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ReportsfromtheSyriancityofHamasaygovernmenttankshavebeenshellingresidentialneighbourhoodsindiscriminately.Theysaidtheshellingintensifiedjustasresidentswerebreakingthedawn-to-duskfastonthefirstdayoftheMuslimholymonthofRamadan.Activistssaidatleastfourpeoplehadbeenkilled.OnSunday,scoresofpeoplewerereportedkilledwhensecurityforcestargetedoppositionprotesters.TheUNSecurityCouncilisduetoholdclosed-doorconsultationsonSyriainNewYorkshortly.LinaSinjabreportsfromDamascusonthefearinHamathat'spreventingsomefamiliesfromburyingtheirdeadastheywish.

TheshellingresumedtodayonpartsofHama,leavingseveralpeopledead,accordingtoresidentsofthecity.Heavyartilleryandmachinegunswerealsousedinthismorning'sattack.Somefamiliesburiedtheirdeadinparksandeveninthegardensoftheirownhomes.

TheUnitedStatesSenateandHouseofRepresentativesareduetovoteonabilltoraisethelimitonUSborrowingaheadofadeadlinetoavertanunprecedenteddebtdefault.DemocraticandRepublicanpartyleadersinWashingtonreachedagreementlateonSundayonaproposaltoraisethe$14.3tnlimit.GlobalfinancialmarketshavebeennervousovertheprospectthattheUSmightnothaveenoughmoneytomeetitsfinancialobligations.PaulAdamsreportsfromWashington.

ThebusinessofsellingSunday'sdealhasbegun,butpoliticiansareholdingtheirnosesevenastheyurgecolleaguestosupportit.IntheSenate,theMajorityLeaderHarryReidsaidhewasnotproudoftherancorousprocessthatledtoit,buthehelditupasanexampleofAmericandemocracyatwork.

"Noonegotwhattheywanted.Everyonehadtogivesomethingup.Peopleontherightareupset;peopleontheleftareupset;peopleinthemiddleareupset.Itwasacompromise."

Thereis,asMrReidsays,plentyforeveryonetodislike.ThepresidenthasnotbeenabletogetRepublicanstoagreetotaxincreases.TheRepublicanshavehadtoagreetoalongerextensionofthedebtceilingthantheywanted.AndbothsidesknowthatiftheyfailtoagreeonaspendingplanbytheendofNovember,thendomesticsocialprogrammesanddefencewillfaceautomaticcutsworth$1.2tn.

TheTurkishforeignministerhasjoinedmournersinNorwaytopaytributetoGizemDogan,ayounggirlofTurkishoriginwhowasoneofthosekilledinNorway'stwinattacks.AtthefuneralinTrondheim,AhmetDavutoglupledgedtoworkformoredemocracy,toleranceandopenness.HissentimentsechoedthoseexpressedearlierataspecialsessionoftheNorwegianparliamentinOslo.ThePrimeMinisterJensStoltenbergsaidtheNorwegianpeoplewouldfindtheirwaythroughthedarkness.Theonlysuspect,AndersBehringBreivik,hasadmittedtocarryingouttheattacks,whichhesayswerenecessaryinordertowakeupthecountrytothethreatheclaimsposedbyincreasedimmigration.

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TheUnitedNationshumanitarianaffairscoordinatorValerieAmoshaswarnedthatthefoodcrisisintheHornofAfricaisintensifyingwithover12millionpeopleindireneedofhelp.BaronessAmossaidshefearedthatfaminecouldspreadtofiveorsixmoreregionsofwar-tornSomaliaunlesstherewasamassiveincreaseinaid.

"Alittlelessthantwoweeksago,wedeclaredafamineintworegionsinSomalia.Today,wearewarningthatunlessweseeamassiveincreaseintheresponse,thefaminewillspreadtofiveorsixmoreregions.TensofthousandsofSomalishavealreadydied,andhundredsofthousandsfacestarvationwithconsequencesfortheentireregion."

