國際油價下跌到60美元以下.doc

BBC News with Roy Lamar. World oil prices have fallen below 60 dollars a barrel is seen as an indication that investors are worried that the recovery of the global economy may not be as strong as hoped and it comes as the recession in the US hit a new low with this years budget deficit now more than $1 trillion. Robin Smith reports. For all the signs of optimism from the international think tanks, therere still many conflicting signals about the state of the global economy and the prospects for long-term recovery. The drop of more than a tenth in oil prices in recent days reinforces this uncertainty as both cause and effect. The oil price shot up 40% from March to June, hitting 73 dollars a barrel. Now oil analysts are forecasting the price to fall back to 55 dollars and to stay there until therere better signs of recovery in the global economy. Robin Smith.President Obama said that the allegations of allies of the US military in Afghanistan killed as many as 2, 000 Taliban prisoners had not been properly investigated. The killings took place in 2001 and are said to be overseen by the Afghan warlord, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, who fought alongside the US troops. John Donaldson reports from Washington. In 2001, General Dostum was a commander with Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, working with American forces in the fight against the Taliban. The allegations against him say he oversaw the suffocating of up to 2, 000 Taliban prisoners who have been transported in Northern Alliance container trucks. They were then apparently buried in mass graves. When asked about it in a television interview, President Obama stop short of calling for a formal investigation, but said hed asked his security advisers to gather report of the facts. Five people have been killed in an attack by Nigeria militants on an oil depot in the main city Lagos. Its the first such incident outside the Niger Delta where militants say theyre fighting for a greater share, share of oil revenues. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it carried out the attack. Henry Okah thought to be the leader of MEND has been released from jail after the government dropped treason charges against him. With more details, here is Caroline Delphi. Henry Okah has been in jail for a month, facing charges that carry the death penalty here in Nigeria. His lawyers have done a deal with Nigerian government and he accepted an offer of amnesty. What he now says may sway the minds of other militants in the Delta. The government wants all of the armed groups in the Niger Delta to accept an amnesty and to disarm. MEND say they are now entering a new phase of campaign of violence alongside political negotiations. And to prove their point, they attacked the primary oil depot serving Lagos, blowing up its supply channels. Caroline Delphi. This is World News from the BBC. The President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and his Prime Minister and former rival Morgan Tsvangirai have jointly addressed the media, calling for unity and condemning disturbances at a meeting to discuss a new constitution. Mr. Mugabe said the government wouldnt accept further disturbances, adding it was necessary to complete the update of the charter. Earlier the opening session of discussions about the new constitution had to be abandoned after supporters of President Mugabe disrupted it, dancing and