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Junior doctors in England went on strike again in their prolonged dispute with the government over new contracts covering weekend work. The walkout was the fifth this year but the first in which support was not provided for emergency care.
Aleksandar Vucic, the prime minister of Serbia, won another term in elections. He is likely to continue many of the reforms needed for Serbia to join the EU. But the bigger challenge is the economy, which last year grew by only 0.7%.
In Spain King Felipe announced that, after exhaustive talks following the country's inconclusive election in December, he had not been able to find a new prime minister. Instead it is likely that new elections will be held on June 26th. The polls indicate that the result may be the same.
The government of Norway launched an appeal against a court ruling that it had violated the human rights of Anders Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011. Mr. Breivik lives in a three-room cell with windows, a treadmill and a television.
A leading gay-rights activist in Bangladesh was hacked to death along with a friend. The prime minister blamed the killings on the opposition, but the local branch of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. Two days earlier, Islamic State said it was behind a similar murder, of a professor of English. Four Bangladeshi liberals have now been murdered by Islamists this month.
India made an embarrassing diplomatic U-turn when it reneged on issuing a visa to Dolkun Isa, a peaceful Uighur activist whom China regards as a terrorist. The Indians had seemed ready to welcome Mr. Isa in a tit-for-tat measure: they were angry that China was reluctant to apply the terrorist label to a man they blame for actual terror attacks in India.
North Korea declared the launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine off its coast to be a “great success”. The rogue state's foreign minister said it would suspend its programme of nuclear tests if America ceased its joint military exercises with South Korea. Barack Obama refused.
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's controversial detention camp for migrants on its Manus Island was illegal. The judges said the privately run camp, which houses around 850 men, breached PNG's constitutional guarantee of personal liberty. Australia said there would be no change in its policy.
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince published what he called a “vision” for the kingdom in 2030. The plan aims to curb dependence on oil by boosting non-oil businesses, and to part-privatise Saudi Aramco in order to set up a huge sovereign-wealth fund that will invest at home and abroad. Prince Muhammad bin Salman also wants to raise the participation rate of women in the workplace from a paltry 22% now to a still-paltry 30% by 2030.
Hopes were tentatively raised that a durable peace might break out in South Sudan when the fledgling country's chief rebel, Riek Machar, returned to Juba, the capital, after more than two years away. Standing next to the president, Salva Kiir, with whom he has been in bitter dispute, he was sworn in as vice-president. A unity government was supposed to take shape within days.
