中英双语新闻 《廊桥遗梦》作者沃勒去世

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The United Nations has renewed its warning of the scale of the humanitarian¹ crisis facing four countries in Africa and the Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Its Chief Humanitarian Coordinator² Stephen O'Brien said more than 20 million people were at risk of starvation and famine.

The US Defense³ Secretary Jim Mattis has said his Department will not tolerate the behavior of military personnel who appeared to be sharing nude⁴ photographs of their female colleagues on social media. Mr. Mattis condemned⁵ what he described as an egregious⁶ violation⁷ of the Department's values.

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an American court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel⁸ emissions⁹ scandal. The plea is part of a deal with the US Justice Department. Volkswagen has admitted that for a six-year period, vehicles were fitted with illegal software to disguise high levels of pollution.

Iraq says it’s found no evidence that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons in the battle for Mosul. Earlier this month, the UN said 12 people had been treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in the city.

Many hundreds of people, members of the Standing¹⁰ Rock Sioux Nation andtheir supporters, have marched through Washington to protest against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline¹¹. Native American tribes say leaks from theoil pipeline will pollute water supplies and endanger sites they consider sacred.

The Venezuelan authorities have found the decomposing¹² bodies of three people inside a prison that was closed five months ago after a riot. They believe the remains¹³ belong to three inmates¹⁴ reported missing when prisoners were transferred to other jails.

The American author Robert James Waller has died at the age of 77. His romantic novel, the Bridges of Madison County became a bestseller after it'd been made into a film with Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood.

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联合国更新了非洲和中东地区四个国家人道主义危机预警等级，分别是索马里，南苏丹，尼日利亚和也门。紧急救济协调员奥布莱恩(Stephen O'Brien)表示，超过2000万人面临饿死或饥荒的风险。

美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯(Jim Mattis)表示，国防部不会容忍军事人员在社交网络上分享女同事裸照的行为。马蒂斯谴责称这种行为严重违反了该部门的价值观。

大众汽车在美国一家法庭认罪，对三项与柴油尾气排放丑闻有关的指控供认不讳。认罪行为是与美国司法部达成的协议的一部分。大众汽车承认，在六年的时间内，车辆被安装了非法软件，掩盖尾气高污染的事实。

伊拉克表示，他们没有发现证据表示IS战士在摩苏尔战斗中使用了化学武器。本月初，联合国表示，12人疑似遭到化学武器伤害接受治疗。

印第安古苏国立岩苏族部落成员和他们的支持者共数百人穿过华盛顿街道，抗议有争议的达科他输油管道。这些美国土著部落表示，石油管道泄漏会污染水源，危及他们的圣地。

委内瑞拉当局在一座监狱中发现了三具腐烂的尸体。这座监狱因暴动五个月前关闭。他们相信遗体属于囚犯被转往其他监狱时失踪的三名狱囚。

美国作家罗伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒(Robert James Waller)去世，享年77岁。他的爱情小说《廊桥遗梦》改编成由由梅丽尔·斯特里普(Meryl Streep)和克林特·伊斯特伍德(Clint Eastwood)主演的电影后成为畅销书。

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

6 egregious   

adj.非常的，过分的

参考例句：

• When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
• What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。

7 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

8 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

9 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

12 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

13 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。

14 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》