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BBC News with David Legg.
The Palestinian president Mahmod Abbas has confirmed that he will not seek re-election in the presidential poll next January. He said he’d made that decision due to the lack of progress in the peace process. From Ramallah, Bethany Bell reports.
This isn't the first time Mr. Abbas has made such a threat and it’s by no means certain that these elections will actually take place. Palestinians are split geographically and politically. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, says it won't take part in the vote. Some have speculated that this move by Mr. Abbas could be a negotiating tactic aimed at rallying western and Arab support. At the moment, there is no obvious replacement for Mr. Abbas. And without him, the prospects to the already faltering peace process would look even bleaker.
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she looked forward to working with Mr. Abbas in any new capacity.
At least seven people have been killed and many others wounded in a shooting at the Fort Hood military post in the US State of Texas. One person has been arrested while another remains at large. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
According to US media reports, two men dressed in military uniform opened fire at the sprawling Fort Hood military post in Killeen, Texas. A dozen people have been wounded and an unknown number are dead. One suspect is believed to be in custody while another is said to remain at large. Fort Hood is one of the largest military posts in the world. More than 30,000 people are said to be confined to their base as officials try to secure the site. FBI agents are also understood to be on their way to investigate.
Officials at the United Nations Climate Conference in Barcelona have cast further doubt on whether a binding international agreement can be achieved at next month’s Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. Matt Mcgrath has the details.
There are two key problems: one is the scale of the work that needs to be done to get an agreement on key issues like targets for emissions cuts and money for developing nations to cope with dramatic climate change; the other appears to be the lack of progress on climate legislation in the United States. A climate bill is currently being discussed in the Senate, but it's thought unlikely that it will be passed before the meeting in Copenhagen. Officials here are now talking about the possibility of a political agreement at the December meeting that will include targets on emissions, timetables and levels of financing. They could also include the timetable for a legally binding treaty to be completed most likely within six months to a year.
The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai has lifted a power-sharing boycott with President Robert Mugabe. Mr. Tsvangirai made the announcement at the end of a regional meeting attended by Mr. Mugabe in the Mozambiquan capital, Maputo. Mr. Tsvangirai gave Mr. Mugabe 30 days to fully implement the power-sharing agreement. Mr. Tsvangirai said he was disengaging from the coalition three weeks ago because of human rights abuses by Mr. Mugabe's party.
This is the World News from the BBC.
The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has accused the interim authorities and their supporters in Congress of failing to adhere to the terms of the agreement signed last week to end the country's political crisis. Emilio San Pedro reports.
Mr. Zelaya, who was forcibly removed from office in June, was blunt in his assessment of the situation. In a BBC interview, he said he had followed the terms of the agreement to the letter of the law, but accused the interim authorities of failing to keep to their side of the bargain. And he called on the interim president, Roberto Micheletti, to force Congress to hold a vote on his reinstatement to power. The interim authorities see things differently and say the power-sharing agreement can go on without Mr. Zelaya's restoration, a view now shared by Washington, which brokered the deal.
Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged more people in New York implicated in the largest hedge fund inside a trading scheme ever seen on Wall Street. They include traders, lawyers and hedge fund managers. The investigation centres on a prominent New York firm, the Galleon Group, which once managed assets worth 7 billion dollars. The fund's billionaire founder and five others were arrested last month.
Judges at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague have appointed a lawyer for the former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic, who's on trial for genocide. Mr. Karadzic has represented himself so far, but has boycotted most of the proceedings, complaining he's had too little time to prepare.
British scientists have warned that the medical use in humans of nanotechnology, the manipulation of particles millions of times smaller than a pinhead, may damage the DNA or genetic building blocks of cells. The researchers observed that nanoparticles were able to damage the DNA and cells without crossing the cellular barriers that normally protect organs. Their findings raise questions about the safety of nanotechnology-based therapies.