In a rare conviction for corruption, a former member of a Nigerian state legislature was sentenced to 154 years in jail. But the judge ruled that he should serve his sentences concurrently for 77 crimes, including the embezzlement of around $7m, so he should be free in two years.
英格兰政府制定新政，内容包括周末工作，为抗议此新政，英格兰初级医生发起了自今年以来的第五次罢工。初级医生与政府的争论已持续很久，但因罢工而中断紧急护理服务还是首次。
塞尔维亚总理亚历山大·武契奇(Aleksandar Vucic) 赢得大选，顺利连任。他很有可能继续推进多项改革措施促使塞尔维亚加入欧盟。但更大的挑战来自于经济，去年该国经济增幅仅为0.7%。
继去年12月份选举未果以来，西班牙国王菲利普（Felipe）与各派进行详尽会谈，近日他宣布无法提出新的首相人选。新一轮选举或将在6月26日举行，但民调显示这次选举结果可能与之前如出一辙。
挪威政府认为法院关于安德斯·布雷维克（Anders Breivik）的裁决侵犯了其人权，遂提起上述。安德斯·布雷维克是一名极右派激进分子，曾在2011年杀害77人。她现今被关押在一个三室带窗的牢房内，同时狱方还为其配置了跑步机和电视。
一位知名孟加拉国同性恋权益活跃分子与其同伴惨遭砍杀身亡。该国总理指责反对党是该案凶手，但当地基地组织宣称对此事件负责。两天前，IS宣称用同样的方式杀害一名英文教授。至此，伊斯兰极端分子4月份共杀害了4名孟加拉自由派人士。
印度外交政策发生令人尴尬的大转变，撤销发给多里坤·艾沙（Dolkun Isa）的赴印签证。艾沙是“世维会”的积极分子（译者注：西方国家普遍认为“世维会”是一个旨在争取维吾尔族独立的、和平的少数民族团体），但中国将其列为恐怖分子。早先中国不愿认定一名对印度实施恐怖袭击的人士为恐怖分子，印度政府对此感到愤怒，欲借欢迎艾沙来印与中国针锋相对。
朝鲜通过潜水艇在其海岸附近发射了潜射弹道导弹，并称其是一个“巨大的成功”。这个流氓国家的外交部长表示如果美国中断与韩国的联合军演，朝鲜将推迟其核试验计划。奥巴马拒绝这一提议。
澳大利亚在马努斯岛（Manus Island）为移民搭建收容所一直以来都饱受争议，该岛是巴布亚新几内亚（Papua New Guinea)的属岛。近日巴布亚新几内亚最高法院裁定这一行为违法。法官表示这一私人经营的收容所大约可容下850人，这违背了巴布亚新几内亚宪法保证的人身自由。澳大利亚则表示不会对这一政策作出任何修改。
沙特副王储穆罕默德·本·萨尔曼（Muhammad bin Salman）公布了“沙特2030愿景”。计划旨在推动非石油产业的发展，逐渐摆脱对石油的依赖，并部分私有化沙特阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）以便筹集巨额主权财富基金进行国内外投资。王子同时还表示希望到2030年将妇女在劳动力市场的比重由现在的22%提高到30%，但这一比重仍然微不足道。
新兴国家南苏丹反对派领导人芮克·马沙尔（Riek Machar）结束两年多的逃亡生涯后重返首都朱巴（Juba），这为南苏丹实现长久和平带来一线转机。一直以来，马沙尔与总统萨尔瓦·基尔（Salva Kiir）两人之间冲突不断，现今马沙尔在基尔的见证下宣誓就任副总统一职。联合政府将在未来几天内组建完毕。
尼日利亚前国家立法机构成员涉嫌贪污被判处154年监禁，这一判决实属罕见。但法官裁决该成员同时还须因包括挪用约700万美元等在内的其他77项罪名服刑，如此一来，该名官员将于两年后释放。
Junior doctors in England went on strike again in their prolonged dispute with the government over new contracts covering weekend work. The walkout was the fifth this year but the first in which support was not provided for emergency care.
英格兰政府制定新政，内容包括周末工作，为抗议此新政，英格兰初级医生发起了自今年以来的第五次罢工。初级医生与政府的争论已持续很久，但因罢工而中断紧急护理服务还是首次。
Aleksandar Vucic, the prime minister of Serbia, won another term in elections. He is likely to continue many of the reforms needed for Serbia to join the EU. But the bigger challenge is the economy, which last year grew by only 0.7%.
塞尔维亚总理亚历山大·武契奇(Aleksandar Vucic) 赢得大选，顺利连任。他很有可能继续推进多项改革措施促使塞尔维亚加入欧盟。但更大的挑战来自于经济，去年该国经济增幅仅为0.7%。
In Spain King Felipe announced that, after exhaustive talks following the country's inconclusive election in December, he had not been able to find a new prime minister. Instead it is likely that new elections will be held on June 26th. The polls indicate that the result may be the same.
继去年12月份选举未果以来，西班牙国王菲利普（Felipe）与各派进行详尽会谈，近日他宣布无法提出新的首相人选。新一轮选举或将在6月26日举行，但民调显示这次选举结果可能与之前如出一辙。
The government of Norway launched an appeal against a court ruling that it had violated the human rights of Anders Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011. Mr. Breivik lives in a three-room cell with windows, a treadmill and a television.