TheauthoritiesinItalysaythey'vefoundthebodiesof25peopleintheholdofaboatontheItalianislandofLampedusa.Theofficialssaythatthevictims,allyoungmen,werebelievedtobefromsub-SaharanAfrica.Accordingtosurvivors,the15-metreboatwascarryingnearly300peopleandhadsetsailfromLibyatwodaysago.

EgyptiantroopshavemovedintoTahrirSquareinthecapitalCairotoremoveprotesters.Severalhundredpeoplehavebeencampedoutinthecapital'smainsquareforoverthreeweeks,complainingaboutthespeedofreformsfollowingtheoverthrowofPresidentHosniMubarakinFebruary.Butaretiredgeneral,SamehSaifel-Yazal,toldtheBBCitwasimpossibletomeettheprotesters'everydemand.

"Allthebigheadsareinjailnow,butMubarakwillbeinthecourtthedayaftertomorrow;theconstitutionhasbeenfrozencompletely;anewconstitutioniscomingontheway;[the]cabinethasbeenshuffledfourtimessincetherevolution.Theideaofhavinganewlifteverydayformorethan140politicalgroupsandreligiousgroup[s]isnonsense.Howcanyoudealwiththat?

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FormerPresidentMubarakisduetostandtrialonWednesdayonchargesofcorruptionandorderingthekillingofprotesters.

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词汇讲解：

1.shellvt.炮轰;射击

例句：

Thetownwasshelledlastnight.

昨晚该镇遭到炮击。

2.consultationn.磋商（会议）,咨询,专家会诊

例句：

Thecompanyhaspromisedwideconsultationonitsexpansionplans.

该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。

3.buryvt.埋葬

例句：

Theenemyburiedhimalive.

敌人将他活埋了。

4.deadlinen.最后期限

例句：

Nextweekisthedeadlineforsendinginyourapplication.

呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。

5.upsetadj.心烦的

例句：

Hewasupsetatnotbeingwelcomed.

他因不受人欢迎而生气。

6.compromisen.妥协,折中方法

例句：

Thespokesmanmadeitclearthatnocompromisewasyetinsight.

发言人表明,目前还不会妥协。

7.echovt.重复;随声附和

例句：

Ishouldliketoechothewordsofthepreviousspeaker.

我想重复前面一位发言者的话。

8.intensifyv.（使）增强,（使）加剧

例句：

Thedroughthasintensified.

旱情加剧了。

9.starvationn.挨饿,饥饿;饿死

例句：

Ediblewildherbskeptusfromdyingofstarvation.

我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。

10.survivorn.幸存者;残存者;生还者

例句：

Therewasonlyonesurvivoroftheplanecrash.

这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

1.TheUNSecurityCouncilisduetoholdclosed-doorconsultationsonSyriainNewYorkshortly.

dueto因…而产生，（作为结果）发生

例句：

Theboatisduetoarriveat12.

船预计在12点到。

2.LinaSinjabreportsfromDamascusonthefearinHamathat'spreventingsomefamiliesfromburyingtheirdeadastheywish.

preventfrom阻止,防止

例句：

Cottonmittenswillpreventthebabyfromscratchinghisownface.

棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。

3.TheshellingresumedtodayonpartsofHama,leavingseveralpeopledead,accordingtoresidentsofthecity.

accordingto据...所载;据...所说

例句：

Accordingtoher,grandfathercalledatnoon.

据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

4.TheUnitedStatesSenateandHouseofRepresentativesareduetovoteonabilltoraisethelimitonUSborrowingaheadofadeadlinetoavertanunprecedenteddebtdefault.

aheadof在…之前

例句：

Sheleftonedayaheadofhim.

她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

5.ThebusinessofsellingSunday'sdealhasbegun,butpoliticiansareholdingtheirnosesevenastheyurgecolleaguestosupportit.

evenas正当…的时候

例句：

Shewentawayevenasyoucame.

