英式新闻英语第 54 课:HEADLINER 3 新闻摘要-3-2NOVEMBER 29, 2001 BBC
A CIA agent killed in Mazar-e-Sharif, America's first casualty of the war. 2001年11月29日 BBC 中央情报局一名探员在马扎里沙里夫被杀害,这是美国在这次战争中首次出现伤亡。
The US bombing of suspected al-Qaeda hideouts is intensified. 美国对疑是“基地”组织的藏身地加强了轰炸。
The giant American power company Enron is close to collapse. 美国能源巨人安龙公司面临崩溃。
And the crisis in world cricket deepens. England's Test Series in India hangs in the balance. 世界板球比赛危机加剧,在印度举行的英国“台斯特”板球系列赛成败未决。
DECEMBER 1, 2001 BBC
Singer, songwriter, and spiritual explorer, the world mourns the former Beatle, George Harrison. 他是一位歌手,一名歌曲作者和精神上的探险家,全世界哀悼前披头士成员乔治·哈里森的逝世。
Talks continue late into the night as Afghan leaders seek a deal on a future government. 阿富汗领导人寻求新政府解决方案的会谈一直持续到深夜。
Ariel Sharon visits Ground Zero as Israeli forces surround two West Bank cities. 以色列军队包围了约旦河西岸的两座城市,同时,阿里埃勒·沙龙参观了“9·11”现场废墟。
And unprecedented security as the space shuttle Endeavour prepares for its latest mission. 奋进号宇宙飞船正准备执行一次新的任务,保安工作空前紧张。
DECEMBER 4, 2001 BBC
Israel hits back after suicide bombings, the Palestinians say it's a declaration of war. The Israeli leader, Ariel Sharon says Yasser Arafat is the biggest obstacle to peace. 以色列在自杀爆炸事件后进行还击,巴勒斯坦政府称其为宣战。以色列领导人阿里埃勒·沙龙说,亚西尔·阿拉法特是和平的最大障碍。
Afghan groups in Bonn reach agreement on the framework of a post-Taliban interim government. 在波恩的阿富汗各方代表组织就战后临时政府的框架达成了一致协议。
And America on high alert after warnings of further terrorist attacks. 在接到进一步恐怖主义袭击的警告后,美国保持高度警惕。