挪威政府认为法院关于安德斯·布雷维克（Anders Breivik）的裁决侵犯了其人权，遂提起上述。安德斯·布雷维克是一名极右派激进分子，曾在2011年杀害77人。她现今被关押在一个三室带窗的牢房内，同时狱方还为其配置了跑步机和电视。
A leading gay-rights activist in Bangladesh was hacked to death along with a friend. The prime minister blamed the killings on the opposition, but the local branch of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. Two days earlier, Islamic State said it was behind a similar murder, of a professor of English. Four Bangladeshi liberals have now been murdered by Islamists this month.
一位知名孟加拉国同性恋权益活跃分子与其同伴惨遭砍杀身亡。该国总理指责反对党是该案凶手，但当地基地组织宣称对此事件负责。两天前，IS宣称用同样的方式杀害一名英文教授。至此，伊斯兰极端分子4月份共杀害了4名孟加拉自由派人士。
India made an embarrassing diplomatic U-turn when it reneged on issuing a visa to Dolkun Isa, a peaceful Uighur activist whom China regards as a terrorist. The Indians had seemed ready to welcome Mr. Isa in a tit-for-tat measure: they were angry that China was reluctant to apply the terrorist label to a man they blame for actual terror attacks in India.
印度外交政策发生令人尴尬的大转变，撤销发给多里坤·艾沙（Dolkun Isa）的赴印签证。艾沙是“世维会”的积极分子（译者注：西方国家普遍认为“世维会”是一个旨在争取维吾尔族独立的、和平的少数民族团体），但中国将其列为恐怖分子。早先中国不愿认定一名对印度实施恐怖袭击的人士为恐怖分子，印度政府对此感到愤怒，欲借欢迎艾沙来印与中国针锋相对。
North Korea declared the launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine off its coast to be a “great success”. The rogue state's foreign minister said it would suspend its programme of nuclear tests if America ceased its joint military exercises with South Korea. Barack Obama refused.
朝鲜通过潜水艇在其海岸附近发射了潜射弹道导弹，并称其是一个“巨大的成功”。这个流氓国家的外交部长表示如果美国中断与韩国的联合军演，朝鲜将推迟其核试验计划。奥巴马拒绝这一提议。
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's controversial detention camp for migrants on its Manus Island was illegal. The judges said the privately run camp, which houses around 850 men, breached PNG's constitutional guarantee of personal liberty. Australia said there would be no change in its policy.
澳大利亚在马努斯岛（Manus Island）为移民搭建收容所一直以来都饱受争议，该岛是巴布亚新几内亚（Papua New Guinea)的属岛。近日巴布亚新几内亚最高法院裁定这一行为违法。法官表示这一私人经营的收容所大约可容下850人，这违背了巴布亚新几内亚宪法保证的人身自由。澳大利亚则表示不会对这一政策作出任何修改。
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince published what he called a “vision” for the kingdom in 2030. The plan aims to curb dependence on oil by boosting non-oil businesses, and to part-privatise Saudi Aramco in order to set up a huge sovereign-wealth fund that will invest at home and abroad. Prince Muhammad bin Salman also wants to raise the participation rate of women in the workplace from a paltry 22% now to a still-paltry 30% by 2030.
沙特副王储穆罕默德·本·萨尔曼（Muhammad bin Salman）公布了“沙特2030愿景”。计划旨在推动非石油产业的发展，逐渐摆脱对石油的依赖，并部分私有化沙特阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）以便筹集巨额主权财富基金进行国内外投资。王子同时还表示希望到2030年将妇女在劳动力市场的比重由现在的22%提高到30%，但这一比重仍然微不足道。
Hopes were tentatively raised that a durable peace might break out in South Sudan when the fledgling country's chief rebel, Riek Machar, returned to Juba, the capital, after more than two years away. Standing next to the president, Salva Kiir, with whom he has been in bitter dispute, he was sworn in as vice-president. A unity government was supposed to take shape within days.
