The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has told the U.N. Security Council that all aircraft in northern Syria should be grounded in order to allow humanitarian aid to get through. He said Monday's attack on an aid convoy raised profound doubt about whether Russia and the Syrian government would live up to the ceasefire deal. Moscow says a U.S. predator drone was in the area at the time.
A boat carrying an estimated 600 illegal migrants has capsized off the coast of Egypt, killing at least 42 people. The authorities say 150 people have been rescued so far.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has warned that the international community is ignoring the danger of rising tensions in South Asia at its peril. Mr. Sharif said his country could not ignore an unprecedented arms buildup by India, and would do whatever was necessary to maintain a credible deterrent.
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have pledged 3 billion dollars over the next 10 years for scientific research to fight disease. Their stated aim is to cure, prevent or manage all disease within their children's lifetime.
The BBC has learned that Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, is to hire almost 1,000 staff over the next four years. MI6 has said the expansion is necessary because of the development of the Internet and technology.
An enormous fire is threatening large areas of Amazon rainforest in Peru. Officials say the fire has reached an indigenous reserve that's home to 5,000 members of the Ashaninka people, and destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of pristine forest.
The mayor of Rome has refused to endorse the city's campaign to host the 2024 Olympics. Virginia Raggi said that it would be irresponsible to support the bid, as winning it would bury the city under huge debts.
The civil aviation minister ordered all the planes to be grounded.
该民航部长命令所有飞机不得起飞。
2.convoy n.护航，护卫队
From the military base, the convoy sped toward the capital.
车队从这个基地出发，加速向首都开进。
3.profound adj.深刻的，极大的，深远的
Not all of your thoughts are profound.
你的思想不见得都很深刻。
4.drone n.无人机
There, a drone pilot and a sensor operator sit in their flight suits in front of a series of screens.
在这里，一个无人机驾驶员和一个传感操作员穿着他们的飞行服，面对一系列的屏幕。
5.capsize vt/vi.翻倒，倾覆
The sea got very rough and the boat capsized.
海的风浪变得很大，船翻了。
6.pledge vt/n.保证，许诺
The Communists have pledged to support the opposition's motion.
共产党员们已经承诺支持反对党的动议。
7.intelligence n.情报（工作）
Why was military intelligence so lacking?
为什么军事情报如此缺乏？
8.irresponsible adj.不负责任的
I felt that it was irresponsible to advocate the legalization of drugs.
我觉得主张毒品合法化是不负责任的。
9.endorse vt.签署，赞同，认可
I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly.
我可以全心全意地支持他们的观点。
10.pristine adj.原始的，古朴的，淳朴的
He collected pristine samples of the meteorite just days after they fell on the frozen lake, and stored them in his freezer.
他在陨石降落到结冰的塔吉什湖后几天收集到了原始的陨石样本，并将它们冷藏在他的冰箱中。
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内容解析
1.The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has told the U.N. Security Council that all aircraft in northern Syria should be grounded in order to allow humanitarian aid to get through.
get through 通过，抵达，做完
Look, I can't get through to this number.
哎，我打不通这个号码。
2.He said Monday's attack on an aid convoy raised profound doubt about whether Russia and the Syrian government would live up to the ceasefire deal.
live up to 履行，完成，实现
Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.
销售额今年还没有达到预期目标。
3.Virginia Raggi said that it would be irresponsible to support the bid, as winning it would bury the city under huge debts.
under debt 负债
Last month, two hedge funds operated by the investment bank Bear Stearns nearly collapsed under debt.
