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　　This is the BBC news. Hello, I'm Nick Kelly.

　　The American defense secretary Ash Carter hashailed the recapture of the Iraqi city of Ramadi bygovernment troops as a significant step forward inthe campaign to defeat IS. The BBC's TF is inRamadi.

　　He sent this report on the extent of the damage inflicted on the city. Iraqi forces have clearedthe main street but no one dares to step unto the rubble or enter the shattered buildings.Boobytraps are everywhere. Operations are still under way in the city center and in the northernquarters where Iraqi troops supported by coalition war planes are hunting retreating ISmilitants. But in the neighborhoods that we visited, there was no sign of life except for thesoldiers standing guard. Iraqi troops are close to victory in Ramadi but this is a city that hasbeen sacrificed in battle. Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has said that the coming year willsee the total defeat of IS in Iraq. Mr al-Abadi said Iraqi forces would now go on to liberateMosul, the main city in Northern Iraq which is by far the most populous center under IScontrol.

　　The US secretary of state John Kerry says Iran has taken a significant step toward fulfilling itsnuclear commitments by sending a large quantity of uranium abroad. Mr Kerry was speakingafter Iran dispatched a shipment of more than 11 tons of low enriched uranium to Russia. Aspart of a deal made in July with six international powers, Iran agreed to have no more than 300kilograms of low enriched uranium.

　　Saudi Arabia says it will cut fuel and utility subsidies in the country as part of measures to dealwith the record budget deficit. The Saudi press agency reported that the price of petrol wouldrise by at least 50 percent. The government registered a budget deficit of 98 billion dollars for2015. It's the first budget under the rule of king Salman. This budget represents thebeginning of an integrated and comprehensive programme to build a stronger economy basedon solid foundations, which has multiple sources of income, and where savings are growingand jobs are many.

　　Some of the relatives of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian boy whose body was photographed washed upon a Turkish beach have arrived in Canada. The three year old died with his mother andbrothers trying to reach Greece in September. Alan's father has refused to go to Canada whilethe boy's uncle, wife and five children were met in Vancouver by Alan's aunt.

　　Thank you Canadian people. Thank you to our prime minster Justin Trudeau for opening thedoor and show the world how everyone should welcome and save life. Thank you so much fordoing this.

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　　A US grand jury has decided not to bring charges against two white policemen over the killingof a 12-year-old black boy armed with a toy gun. Deaths of black men at the hands of policehave spotted a national debate. LB reports.

　　Tamir Rice was carrying a toy pellet gun in Cleveland, Ohio when he was spotted by police. Theywere responding to an emergency call reporting a man waving and pointing a gun at people. Thecaller did say the weapon might not be real but that information was not passed on. Theofficers urged Rice to raise his hands three times. He was shot twice after he pulled the toy gunfrom his waistband. Ohio prosecutor Timothy McGinty called the events a perfect storm ofhuman errors but he said it was not unreasonable for officers to fear for his life.

　　Central American nations have reached an agreement to allow at least 8000 Cuban migrantsstranded in Costa Rica to continue their journey towards the US. The migrants will be airlifted toEl Salvador and put on buses which will take them to the US. American legislation gives Cubancitizens preferential treatment. If they arrive by land, they are allowed to enter the country andapply for residence. The current crisis began in November when Ecuador, a close ally of Cuba,denied access to thousands of migrants arriving from Costa Rica.

　　And Lemmy Kilmister, a found member and front man of the British heavy metal rock bandMotorhead has died. He was 70. Lemmy was known for his fast and furious bass guitar playingin gravelly voice. Among their best-knwon songs were Killed by Death and Ace of Spades. Thecause of death was reported on the band's Facebook page has been an aggressive form ofcancer.

　　词汇解释

　　1.shattered adj. 破碎的;极度疲劳的 v. 打碎;削弱;使心烦意乱(shatter的过去分词)

　　The bottle was shattered to pieces.

　　瓶子被砸碎了。

　　2.dispatch n. 派遣;急件 vt. 派遣;分派

　　The dispatch of the task force is purely a contingency measure.

　　派遣特遣队纯粹是应急措施。

　　3.retreat n. 撤退;休息寓所;撤退 vi. 撤退;退避;向后倾 vt. 退(棋);使后退

　　The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat.

　　法军在人数上突然处于劣势，被迫撤退了。

　　4.enriched adj. 浓缩的;强化的 v. 使丰富;充实;浓缩(enrich的过去分词)

　　It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.

　　栽种之前给土壤施肥很重要。

　　5.strand n. 线;串;海滨 vt. 使搁浅;使陷于困境;弄断;使落后 vi. 搁浅

　　The climbers had been stranded by a storm.

　　这些登山者被暴风雨困住了。

　　6.waistband n. 束腰带，腰带

　　The slacks have an elastic waistband.

