BBC新闻附字幕：伊朗城市布什尔发生里氏6.3级地震

BBC News with Charles Carroll.

An earthquake close to the Iranian city of Bushehr where Iran has its only nuclear power station has killed at least 32 people and injured more than 850. The 6.3 magnitude quake with its epicentre about 100km south-east of the city was felt as far away as Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. The governor of Bushehr told Iranian state television that the nuclear plant has not been damaged. Our correspondent, Mohsen Asgari, is in the capital Tehran.

Reports from the affected area described people running out onto the streets and it seems that they do not want to go back home and they want to stay at the streets because they are afraid of the aftershocks. Officials have said that they need blankets, tents, water and food. For the moment, water and electricity are cut, but the good news is that the roads are open andrescueteam can do the job better. With the darkness, search and rescue operation will be difficult, but the general governor’s office said that they have sent generators to the area, so rescue operation can continue overnight.

The new president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been sworn in at aceremonyin Nairobi. In his inauguration speech, he said he would bring unity to the country. Mr Kenyatta is facing charges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse was at the swearing-in ceremony.

When Uhuru Kenyatta finally appeared to take the oath of office, today’s event felt very much like a continuation of the old established order.

"I, Uhuru Kenyatta, swear that I will truly…”

His right hand was resting on the very same bible his father had used half a century ago when he became Kenya’s first post-independence leader. Uhuru Kenyatta pledged to govern for all Kenyans. He also said he’d abide by his international obligations “for attending his trial at The Hague”.

The BBC has learned that Saudi Arabia is building agiantfence nearly 2,000km long to seal off its border with Yemen. The BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner has been to the border area.

Its aim is simple—to keep out the thousands of illegal immigrants, drug smugglers, gun runners and occasional al-Qaeda operative, all trying to slip from impoverished Yemen into Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s richest countries. According to Lt Col Hamed al-Ahmari of the Saudi border force, five of their guards have recently been shot dead along this border in shootouts with well-armed drug smugglers. He says security has deteriorated dramatically on the Yemeni side of the border since a popular uprising drove out the strongman President Saleh last year.

The Russian parliament has given its initial approval to a controversial anti-blasphemy law drafted last year after the punk band Pussy Riot performed a protest song against President Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral. Observers say the measures appear to have strong backing from Mr Putin.

World News from the BBC

A senior advisor to the Libyan prime minister has been freed following his kidnapping nine days ago. Mohammed al-Ghatous was grabbed from his car on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli. He’s now said to be with his family in Misrata. Correspondents say there’s been a rise in the number of kidnappings and security threats in recent weeks.

The five biggest European economies say they are setting up a new mechanism to share information to help fight tax evasion. In a joint statement, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Spain said they would automatically share data on income from investments, which will deter people seeking to evade tax by opening secret bank accounts abroad.

The former head of a British bank that collapsed during the financial crisis, has offered to hand back his knighthood following a scathing parliamentary report. Sir James Crosby was chief executive officer of HBOS bank until 2006. Last week’s report called him thearchitectof astrategythat set the course for disaster. It recommended that he and two other former HBOS executives should never work in the financial sector again. The bank required a $30bn bailout from British taxpayers to survive.

A Roman Catholic nun in the United States has pleadedguiltyto stealing nearly $130,000 from parishes in New York State. Sister Mary Anne Rapp, who’s 68, said she stole the money to fund a gambling addiction. Paul Adams reports.

Sister Rapp was a nun for nearly half a century, but for five years until April, 2011 she had a very bad habit. Although she denied it when she was first arrested last year, she’s now admitted stealing around $128,000 from two New York churches to fund her insatiable desire to gamble in local casinos. The theft came to light in the course of a routine audit. She’s due to be sentenced by Judge James Punch on 1st July.

Paul Adams

BBC News

第二页：LRC同步字幕

[00:00.00]如果你喜欢voa英语网(yingyu.chazidian.com)，请介绍给更多的同学哦

[00:01.18]BBC News with Charles Carroll.

[00:03.51]An earthquake close to the Iranian city of Bushehr where Iran has its only nuclear power station has killed at least 32 people and injured more than 850.

[00:13.52]The 6.3 magnitude quake with its epicentre about 100km south-east of the city was felt as far away as Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

[00:22.03]The governor of Bushehr told Iranian state television that the nuclear plant has not been damaged.

[00:27.33]Our correspondent, Mohsen Asgari, is in the capital Tehran.

[00:30.71]Reports from the affected area described people running out onto the streets

[00:36.12]and it seems that they do not want to go back home and they want to stay at the streets because they are afraid of the aftershocks.

[00:42.47]Officials have said that they need blankets, tents, water and food.

[00:47.38]For the moment, water and electricity are cut, but the good news is that the roads are open and rescue team can do the job better.

[00:55.65]With the darkness, search and rescue operation will be difficult,

[00:58.70]but the general governor’s office said that they have sent generators to the area, so rescue operation can continue overnight.

[01:06.10]The new president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been sworn in at a ceremony in Nairobi.

[01:11.94]In his inauguration speech, he said he would bring unity to the country.

[01:16.10]Mr Kenyatta is facing charges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

[01:20.53]The BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse was at the swearing-in ceremony.

[01:23.86]When Uhuru Kenyatta finally appeared to take the oath of office, today’s event felt very much like a continuation of the old established order.

