1、BBC 新闻讲解 2012-01-16 BBC 新闻讲解附字幕:安德鲁王子前妻因侵犯儿童权利被控BBC News with Kathy Clugston-A hearing at a United States military base has recommended that Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking a huge number of classified government documents, should be sent for court-martial. If convicted, he could face
2、 life in prison. Jonathan Blake reports from Washington.Private Bradley Manning was arrested in May 2010. The 24-year-old from Oklahoma is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the Wikileaks website while working as a US army analyst in Iraq. There are 22 separate charg
3、es against him for distributing state secrets and aiding the enemy. At a pre-trial hearing, defence lawyers said the soldier was emotionally troubled and that the government had failed him, but prosecutors described the evidence against Manning asirrefutable.The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
4、is holding talks with trade union leaders as a nationwide strike threatens to shut down the countrys oil industry. Its the first time the president has become directly involved since the industrial action began four days ago. Mark Lobel reports from Lagos.The threat by the main oil and gas union to
5、disrupt oil production could be atippingpoint in the dispute over a recent doubling of petrol prices. The union workers announced the action after the government removed a subsidy on fuel, which has badly affected transportation costs and Nigerias informal economy. Any oil shutdown would seriously d
6、amage the Nigerian economy as it accounts for 80% of state revenues.美国举行的听证会建议，将被指控泄露政府大量分级档案的士兵 Bradley Manning 交由军事法庭。如果罪名成立，他将面临终身监禁。Jonathan Blake 在华盛顿报道。士兵 Bradley Manning 于2010 年5月被捕，他今年24岁，来自俄克拉荷马州，他被指控在伊拉克担任美军分析员期间向维基解密网泄露大量分级档案。他还因泄露国家机密和通敌而面临22项指控。辩护律师在预审中称Manning 当时情绪失控，因为政府令他失望，但检察官称针对 M
7、anning 的指控是无可辩驳的。因全国发生大规模罢工，威胁要关闭该国石油业，尼日利亚总统古德勒克乔纳森目前正与工会领导人进行谈判。这是自4天前工业罢工开始后，总统首次插手其中。Mark Lobel 在拉各斯报道。主要的油气工会威胁要扰乱石油生产，这可能是对近期石油价格翻倍的一个警告。工会工人在政府取消燃油补贴后宣布此举，取消补贴已严重影响运输成本和尼日利亚经济。石油业占国民收入的80%，一旦石油停产，将严重影响尼日利亚经济。A former member of the British royal family is facing charges in a Turkish court. Pri
8、nce Andrews former wife, Sarah Ferguson, made an undercovertrip to Turkey in 2008 to examine orphanages for a British television programme. Secretly filmed images appeared to show children tied to their beds. The court on Thursday accused her in her absence of going against the law and violating the
9、 privacy of five children.The director of public prosecutions in Britain has announced that no criminal charges will be brought against British intelligence officers over their alleged complicityin the torture of two terrorism suspects. It was alleged the two men BBC 新闻讲解 2012-01-16 were tortured in
10、 foreign countries before being sent to the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.Hours after its launch, the election campaign website of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been flooded withcalls for his resignation. Mr Putins aides blamed a hacking attack. From Moscow, Daniel Sandford report
11、s.Vladimir Putins presidential election website putin2012.ru went live with a little under eight weeks to go to polling day. The site includes a suggestions page, and immediately it was being bombarded by readers supporting requests that he resign. There were more positive posts and ones asking him
12、to improve things like housing and infrastructure. But the ones being discussed with great glee on social networking sites were those where he was asked to leave politics.World News from the BBC一名前英王室成员在土耳其法庭面临指控，安德鲁王子的前妻 Sarah Ferguson 曾于2008年秘密访问土耳其，为英国某电视节目看望那里的孤儿。秘密拍下的照片显示，有儿童被绑在床上。周二 Ferguson 未
13、能出庭，法庭指控她违法，侵犯了5名儿童的隐私。英国公检署署长宣布，将不指控英国情报官犯有刑事罪，之前他们曾被指控涉嫌拷打两名恐怖嫌疑犯。据称这两名男子在被送往美国关塔那摩监狱前被拷打。俄罗斯总理普京的竞选网站刚运行数小时，网站上就满是要求他辞职的呼声。普京的助手谴责这是黑客行为。Daniel Sandford 在莫斯科报道。普京的总统选举网 putin2012.ru 运行到现在还不到8周，网站包括一个建议页面，很快这里就排满了网友要求他辞职的言论。还有一些正面帖子，人们要求他改善房屋和基础设施等。但人们在社交网站上谈论最热烈的，就是要求普京离开政界。The US State Departmen
