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1、BBC news 0802BBC news 2011-08-02BBC News with Marion MarshallReports from the Syrian city of Hama say government tanks have been shelling residential neighbourhoods indiscriminately. They said the shelling intensified just as residents were breaking the dawn-to-dusk fast on the first day of the Musl

2、im holy month of Ramadan. Activists said at least four people had been killed. On Sunday, scores of people were reported killed when security forces targeted opposition protesters. The UN Security Council is due to hold closed-door consultations on Syria in New York shortly. Lina Sinjab reports from

3、 Damascus on the fear in Hama thats preventing some families from burying their dead as they wish.The shelling resumed today on parts of Hama, leaving several people dead, according to residents of the city. Heavy artillery and machine guns were also used in this mornings attack. Some families burie

4、d their dead in parks and even in the gardens of their own homes.The United States Senate and House of Representatives are due to vote on a bill to raise the limit on US borrowing ahead of a deadline to avert an unprecedented debt default. Democratic and Republican party leaders in Washington reache

5、d agreement late on Sunday on a proposal to raise the $14.3tn limit. Global financial markets have been nervous over the prospect that the US might not have enough money to meet its financial obligations. Paul Adams reports from Washington.The business of selling Sundays deal has begun, but politici

6、ans are holding their noses even as they urge colleagues to support it. In the Senate, the Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was not proud of the rancorous process that led to it, but he held it up as an example of American democracy at work.No one got what they wanted. Everyone had to give somethi

7、ng up. People on the right are upset; people on the left are upset; people in the middle are upset. It was a compromise.There is, as Mr Reid says, plenty for everyone to dislike. The president has not been able to get Republicans to agree to tax increases. The Republicans have had to agree to a long

8、er extension of the debt ceiling than they wanted. And both sides know that if they fail to agree on a spending plan by the end of November, then domestic social programmes and defence will face automatic cuts worth $1.2tn.The Turkish foreign minister has joined mourners in Norway to pay tribute to

9、Gizem Dogan, a young girl of Turkish origin who was one of those killed in Norways twin attacks. At the funeral in Trondheim, Ahmet Davutoglu pledged to work for more democracy, tolerance and openness. His sentiments echoed those expressed earlier at a special session of the Norwegian parliament in

10、Oslo. The Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said the Norwegian people would find their way through the darkness. The only suspect, Anders Behring Breivik, has admitted to carrying out the attacks, which he says were necessary in order to wake up the country to the threat he claims posed by increased i

11、mmigration.Youre listening to the latest World News from the BBC.The United Nations humanitarian affairs coordinator Valerie Amos has warned that the food crisis in the Horn of Africa is intensifying with over 12 million people in dire need of help. Baroness Amos said she feared that famine could sp

12、read to five or six more regions of war-torn Somalia unless there was a massive increase in aid.A little less than two weeks ago, we declared a famine in two regions in Somalia. Today, we are warning that unless we see a massive increase in the response, the famine will spread to five or six more re

13、gions. Tens of thousands of Somalis have already died, and hundreds of thousands face starvation with consequences for the entire region.The authorities in Italy say theyve found the bodies of 25 people in the hold of a boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The officials say that the victims, all

14、 young men, were believed to be from sub-Saharan Africa. According to survivors, the 15-metre boat was carrying nearly 300 people and had set sail from Libya two days ago.Egyptian troops have moved into Tahrir Square in the capital Cairo to remove protesters. Several hundred people have been camped

15、out in the capitals main square for over three weeks, complaining about the speed of reforms following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in February. But a retired general, Sameh Saif el-Yazal, told the BBC it was impossible to meet the protesters every demand.All the big heads are in jail no

16、w, but Mubarak will be in the court the day after tomorrow; the constitution has been frozen completely; a new constitution is coming on the way; the cabinet has been shuffled four times since the revolution. The idea of having a new lift every day for more than 140 political groups and religious gr

17、oups is nonsense. How can you deal with that?Former President Mubarak is due to stand trial on Wednesday on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters.BBC News词汇讲解：1. shell vt. 炮轰;射击例句：The town was shelled last night.昨晚该镇遭到炮击。 2. consultation n. 磋商(会议),咨询,专家会诊例句：The company has pro

