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The Lebanese navy haveintercepteda ship with three containers full of weapons and ammunition intended to supply Syrian rebels. The vessel was stopped off the Lebanese port of Tripoli. Jim Muir is in Beirut.

The ship, the Lutfullah II, is reported to have begun its voyage from Libya, stopped off in Alexandria in Egypt and then headed for the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon. But it was intercepted anddivertedby the Lebanese navy. It found andconfiscatedthree containers full of arms and ammunition. It's believed the consignment wasdestined forthe rebels in Syria, with whom the new Libyan regime strongly sympathises. Tripoli in north Lebanon is ahotbedof support for the Syrian opposition, and the authorities in Damascus have frequently complained about arms being smuggled from that area into the country.

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Egypt and closed all its missions there after angry protests about the arrest of an Egyptian human rights lawyer by the Saudi authorities. The Saudis say the lawyer, Ahmed al-Gizawi, had been trying to smuggle in illegal substances, but activists believe the arrest is linked to a complaint he had filed against the treatment of Egyptian prisoners in Saudi Arabia.

The former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has announced the creation of a new political party in Egypt. Mr ElBaradei told apackednews conference in Cairo that the new movement, called the Constitution Party, would promote the goals of the revolution that overthrew the former President Hosni Mubarak.

"The time has come to start a comprehensive political process to achieve the goals of the revolution, the goals that we, the people of Egypt and its majority, had started to achieve, to live freely in our country, independent and in dignity."

Mr ElBaradei's party has been formed too late to take part in next month's presidential election.

Sudan says it's arrested four foreigners for illegally entering the Heglig oil field area - the scene of recent clashes between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces. The UN mission in South Sudan says one of them is a UN staff member. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

The four men were flown to Khartoum and paraded in front of the press. They weren't allowed to talk. But the Sudanese military say one is British, one Norwegian, one South African and one South Sudanese. A Sudanese military spokesman said they had been caught in anarmouredvehicle in the sensitive Heglig area. He said they had been brought to Khartoum for further investigations. Sudanese TV said the men were suspected of helping the South Sudanese military.

At least three people, including a police officer, have been killed in armed clashes in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi. It comes on the second day of a security operation which officials say is aimed at clearing the area of drug dealers and criminal gangs.

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The South African government is releasing more than 14,000 prisoners to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela winning the country's first democratic elections in 1994. It represents about 9% of the prison population. Another 20,000 offenders onprobationor parole will not return to prison, but those jailed for serious offences will not be freed.

Police have fired tear gas and water cannon at one of Malaysia's biggest demonstrations in years. Protesters are demanding anoverhaulof voter lists and other electoral policies which they say are unfair ahead of national polls in Malaysia expected within months. They say the current system favours the ruling party. Police opened fire when some of the protesters tried to break through barriers in the centre of the capital Kuala Lumpur. Police said more than 200 people were arrested. This man said demonstrators were attackedwithout provocation.

"They fired a shot at us. Instead of saying sorry - we knew it was an accidental shot - they shot some more. OK, we were supposed to talk and make peace, and they shot at us."

Bomb disposal experts have defused what police described as a huge bomb close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The device was discovered fully assembled in an abandoned van near the Northern Irish town of Newry. A smaller bomb and a weapons cache were also found in Belfast on Friday night. Dissident republicans opposed to the peace process are suspected of being behind both devices.

Two Cuban actors who starred in a film aboutdefectorshave themselves defected to the United States. Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua emerged from hiding a week after they had gone missing at Miami airport during a stopover to a film festival in New York. Speaking on a Spanish-language television station in Miami, they said they would seek politicalasylumin the US.

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第二页：中英双语听力稿

The Lebanese navy have intercepted a ship with three containers full of weapons and ammunition intended to supply Syrian rebels. The vessel was stopped off the Lebanese port of Tripoli. Jim Muir is in Beirut.