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巴勒斯坦总统阿巴斯证实，在明年一月份举行的总统选举中不会寻求连任。他说，由于和平进程缺乏进展才做出这个决定。拉马拉，Bethany Bell报道。
这不是阿巴斯首次作出这种威胁，而且这些选举能否发生也完全不能确定。目前，巴勒斯坦出现种族和政治方面的分裂。控制加沙地带的哈马斯称不会参加投票。有人猜测，阿巴斯此举是为了赢得西方和阿拉伯世界支持的谈判策略。此时此刻还没有人能够明显地取代阿巴斯。如果没有阿巴斯，停滞不前的和平进程前景会更加渺茫。
美国国务卿希拉里称，无论阿巴斯担任任何新的职位，都期待继续与阿巴斯合作。
美国得克萨斯州胡德堡军事基地发生枪击事件，造成至少7人死亡，多人受伤。一名枪手被捕，另外一人潜逃。Imtiaz Tyab报道。
根据美国媒体报道，两名身穿美国军装的男子在得克萨斯Killeen胡德堡军事基地开枪。十几人受伤，死亡人数不详。据称，一名嫌疑人已经被拘禁，另外一人潜逃。胡德堡是世界最大的军事基地之一。该基地驻有30,000多名军人，官方希望确保该基地安全。FBI特工也正对此事展开调查。
巴塞罗那联合国气候会议官员对下月哥本哈根气候变化会议上能否达成有约束力的协议产生进一步怀疑。Matt Mcgrath报道详细信息。
主要有两个关键问题：其中一个是，为了就减排目标和发展中国家应对气候变化筹集资金达成协议，应该展开多大范围的工作。另外一个是，美国环境立法缺乏进展。参议院目前正在探讨一项气候法案，但是似乎不可能在哥本哈根会议之前通过。官员目前正在讨论12月份哥本哈根会议上达成政治性协议的可能性，其中包括减排目标，时间表和融资水平问题。还包括具有法律约束力的条约出台的时间表问题，最有可能的是6至12个月。
津巴布韦总理次万吉拉伊取消对与总统穆加贝进行权力分享的抵制。次万吉拉伊在莫桑比克首都马普托举行的区域性会议上宣布了该决定。穆加贝也出席了该会议。次万吉拉伊给穆加贝30天的时间来充分实施权利分享协议。次万吉拉伊称，三周前，他脱离联盟政府是由于穆加贝领导的党派践踏人权。

BBC世界新闻。
洪都拉斯被罢免总统塞拉亚指控临时政府及其国会支持者不遵守上周签署的协议条款。该协议是为了终止洪都拉斯政治危机。Emilio San Pedro报道。
在六月份的军事政变中被迫下台的塞拉亚坦率表明了他对目前形势的评估。在BBC的采访中，塞拉亚表示，他完全按照协议条款行动，但是指控临时政府没有旅行协议中规定的职责。他要求临时政府总统米切来蒂强迫国会针对其恢复总统职位投票。临时政府则持不同意见，他们表示，即使塞拉亚不恢复总统职位，权利分享协议也可以照样执行。而从中调解该协议的华盛顿政府也持同样观点。
美国联邦检控官控告纽约更多人卷入华尔街有史以来最大的套利基金诈骗案。其中包括交易人，律师和套利基金经理。调查主要集中在纽约一家卓越的公司，对冲基金公司帆船集团(Galleon Group)。这家公司曾管理着价值70亿美元的资产。上月，该基金的亿万富翁创建者和其他五人被捕。
联合国海牙国际战争罪法庭法官为前波黑塞族领袖卡拉季奇委任了一名律师。卡拉季奇因种族大屠杀而受到审判。目前，卡拉季奇为自己辩护，但是对大部分审判予以抵制。他抱怨称，自己没有足够的时间进行准备。
英国科学家警告称，纳米技术(这种粒子比针头还小百万倍)在人类医疗中的应用可能会损害DNA，或者细胞的基因结构。研究人员观察到，纳米颗粒可以在不穿越细胞壁的情况下危害DNA和细胞。通常，细胞壁对器官有保护作用。他们的研究结果使人们对基于纳米技术的治疗方法的安全性产生了怀疑。
1.speculate vt.vi.思索; 猜测, 推测
例句：We don't know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to speculate.
我们不了解所有的情况, 妄加推测是没有意义的。
2.prospect n.前景; 前途
例句：John is in high spirits at the prospects.
约翰对前景充满希望。
3.confine vt.限制; 局限于
例句：She confined her activities in educational circles.