　　这条便裤的腰带可伸缩。

　　7.front man 挂名负责人;出面人物，出面的人

　　He is the company's front man in L.A.

　　他是公司在洛杉矶的负责人。

　　8.gravelly adj. 多碎石的;铺有碎石的;碎石构成的;声音粗哑的

　　There's a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.

　　他沙哑的嗓音中有一种胜利的口气。

　　内容解析

　　1.They were responding to an emergency call reporting a man waving and pointing a gun at people.

　　point at 指向;对着;瞄准

　　He was talking while pointing at the map.

　　他一边用手指着地图一边讲话。

　　Never point a gun at someone, even in fun,as it might be loaded.

　　切切不要把枪对准某个人，即使是开玩笑，因为枪里可能装有子弹。

　　2.The caller did say the weapon might not be real but that information was not passed on.

　　pass on 传递;继续;去世

　　The winner is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities.

　　获胜者将把钱捐给几个她最喜欢的慈善机构。

　　He has written a note asking me to pass on his thanks.

　　他写了张便条让我转达他的谢意。

　　参考译文

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　　美国国防部长卡特称赞政府军重夺伊拉克城市拉马迪为朝着击败伊斯兰国结果的重大进展，记者在拉马迪报道。

　　他报道了该市遭受破坏的程度，伊拉克军队已经清理了主要街道，但没人敢踏入瓦砾堆和被毁建筑中，因为到处都是诡雷。目前该市中部和北部城区仍在进行战斗，在那里，有联盟战机帮助下的伊拉克部队正在追捕伊斯兰国武装分子。但在我们走访的城区，除了警卫的士兵外看不到生命的迹象。伊拉克部队即将在拉马迪取得胜利，但这个城市被战争毁掉了。伊拉克总理阿巴迪称将在新的一年里打败伊拉克的伊斯兰国组织，他说伊拉克军队现在准备解放伊拉克北部重要城市曼苏尔，该市到目前为止一直是伊斯兰国控制下人口最多的城市。

　　美国国务卿约翰·克里称伊朗将大量铀从本国移走，这是该国在履行其核承诺方面的重大进展。在克里发表讲话之前，伊朗已将一批超过11吨的低浓缩铀运到俄罗斯。根据7月份六大国与伊朗达成的协议，伊朗同意保有不超过300千克的低浓缩铀。

　　沙特称将削减燃油和公共事业补贴，来对付创纪录的预算赤字问题。沙特媒体机构报道称油价将上涨至少50%，政府2015年的预算赤字为980亿美元，这是国王萨尔执政后的第一个预算，该预算意味着一个新的开始，沙特即将实施一项综合性项目，以此来建造基于坚实基础之上的强大经济，实现收入来源多样化，储蓄增长和就业机会增加。

　　有照片显示叙利亚男孩艾伦·库尔迪的遗体被海水冲到土耳其一处海滩，目前他的亲属已经抵达加拿大，九月份，这名三岁男孩和母亲及兄长们在试图抵达希腊时死亡。艾伦的父亲拒绝前往加拿大，而除了阿伦的婶婶之外，他的叔叔、叔母和5个孩子已在温哥华被姑母接到。

　　感谢加拿大人民，感谢总理贾斯丁·特鲁多打开大门，向全世界展示每个人应该欢迎和拯救生命，感谢你们做了这么多。

　　带着玩具枪的12岁黑人男孩被俄亥俄州两名白人警察开枪杀死，目前该州一个大陪审团决定不起诉涉案的两名白人警察，黑人被警察打死的事件引发全国争论。

　　当时在俄亥俄州的克利夫兰市，泰米尔·赖斯正拿着一把玩具枪，这被警察看到了，他们立即拨打紧急电话，报道称有男子拿枪对着人。打电话者说武器可能不是真的，但这一消息没有传达过去。警察三次要求赖斯举起手来，赖斯从腰带间取出玩具枪后，警察对他开枪两次。俄亥俄州检察官麦金蒂称这是人为失误导致的一场完美风暴，但他说警察担心自己的生命危险不是没有道理的。

　　中美洲各国达成协议，允许至少8000名被困哥斯达黎加的古巴移民继续前往美国的旅程。这些移民将被空运到萨尔瓦多，然后乘坐大巴车到美国。美国法律给予古巴公民以优待。如果他们从陆路抵达，就可以进入美国并申请居住权。目前的危机开始于11月份，当时古巴的亲密盟友厄瓜多尔拒绝让数千名移民从哥斯达黎加经过。

　　英国重金属乐队摩托头乐队成立者兼主唱莱米·凯尔密斯特去世，享年70岁。莱米因其快速和激烈的低音电吉他和沙哑的嗓音而知名，他们最受欢迎的歌曲包括Killed by Death和Ace of Spades。从该乐队脸书页面来看，莱米死于一种严重的癌症。

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