黎巴嫩海军截获了一艘准备给叙利亚叛军运送物资的船只，三个集装箱里全是武器和弹药。这艘船是在的黎波里的黎巴嫩海港被叫停的。Jim Muir在贝鲁特报道。

The ship, the Lutfullah II, is reported to have begun its voyage from Libya, stopped off in Alexandria in Egypt and then headed for the port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon. But it was intercepted and diverted by the Lebanese navy. It found and confiscated three containers full of arms and ammunition. It's believed the consignment was destined for the rebels in Syria, with whom the new Libyan regime strongly sympathises. Tripoli in north Lebanon is a hotbed of support for the Syrian opposition, and the authorities in Damascus have frequently complained about arms being smuggled from that area into the country.

据悉，这艘名为Lutfullah II号的船只是从利比亚出发的，在埃及的亚历山大港停留，然后向黎巴嫩北部的的黎波里海港驶去，但被黎巴嫩海军截获并改变方向，黎巴嫩海军发现并缴获了三个装满武器和弹药的集装箱。据悉，这批货物是给得到利比亚新政权强烈支持的叙利亚叛军运送的。黎巴嫩北部的的黎波里是叙利亚反对派支持者的大本营，大马士革当局一直抱怨本国的武器就是从那里走私来的。

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Egypt and closed all its missions there after angry protests about the arrest of an Egyptian human rights lawyer by the Saudi authorities. The Saudis say the lawyer, Ahmed al-Gizawi, had been trying to smuggle in illegal substances, but activists believe the arrest is linked to a complaint he had filed against the treatment of Egyptian prisoners in Saudi Arabia.

由于沙特当局逮捕了一名埃及人权律师，引起愤怒民众的抗议，因此，沙特阿拉伯撤回驻埃及大使，并停止所有使团活动。沙特称这位名叫Ahmed al-Gizawi的律师试图走私非法药物，但活动人士称Ahmed被捕是因为他曾起诉过在沙特的埃及犯人所受待遇问题。

The former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has announced the creation of a new political party in Egypt. Mr ElBaradei told a packed news conference in Cairo that the new movement, called the Constitution Party, would promote the goals of the revolution that overthrew the former President Hosni Mubarak.

联合国核观察机构主席Mohamed ElBaradei宣布在埃及建立新政党。在开罗举行的新闻发布会记者云集，ElBaradei称宪法党将推动推翻前总统穆巴拉克的革命的目标。

"The time has come to start a comprehensive political process to achieve the goals of the revolution, the goals that we, the people of Egypt and its majority, had started to achieve, to live freely in our country, independent and in dignity."

“是时候开始全面的政治进程，实现革命的目标了！这个目标是埃及人和多数派一心要实现的，即自由、独立、有尊严地生活在这个国家。”

Mr ElBaradei's party has been formed too late to take part in next month's presidential election.

ElBaradei所属党派成立太晚，不能参加下月的总统选举。

Sudan says it's arrested four foreigners for illegally entering the Heglig oil field area - the scene of recent clashes between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces. The UN mission in South Sudan says one of them is a UN staff member. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

苏丹称逮捕了四名非法进入Heglig油田的外国人，这里是苏丹和南苏丹军队近来冲突的发生地。联合国驻南苏丹使团称其中一人是联合国工作人员。James Copnall在喀土穆报道。

The four men were flown to Khartoum and paraded in front of the press. They weren't allowed to talk. But the Sudanese military say one is British, one Norwegian, one South African and one South Sudanese. A Sudanese military spokesman said they had been caught in an armoured vehicle in the sensitive Heglig area. He said they had been brought to Khartoum for further investigations. Sudanese TV said the men were suspected of helping the South Sudanese military.

四人被带往喀土穆，还上了报刊头条，他们不能说话。但苏丹军队称其中有一名英国人、一名挪威人、一名南非人和一名南苏丹人。苏丹军事发言人称，这些人是在敏感区Heglig的一辆装甲车里被擒获的，称这些人已被带至喀土穆做进一步调查。苏丹电视台称这些人涉嫌勾结南苏丹军队。

At least three people, including a police officer, have been killed in armed clashes in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi. It comes on the second day of a security operation which officials say is aimed at clearing the area of drug dealers and criminal gangs.

巴基斯坦最大城市卡拉奇发生武装冲突，包括一名警官在内至少有三人死亡。这是一项安全行动开始后的第二天，官方称这次行动目的是清除该地区的毒品商和贩毒团伙。

The South African government is releasing more than 14,000 prisoners to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela winning the country's first democratic elections in 1994. It represents about 9% of the prison population. Another 20,000 offenders on probation or parole will not return to prison, but those jailed for serious offences will not be freed.

