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1、灾难新闻类：灾难新闻类：专四对于天灾人祸的兴趣是很浓的，基本每年都有。大家需要注意的核心是： death toll（死亡人数），the injured（受伤人数），the missing（失踪人数）， casualty（伤亡人数）以及 cause（起因）和 route（路线）空难空难 air crash：2009-3-23A FedEx cargo plane（货机）（货机）, crash-lands（迫降）（迫降）, at Japans Narita International Airport（日本成田国际机场）（日本成田国际机场）. Red Cross officials say both
2、 pilots were killed. Television footage showed the plane explode, shortly after one of its wings, clipped the ground. Reports say the flight from Guangzhou, China, was trying to land in windy conditions.海难海难 ferry sink 2009-1-11 An Indonesian ferry carrying 250 passengers and 17crew sank after being
3、 battered by a large wave in bad weather in the countrys east on Sunday, officials said. 18 people including one of the crew had been rescued, said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Transport Ministry.Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said 150 people had been taken off the ferry, but their co
4、ndition was unknown and he gave no further details. The discrepancy（差别） in the number of possible survivors could not immediately be clarified.海难的考点很灵活。可以是自然原因引起的，比如 storm, wave, typhoon, 内因也 可以为超载-overload，或者常考的非法移民 illegal immigrant 事件。值得注意的 是，05、06、07 在连续考察海难新闻。偷渡偷渡 illegal emigrants 2008-4About
5、150 illegal immigrants have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan shore while en route to Italy. Most of the illegal immigrants died after the boat capsized in the Mediterranean on June 7. The Libyan authorities have recovered 40 bodies but its difficult to identify them.恐怖袭击恐怖袭击 terrorist at
6、tacks 2008-11-27恐怖主义的新闻除了要注意时间地点和破坏结果外，幕后黑手也是重要信息幕后黑手也是重要信息。 巴基斯坦的恐怖袭击数量之多，令人咂舌。仅仅 09 年三个月以来，就有十几起， 具体请见：http:/ top police officials were among the 10 policemen killed as security forces took on terrorists here in the early hours of Thursday following a series of attacks in this Indias financial cap
7、ital, Mumbai, which killed at least 80 people and injured 250 others, authorities said. India has suffered a wave of bomb attacks in recent years. Most have been blamed on Islamist militants（伊斯兰士兵）（伊斯兰士兵）, although police have also suspected Hindu extremists（极端分子）（极端分子） of carrying out some bombings
8、.国际争端新闻：国际争端新闻：俄乌斗气，最终和解俄乌斗气，最终和解 Russia, Ukraine sign 10-year gas deal 2009-1-20Russia and Ukraine signed a 10-year gas supply deal Monday to clear the way for a prompt resumption（重启）（重启）of supplies to a freezing Europe, cut off for nearly two weeks by a dispute between the ex-Soviet states（前苏联国家）（
9、前苏联国家）. Under the deal, Ukraine will buy Russian gas at a 20 percent discount to European market prices in 2009, while Kiev（基辅，乌克兰首都）（基辅，乌克兰首都） agreed to retain preferential transit fees for Russia this year before both sides switch to a market-based price formula from 2010. A higher gas price could
10、 cripple Ukraines economy, already hit hard by the slowdown. But analysts and officials said a substantial drop in market prices expected this year would bring down the average 2009 price to levels more affordable for Kiev.巴以冲突巴以冲突 Conflicts Between Israel and Palestine 2008-5-2这个地区的是一个敏感地区。这个地区的是一个
11、敏感地区。2008 年年 12 月份，以色列对加沙地带发动了最大月份，以色列对加沙地带发动了最大 规模的地面进攻。死伤千余。此新闻完全可以看成是规模的地面进攻。死伤千余。此新闻完全可以看成是 12 月进攻的翻版新闻。进月进攻的翻版新闻。进 攻攻-口水仗口水仗-谈判谈判-外界干预。外界干预。Tension in Mideast continues as Israeli missiles struck on Gaza Strip for the sixth straight day on Monday. A Palestinian militant of al-Aqsa Brigades（阿尔阿克
12、萨旅， 是指巴勒斯坦民族解放运动-法塔赫/FATEH 的一个分支） was killed. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told members of his Party that overall offensive will be continued. On the other side, Hamas senior leader Mahmoud Zahar said his group has been in touch with an unidentified third party to discuss all the issue. Early
13、Monday morning, Israel Defense Forces withdrew its ground troops from the Gaza Strip. The recent offensive in the region has killed more than 100 Palestinians. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice kicked off a new Middle East visit on Tuesday, in a bid to help revive the halted Palestinian-Israe
14、li talks.朝核问题朝核问题 DPRK Nuclear Issue 2008-5The United States says it expects North Korea will submit its nuclear declaration to China on June 26. （递交核清单）White House spokeswoman Dana Perino says North Korea fulfilling its declaration obligations will pave the way for President George W. Bush to infor
15、m Congress of plans to remove the country from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, （把它从（把它从 “支持恐怖注意国家名单支持恐怖注意国家名单”上除去）上除去） and waive penalizing it under the U.S. Trading with the Enemy Act.（与敌国贸易法）（与敌国贸易法）North Korea missed the deadline to abandon all nuclear weapons programs and declare all its
16、nuclear programs and facilities by the end of 2007.国内民生国内民生油价变化油价变化 Oil Price Change油价今年主要以跌为主。这是去年发改委在上涨最高峰时的一次动作，请注意 不同油品的数据。Chinas top economic planner has announced the country will raise the prices of gasoline, diesel oil, aviation kerosene and electricity, revealing an unprecedented broad plan to raise energy prices.Beginning Friday, the benchmark gasoline and
