VOA慢速英语2014 盖·斯科特被提名为赞比亚临时领导人

 

Guy Scott Named Interim¹ Leader in Zambia 盖·斯科特被提名为赞比亚临时领导人

Zambia has named Vice² President Guy Scott as the country’s interim, or temporary, leader following the death of President Michael Sata.

Mr. Sata died Tuesday of an unidentified sickness. He was 77.

Guy Scott is 70 years old. He is Africa’s first white president since F.W. de Klerk governed South Africa from 1989 to 1994.

Zambian officials said the country will hold elections to choose its next president within three months.

Top Chinese official admits to taking bribes³ 

Chinese former army General Xu Caihou has admitted to taking huge bribes. He is the highest-level Chinese military official to be targeted in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.

Mr. Xu was vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. China has not yet announced charges against him. However, officials banned him from the Chinese Communist Party and withdrew his title as general.

U.S. airlines find problems with Ebola travel bans 

U.S. airlines say current software cannot identify all travelers coming from Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. These are the countries with the most severe Ebola problems.

Airline officials say they may not able to know where a passenger began his or her travels. There are no direct flights to the U.S. from any of the three countries.

Officials say they also worry that a travel restriction⁴ for West African countries might frighten the public and reduce travel generally.

Rebels, Iraqi Kurds Help Syrian Kurds Fight in Kobani

A group of 50 rebels from the Free Syrian Army has arrived in the Syrian city of Kobani. They plan to help Kurdish forces in their month-long battle with fighters of the Islamic State militant⁵ group.

The Free Syrian Army spent the last 3 years fighting Syrian forces to remove President Bashar al-Assad from office.

Also Wednesday, a group of Iraqi Kurdish fighters flew into an airport in southeastern Turkey. They then traveled toward the Syrian border with Turkish security escorts. About 90 to 100 Kurdish fighters were expected to join the fight soon in Kobani.

1 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

4 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

5 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。