为庆祝纳尔逊·曼德拉1994年赢得该国首次民主选举周年纪念，南非政府将释放至少14,000名囚犯，这是全部囚犯人数的9%。另外两万名缓刑或保释犯人不必回监狱，但不会释放在押的重罪犯。

Police have fired tear gas and water cannon at one of Malaysia's biggest demonstrations in years. Protesters are demanding an overhaul of voter lists and other electoral policies which they say are unfair ahead of national polls in Malaysia expected within months. They say the current system favours the ruling party. Police opened fire when some of the protesters tried to break through barriers in the centre of the capital Kuala Lumpur. Police said more than 200 people were arrested. This man said demonstrators were attacked without provocation.

马来西亚发生近年来最大规模游行活动，警察动用了催泪瓦斯和水枪。抗议者要求全面核查选民名单和其他选举政策，称其有失公允，数月后马来西亚将举行全国投票。抗议者称目前的政策对执政党有利。在首都吉隆坡中部，一些抗议者试图冲破障碍，就遭到警察开枪回应。警察称有200多人被捕，这些人称游行者无缘无故遭袭击。

"They fired a shot at us. Instead of saying sorry - we knew it was an accidental shot - they shot some more. OK, we were supposed to talk and make peace, and they shot at us."

“他们向我们开枪，根本不说声抱歉，我们知道这是无意开枪，他们还继续开了几枪。好了，我们本该和平对话，而如今他们把枪口对准我们。”

Bomb disposal experts have defused what police described as a huge bomb close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The device was discovered fully assembled in an abandoned van near the Northern Irish town of Newry. A smaller bomb and a weapons cache were also found in Belfast on Friday night. Dissident republicans opposed to the peace process are suspected of being behind both devices.

在北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国边境附近，拆弹专家拆除一枚警察所谓的巨型炸弹。在北爱尔兰Newry镇，他们发现这枚炸弹被完整安置在一辆废弃的货车里。周五晚上，在贝尔法斯特还发现一枚小炸弹和一批武器。目前怀疑反对和平进程的异见者共和党是幕后操作者。

Two Cuban actors who starred in a film about defectors have themselves defected to the United States. Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua emerged from hiding a week after they had gone missing at Miami airport during a stopover to a film festival in New York. Speaking on a Spanish-language television station in Miami, they said they would seek political asylum in the US.

两名曾出演过一部关于叛徒电影的古巴演员现已向美国叛变，Javier Nunez Florian和Anailin de la Rua本要赴纽约参加电影节，中途停留时他们在迈阿密机场失踪，一周后再度露面。他们在迈阿密一家西班牙语电视台做讲话，称将在美国寻求政治避难。

