（来源：BBC news 2017-04-24）

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Campaigning is drawing to a close ahead of the first round of voting in France's presidential election. The final day was overshadowed by the Islamist attack in Paris on Thursday which prompted some candidates to cancel their final appearances, but all addressed the issue of national security. The National Front's Marine Le Pen called for border closures and expulsions which prompted the Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to accuse her of trying to make political capital from the death of a policeman.

The Pentagon says US troops have targeted and killed a close associate of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a commando raid in Syria. A spokesman said Abdurakhmon al-Uzbeki was killed earlier this month.He said al-Uzbeki had been involved in plotting the New Year’s eve attack on a night club in Istanbul in which at least 39 people died.

Officials in northern Afghanistan say more than 70 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack of a military base outside the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Fighting continued late into the day and officials said the expected number of dead to rise. The attack has targeted the mosque and dining facilities of the camp.

Chinese police have arrested 10 people accused of manufacturing counterfeit skin clean products. The group was found with more than 3 million dollars' worth of makeup which they sold online as well known luxury foreign cosmetic labels.

At least 11 people have been killed in another night of looting violence in Venezuela at the end of two-days' of protests against the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro.

Emergency services in South Africa say at least 19 school children were killed when their minibus collided with a truck. The accident happened near the capital Pretoria. Police say it's not yet clear how the crush happened.

 

讲解部分

 

词汇讲解：

1.overshadow vt.遮阴; 使失色; 使阴暗

例句：Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.

她的新书将会使她以前写的书都黯然失色。

 

2.cancel vt.取消，注销; 抵消

例句：The Russian foreign minister yesterday cancelled his visit to Washington

俄罗斯外交部长昨天取消了对华盛顿的访问。

 

3.involve vt.包含; 使参与，牵涉

例句：Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed

料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

 

4.arrest vt.逮捕，拘捕; 止住

例句：The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease

患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。

 

5.violence n.暴力，强暴，暴虐

例句：Twenty people were killed in the violence

有20人在这一暴力事件中丧生。

 

短语讲解：

1.The National Front's Marine Le Pen called for border closures and expulsions which prompted the Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to accuse her of trying to make political capital from the death of a policeman.

call for 要求; 需要

例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics.

不同的情势需要不同的策略。

 

2.He said al-Uzbeki had been involved in plotting the New Year’s eve attack on a night club in Istanbul in which at least 39 people died.

at least 至少

例句：He's been away for at least a week.

他走了总有一个星期吧。

 

3.The group was found with more than 3 million dollars' worth of makeup which they sold online as well known luxury foreign cosmetic labels.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上

例句：He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.

他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。
翻译部分

Campaigning is drawing to a close ahead of the first round of voting in France's presidential election. The final day was overshadowed by the Islamist attack in Paris on Thursday which prompted some candidates to cancel their final appearances, but all addressed the issue of national security. The National Front's Marine Le Pen called for border closures and expulsions which prompted the Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to accuse her of trying to make political capital from the death of a policeman.

法国针对总统选举进行首轮投票之前，竞选活动宣告结束。竞选活动的最后一天，巴黎被周四伊斯兰分子的袭击笼罩了一层阴影。袭击迫使一些候选人取消了最后的露面机会，但是所有候选人都发表了关于国家安全问题的讲话。国民阵线主席玛丽娜•勒庞(Marine Le Pen)呼吁关闭边境，驱逐有关人士，导致总理贝尔纳•卡泽纳夫(Bernard Cazeneuve)指控她试图利用警察的牺牲捞取政治资本。

The Pentagon says US troops have targeted and killed a close associate of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a commando raid in Syria. A spokesman said Abdurakhmon al-Uzbeki was killed earlier this month.He said al-Uzbeki had been involved in plotting the New Year’s eve attack on a night club in Istanbul in which at least 39 people died.

五角大楼表示，美国军方在叙利亚下令突击队袭击，击毙了伊斯兰国激进组织头目阿布•巴克尔•巴格达迪(AbuBakr al-Baghdadi)的一名亲密助手。一名发言人表示，Abdurakhmon Uzbeki本月初被击毙。他说，Abdurakhmon Uzbeki曾参与策划新年前夕伊斯坦布尔一个夜总会的袭击。袭击造成至少39人死亡。

Officials in northern Afghanistan say more than 70 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack of a military base outside the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Fighting continued late into the day and officials said the expected number of dead to rise. The attack has targeted the mosque and dining facilities of the camp.

阿富汗北部官员表示，70多名军人在北部城市马扎里沙里夫一个军事基地外的塔利班分子袭击中牺牲。战斗持续到白天，官员们表示，预期死亡人数还会上升。袭击针对的是清真寺和军营的食堂。

Chinese police have arrested 10 people accused of manufacturing counterfeit skin clean products. The group was found with more than 3 million dollars' worth of makeup which they sold online as well known luxury foreign cosmetic labels.

中国警方逮捕了10名被指控生产假冒伪劣皮肤清洁产品的嫌疑人。警方从该团伙处收缴了价值超过300万美元的化妆品，贴上奢侈进口化妆品的牌子在互联网上出售。

At least 11 people have been killed in another night of looting violence in Venezuela at the end of two-days' of protests against the socialist government of Nicolas Maduro.

在反对马杜罗(Nicolas Maduro)领导的社会主义政府的为期两天的抗议活动结束时，委内瑞拉又发生了一晚上的暴力洗劫，至少11人遇难。

Emergency services in South Africa say at least 19 school children were killed when their minibus collided with a truck. The accident happened near the capital Pretoria. Police say it's not yet clear how the crush happened.

南非急救部门表示，一辆迷你校巴与一辆卡车相撞，至少19名学生遇难。事故发生在首都比勒陀利亚附近。警方表示，目前他们还不清楚事故发生的原因。