新兴国家南苏丹反对派领导人芮克·马沙尔（Riek Machar）结束两年多的逃亡生涯后重返首都朱巴（Juba），这为南苏丹实现长久和平带来一线转机。一直以来，马沙尔与总统萨尔瓦·基尔（Salva Kiir）两人之间冲突不断，现今马沙尔在基尔的见证下宣誓就任副总统一职。联合政府将在未来几天内组建完毕。
In a rare conviction for corruption, a former member of a Nigerian state legislature was sentenced to 154 years in jail. But the judge ruled that he should serve his sentences concurrently for 77 crimes, including the embezzlement of around $7m, so he should be free in two years.
尼日利亚前国家立法机构成员涉嫌贪污被判处154年监禁，这一判决实属罕见。但法官裁决该成员同时还须因包括挪用约700万美元等在内的其他77项罪名服刑，如此一来，该名官员将于两年后释放。
Junior doctors in England went on strike again in their prolonged dispute with the government over new contracts covering weekend work. The walkout was the fifth this year but the first in which support was not provided for emergency care. |
英格兰政府制定新政，内容包括周末工作，为抗议此新政，英格兰初级医生发起了自今年以来的第五次罢工。初级医生与政府的争论已持续很久，但因罢工而中断紧急护理服务还是首次。 |
Aleksandar Vucic, the prime minister of Serbia, won another term in elections. He is likely to continue many of the reforms needed for Serbia to join the EU. But the bigger challenge is the economy, which last year grew by only 0.7%. |
塞尔维亚总理亚历山大·武契奇(Aleksandar Vucic) 赢得大选，顺利连任。他很有可能继续推进多项改革措施促使塞尔维亚加入欧盟。但更大的挑战来自于经济，去年该国经济增幅仅为0.7%。 |
In Spain King Felipe announced that, after exhaustive talks following the country's inconclusive election in December, he had not been able to find a new prime minister. Instead it is likely that new elections will be held on June 26th. The polls indicate that the result may be the same. |
继去年12月份选举未果以来，西班牙国王菲利普（Felipe）与各派进行详尽会谈，近日他宣布无法提出新的首相人选。新一轮选举或将在6月26日举行，但民调显示这次选举结果可能与之前如出一辙。 |
The government of Norway launched an appeal against a court ruling that it had violated the human rights of Anders Breivik, a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011. Mr. Breivik lives in a three-room cell with windows, a treadmill and a television. |
挪威政府认为法院关于安德斯·布雷维克（Anders Breivik）的裁决侵犯了其人权，遂提起上述。安德斯·布雷维克是一名极右派激进分子，曾在2011年杀害77人。她现今被关押在一个三室带窗的牢房内，同时狱方还为其配置了跑步机和电视。 |
A leading gay-rights activist in Bangladesh was hacked to death along with a friend. The prime minister blamed the killings on the opposition, but the local branch of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. Two days earlier, Islamic State said it was behind a similar murder, of a professor of English. Four Bangladeshi liberals have now been murdered by Islamists this month. |
一位知名孟加拉国同性恋权益活跃分子与其同伴惨遭砍杀身亡。该国总理指责反对党是该案凶手，但当地基地组织宣称对此事件负责。两天前，IS宣称用同样的方式杀害一名英文教授。至此，伊斯兰极端分子4月份共杀害了4名孟加拉自由派人士。 |
India made an embarrassing diplomatic U-turn when it reneged on issuing a visa to Dolkun Isa, a peaceful Uighur activist whom China regards as a terrorist. The Indians had seemed ready to welcome Mr. Isa in a tit-for-tat measure: they were angry that China was reluctant to apply the terrorist label to a man they blame for actual terror attacks in India. |