singing revolutionary songs. Israeli Arab politicians have criticized the plan by the Israeli government to remove traditional Arabic and English place names from road signs and replace them with transliterations from Hebrew. Under the new system, Jerusalem will be identified only as Yerushalaim in stead of Jerusalem in English, and al-Quds in Arabic. Israeli authorities said the aim was to end confusion over spelling variations. The Burmese ambassador to the United Nations, Than Swe has told the UN Security Council that his government will release political prisoners to allow them to take part in elections next year. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described the move as “encouraging. From New York, Laura Trevelyan. Using careful, bureaucratic language, Burmas ambassador Than Swe announced following Ban ki-moons request, the Burmese government was processing the granting of an amnesty to political prisoners so they could take part in the 2010 elections. The ambassador didnt say how many of the estimated 2, 100 prisoners would be released and nor did he say whether the most famous of them, the jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, would be included. That seems unlikely. The ambassador warned that only appropriate recommendations from Mr. Ban would be implemented. Laura Trevelyan reporting from the UN in New York. BBC World News.國際油價下跌到每桶60美元以下，這被視為投資者擔(dān)心全球經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇不像希望的那樣強勁。而且美國的財政赤字已經(jīng)超過1兆美元，讓人擔(dān)心美國的經(jīng)濟衰退達到新的低點。Robin Smith報道。盡管國際智囊團宣布出現(xiàn)樂觀跡象，然而對于全球經(jīng)濟狀態(tài)和長期狀況仍然有很多沖突信號。近日油價下跌超過10%，更加深了這種不確定性。從三月份至六月份，油價上升了40%，達到每桶73美元?，F(xiàn)在，石油分析家預(yù)測油價將重新下跌到55美元，而且一直保持該價位，直到全球經(jīng)濟復(fù)興出現(xiàn)更樂觀的跡象。美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬表示，對于美國駐阿富汗盟軍殺害2,000名塔利班囚犯的指控尚未進行適當(dāng)調(diào)查。殺戮事件發(fā)生在2001年，據(jù)說，與美軍并肩作戰(zhàn)的阿富汗軍閥Abdul Rashid Dostum負責(zé)監(jiān)視這一過程。John Donaldson在華盛頓報道。2001年，Dostum將軍是阿富汗北方聯(lián)盟的指揮官，與美國軍隊一起打擊塔利班分子。對他的指控稱，北方聯(lián)盟用封閉集裝箱運送戰(zhàn)俘致使他們窒息死亡，隨后集體埋葬。在接受電視采訪時，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)沒有要求進行正式調(diào)查，但是他說，他已經(jīng)要求安全顧問收集相關(guān)報告。尼日利亞好戰(zhàn)分子在首都拉各斯一家油庫發(fā)動襲擊，已造成5人死亡。這是尼日爾三角洲以外發(fā)生的首次襲擊事件。好戰(zhàn)分子稱他們希望爭取石油收益的更大份額。尼日爾三角洲解放運動稱他們發(fā)動了這次襲擊。由于政府取消了對其叛國罪的指控，尼日爾三角洲解放運動領(lǐng)袖Henry Okah被從監(jiān)獄釋放。Caroline Delphi報道詳細信息。Henry Okah在監(jiān)獄被囚禁一個月，面臨死刑判決。其律師與尼日利亞政府達成協(xié)議，隨后Henry Okah得到特赦。政府希望尼日爾三角洲所有軍隊組織均接受該特赦令并解除武裝。尼日爾三角洲解放運動稱，他們已進入暴力運動與政治協(xié)商并行的新階段。為了證明他們的觀點，他們襲擊了拉各斯城內(nèi)主要油庫，炸毀其供應(yīng)管道。Caroline Delphi。BBC世界新聞。津巴布韋總統(tǒng)穆加貝和總理及前競爭對手摩根茨萬吉拉伊聯(lián)合向媒體發(fā)表講話，在討論新憲法的會議中呼吁統(tǒng)一，譴責(zé)動亂。穆加貝稱，政府不會接受進一步的動亂。他補充說，完成憲章的更新是非常必要的。此前，由于總統(tǒng)穆加貝的支持者用舞蹈和演唱革命歌曲進行擾亂，不得不放棄了關(guān)于新憲法的公開討論會議。以色列政府計劃將路標上傳統(tǒng)的阿拉伯和英文地名取消，換成希伯來語直譯，該計劃引起了以色列阿拉伯政治家的批判。按照新的體系，耶路撒冷在英語中只能寫作Yerushalaim，而不是Jerusalem，而用阿拉伯語表示則是al-Quds。以色列當(dāng)局表示，此舉是為了消除拼寫多樣化引發(fā)的混亂。緬甸駐聯(lián)合國大使Than Swe告訴聯(lián)合國安理會，緬甸政府將釋放政治囚犯，允許他們參加明年的選舉。聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文稱此舉非常“鼓舞人心”。紐約，Laura Trevelyan報道。緬甸大使Than Swe使用了小心翼翼，官僚化的語言宣布，應(yīng)聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文的要求，緬甸政府決定特赦政治囚犯，讓他們得以參加2010年的選舉。Than Swe沒有表明，大約2,100名囚犯中有多少可以得以釋放，也沒有表明其中最著名的反對派領(lǐng)袖昂山素季是否包括在內(nèi)。這似乎是不可能的。這位大使表示，他們只會執(zhí)行潘基文的建議中比較合理的部分。Laura Trevelyan在聯(lián)合國報道。1.deficit n.赤字, 不足額例句：A sleep deficit may be impossible to make up. 睡眠不足很可能根本無法補救。 2.optimism n.樂觀主義, 樂觀, 樂天例句：China, for its part, surveys the future with uncharacteristic optimism. 