奥巴马非洲之行最后一天向非盟发表演讲

Obama Speaks to African Union on Last Day of Africa Trip 奥巴马非洲之行最后一天向非盟发表演讲

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his East Africa trip Tuesday with a speech to the African Union. He spoke¹ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  

Mr. Obama called for change, especially among Africa’s many long-serving leaders. He said when leaders try to change the rules in order to stay in office it can lead to strife², noting the situation in Burundi.

The president also said Africa has changed from a poor and dependent continent to one of hope and progress.

EU foreign policy chief visits Iran

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is in Iran. She said she made the visit to begin working on the new nuclear agreement.

Iranian government television covered the visit. It broadcast a press conference with Ms. Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The EU foreign policy chief said she was would give the same message to all states in the area. She said the nuclear agreement is “a good one,” and would build trust, confidence and cooperation.

North Korean official: No interest in nuclear talks

North Korea’s ambassador³ to China says his country is not interested in international negotiations⁴ about its nuclear program. He said Tuesday that North Korea’s situation is "totally different" from that of Iran.

U.S. diplomat⁵ Sydney Seiler is in Beijing for meetings with Chinese officials. They are discussing ways to restart the nuclear talks with North Korea. He also discussed the issue with South Korean officials in Seoul during the last three days.

U.S. to release Israeli spy

The lawyers for an Israeli spy said Tuesday that U.S. officials have decided⁶ to release him in November. 60-year-old Jonathan Pollard will have served 30 years of a life term.

The former U.S. government employee was arrested in November of 1985 when he sought asylum⁷ in Israel's embassy⁸ in Washington.

He was found guilty of passing military secrets to his Israeli agents. Israel apologized to the U.S. in 1987 for its part in the case. Years later it also admitted to paying Pollard for the information.

South Korea says MERS outbreak is over

South Korea says the MERS outbreak in the country is over. Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Tuesday that no new cases have been reported for the past 23 days.

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome⁹ killed 36 people since May. It infected 186 people and forced more than 16,000 others into quarantine.

Words in the News

strife – n. very angry or violent disagreement between two or more people or groups

confidence  – n. a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

outbreak – n. a sudden start or increase of fighting or disease

quarantine – the situation of being kept away from others to prevent a disease from spreading

1 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。

2 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

3 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

4 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。

5 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 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。

8 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

9 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。