她把她的各项活动都限制在教育圈内。
4.secure v.(使)获得; 把…弄到手
例句：We have secured a first-class cook.
我们已经请到了一位第一流的厨师。
Can you secure me two good seats for the concert?
你能为我弄到两张音乐会好座位的票吗?
5.emission n.排放,散发,发出(气体、光、热)
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。
6.implement vt.实现,使生效,执行
例句：The group's idea will be implemented immediately.
这个小组的建议将很快得到实施。
7.disengage vi.脱离,断绝关系
例句：She disengaged her hand from that of the child.
她把手从孩子手里抽出来。
8.blunt adj.率直的, 直言不讳的
例句：She is rather blunt in speech.
她说话很直率。
9.broker vi.做掮客(或中人等) 作为权力经纪人进行谈判
10.implicate vt.牵涉，涉及（某人）
例句：The evidence clearly implicated him in the crime.
证据清楚显示他与这件罪案有牵连。
These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence.
这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。
1.He said he’d made that decision due to the lack of progress in the peace process.
due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。
2.This isn't the first time Mr. Abbas has made such a threat and it’s by no means certain that these elections will actually take place.
by no means绝不, 一点也不, 根本不，决不
例句：This by no means the first time you have been late.
这绝不是你第一次迟到了。
3.The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she looked forward to working with Mr. Abbas in any new capacity.
look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
我在盼望着你下周光临。
We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。
4.One suspect is believed to be in custody while another is said to remain at large.
at large(囚犯)在逃, 逍遥法外

例句：The soldier reported that a prisoner was at large.
士兵报告说一名囚犯在逃。
The escaped prisoner is still at large.
那个逃犯仍逍遥法外。
5.Officials at the United Nations Climate Conference in Barcelona have cast further doubt on whether a binding international agreement can be achieved at next month’s Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
cast doubt on使人对…产生怀疑
例句：She cast doubt on this news.
她对这消息有所怀疑。
6.The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has accused the interim authorities and their supporters in Congress of failing to adhere to the terms of the agreement signed last week to end the country's political crisis.
adhere to遵循, 依附; 坚持
例句：Paste is used to make one su***ce adhere to another.
糨糊是用以使一个接触面粘住另一个接触面的。
Most people adhere to the church of their parents.
多数人都依附于父母的教会。
1.And without him, the prospects to the already faltering peace process would look even bleaker.
参考翻译：如果没有阿巴斯，停滞不前的和平进程前景会更加渺茫。
语法学习：without虚拟语气
非真实条件句中的条件从句有时不表示出来，只暗含在短语或上下文中，这种句子叫做储蓄条件句。常见的有but,for ,without等引导的短语，以及or, or else, otherwise, but,were it not for 等后面的分句。
例：But for your help we couldn’t have succeeded in the experiment.
如果没有你的帮助，我们的实验室是不会成功的。
例：We could have done better under more favourable conditions.
在更有利的条件下，我们能够做得更好些。
2.There are two key problems: one is the scale of the work that needs to be done to get an agreement on key issues like targets for emissions cuts and money for developing nations to cope with dramatic climate change; the other appears to be the lack of progress on climate legislation in the United States.
参考翻译：主要有两个关键问题：其中一个是，为了就减排目标和发展中国家应对气候变化筹集资金达成协议，应该展开多大范围的工作。另外一个是，美国环境立法缺乏进展。
结构分析：这句话说明了两个问题，在说明第一个问题时结构有点复杂，重点就是one is the scale of the work，后面是修饰成分。that needs to be done是定语从句，修饰work。get an agreement on后面有两个成分，targets for emissions cuts和money for developing nations。cope with是处理的意思，相当于deal with。
3.British scientists have warned that the medical use in humans of nanotechnology, the manipulation of particles millions of times smaller than a pinhead, may damage the DNA or genetic building blocks of cells.
参考翻译：英国科学家警告称，纳米技术(这种粒子比针头还小百万倍)在人类医疗中的应用可能会损害DNA，或者细胞的基因结构。
结构分析：这句话的主语和谓语是British scientists have warned，后面是that引导的宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是：the medical use in humans of nanotechnology may damage……the manipulation of particles millions of times smaller than a pinhead是同位语，对nanotechnology做补充说明。