第三页：词汇解析

intercept

英汉解释

vt. 拦截；截断；窃听

n. 拦截；[数]截距；截获的情报

同义词

v.bug，stop，tap，wiretap

参考例句

1. Our radio communications have beenintercepted by the enemy.

我方的无线通信被敌方窃听了。

2. Intercept and attack at any cost!

不惜任何代价的拦截攻击！

3. Sending Sandra a letter was out of question, because her husband mightinterceptit.

给桑德拉寄一封信是不可能的，因为她的丈夫可能会给截取。

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divert

英汉解释

vt. 转移；使…欢娱；使…转向

vi. 转移

同义词

v.amuse，deviate，disport，hive off

参考例句

1. Wediverted the river to supply water to our city.

我们改变河道流向以向我们市供水。

2. Itdiverts us only todivert, to make the time pass without pain.

它为娱乐而耍弄我们，只为能毫无痛苦地消磨掉时间。

3. Most people might choose todivertthe course of the train, and sacrifice only one child.

据说）大多数人会选择改变火车轨道，牺牲那名在停用铁轨上玩的小孩。

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confiscate

英汉解释

vt. 没收；充公；查抄

adj. 被没收的

同义词

v.attach，impound，seize，sequester

a.condemned，confiscated，forfeit，forfeited

参考例句

1. The policemanconfiscated the robber's pistol.

警察没收了土匪的手枪。

2. The republic would, he said, "take certain necessary steps" toconfiscateland from rural landlords.

他讲，共和国会“采取某些必要的手段”没收乡下地主的地。

3. Police alsoconfiscatethe land of families and tell the people they will be killed if they farm on the land.

警察还没收专职人员家人的田地，警告人们说，如果他们在那块地里种庄稼就杀掉他们。

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hotbed

英汉解释

n. 滋长地，温床

参考例句

1. New England is now ahotbedof equality.

新英格兰现在是平等的温床。

2. Iraq, number five, is ahotbedfor terrorist training.

排名第五的伊拉克是孕育恐怖份子的温床；

3. Until recent years, the Olympics were ahotbedof political protestboycotts.

近几年来，奥运会成为政治抗议和抵制的温床。

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packed

英汉解释

adj. （常用来构成复合词）充满…的，塞满了…的

v. 包装（pack的过去分词）

同义词

a.jammed，jam-packed

参考例句

1. This magazine ispackedwith useful information.

这本杂志里满是有用的信息。

2. Intelligent package systems can monitor and provide information about the quality ofpackedfood.

智能包装体系是控制食品质量，提供食品品质信息的体系。

3. Turn your thoughts and conversations around to be more positive and powerpackedwith faith, hope, and action.

所以，你得把你的思想和说法改变成一份更乐观的充满信心，希望和行动力。

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armoured

英汉解释

adj. 装甲的；铠装的；蛇皮管的

同义词

a.armored

反义词

a.unarmored，unarmoured

参考例句

1. In the big cities this week, thousands of police and soldiers were on the streets inarmouredcars, ready for trouble.

本周，在大城市里，成千上万的警察和士兵开着装甲汽车，出现在大街上，准备迎接各种麻烦。

2. He committed his famed 7th Armoured Division to the offensive, codenamed Perch, and believed that victory would be quick and total.

他命令他著名的第7装甲师展开进攻，作战代号“鲈鱼”，他相信很快即能取得全面的胜利。

3. The newarmouredcommand &control vehicles in exercise. This vehicle will gradually replace all Type 63 C2V in service with the PLA.

在演习中的新型装甲指挥&控制车辆。这一种车辆将会逐渐地代替所有的在PLA服役中的63式C2V。

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probation

英汉解释

n. 试用；缓刑；查验

参考例句

1. He was a mechanic who was onprobation.

它们不过是抑制情欲的一种考验。

2. Whether does labor contract haveprobation?

劳动合同是否有试用期？

3. Conduct new BA counter coaching and monthly performance evaluation duringprobationperiod.

对新入职BA进行柜台辅导，完成试用期月度评估。

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overhaul

英汉解释

vt. 分解检查，大修；追上并超过

n. 彻底检修，详细检查

同义词

n.inspection and repair，redevelopment，renovation，service

v.modernise，modernize，overtake，pass

参考例句

1. I wasoverhauled last week.

上周我进行了一次全面性的体检。

2. Obama is urging doctors to support his health careoverhaulplan.

奥巴马力劝医生支持他的健康照顾检查计划。

3. Responsible for drafting equipmentoverhaulsummary and other working reports.

负责草拟设备检查总结和其他工作报告。

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defector

英汉解释

n. 背叛者；逃兵；叛离者

同义词

n.deserter

参考例句

1. Adefectorrevealed the disposition of the enemy fleet.

一个叛变者透露了敌方舰队的部署情况。

2. Ha said he has faced discrimination as adefectorfrom North Korea.

他说，作为一个朝鲜的叛逃者，已面临歧视。

3. Anor hatched a scheme to use adefectorto defeat the Jedi, but this eventually failed.

阿诺计划用一名假装叛逃的遇战疯人击败绝地，但最终还是没有成功。

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asylum

英汉解释

n. 庇护；收容所，救济院

同义词

n.insane asylum，institution，refuge，sanctuary

参考例句

1. Is he asking forasylum?

他是寻求政治庇护吗?

2. Today'sasylummight be the dungeon of tomorrow.

今天的庇护所可能会变成明天的地牢。

3. There are some differences between refugee andasylumprocesses.

申请难民身份和政治避难之间存在差别。