车祸”，该词是美国形容碰撞的俚语。

Police in Colombia have arrested the brother of the former president Alvaro Uribe on charges of murder and conspiracy¹⁷. Santiago Uribe has been accused of setting up a paramilitary group known as the Twelve Apostles in the 1990s, defied left-wing rebels and criminals in the Antioquia region. He denies any involvement.

哥伦比亚警方逮捕了前总统阿尔瓦罗.乌里韦的弟弟并指控他谋杀以及反叛。乌里韦在上世纪90年代被指控建立了称之为12门徒的准军事集团，不顾左翼分子在安蒂奥基亚地区的叛乱和犯罪。他否认自己与之有牵连。

The Bolivian president Evo Morales has said he wants to meet her son he was told has died nine years ago. It's latest in a scandal involving Mr Morales's former girlfriend, the boy's mother Gabriela Zapata who has been arrested as a part of a corruption¹⁸ investigation¹⁹. Now an aunt of Ms Zapata has now revealed that the child is alive. BBC news.

玻利维亚总统埃沃.莫拉莱斯表示想去见自己的儿子，但他的儿子九年前被告知已经死亡。而这关系到到莫拉莱斯前女友丑闻。这个孩子的母亲萨帕塔已经被捕，接受腐败调查。现在萨帕特的姨母已经表明这个孩子确实还活着。BBC新闻。

1 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

2 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

6 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

7 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

9 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

10 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

12 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

13 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

14 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。

15 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

16 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

17 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

18 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。

19 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。