President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to sign several executive orders aimed at restricting immigration. US media say he will sign an order tightening security along the Mexican border. He'll also be seeking tougher visa regulations for citizens from seven Middle East and African countries with predominantly Muslim populations. He tweeted that Wednesday would be a big day for national security.
regulation：[regjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 管理；规则；校准
adj. 规定的；平常的
predominant：[prɪ'dɒmɪnənt]
adj. 主要的；卓越的；支配的；有力的；有影响的
In another tweet, the President expressed his concern about the level of violence in the city of Chicago. Reports say that already this year more than 40 people have been murdered and 228 people have been shot. Mr. Trump said he would send in the FBI if Chicago did not fix, what he called, the horrible carnage.
carnage：['kɑːnɪdʒ]
n. 大屠杀；残杀；大量绝灭
The French President Francois Hollande has been meeting leaders of Colombia's largest rebel movement the FARC in the west of the country. Mr. Hollande,accompanied by Colombia's President, offered financial support for de-mining programs.
Panama's Chief Prosecutor says 17 people have been charged with money laundering in connection with the bribery scheme involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. He said the group included former officials and business people.
prosecutor：['prɒsɪkjuːtə]
n. 检察官；公诉人；[法] 起诉人；实行者
launder：['lɔːndə]
vt. 洗涤；清洗；洗黑钱（把来路可疑的钱弄得貌似合法）
vi. 洗涤；洗熨；耐洗
n. 流水槽
bribery：['braɪbərɪ]
n. [法] 贿赂；受贿；行贿
The largest annual mass migration on earth is underway in China with millions of people on the move before Chinese New Year on Friday. Many are returning home.Others are going abroad on holiday.
Ivory Coast, the defending champions, have crashed out of football's Africa Cupof Nations in Gabon. They lost 1-0 to Morocco, who go through to the quarterfinals along with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
quarterfinal：[,kwɔ:tə'fainəl]
adj. 四分之一决赛的
n. 四分之一决赛
And a 7-year-old Syrian girl known worldwide for her tweets from Aleppo has written an open letter to Donald Trump pleading for him to do something for the children of Syria because they deserve peace. Bana Alabed escaped from Aleppo last month and now lives in Turkey.
