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The Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng hasappealed tothe central government for justice after making a dramatic escape from house arrest. One activist told the BBC that Mr Chen, who's blind, was helped to climb the garden wall at his rural house and was taken to the US embassy last Monday. There's been no confirmation or denial from the US State Department. Charles Scanlon reports.

Activists have told of a daring rescue mission, in which the blind campaigner wassmuggledout of his home in a rural village which has been surrounded byplain-clothesagents. He was driven across country, and then transferred to another car and taken to an undisclosed location in Beijing. From there, Chen Guangcheng recorded a video making a direct appeal to the Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who's seen as the most liberal member of the leadership. Mr Chen said he and his wife had been beaten and abused by local officials, and he wanted to know if this was part of the government's policy.

The military leaders who seized power in Guinea-Bissau earlier this month in the middle of a presidential election have released the leading candidate Carlos Gomes Junior and the interim president, who they had been holding ever since. Reports say the coup leaders have also agreed to a 12-month transition period torestorecivilian government as demanded by the regional bloc Ecowas. John James reports from Abidjan.

Guinea-Bissau's two leading politicians are due to meet the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara over the weekend, after more than two weeks indetention. President Ouattara is the current chairman of the West African regional body Ecowas. And on Thursday, the group agreed to send a 600-strong regional force to Bissau to secure a transition to civilian rule. A second round of presidential elections had been scheduled for this weekend. It was expected to see the election of Carlos Gomes Junior, who gained 49% of the vote in the first round in March.

New figures show that growth in the American economy has slowed in the first quarter of this year. The US Commerce Department said it expanded at an annual rate of 2.2%, compared with 3% in the final quarter of last year. Here's Andrew Walker.

This figure is seen by many economists as rather disappointing. It's lower than what most expected and a good deal less than what it would take to make a substantial impact on the country's unemployment problem. The weakest areas were business investment and government spending. But there were some aspects that are seen as more positive. Consumer spending and export grew more quickly than before. Economic news is important politically in a presidential election year, and what the new data suggest is a recovery that is still ratherunconvincing.

Spanish unemployment figures show that nearly a quarter of the workforce is jobless - the highest level in 18 years. More than 5.5 million people are looking for work, and 370,000 people have lost their jobs since the start of the year. Spain's unemployment rate is now the highest of all 17 countries in the eurozone.

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State television in Syria says at least nine people have been killed and nearly 30 wounded in an explosion in central Damascus. The TV station has broadcastfootageof the aftermath of the blast near a mosque in the Midan neighbourhood. The BBC's Rafid Jabboori is in Damascus.

According to what we heard from the Syrian Ministry of Information, the explosion took place right after the Friday prayer. Apparently, an individualapproachedthe security officers who were guarding this place in central Damascus. When they asked him about his identification, heblew uphimself. This place turned very quickly to a pro-government gathering. People here are shouting support for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Ukrainian authorities say four explosions in an hour in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk were an "act of terrorism". At least 27 people were injured at atramstop and near a cinema. President Yanukovych described the blasts as a new challenge to the nation. The attacks came weeks before Ukraine is to co-host the Euro 2012 European football tournament.

The Mexican senate has approved changes to an agreement with Austria that would allow the temporary return of aheaddressthat was reputedly owned by the last Aztec emperor. The piece, known as Montezuma's headdress, is currently in a museum in Vienna. It's said that it was given by the Aztec emperor to the Spanish Conqueror Hernan Cortes, who sent it to Europe, where it has remained ever since.

A recording of one of the final performances by the American jazz musician Louis Armstrong has been made available to the public for the first time. It was made in Washington in 1971, just five months before Armstrong died. Despite his failing health, he performed five songs, including hits such as Mack the Knife and Hello Dolly. He can be heard both singing and, against his doctors' advice, playing the trumpet in his ownunmistakablestyle.

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第二页：中英双语听力稿

The Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has appealed to the central government for justice after making a dramatic escape from house arrest. One activist told the BBC that Mr Chen, who's blind, was helped to climb the garden wall at his rural house and was taken to the US embassy last Monday. There's been no confirmation or denial from the US State Department. Charles Scanlon reports.