印度外交政策发生令人尴尬的大转变，撤销发给多里坤·艾沙（Dolkun Isa）的赴印签证。艾沙是“世维会”的积极分子（译者注：西方国家普遍认为“世维会”是一个旨在争取维吾尔族独立的、和平的少数民族团体），但中国将其列为恐怖分子。早先中国不愿认定一名对印度实施恐怖袭击的人士为恐怖分子，印度政府对此感到愤怒，欲借欢迎艾沙来印与中国针锋相对。 |
North Korea declared the launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine off its coast to be a “great success”. The rogue state's foreign minister said it would suspend its programme of nuclear tests if America ceased its joint military exercises with South Korea. Barack Obama refused. |
朝鲜通过潜水艇在其海岸附近发射了潜射弹道导弹，并称其是一个“巨大的成功”。这个流氓国家的外交部长表示如果美国中断与韩国的联合军演，朝鲜将推迟其核试验计划。奥巴马拒绝这一提议。 |
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled that Australia's controversial detention camp for migrants on its Manus Island was illegal. The judges said the privately run camp, which houses around 850 men, breached PNG's constitutional guarantee of personal liberty. Australia said there would be no change in its policy. |
澳大利亚在马努斯岛（Manus Island）为移民搭建收容所一直以来都饱受争议，该岛是巴布亚新几内亚（Papua New Guinea)的属岛。近日巴布亚新几内亚最高法院裁定这一行为违法。法官表示这一私人经营的收容所大约可容下850人，这违背了巴布亚新几内亚宪法保证的人身自由。澳大利亚则表示不会对这一政策作出任何修改。 |
Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince published what he called a “vision” for the kingdom in 2030. The plan aims to curb dependence on oil by boosting non-oil businesses, and to part-privatise Saudi Aramco in order to set up a huge sovereign-wealth fund that will invest at home and abroad. Prince Muhammad bin Salman also wants to raise the participation rate of women in the workplace from a paltry 22% now to a still-paltry 30% by 2030. |
沙特副王储穆罕默德·本·萨尔曼（Muhammad bin Salman）公布了“沙特2030愿景”。计划旨在推动非石油产业的发展，逐渐摆脱对石油的依赖，并部分私有化沙特阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）以便筹集巨额主权财富基金进行国内外投资。王子同时还表示希望到2030年将妇女在劳动力市场的比重由现在的22%提高到30%，但这一比重仍然微不足道。 |
Hopes were tentatively raised that a durable peace might break out in South Sudan when the fledgling country's chief rebel, Riek Machar, returned to Juba, the capital, after more than two years away. Standing next to the president, Salva Kiir, with whom he has been in bitter dispute, he was sworn in as vice-president. A unity government was supposed to take shape within days. |
新兴国家南苏丹反对派领导人芮克·马沙尔（Riek Machar）结束两年多的逃亡生涯后重返首都朱巴（Juba），这为南苏丹实现长久和平带来一线转机。一直以来，马沙尔与总统萨尔瓦·基尔（Salva Kiir）两人之间冲突不断，现今马沙尔在基尔的见证下宣誓就任副总统一职。联合政府将在未来几天内组建完毕。 |
In a rare conviction for corruption, a former member of a Nigerian state legislature was sentenced to 154 years in jail. But the judge ruled that he should serve his sentences concurrently for 77 crimes, including the embezzlement of around $7m, so he should be free in two years. |
尼日利亚前国家立法机构成员涉嫌贪污被判处154年监禁，这一判决实属罕见。但法官裁决该成员同时还须因包括挪用约700万美元等在内的其他77项罪名服刑，如此一来，该名官员将于两年后释放。 |
1.take over 接管
例句:A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。
2.enough to 足以
例句:You've got enough to think about for the moment.
目前你要考虑的事情够多了。
3.pay off 还清
例句:It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan.
他得用余生来还清那笔贷款。
4.need to 需要
例句:All right, no need to say any more.
好了，不要再说了。