18、mised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。3. bury vt. 埋葬例句：The enemy buried him alive.敌人将他活埋了。4. deadline n. 最后期限例句：Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。5. upset adj. 心烦的例句：He was upset at not being welcomed.他因不受人欢迎而生气。6. compromise n. 妥协, 折

19、中方法例句：The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协。7. echo vt. 重复; 随声附和例句：I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.我想重复前面一位发言者的话。8. intensify v. (使)增强, (使)加剧例句：The drought has intensified.旱情加剧了。9. starvation n. 挨饿, 饥饿;饿死例句：Edible wild herbs kept us fr

20、om dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。10. survivor n. 幸存者;残存者;生还者例句：There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。 1. The UN Security Council is due to hold closed-door consultations on Syria in New York shortly.due to因而产生，(作为结果)发生例句：The boat is due to arrive at 12.船预计在12点到。2. Lina Sinj

21、ab reports from Damascus on the fear in Hama thats preventing some families from burying their dead as they wish.prevent from阻止, 防止例句：Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。3. The shelling resumed today on parts of Hama, leaving several people dead, accor

22、ding to residents of the city.according to据.所载;据.所说例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。 4. The United States Senate and House of Representatives are due to vote on a bill to raise the limit on US borrowing ahead of a deadline to avert an unprecedented debt default.ahead of在

23、之前例句：She left one day ahead of him.她是在他离开的前一天离开的。5. The business of selling Sundays deal has begun, but politicians are holding their noses even as they urge colleagues to support it.even as正当的时候例句：She went away even as you came.她就在你来的时候走的。6. In the Senate, the Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was

24、 not proud of the rancorous process that led to it, but he held it up as an example of American democracy at work.be proud of因而自豪例句：We are proud of our achievements. 我们为我们的成就而感到自豪。7. Everyone had to give something up.give up放弃例句：She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。8. The only suspect, Anders Behr

25、ing Breivik, has admitted to carrying out the attacks, which he says were necessary in order to wake up the country to the threat he claims posed by increased immigration.admit to承认例句：The young man admitted to his part in the crime.那个年轻人承认了他自己在这次作案中的所作所为。carry out贯彻，执行；实现例句：He carried out the plan i

26、n very detail.他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。in order to为了例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。wake up (使)认识到; (使)觉悟例句：The event may wake him up.这件事可能会使他醒悟。9. The United Nations humanitarian affairs coordinator Valerie Amos has warned that the food crisis in the Horn of Africa is inten

27、sifying with over 12 million people in dire need of help.in dire need of急需例句：We are in dire need of help. 我们迫切需要帮助。10. According to survivors, the 15-metre boat was carrying nearly 300 people and had set sail from Libya two days ago.set sail启航例句：The ship set sail for Europe.这艘船启航去欧洲。 译文：BC News with

28、 Marion MarshallReports from the Syrian city of Hama say government tanks have been shelling residential neighbourhoods indiscriminately. They said the shelling intensified just as residents were breaking the dawn-to-dusk fast on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Activists said at l

29、east four people had been killed. On Sunday, scores of people were reported killed when security forces targeted opposition protesters. The UN Security Council is due to hold closed-door consultations on Syria in New York shortly. Lina Sinjab reports from Damascus on the fear in Hama thats preventin

30、g some families from burying their dead as they wish.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。Lina Sinjab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。The shelling resumed today on parts of Hama, leaving several peopl

31、e dead, according to residents of the city. Heavy artillery and machine guns were also used in this mornings attack. Some families buried their dead in parks and even in the gardens of their own homes.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。The United Stat

32、es Senate and House of Representatives are due to vote on a bill to raise the limit on US borrowing ahead of a deadline to avert an unprecedented debt default. Democratic and Republican party leaders in Washington reached agreement late on Sunday on a proposal to raise the $14.3tn limit. Global financial markets have been nervous over the prospect that the US might not have enough money to meet its fina