她就在你来的时候走的。

6.IntheSenate,theMajorityLeaderHarryReidsaidhewasnotproudoftherancorousprocessthatledtoit,buthehelditupasanexampleofAmericandemocracyatwork.

beproudof因…而自豪

例句：

Weareproudofourachievements.

我们为我们的成就而感到自豪。

7.Everyonehadtogivesomethingup.

giveup放弃

例句：

Shewillgiveupthisjourney.

她将放弃这次旅行。

8.Theonlysuspect,AndersBehringBreivik,hasadmittedtocarryingouttheattacks,whichhesayswerenecessaryinordertowakeupthecountrytothethreatheclaimsposedbyincreasedimmigration.

admitto承认

例句：

Theyoungmanadmittedtohispartinthecrime.

那个年轻人承认了他自己在这次作案中的所作所为。

carryout贯彻，执行；实现

例句：

Hecarriedouttheplaninverydetail.

他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

inorderto为了

例句：

Westartedearlyinordertoarrivebeforedark.

为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

wakeup（使）认识到;（使）觉悟

例句：

Theeventmaywakehimup.

这件事可能会使他醒悟。

9.TheUnitedNationshumanitarianaffairscoordinatorValerieAmoshaswarnedthatthefoodcrisisintheHornofAfricaisintensifyingwithover12millionpeopleindireneedofhelp.

indireneedof急需

例句：

Weareindireneedofhelp.

我们迫切需要帮助。

10.Accordingtosurvivors,the15-metreboatwascarryingnearly300peopleandhadsetsailfromLibyatwodaysago.

setsail启航

例句：

TheshipsetsailforEurope.

这艘船启航去欧洲。

译文：

BCNewswithMarionMarshallReportsfromtheSyriancityofHamasaygovernmenttankshavebeenshellingresidentialneighbourhoodsindiscriminately.Theysaidtheshellingintensifiedjustasresidentswerebreakingthedawn-to-duskfastonthefirstdayoftheMuslimholymonthofRamadan.Activistssaidatleastfourpeoplehadbeenkilled.OnSunday,scoresofpeoplewerereportedkilledwhensecurityforcestargetedoppositionprotesters.TheUNSecurityCouncilisduetoholdclosed-doorconsultationsonSyriainNewYorkshortly.LinaSinjabreportsfromDamascusonthefearinHamathat'spreventingsomefamiliesfromburyingtheirdeadastheywish.

来自叙利亚城市哈马的报道称，政府的坦克随意地炮击居民区。

他们说，在穆斯林斋月节的第一天，居民们打破了从黎明到傍晚的斋戒之后，炮火加强。

活动积极分子称至少已有4人被杀害。

上周日，安全部队向反对派抗议者开火，造成几十人死亡。

不久之后，联合国安理会将在纽约召开闭门会议，商讨叙利亚问题。

LinaSinjab在大马士革报道称，对哈马形势的恐惧使一些家庭不敢埋葬遇难者。

TheshellingresumedtodayonpartsofHama,leavingseveralpeopledead,accordingtoresidentsofthecity.Heavyartilleryandmachinegunswerealsousedinthismorning'sattack.Somefamiliesburiedtheirdeadinparksandeveninthegardensoftheirownhomes.

今天，政府军队继续对哈马进行炮击，据该城市居民称，炮击已造成几人死亡。

在今天早上的袭击中，政府安全部队还是用了重型火炮和机枪。

一些家庭将死者埋在公园甚至自己家的花园中。

TheUnitedStatesSenateandHouseofRepresentativesareduetovoteonabilltoraisethelimitonUSborrowingaheadofadeadlinetoavertanunprecedenteddebtdefault.DemocraticandRepublicanpartyleadersinWashingtonreachedagreementlateonSundayonaproposaltoraisethe$14.3tnlimit.GlobalfinancialmarketshavebeennervousovertheprospectthattheUSmightnothaveenoughmoneytomeetitsfina