The United States has expressed its concern abouta judgment from the European Commissionordering the technology giant, Apple, to pay up to14.5 billion dollars in back taxes. The White Housesays such a unilateral approach threatened toundermine progress on making the international tax system fair.
The Islamic State militant group says that one of its senior leaders and spokesmen, AbuMuhammad al-Adnani, has been killed. A website affiliated to IS, Amaq, says he was killed whilesurveying operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo in Syria.
The U.S. military says Turkey and Kurdish forces have agreed to stop fighting each other innorthern Syria. A spokesman said this was a loose agreement and hope that it would solidify.
U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed offices in five states after receiving anonymousthreats. It said officials were working with the FBI and police to determine whether the threatswere credible.
The United Nations says steps are now being taken to vet the health of peacekeepers beforethey are deployed on missions. Earlier this month, the UN finally acknowledged that itcontributed to an outbreak of cholera in Haiti that has killed 10,000 in 6 years.
An Italian bishop has condemned shoddy building practices during the funeral mass forvictims of last week's earthquake. Bishop Domenico Pompili said earthquakes do not kill, hesays it was the work of man that kills.
The Nigerian football federation says that it doesn't have the money to pay the salary of Rio'scoach of national Olympic football team. Samson Siasia took Nigeria to the bronze medal inRio, the country's only medal of the Games, but he is owed five months' pay.
Crickets. England have scored the highest number of runs ever in a one-day international. Theynotched up 444 for 3 in 15 overs in an international against Pakistan at Trent Bridge inNottingham.
1.unilateral adj.单边的No Party or anyone acting on its behalf may have anyunilateral communication with the Panel.
诉讼方或它的任何代表都不可以与陪审团有单方面的通信联系。
2.undermine vt.动摇，破坏She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent.
她动摇了他的地位，摧毁了他对自己才能的信心。
3.anonymous adj.匿名的You can remain anonymous if you wish.
如果你愿意你可以保持匿名。
4.shoddy adj.质量很差的，粗制滥造的We live in a culture of mediocrity. How many times do we complain about shoddy workmanship or poor service or inferior quality?
我们生活在一个庸俗的社会里，我们抱怨了多少次劣质的手工艺品，差劲的服务，低等的质量。
5.cholera n.霍乱The cholera outbreak has been contained.
霍乱的爆发已被遏制住。
6.deploy vt.部署The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
总统说他无意调遣地面部队。
7.credible 可信的，可靠的Her claims seem credible to many.
她的说法似乎在许多人看来是可信的。
8.solidify vi(vt)团结，凝固The thicker lava would have taken two weeks to solidify.
更厚的熔岩需要两周才会凝固。
2内容解析：
1.Earlier this month, the UN finally acknowledged that it contributed to an outbreak of cholera in Haiti that has killed 10,000 in 6 years.
contribute to... 是……的部分原因，有助于，促成
Both systems contribute to the decentralization of power.
这两套体制都有助于权力的分散。
2.They notched up 444 for 3 in 15 overs in an international against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
notch up 创下，实现
He had notched up more than 25 victories worldwide.