[01:33.44]"I, Uhuru Kenyatta, swear that I will truly…”

[01:37.51]His right hand was resting on the very same bible his father had used half a century ago when he became Kenya’s first post-independence leader.

[01:46.08]Uhuru Kenyatta pledged to govern for all Kenyans.

[01:49.80]He also said he’d abide by his international obligations “for attending his trial at The Hague”.

[01:55.96]The BBC has learned that Saudi Arabia is building a giant fence nearly 2,000km long to seal off its border with Yemen.

[02:04.64]The BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner has been to the border area.

[02:09.20]Its aim is simple—to keep out the thousands of illegal immigrants, drug smugglers, gun runners and occasional al-Qaeda operative,

[02:16.88]all trying to slip from impoverished Yemen into Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s richest countries.

[02:22.30]According to Lt Col Hamed al-Ahmari of the Saudi border force,

[02:26.79]five of their guards have recently been shot dead along this border in shootouts with well-armed drug smugglers.

[02:32.07]He says security has deteriorated dramatically on the Yemeni side of the border since a popular uprising drove out the strongman President Saleh last year.

[02:40.75]The Russian parliament has given its initial approval to a controversial anti-blasphemy law drafted last year

[02:47.24]after the punk band Pussy Riot performed a protest song against President Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral.

[02:53.66]Observers say the measures appear to have strong backing from Mr Putin.

[02:57.95]World News from the BBC

[03:00.63]A senior advisor to the Libyan prime minister has been freed following his kidnapping nine days ago.

[03:06.66]Mohammed al-Ghatous was grabbed from his car on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli.

[03:12.05]He’s now said to be with his family in Misrata.

[03:14.65]Correspondents say there’s been a rise in the number of kidnappings and security threats in recent weeks.

[03:19.79]The five biggest European economies say they are setting up a new mechanism to share information to help fight tax evasion.

[03:27.58]In a joint statement, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Spain said they would automatically share data on income from investments,

[03:35.03]which will deter people seeking to evade tax by opening secret bank accounts abroad.

[03:40.07]The former head of a British bank that collapsed during the financial crisis,

[03:44.84]has offered to hand back his knighthood following a scathing parliamentary report.

[03:49.22]Sir James Crosby was chief executive officer of HBOS bank until 2006.

[03:54.82]Last week’s report called him the architect of a strategy that set the course for disaster.

[03:59.73]It recommended that he and two other former HBOS executives should never work in the financial sector again.

[04:05.90]The bank required a $30bn bailout from British taxpayers to survive.

[04:10.68]A Roman Catholic nun in the United States has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from parishes in New York State.

[04:20.51]Sister Mary Anne Rapp, who’s 68, said she stole the money to fund a gambling addiction.

[04:26.39]Paul Adams reports.

[04:27.81]Sister Rapp was a nun for nearly half a century, but for five years until April, 2011 she had a very bad habit.

[04:36.82]Although she denied it when she was first arrested last year,

[04:39.66]she’s now admitted stealing around $128,000 from two New York churches to fund her insatiable desire to gamble in local casinos.

[04:49.63]The theft came to light in the course of a routine audit.

[04:53.45]She’s due to be sentenced by Judge James Punch on 1st July.

[04:58.28]Paul Adams

[04:59.45]BBC News

第三页：词汇解析

rescue

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

vt.营救；援救

n.营救；救援

参考例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

Had Jim not dived in torescuehim, the boy would have drowned.

如果不是吉姆跳下水去救，那小孩早就淹死了。

The government hasrescuedthe firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.

政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。

用作名词 (n.)

Therescueattempt was impeded by bad weather.

营救工作受到恶劣天气的妨碍。

Rescueworkers rushed to the site of the plane crash.

抢救人员冲向飞机坠毁的现常

***************************************

ceremony

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.仪式；礼节；典礼

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

What the old headmaster said at the graduationceremonydwells in my mind.

老校长在毕业典礼上讲的话一直留在我的脑海里。

Theceremonywent off without a hitch.

典礼进行得很顺利。

***************************************

giant

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.巨人；巨物；大公司

adj.巨大的

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Shakespeare is agiantamong writers.

莎士比亚是作家中的大文豪。

As we all know,Philips is the Dutch elctronicsgiant.

众所周知,飞利浦是荷兰电子业巨头。

用作形容词 (adj.)

That is one small step for a man, but onegiantleap for mankind.

对于个人来说那是小小的一步,但对于整个人类来说却是一次巨大的飞越。

Special cages are made to protect them fromgiantfish.

为了保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭,人们做了特制的笼子。

***************************************

architect

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.建筑师

n.【喻】缔造者；创造者

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Thearchitectwas given/presented with a blank cheque to design a new city centre.

设计师被授予全权设计一个新的城市中心区。

He was the chiefarchitectof the country's new economic policy.

他是制定国家新经济政策的总指挥。

***************************************

strategy

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.策略；战略

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Thestrategywas designed to wear down the enemy's resistance.

这一策略旨在逐步削弱敌人的抵抗力。

Each country needs to forge its own industrial developmentstrategy.

每个国家都需要制定自己的工业发展战略。

***************************************

guilty

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

adj.有罪的；内疚的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

A man is accounted innocent until he is provenguilty.

一个人未被证明有罪前，被视为是清白的。

He had no sense of shame and never feltguilty.

他毫无羞耻之心，而且从不觉得内疚。