Activists have told of a daring rescue mission, in which the blind campaigner was smuggled out of his home in a rural village which has been surrounded by plain-clothes agents. He was driven across country, and then transferred to another car and taken to an undisclosed location in Beijing. From there, Chen Guangcheng recorded a video making a direct appeal to the Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who's seen as the most liberal member of the leadership. Mr Chen said he and his wife had been beaten and abused by local officials, and he wanted to know if this was part of the government's policy.

（这两段因涉及国内政治问题略去。）

The military leaders who seized power in Guinea-Bissau earlier this month in the middle of a presidential election have released the leading candidate Carlos Gomes Junior and the interim president, who they had been holding ever since. Reports say the coup leaders have also agreed to a 12-month transition period to restore civilian government as demanded by the regional bloc Ecowas. John James reports from Abidjan.

本月早些时候，在总统选举期间夺取几内亚比绍共和国大权的两位军事领导人现已释放主要候选人Carlos Gomes Junior和现任总统，他们一直被军事领导人挟持。报道称叛变领导人已同意地区组织西非国家经济共同体的要求，即在12个月的过渡期内恢复文人政府。John James在阿比让报道。

Guinea-Bissau's two leading politicians are due to meet the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara over the weekend, after more than two weeks in detention. President Ouattara is the current chairman of the West African regional body Ecowas. And on Thursday, the group agreed to send a 600-strong regional force to Bissau to secure a transition to civilian rule. A second round of presidential elections had been scheduled for this weekend. It was expected to see the election of Carlos Gomes Junior, who gained 49% of the vote in the first round in March.

几内亚比绍共和国的两位重要政治家定于本周末会见这个象牙海岸国家的总统Alassane Ouattara，他已经被拘留两周多了。Ouattara 总统是西非地区组织西非国家共同体的现任主席，周四，该组织同意向比绍派遣600名地区劲旅，帮助确保该国向文人统治过渡。第二轮总统选举定于本周末举行，在三月份第一轮选举中获得49%支持率的Carlos Gomes Junior有望当选。

New figures show that growth in the American economy has slowed in the first quarter of this year. The US Commerce Department said it expanded at an annual rate of 2.2%, compared with 3% in the final quarter of last year. Here's Andrew Walker.

新数据显示，今年第一季度美国经济发展放缓。美国商务部称年增长率为2.2%，而去年最后一季度的增长率为3%。Andrew Walker报道。

This figure is seen by many economists as rather disappointing. It's lower than what most expected and a good deal less than what it would take to make a substantial impact on the country's unemployment problem. The weakest areas were business investment and government spending. But there were some aspects that are seen as more positive. Consumer spending and export grew more quickly than before. Economic news is important politically in a presidential election year, and what the new data suggest is a recovery that is still rather unconvincing.

在许多经济学家看来，这些数据相当令人失望。这比大多数人期待的要低，且远远达不到对该国失业问题产生重大影响的程度。最不景气的领域是商业投资和政府开支，但也有一些积极的方面。消费者开支和出口增长比以前要快，在这个总统竞选年，经济新闻主要都涉及政治，尽管新数据表明经济在恢复，但仍没有说服力。

Spanish unemployment figures show that nearly a quarter of the workforce is jobless - the highest level in 18 years. More than 5.5 million people are looking for work, and 370,000 people have lost their jobs since the start of the year. Spain's unemployment rate is now the highest of all 17 countries in the eurozone.

西班牙失业数据显示，近1/4的劳动力处于失业状态，这是18年来最高的水平。超过5.5百万的人在找工作，370,000人自今年初就失业了。西班牙目前的失业率是欧元区17个国家中最高的。

State television in Syria says at least nine people have been killed and nearly 30 wounded in an explosion in central Damascus. The TV station has broadcast footage of the aftermath of the blast near a mosque in the Midan neighbourhood. The BBC's Rafid Jabboori is in Damascus.

