必克BBC新闻：BBC新闻在线收听(2014-07-16)

BBC News with Neil Nunes.

Both Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have said they will consider proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza put forward by Egypt. Under the plans a truce to end a week of violence would come into effect on Tuesday morning. Orla Guerin reports now from Cairo.

After a week of warfare with the soaring Palestinian death toll, this is the first real move towards ending the bloodshed. Egypt's blueprint calls for a ceasefire followed by talks in Cairo within 48 hours. The two sides would sit down separately with Egyptian officials to discuss contentious long-term issues. Neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians have agreed to the deal yet, but both have said they will consider it.

The government in Libya has said it's considering asking for international help to end the fighting between rival factions which is threatening to destabilize the country. Fighting at the international airport near the capital Tripoli has damaged planes and the control tower. Earlier the United Nations said the situation in Libya was so unstable that it was withdrawing its staff. Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli.

A barrage of rockets struck Tripoli's international airport and its perimeters. A security source at the scene tells the BBC the air traffic control tower was hit. A dozen grounded Libyan planes have been partly damaged according to the same source. The extent of damage to the control tower was not immediately clear. The latest attack is part of a continuing power struggle between rival armed groups in the city.

United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on Syria, allowing humanitarian aid convoys to drive into the country through areas held by rebels. The resolution says all the sides in the Syrian conflict must give civilians access to supplies of food and medicines. The convoys don't require the permission of the government in Damascus though it would be warned when relief convoys cross the borders from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan.

Pope Francis has added his voice to those calling for action to protect and care for tens of thousands of unaccompanied children migrating from Central America to the United States. More details from Will Gra in Mexico City.

As the debate on the issue of unaccompanied child migrants heats up, Pope Francis has now added his voice to those calling for action. Such a humanitarian emergency demand is a first urgent measure that these minors be protected and duly taken in, the Pope said, in a letter read by the Vatican's envoy to Mexico Christophe Pierre. Pope Francis has called for the attention of the international community to this challenge and for measures to be taken by the specific countries involved, namely Central American nations Mexico and the US.

BBC News.

The authorities in China have begun criminal investigations into three former high-ranking officials over allegations of corruption. Two of those held, Li Dongsheng and Jiang Jiemin, are said to be close associates of the former National Security Chief, Zhou Yongkang, who is already under investigation.

The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is in Haiti to discuss efforts to alleviate a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8,000 people. The outbreak has been linked to the UN's own peacekeepers and the organization is facing three lawsuits. The UN has so far not accepted this responsibility.

The Brazilian Football Federation has announced that the football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as manager of the National Football Team. The announcement follows a meeting between Mr. Scolari and the President of the Brazilian Football Federation Jose Maria Marin. Our America's editor Candice Pierre reports

Only last week Mr. Marin had given Felipe Scolari his full backing following Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semifinals of the World Cup. But when Brazil then went on to lose again 3-0 to the Netherlands, the mood changed. It looks now as if both sides agreed a fresher approach was needed to rebuild Brazilian football. Scolari himself knows how history is likely to view him. He said last week he would be remembered forevermore as the coach that had lost 7-1.

Customs officials in the United States have seized a shipment of 67 live giant African land snails at Los Angeles International Airport. The eatable snails, each weighing nearly a kilo, arrived from Nigeria where they are considered a delicacy. The US bans their importation as they can carry parasites including one that can leads to meningitis and are considered a highly invasive agricultural pest.

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词汇解析

suspicious

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

adj.可疑的；多疑的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

Two suspicious characters were brought in.

逮捕了两名嫌疑犯。

He has a highly suspicious character and never believes anyone.

他是一个异常多疑的人，从不相信任何人。

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surgeon

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.外科医生

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The surgeon has performed the operation.

外科医生做了手术。

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governor

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.统治者；管理者；理事；州长；总督；调节器

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The mob revolted against the governor.

暴民起来反抗统治者。

Heron's regulator, Drebbel's thermostat, and Watt's governor bestowed on their vessels a wisp of self-control, sensory awareness, and the awakening of anticipation.

海伦的调节器，德雷贝尔的恒温器，还有瓦特的调控器所给予他们的机器的，是一小束自我控制能力，感官上的醒觉状态，以及对预期能力的唤醒。

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issue

难度：5星基本词汇，属常用1000词

英汉解释

n.议题；问题；期刊号；一次发行额；发行；<律>子女

v.发表；公布；正式发给；发行；流出

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.

议会将在下周辩论国有化议题。

The new issue will be divided into four tranches.

新一批发行的债券分为四部份。

用作动词 (v.)

New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.

新成员将配发临时身分卡。

Banknotes of this design were first issued 10 years ago.

这种图案的钞票是十年前首次发行的。

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leadership

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.领导；领导才干

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Several candidates had been manoeuvring for position long before the leadership became vacant.

领导职位尚未空缺，几个竞争者早就在为向上爬而钩心斗角了。

I would like to offer my congratulations and appreciations to Professor Daniel Khan, his vision and leadership ensured the Grimsby Institute's success in China!

我谨此向丹尼尔汗校长表示衷心的祝贺和感谢，他的远见卓识和领导才干，开拓了格里姆斯比在中国的成功！

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perceive

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

v.注意到；觉察到；认为；理解

参考例句

用作动词 (v.)

I plainly perceive some objections remain.

我清楚地察觉到还有一些反对意见。

Adults learn what they perceive to be useful in their life situations.

成人们学他们认为对其生活情境有帮助的东西。

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senate

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.参议院；大学理事会

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The Senate confirms all treaties.

所有的条约都由参议院批准。

 

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