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Afghanistan: Anti-US protest staged
Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest against the US yesterday, saying American troops destroyed a copy of the Koran during a military operation in the southeast.
A US-led coalition¹ spokesman said he has no knowledge of the reported desecration² in Paktika province, but added investigators³ found no truth to a similar allegation against soldiers in eastern Kunar province last week.
The protests come as anti-US sentiments are running high in parts of Afghanistan following the deaths of more than 370 civilians⁴ this year during operations by Western troops stationed in the country.

China: Growth rate at 11.5%
The International Monetary⁵ Fund yesterday raised its growth forecast for China's sizzling economy this year to 11.5 percent from 11.2 percent and said Beijing's efforts to cool the economy would be more effective if currency controls were eased.
The IMF said it raised its forecast after the economy expanded by 11.9 percent in the second quarter, driven by an export boom. It said growth was expected to slow to 10 percent in 2008.
However, the Washington-based institution said that easing "may not materialize unless the authorities tighten⁶ monetary policy more decisively and allow a faster appreciation⁷ of the exchange rate".
United States: Suspects extradited
Two men facing US terrorism charges for supplying Colombian rebels with weapons were extradited from Romania to the United States on Tuesday,
It is the first time Romania has extradited anyone charged with terrorism to the United States.
The two suspects faced charges of helping⁸ supply millions of dollars in weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which the US considers a terrorist group.

China: Clean restaurants
Ninety-five percent of China's catering⁹ establishments will have a certified¹⁰ hygiene¹¹ grade by the end of this year as part of a nationwide effort to improve food safety, a senior health official said yesterday.
Health departments will issue four grades, from A for the best restaurants, to D for the worst in accordance with their basic hygiene facilities, said Vice-Minister of Health Chen Xiaohong at a conference on catering consumption safety in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province.
Health departments will strengthen supervision¹² of restaurants with low grades and advise the public against eating in them, Chen said.


China: Porkers on the run
Traffic came to a standstill when more than 50 pigs escaped from a lorry on the Guangzhou-Huizhou Expressway in Guangdong Province, after it overturned on Sunday.
More than 10 traffic police were dispatched to direct traffic and catch the runaway¹³ pigs, some weighing more than 150 kg.
Traffic returned to normal more than three hours later when the pigs were captured and loaded onto another truck. No deaths or injuries, human or porcine, were reported.

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 desecration   

n. 亵渎神圣, 污辱

参考例句：

• Desecration, and so forth, and lectured you on dignity and sanctity. 比如亵渎神圣等。想用尊严和神圣不可侵犯之类的话来打动你们。
• Desecration: will no longer break stealth. 亵渎：不再消除潜行。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

6 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

7 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

10 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

11 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

12 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

13 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。