叙利亚国家电视台称，大马士革中部发生爆炸事件，至少9人丧生，近30人受伤。电视台播放了米丹社区一处清真寺附近爆炸发生后的视频。BBC记者Rafid Jabboori在大马士革报道。

According to what we heard from the Syrian Ministry of Information, the explosion took place right after the Friday prayer. Apparently, an individual approached the security officers who were guarding this place in central Damascus. When they asked him about his identification, he blew up himself. This place turned very quickly to a pro-government gathering. People here are shouting support for the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

根据我们从叙利亚信息部了解的信息，周五祈祷刚过就发生了爆炸。显然，一人向守卫处在大马士革中部这个地方的保安人员走去。保安人员询问男子的身份，男子就引爆了自己。这里很快就举行了亲政府集会，人们高呼支持叙利亚总统阿萨德。

The Ukrainian authorities say four explosions in an hour in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk were an "act of terrorism". At least 27 people were injured at a tram stop and near a cinema. President Yanukovych described the blasts as a new challenge to the nation. The attacks came weeks before Ukraine is to co-host the Euro 2012 European football tournament.

乌克兰当局称，乌克兰东部城市Dnipropetrovsk一小时内发生四起爆炸事件，称这是“恐怖主义的行为”。在一个电车站和附近的电影院，至少27人受伤。总统Yanukovych称这些爆炸事件是对本国的新挑战。几周后，乌克兰将合办欧洲2010足球锦标赛。

The Mexican senate has approved changes to an agreement with Austria that would allow the temporary return of a headdress that was reputedly owned by the last Aztec emperor. The piece, known as Montezuma's headdress, is currently in a museum in Vienna. It's said that it was given by the Aztec emperor to the Spanish Conqueror Hernan Cortes, who sent it to Europe, where it has remained ever since.

墨西哥参议院同意修改与奥地利的一项协议，即允许暂时收回一件据说是最后一位阿芝特克帝王的头饰。这件名为“蒙特苏马的头饰”的饰品，目前放在维也纳的一家博物馆。据说是阿芝特克国王送给西班牙征服者Hernan Cortes的物品，Cortes后来将它送到欧洲，至今一直在欧洲。

A recording of one of the final performances by the American jazz musician Louis Armstrong has been made available to the public for the first time. It was made in Washington in 1971, just five months before Armstrong died. Despite his failing health, he performed five songs, including hits such as Mack the Knife and Hello Dolly. He can be heard both singing and, against his doctors' advice, playing the trumpet in his own unmistakable style.

美国爵士音乐家路易斯·阿姆斯特朗演出的最后一张唱片现在首次向公众出售，这张唱片是在1971年录制的，就在阿姆斯特朗去世的五个月前。尽管他健康状况不佳，他推出了五首歌曲，包括Mack the Knife和Hello Dolly。他不顾医生的建议，毅然以自己独有的风格边唱歌边演奏小号。

第三页：词汇解析

smuggle

英汉解释

vt. 走私；偷运

vi. 走私，私运；偷带

参考例句

1. tosmugglesomething into (或 out of)

把某物偷偷带入(或带出)

2. He make his money in armssmuggle.

他的钱是从走私军火赚来的。

3. Ogden says the Justice Department will also investigate and prosecute those whosmuggleguns and cash into Mexico.

他说，司法部还将调查和起诉那些向墨西哥走私枪支和现金的人。

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restore

英汉解释

vt. 恢复；修复；归还

vi. 恢复；还原

同义词

v.doctor，reconstruct，regenerate，restitute

反义词

v.break，bust

参考例句

1. The old temple wasrestored during the early nineteenth century.

这座古刹是在19世纪初期重建的。

2. How do Irestoremy database?

我怎样重建我的数据库?

3. How torestoreoriginal good vision?

怎样恢复最初的好视力?

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detention

英汉解释

n. 拘留；延迟；挽留

同义词

n.custody，detainment，hold

参考例句

1. The return address on the envelope listed a Coloradodetentioncenter and the name of an inmate.

在信封上写着的回邮地址是科罗拉多州一拘留中心（的地址）和一囚犯的名字。

2. "We are still not aware of any evidence that would support theirdetention, " he said in a statement.

“我们还是不知道任何支持对他们的拘留的证据，”他在一份声明中说道。

3. The paper discusses calculation method of flood resources regulation on the basis of function fordetentionplain reservoir.

文章根据滞洪型平原水库的功能特征，探讨了洪水资源调控的计算方法。

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unconvincing

英汉解释

adj. 不足以令人相信的（名词unconvincingness，副词unconvincingly）

同义词

a.improbable，unbelievable，unlikely

反义词

a.convincing

参考例句

1. What is interesting, however, is theunconvincingnature of his wartime recollections.

不过有趣的是他那让人生疑的战时回忆。

2. "Coming from who-knows-where is the best proof. " Hibari broke the clan-leader'sunconvincingretort simply.

