A federal judge in the United States has proved a settlement of nearly 15billion dollars for claims against the German car manufacture Volkswagen over its diesel emission scandal. Nearly half a million Volkswagen owners will beable to sell back their cars or get them fixed. They'll also receive up to10,000 dollars in compensation. Volkswagen admitted last year that it had cheated on diesel emissions tests to make its vehicles appear cleaner.
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federal：['fed(ə)r(ə)l]
adj. 联邦的；同盟的；联邦政府的； 联邦制的
adv. 联邦政府地
n. (Federal)人名；(英)费德勒尔
diesel：['diːz(ə)l]
n. 柴油机；柴油；（俚）健康的身体
adj. 内燃机传动的；供内燃机用的
n. (Diesel)人名；(德)狄塞耳
n. 迪赛（意大利时装品牌）
scandal：['skænd(ə)l]
n. 丑闻；流言蜚语；诽谤；公愤
compensation：[kɒmpen'seɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 补偿；报酬；赔偿金
The International Energy Agency says the world's capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources, such as solar power, has now overtaken coal. A new report by the agency says half a million solar panels were installed everyday around the world last year.
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overtake：[əʊvə'teɪk]
vt. 赶上；压倒；突然来袭
vi. 超车
coal：[kəʊl]
vi. 上煤；加煤
vt. 给…加煤；把…烧成炭
n. 煤；煤块；木炭
panel：['pæn(ə)l]
n. 仪表板；嵌板；座谈小组，全体陪审员
vt. 嵌镶板
n. (Panel)人名；(英、法)帕内尔
install：[ɪnˈstɔ:l]
vt. 安装；任命；安顿
United Nations has warned that a rise in hate speech and incitement ethnic violence in South Sudan could result in mass atrocities. Tensions between the largest ethnic group, the Dinka and people from the Equatorial region, have grown dramatically in recent weeks after deadly attacks on Dinka bus passengers.
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incitement：[ɪn'saɪtmənt]
n. 煽动，刺激；激励物
ethnic：['eθnɪk]
adj. 种族的；人种的
dramatically：[drə'mætɪkəlɪ]
adv. 戏剧地；引人注目地
adv. 显著地，剧烈地
The US defense secretary Ash Carter says he is encouraged by the progress being made in the major offensive against Islamic state militants in Mosul, but he warned that resistance by IS was likely to intensify as the Iraqi troops and their allies close in. Earlier, there were fresh reports that the militant shave been killing civilians in areas just south of Mosul.
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intensify：[ɪn'tensɪfaɪ]
vi. 增强，强化；变激烈
vt. 使加强，使强化；使变激烈
shave：[ʃeɪv]
vi. 剃须，剃毛
vt. 剃，削去；修剪；切成薄片；掠
n. 刮脸，剃胡子；修面；<口>侥幸逃过，幸免；剃刀，刮刀
Congress in Venezuela has voted to open a political trial against the socialist president Nicolas Maduro further raising tensions between the government and the opposition led national assembly. The Congress accuses Mr. Maduro of violating democracy. The Venezuelan government Supreme Court declared congress illegitimate.
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trial：['traɪəl]
n. 试验；审讯；努力；磨炼
adj. 试验的；审讯的
n. (Trial)人名；(法)特里亚尔
assembly：[ə'semblɪ]
n. 装配；集会，集合
illegitimate：[,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]
adj. 私生的；非法的；不合理的
vt. 认做私生子；认为违法
n. 非嫡出子；庶子
The captain of Brazil's legendary 1970 world cup winning football team Carlos Alberto Torreshas died in Rio de Janeiro after a heart attack, he was 72.
