英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 23

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In This EditionUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for an immediate¹ end to violence in South SudanTens of thousands of people take to the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok to step up efforts to oust² the government and seek political reforms.

And the United States and Britain hold memorials marking 25th anniversary of Lockerbie airliner³ bombing.

Hot Issue ReportsUN Secretary General calls for end to violence in South SudanS.Sudan violence causes thousands of refugeesObama calls for peaceful negotiations⁴ to resolve conflict in South SudanArab League rejects US proposal for Israeli troops on east border of future Palestinian stateTens of thousands in protest in Thai capitalEU reiterates⁵ political solution to crisis in SyriaPolice clashes with protesters over eviction⁶ of leftist group in HamburgLight NewsUN Secretary General visits area devastated⁷ by typhoon HaiyanMemorials marking 25th anniversary of Lockerbie airliner bombingInternational robot competition held in FloridaKhodorkovsky speaks following release from prisonMedia DigestChina Daily: Reform should Pave Way for Equal Public ServicesGlobal Times : Is Beijing subway fare rise a fair move?

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

3 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

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 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

6 eviction   

n.租地等的收回

参考例句：

• The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.这个家庭暂时免于被逐出。
• He claimed damages for unlawful eviction.他要求对非法驱逐作出赔偿。

7 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。