“来历不明就是最好的证据。”云雀干脆地打断了自家首领毫无说服力的反驳。

3. Using XPS data isunconvincing, as there could be wide differences between these solution and solid state measurements.

我只知道XPS只能测试固体样，为什么他说了在溶液和固态的测试区别很大？

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footage

英汉解释

n. 英尺长度；连续镜头；以尺计算长度

参考例句

1. Shaw did not know the purpose of thefootageand believed it to be publicity, not for the film.

肖并不知道拍这个片段的用意，还以为这只是用于宣传，而非加入到影片中。

2. Commissioner Kelly said police are reviewingfootagefrom video cameras from hotels and businesses in the area as part of their investigation.

凯利总监说，警方正在审查该地区酒店和商店摄像机记录的录像，这是调查的一部分。

3. Some local affiliates provide the Yule Log, a block of time on Christmas morning showingfootageof a fireplace, coupled with popular Christmas music.

一些地方会员还提供了圣诞园木，一根在圣诞节早晨竖立在壁炉跟前的木头，再加上通俗的圣诞音乐。

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approach

英汉解释

n. 方法；途径；接近

vt. 接近；着手处理

vi. 靠近

同义词

n.access，attack，coming，glide path

v.border on，come near，come on，go about

词汇辨析

manner，method，way，mode，fashion，means，approach

这些名词均含“方法、方式”之意。 manner 多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法。

method 指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法。

way 普通用词，可指一般的方法，有时也指个人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方法。

mode 书面用词，常指因个人爱好或传统习俗等因素而遵循的方法。

fashion 着重独特的程序或方式，尤指个人的偏爱或习惯。

means 指为达到某种目的或目标而采用的方法、手段或途径。

approach 指从事某事的特别方法、途径。

参考例句

1. The cars slowed down as theyapproached the intersection.

当汽车向十字路口靠近时减速。

2. Students should understand theapproachto communicate with others on packing.

让学生了解如何就包装进行沟通交流的方法。

3. If youapproacheverything from the viewpoint that life is a battle, what is life like?

如果你探讨一切事情从人生是一场战斗的观点出发，人生是什么呢？

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tram

英汉解释

n. 电车轨道；煤车

vt. 用煤车运载

vi. 乘电车

同义词

n.aerial tramway，cable tramway，streetcar，tramcar

参考例句

1. Atramin Hong Kong enerring the North Point Market.

中文（香港）

2. Some people walk and others get the school bus or thetram.

一些人走着去；还有一些人坐校车或有轨电车。

3. The authorities are also encouraging big employers to match up to 15 percent of workers' monthly bus andtrampasses.

市政当局还鼓励一些大的雇主，每月为雇员报销多达15％的公共汽车和电车票费。

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headdress

英汉解释

n. 头发编梳的式样；饰头巾

同义词

n.headgear

参考例句

1. There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady'sheaddress.

没有一样东西实际上比妇女的头饰更为变化多端的了。

2. Female deities are also depicted on seals, sometimes with a hornedheaddressand fighting a tiger.

许多图章和泥板上的印记都呈现同一主题，即某神祇勒死两只老虎；

3. From the Art Institute, the "big shoulders" of the Shoulder Hedge appear to support the gleaming "headdress" of Gehry's Bandshell to the north.

从艺术学院看过去，这个肩状树篱的“大肩膀”似乎正顶着北面盖里设计的露天舞台这个闪闪发光的“头饰”。

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unmistakable

英汉解释

adj. 明显的；不会弄错的

同义词

a.apparent，evident，manifest，patent

参考例句

1. The best way is a clear andunmistakablemessage.

最好的方式就是把话说得明白无误。

2. The intent to make an immediate gift must be clear andunmistakable, and the transfer must take immediate and permanent effect.

直接赠与的意向必须明白无误，转让行为必须立即产生效力，且该效力应具有永久性。（名词短语分译）

3. There was anunmistakableair of natural intimacy about the picture, and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together.

这幅图画清清楚楚有一种很自然的亲密气氛，任何人也都会说他们俩在一同阴谋策划。