时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:中英双语新闻


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BBC News with Cathy Clarkston.


The U.S. Justice Department has indicted 1 two Russian spies in connection with a massive breach 2 of information, affecting 500 million Yahoo! accounts in 2014. It's the 


first time Washington has levied 3 criminal charges against Russian government officials. The group's targets included security, diplomatic and military personnel.


The United States' central bank has raised its interest rates by a quarter of a percent. It's the third rise in 15 months by the Federal Reserve, and the bank's Chair, 


Janet Yellen, said the economy was making solid progress. But the rates are still very low, between 0.75% and 1%.


Syria's state news agency says at least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at the main courthouse in Damascus. Later, a second suicide bomber 4 targeted a restaurant, causing severe casualties.


The U.N.'s Intellectual Property Agency says China is on track to leap over Japan and the United States in the next two years to become the world's top user of the 


international patent system. It said the number of patent applications from China soared by almost 45% last year.


Voters have turned out in large numbers for the Netherlands' general election, with extra polling stations being opened in some areas to cope with demand. The election 


is being watched elsewhere in Europe for signs of how well the anti-E.U., anti-immigrant Freedom Party will perform.


The authorities in Ethiopia say 113 people are now known to have died in Sunday's landslide 5 at a rubbish dump. 3 days of national mourning are being observed for the 


victims. The tragedy occurred on the outskirts 6 of the capital, Addis Ababa.


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will review vehicle fuel efficiency standards put in place by Barack Obama's administration. The head of the EPA said 


they were costly 7 for the motor industry, but he's facing criticism from environmental groups.


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美国司法部已起诉2名俄罗斯间谍,称其与一场大规模信息泄露有关,这场信息泄露于2014年影响了5亿个雅虎账号。这是美国政府首次将罪名矛头指向俄罗斯政府官员。司法部的目标是安全、外交和军事方面的工作人员。


美联储已将其利率提升0.25%。这是美联储15个月以来第3次提升利率,美联储主席Janet Yellen (耶伦)表示,美国经济一直在稳步前进。虽然比率依然很低——在0.75%-1%之间。


据叙利亚国家通讯社消息,至少30人在大马士革法院发生的一起自杀式爆炸袭击中丧生。随后,第2起自杀式爆炸袭击发生在一家餐厅,导致人员伤亡惨重。


联合国知识产权组织表示,中国未来2年有赶超日本和美国成为使用国际知识产权体系最多的国家。该组织还表示,去年一年,中国的专利申请数量就上涨了45%。


由于参加荷兰大选的选民人数过多,荷兰在一些地区另外开设了投票站,以满足需求。欧洲其他国家也在观望这次大选情况,寻找荷兰反欧盟、反移民的自由民主党未来执政倾向的蛛丝马迹。


埃塞俄比亚当局称,目前已知有113人因周日发生的山崩而在某垃圾场遇难。目前埃塞俄比亚正在为遇难者进行为期3天的全国哀悼。这次的悲剧发生在首都亚的斯亚贝巴(Addis Ababa)郊区。


美国环境保护署(EPA, Environmental Protection Agency)称将会对奥巴马政府施行的燃油效率标准进行审查。环境保护署领导人表示,燃油效率标准对汽车制造业而言成本过高,但他目前正在面对来自环境保护组织的批评。



1 indicted
控告,起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
  • He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
2 breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
3 levied
征(兵)( levy的过去式和过去分词 ); 索取; 发动(战争); 征税
  • Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
  • Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。
4 bomber
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
5 landslide
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利
  • Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
  • An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
6 outskirts
n.郊外,郊区
  • Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
  • They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
7 costly
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
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After-regeneration
akarit
anomalistic magnetic variation
arheism
atf oil
austausch coefficient (austausch)
B-MOPP
bill day
black drawing
Briggsia longicaulis
Caribbean Sea
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cock-a-bill
coloured scenery picture
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d)
Delaborne
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distune
doubling of tones
end of the period
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exon trapping
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fulcrum pin washer
fungal pneumonia
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It all depends
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Porphyrobacter
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Ubraye
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