调查人员在马航MH17坠机地点发现疑似俄罗斯导弹碎片

MH17 Search Finds Possible Pieces of Russian Missile 调查人员在马航MH17坠机地点发现疑似俄罗斯导弹碎片

Investigators¹ have found parts of what might be a Russian missile in the area where a Malaysian Airlines plane crashed last year. Flight MH17 went down in eastern Ukraine.

Dutch government lawyers said Tuesday that the investigators from Belgium, Australia, Ukraine, Malaysia and the Netherlands are examining the pieces of what might be a Russian surface-to-air missile.

The prosecutors³ said the parts are of special interest to the criminal investigation⁴. They said the parts might provide more information about who was involved in the downing of MH17.

Turkey airstrikes target Kurdish militants⁵

Turkey's military said Tuesday that warplanes had carried out airstrikes against 17 Kurdish rebel targets in southeastern Turkey.

The military said strikes targeted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) positions in Hakkari province. The area borders Iraq and Iran.

The PKK was blamed for deadly attacks in Turkey Monday. Nine people died in Sirnak province and in Istanbul.

Officials: Greece, Creditors⁶ Reach New Agreement

Greek officials said Tuesday the government reached an agreement with international creditors on new loan terms.

A European Commission spokeswoman confirmed the progress made on the deal. She said negotiators have agreed "in principle" to broad terms.

Greece's parliament is expected to vote on the measure by Thursday. Eurozone finance ministers could give their support on the agreement by Friday.

Zimbabwe lifts some hunting restrictions⁷

Zimbabwe has partly ended restrictions on big game hunting around Hwange National Park. The restrictions began earlier this month after the killing⁸ of the protected and much loved wild lion known as Cecil. A U.S. dentist is accused of killing Cecil.  

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority said the ban remains⁹ in place for two private game parks and rural communities near the park.

The agency said people caught hunting illegally will be "banned from hunting for life.”

Words in the News

prosecutor² – n. a lawyer who represents the side in a court case that accuses a person of a crime and who tries to prove that the person is guilty

principle – n. a basic truth or theory: an idea that forms the basis of something

game – n. animals that are hunted

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 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。

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 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》

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。