就中國而言，它對未來是異常的樂觀。3.prospect n.景色, 展望例句：A build-down agreement would sharply change this prospect. 降低建筑高度的合約會大大改變未來的發(fā)展前景。 4.reinforce v.加強, 增援, 補充例句：The technicians will reinforce the workers in dealing with the circuit problems. 技術(shù)員將會幫助工人解決電路問題。5.forecast v.預(yù)想, 預(yù)測, 預(yù)報例句：Our company was not able to forecast the current market situation and suffered a great loss. 我們公司沒能預(yù)測到現(xiàn)在市場的形勢，因此蒙受了不少損失。 6.amnesty n.大赦, 赦免例句：Only offering amnesty to these bandits would not work. 對于這些土匪，僅僅招撫是沒有用的。 7.sway v.搖動, 支配, 弄歪, 使傾斜, 使動搖, 影響例句：It was difficult to sway John over to our side because of his fierce loyalty to the boss. 讓約翰倒向我們這邊很不容易，他對自己的老板忠心耿耿。8.address v.發(fā)表(演說或講話), 對付, 寫地址9.confusion n.混亂, 混淆, 無秩序例句：He was arrested in the confusion which followed. 他在接下來的一片混亂中被捕了。10.bureaucratic a.官僚的例句：Dont talk to me in bureaucratic jargon, because I dont buy it. 你別總跟我說官話，我不吃這套。11.appropriate a.適當(dāng)?shù)睦洌篈ll vehicles must display the appropriate parking permit for that space. 所有的機動車在那兒停車都得出示相應(yīng)的許可證。12.implement v.實現(xiàn), 使生效, 執(zhí)行例句：Your job is to determine the strategy and implement it. 你的工作是定下戰(zhàn)略并將其付諸實施。1.The allegations against him say he oversaw the suffocating of up to 2, 000 Taliban prisoners who have been transported in Northern Alliance container trucks. up to多達，相當(dāng)于as many as例句：In appreciation of your feedback, your name will be entered in a draw to receive up to $750 in complimentary services. 為了感謝您的反饋，您的名字將計入抽獎名單中，屆時您將有機會獲得價值750美元的免費服務(wù)。up to還有另外一個意思，由某人決定做某事Its up to sb to do sth.2.When asked about it in a television interview, President Obama stop short of calling for a formal investigation, but said hed asked his security advisers to gather report of the facts. stop short of決定不做某事例句：I may not like her but I would stop short of calling her names. 我可能不喜歡她，但我不會再罵她了。3.The Burmese ambassador to the United Nations, Than Swe has told the UN Security Council that his government will release political prisoners to allow them to take part in elections next year. allow sb to do允許某人做某事例句：That is why we do not allow people to oppose socialism. 所以我們不會容忍有的人反對社會主義。take part in參與, 參加例句：The city council monitors were not allowed to take part in the meeting. 市議會監(jiān)督員不允許參加這個會議。1.World oil prices have fallen below 60 dollars a barrel is seen as an indication that investors are worried that the recovery of the global economy may not be as strong as hoped and it comes as the recession in the US hit a new low with this years budget deficit now more than $1 trillion.參考翻譯：國際油價下跌到每桶60美元以下，這被視為投資者擔(dān)心全球經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇不像希望的那樣強勁。而且美國的財政赤字已經(jīng)超過1兆美元，讓人擔(dān)心美國的經(jīng)濟衰退達到新的低點。語法學(xué)習(xí)：World oil prices have fallen below 60 dollars a barrel是主語從句，省略了引導(dǎo)詞that.that investors are worried是indication的同位語從句。that the recovery of the global economy may not是worried的賓語從句。with this years budget deficit now more than $1 trillion.獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，一部分是名詞或代詞，起邏輯主語的作用；另一部分是非謂語動詞分句（現(xiàn)在分詞、過去分詞、不定式）或無動詞分句（名詞、形容詞、副詞、介詞短語），表示前面名詞或代詞的動作或狀態(tài)。 基本形式是：名詞普通格/代詞主格+現(xiàn)在分詞/過去分詞/不定式/名詞/形容詞/副詞/介詞短語，with引導(dǎo)的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：The floor wet and slippery, we had to stay outside for a while. I heard that she got injured in the accident， my heart full of sorry. 2. Henry Okah thought to be the leader of MEND has been released from jail after the gover