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BBC News with Marian Marshall.

Riot police in Russia have detained hundreds of people at anti-corruption demonstrations1 across the country. The biggest protests and most arrests were in Moscow and St.Petersburg. The man who organized the protests, a fierce Kremlin critic, Aleksei Navalny, was also detained as he left his Moscow home to join an unsanctioned rally in the center of the city.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting her MPs for the first time since last week's election, as her government grapples with a political turmoil2 it 

unleashed3. The government has confirmed that it may delay the presentation of its legislative4 agenda to Parliament, the Queen's speech, a move that would be 

unprecedented5. It was due to be delivered on Monday.

The U.S. Attorneys General for Maryland in the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit6 against President Trump7. They claim that payments made to his businesses 

violate anti-corruption clauses in the American constitution. There's been no comment from the Justice Department or the White House.

The Supreme8 Court in the Philippines has directed that all newly arrested drug users should be sent to a huge rehabilitation9 center in a remote location. More than 1.2 

million self-confessed drug users have surrendered themselves to the police during President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug campaign.

The German Transport Ministry10 has ordered tests on a model of Porsche sport utility vehicle, following reports that it could be in breach11 of emissions12 regulations. 

Porsche says its vehicles do meet requirements. Its sister company, Volkswagen, has agreed to pay billions of dollars in fines over cheating in emissions tests.

Lawyers defending Bill Cosby have rested their case without calling him to the stand. The American entertainer, who's charged with sexual assault, confirmed to the 

court in Pennsylvania that he didn't want to testify. Mr. Cosby has strenuously13 denied attacking Andrea Constand.

Marian Marshall为您报道BBC新闻。

俄罗斯防暴警察在全国各地的反腐示威活动中拘留了数百人。莫斯科和圣彼得堡的抗议活动规模最大,逮捕的人数最多。组织抗议活动的是狂热的克里姆林宫批评者阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼(Aleksei Navalny),他离开莫斯科的家参加市中心举行的未经批准的集会时也被逮捕。

英国首相特里莎·梅(TheresaMay)自上周的选举以来首次会见议员们,因为她的政府一直在努力克服一场政治混乱。政府已经证实可能会延迟向议会进行的立法进程报告,女王讲话,此举是前所未有的。讲话将于周一进行。

美国马里兰州和哥伦比亚地区检察长递交了针对特朗普总统的诉讼案。他们宣称他所在企业的薪酬违反了美国宪法反腐条款。司法部和白宫均未发表评论。

菲律宾最高法院指示,所有新逮捕的吸毒者都将被送往偏远地区一个巨大的康复中心。在总统杜特尔特(Rodrigo Duterte)发起的禁毒活动中,共有120多万名吸毒者向警方自首。

德国交通部下令对保时捷一款运动型多用途车模型进行测试。此前有报道称,这种车型可能违反尾气排放管理规定。保时捷公司表示,他们的车辆绝对符合要求。其姊妹公司大众汽车同意因尾气排放欺骗行为缴纳数十亿美元的罚款。

比尔·科斯比(Bill Cosby)的辩护律师未让被告出庭就完成了这场官司。这位被控性侵罪的美国娱乐巨星向宾夕法尼亚法庭证实,他不想作证。科斯比极力否认侵犯了康斯坦德(Andrea Constand)。


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1 demonstrations 0922be6a2a3be4bdbebd28c620ab8f2d     
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
参考例句:
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
2 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
参考例句:
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
3 unleashed unleashed     
v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
  • The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 legislative K9hzG     
n.立法机构,立法权;adj.立法的,有立法权的
参考例句:
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
5 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的,新奇的
参考例句:
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
6 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼,控诉
参考例句:
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
7 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
8 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
9 rehabilitation 8Vcxv     
n.康复,悔过自新,修复,复兴,复职,复位
参考例句:
  • He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
  • No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
10 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
11 breach 2sgzw     
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
参考例句:
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
12 emissions 1a87f8769eb755734e056efecb5e2da9     
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
参考例句:
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
13 strenuously Jhwz0k     
adv.奋发地,费力地
参考例句:
  • The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce. 公司竭力为其裁员的决定辩护。
  • She denied the accusation with some warmth, ie strenuously, forcefully. 她有些激动,竭力否认这一指责。

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