Russia says it's prepared to back a 48-hour ceasefirein the city of Aleppo following an impassionedappeal by the UN envoy to Syria,Staffan De Misturawho welcomed the Russian move but warned thechallenge now was for Moscow to deliver the agreement to the Syrian government.
Police sources in Brazil say that the US Olympics swimmers in Rio de Janeiro invented the storyabout a robbery in an effort to disguise an altercation with a petrol station security guard. Butthe spokesman for the Rio Games urged people to as he put it, give the kids a break, sayingthey had made a mistake but life went on.
The United Nations has finally acknowledged it contributed to an outbreak of cholera six yearsago that killed 10,000 people in Haiti. Scientific studies have repeatedly shown that NepaleseUN troops were the source of the disease. But until now the UN has always deniedresponsibility.
The United Nations says South Sudan's former vice president Riek Machar who has not beenseen in public for weeks, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN mission in Congohelped to transport him.
The US Justice Department has announced plans to phase out the use of private prisons andofficials said they did not provide the same level of safety or security as jails run by the federalauthorities or substantially save on the costs. A report earlier this month included that privatelyrun prisons were almost also more violent. The online taxi service Uber has confirmed that they will start carrying passengers in self-driving cars within the next two weeks. Starting this month, customers in the US city ofPittsburgh will be able to summon a self-driving car using the Uber app on their smartphone.
The social network Twitter says it has suspended nearly a quarter of a million more accountsfor promoting terrorism. The company announced more than a hundred thousands suchsuspensions in February.
And two British brothers won gold and silver in the man's triathlon in Rio. Alistair Brownleecrossed the finish line just 6 seconds ahead of his younger brother, Jonathan.BBC news.
Johnson Izard为您报道BBC新闻。
俄罗斯表示准备支持阿勒颇市实施为期48小时的停火。此前，联合国驻叙利亚特使德米斯图拉(Staffan de Mistura)发表了慷慨激昂的诉求，他对俄罗斯的举动表示欢迎，但是警告称，现在的挑战是莫斯科如何让叙利亚政府履行该协议。巴西警方知情人士称，参加里约奥运会的美国游泳选手为了掩饰与加油站保安的争吵而捏造了抢劫案。但是里约奥运会发言人敦促大家给他们一个改错的机会。他说，他们是犯了错误，但是生活还要继续。
1.ceasefire n.（通常指永久性的）停火，停战The UN would play a major role in monitoring aceasefire.
联合国在监督停火方面会发挥重要作用。
2.impassioned adj.充满激情的；热烈的The jury listened to his impassioned explication of article 306.
陪审团听取了他对第306条充满激情的阐述。
3.disguise vt.隐瞒，掩饰；伪装The British team did not disguise their delight at their success.
英国队毫不掩饰他们获胜的喜悦。
4.altercation n.争辩，争吵Throughout the entire altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.
争了半天, 没有一句话是切合实际的。
5.substantially adv.本质上，实质上；大体上；充分地；相当多地The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
学工科的女孩的比例已经大大增加了。
6.summon vt.传唤，召唤Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over...
豪叫了医生，然后匆忙赶了过来。
7.suspend v.暂停The union suspended strike action this week...
这周工会暂停了罢工。
2内容解析：
1.Police sources in Brazil say that the USOlympics swimmers in Rio de Janeiro inventedthe story about a robbery in an effort todisguise an altercation with a petrol stationsecurity guard.in an effort to企图Changes were made in operating methods in an effort to increase profitability.
为了提高利润，经营方式上发生了改变。
2.But the spokesman for the Rio Games urged people to as he put it, give the kid abreak, saying they had made a mistake but life went on.give sb a break给某人一个改过的机会Give him a break.
给他一个改过的机会吧！
3.The United Nations has finally acknowledged it contributed to an outbreak ofcholera six years ago that killed 10,000 people in Haiti.contribute to促成，导致Smoking is a major factor contributing to cancer.
吸烟是致癌的一个重要因素。
4.The US Justice Department has announced plans to phase out the use of privateprison and officials said they did not provide the same level of safety or security asjails run by the federal authorities or substantially save on costs.phase out逐步淘汰，逐步结束They began to phase out any remaining ties between gold and currency values.
