练习 | United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants

练习 | United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants

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联合国难民和移民问题峰会

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United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants
联合国难民和移民问题峰会

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BBC News with Jerry Smith.

A man wanted in connection with bomb attacks of the weekend in New York and New Jersey has been taken into custody after exchanging gunfire with police. He's been named as Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old US citizen of Afghan descent. He was wounded during the arrest operation near his home in New Jersey. Two police officers were also injured.

War planes in Syria have started bombing the city of Aleppo shortly after the army announced that a week-long ceasefire was over. Activists say a number of people have been killed or wounded in the air strikes on rebel held districts in Aleppo at nearby villages.

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 17 people have been killed in the latest protest against President Joseph Kabila. The interior minister said demonstrators in the capital Kinshasa have tried to stage insurrection.

A major United Nations summit on refugees and migrants is underway in New York. It began with a warning from a group representing migrants that many were trapped into dead bondage, trafficked, tricked into slavery and denied basic rights.

Talks between the Swiss government and the European Union about allowing Switzerland some control over immigration from the EU have ended without agreement. Swiss voters narrowly backed the introduction of quotas on the EU migrants more than two years ago. And Swiss negotiators have been tried to strike a deal with Brussels ever since.

The French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the security forces have broken up nearly 30 people smuggling networks trying to bring migrants into the UK so far this year. He said 30 migrants have been deported on Tuesday on what was the 56th flight of its kind this year.

Italy's foreign ministry says that two Italian citizens have been kidnapped in Libya. The ministry said they were seized in the desert, but gave no further details.

BBC News.


VOABULARY

1. take into custody 逮捕
2. insurrection n. 起义; 造反; 叛乱 An insurrection is violent action that is taken by a large group of people against the rulers of their country, usually in order to remove them from office. 例如:
They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection. 他们正密谋发动武装起义。
Those found guilty of rebellion and insurrection will be sentenced to life imprisonment. 犯谋反叛乱罪的人将被处以终身监禁。
3. smuggle v. 走私; 私运; 偷运 If someone smuggles things or people into a place or out of it, they take them there illegally or secretly. 例如:
My message is "If you try to smuggle drugs you are stupid". 我的意思是"你要是企图走私毒品,你就是一个笨蛋"。
Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport. 警方挫败了一场企图将炸弹偷偷带入贝尔法斯特机场的阴谋。
4. kidnap v. 劫持;绑架 To kidnap someone is to take them away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family, employer, or government. 例如:
Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him. 巴西警方发现了有人要绑架他的阴谋。
They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill. 他们聪明且有教养,却选择去绑架和杀人。

QUESTIONS 

Listen to the news and mark the following statements T (true) or F (false). Correct any that are false.

1. Ahmad Khan Rahami is a 28-year-old US citizen of Afghan descent, who was wounded during the arrest operation near his home in New York.
2. War planes in Syria have started bombing the city of Aleppo shortly after the government announced that a week-long ceasefire was over, and a number of people have been killed or wounded in the air strikes.
3. The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said demonstrators in Kinshasa have tried to stage insurrection.
4. The major United Nations summit on refugees and migrants began with a warning from a group representing migrants that many were trapped into dead bondage, trafficked, tricked into slavery, but with basic rights.
5. Talks between the Swiss government and the European Union about allowing Switzerland some control over immigration from the EU have ended with some agreement.
6. According to the French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve, thus far, nearly 30 people smuggling networks trying to bring migrants into the UK were broken up by the security forces this year.
7. Italy's foreign ministry says that two Italian citizens kidnapped in Libya were seized in the desert, but gave no further details.


KEY

1

F

Ahmad Khan Rahami is a 28-year-old US citizen of Afghan descent, who was wounded during the arrest operation near his home in New Jersey.

 

原文

He’s been named as Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old US citizen of Afghan descent. He was wounded during the arrest operation near his home in New Jersey.

2

F

War planes in Syria have started bombing the city of Aleppo shortly after the army announced that a week-long ceasefire was over, and a number of people have been killed or wounded in the air strikes.

 

原文

War planes in Syria have started bombing the city of Aleppo shortly after the army announced that a week-long ceasefire was over. Activists say a number of people have been killed or wounded in the air strikes on rebel held districts in Aleppo at nearby villages.

3

F

The interior minister said demonstrators in Kinshasa have tried to stage insurrection.

 

原文

The interior minister said demonstrators in the capital Kinshasa have tried to stage insurrection.

4

F

The major United Nations summit on refugees and migrants began with a warning from a group representing migrants that many were trapped into dead bondage, trafficked, tricked into slavery and denied basic rights.

 

原文

A major United Nations summit on refugees and migrants is underway in New York. It began with a warning from a group representing migrants that many were trapped into dead bondage, trafficked, tricked into slavery and denied basic rights.

5

F

Talks between the Swiss government and the European Union about allowing Switzerland some control over immigration from the EU have ended without agreement.

6

T

 

 

原文

The French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve says the security forces have broken up nearly 30 people smuggling networks trying to bring migrants into the UK so far this year.

7

T

 

 

原文

Italy’s foreign ministry says that two Italian citizens have been kidnapped in Libya. The ministry said they were seized in the desert, but gave no further details.

  
来源:刘立军

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  • 来源:刘立军 2016-10-24