14、t has imposed sanctions on three international energy companies for dealing with Iran. They include Chinas state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, which the State Department said was the largest supplier of refined petroleum products to Iran. Two other energy companies based in Singapore and the United Arab
15、 Emirates are also affected.Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the recent elections which gave President Joseph Kabila another term in office. A statement issued by the bishops complains of cheating, lies and terror. Grant Ferrett reports.The Congolese bishops
16、are unstinting in their criticism of Novembers presidential election. They point to violence and irregularities, and call on the election commission to correct what they call serious errors or resign. Congos most senior Roman Catholic clergyman, the Archbishop of Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo,
17、 has gone still further. Hes urging foreign governments not to recognise Mr Kabila as president, and hes planning what he says will be a non-violent protest next month.A Moroccan rap singer who made his name criticising the power of the monarchy has been released after serving four months in prison
18、for assault. As he was released, Mouad Belrhouat, better known as al-Haqed, said he would carry on performing in protest at what he called the contempt ordinary Moroccans suffer at the hands of the state. The trial was seen as an early test of BBC 新闻讲解 2012-01-16 the Islamist party now leading the g
19、overnment and its commitment to ensuring the independence of the judiciary.美国国务院对三家与伊朗进行交易的国际能源公司实施制裁，包括中国的国有企业珠海振戎公司，国务院称这是向伊朗提供精炼油的最大供应商。另外两家能源公司分别在新加坡和联合阿拉伯酋长国。刚果民主共和国的罗马天主教大主教谴责最近的选举，使总统 Joseph Kabila 又获得一个任期。大主教发表声明，责怪其中满是欺骗、谎言和恐怖。Grant Ferrett 报道。刚果大主教极力批评11月的总统选举，称选举使用了暴力和不法手段，要求选举委员会要么纠正他们所谓
20、的严重错误，要么就辞职。刚果最资深的罗马天主教牧师，金沙萨红衣主教 Laurent Monsengwo 提出了进一步要求，他呼吁外国政府不要承认 Kabila 做总统，他还计划下月举行非暴力抗议。一名因批评执政当局而出名的摩洛哥说唱歌手，在狱中数月后获释。Mouad Belrhouat 一向被称作 as al-Haqed，他一获释，就表示将对普通摩洛哥民众在政府手中所受的压迫而进行抗议。如今执政的伊斯兰党曾承诺司法独立，这次审判这可算是一次初步的考验。Italys highest court has rejected a proposed referendum on electoral ref
21、orm. More than a million people have signed a petition calling for a plebiscite on whether to scrap or change an electoral law brought in by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi seven years ago. The law is controversial because it gives the coalition that wins most votes, bonus seats and an a
22、utomatic majority in parliament.BBC News词汇解释1.court-martial n. 军事法庭He was tried by court-martial.他受到军法审判。2.irrefutable adj.不能反驳的 , 不能回答的,不可否认的In the face of such irrefutable facts, he was struck dumb. 在这样确凿的事实面前，他惊得哑口无言。3.tipping n.忠告4.undercover adj.从事秘密工作的, 秘密的She worked as an undercover agent for
23、 the police.她为警察当密探。意大利最高法院驳回就选举改革进行公投的建议，100多万民众签名请愿，要求废除或修改前总理贝卢斯科尼7年前颁布的选举法。该法颇有争议，因为它使赢得最多选票的联盟能得到额外席位，还能在议会自动获得多数支持。plicity n.串通, 共谋The jury acquitted him of all complicity in that murder. 陪审团宣告他与这件谋杀案毫无牵连。6.bombard v.炮轰, 攻击The new journal is bombard with letters of criticism from the subscribe
24、rs. 订阅者的批评信使这份新杂志感到措手不及。7.unstinting adj.无限制的, 慷慨的BBC 新闻讲解 2012-01-16 She was unstinting in her efforts to help.她不遗馀力地提供援助。8.plebiscite n.公民投票It was decided by plebiscite. 那件事是通过公民投票决定的。内容解析1.Secretly filmed images appeared to show children tied to their beds. The court on Thursday accused her in he
25、r absence of going against the law and violating the privacy of five children.tie to 依靠, 依赖, 系在Goodness is not tied to greatness, but greatness to goodness.善良的不一定是伟大的，但伟大的一定是善良的。in ones absence 某人不在时 She called in your absence.你不在时她来过。What passed in the office in my absence?我不在的时候办公室里发生了什么事？2.Hours
26、after its launch, the election campaign website of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been flooded with calls for his resignation. Mr Putins aides blamed a hacking attack. From Moscow, Daniel Sandford reports.be flooded with 充斥着，满是The streets were flooded with rain.街道全给雨水覆盖了。The room was flooded with moonlight.屋中撒满月光。
