【每日一听】2017-06-26

BBC News with Jonathan Izard.

Local officials say about a hundred people have been killed in the latest outbreak of religious violence in the eastern town of Bria in the Central African Republic. Dozens more are being treated mainly for gunshot wounds. The fighting began on Tuesday just hours after the government signed a peace agreement with rebel groups.

A senior official from the US Department of Homeland Security has told Congress it has evidence that Russian hackers targeted election systems in at least 21 states in last year's presidential election. Jeanette Manfra said that she still had confidence in the overall integrity of US electoral systems.
Saudi Arabia's new Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met the man he has suddenly replaced, his cousin Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Mohammed bin Salman has been directing Saudi Arabia's sweeping economic reform program and overseeing its controversial war in Yemen.

The American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the Defense Secretary James Mattis are meeting their Chinese counterparts in Washington. The State Department said the talks would focus on the ways to increase pressure on North Korea, but would also cover territorial rivalries in the South China Sea.
The French centrist leader Francois Bayrou has pledged his continued support for President Macron despite resigning as Justice Minister. Mr. Bayrou's MoDem Party is under investigation for alleged misuse of EU funds. Three MoDem ministers have now resigned and Mr. Macron is expected to announce a new cabinet in the coming hours.

A court in the Nigerian city of Lagos has ruled that the state authorities acted unconstitutionally when they evicted up to 30,000 people from a waterfront district. Lagos state has been accused of clearing people from informal waterside settlements to secure the land for redevelopment.
South Korea has suggested the North could host some events of next year's Winter Olympic Games, which open next February in Pyeongchang. Analysts say the move could be an attempt to revive the sunshine policy which encouraged closer dialogue between North and South Korea.

1.outbreak n.爆发
The cholera outbreak has been contained.
霍乱的爆发已被遏制住。

2.gunshot n.枪击，枪伤
Medical authorities say some people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, while others had trauma resulting from stones and other heavy objects.
医疗当局说，一些被送到医院的伤员有枪伤，其他伤员有被石头和其他重物攻击的创伤。

3.controversial adj.有争议的
They tried their best to run away from controversial issues.
他们尽力避开有争议的问题。

4.evict vt.驱逐
One cleric resigned over plans to evict the protesters forcibly, arguing that the Church should have been more supportive of their cause.
一位因为计划强行驱逐示威者而辞职的神职人员辩解说国教会应当给予他们更多的支持。

5.unconstitutionally adv.违反宪法规定的
Ordinances like the one in Redondo Beach unconstitutionally restrict people from engaging in free speech in public places.
像雷东多海滩之一的条例违反宪法，限制人们在公共场所从事言论自由。

6.secure vt.保护，使安全
Troops were sent to secure the border.
军队被派去保卫边境。

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