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听力文本
The European Union has agreed to provide tens of billions of dollars in new loans to Greece. This financial rescue plan is the third agreement between Greece and other European countries. It came after 17 hours of negotiations over the weekend.
Greece will receive almost $100 billion in loans in exchange for making economic reforms. These reforms include changes to how the country collects taxes and cutting financial assistance for retired persons.
Greek government leaders must now persuade the country's parliament to approve the agreement by Wednesday.
Iran nuclear negotiations continue
High-level officials are still meeting on the last day planned for negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. The talks are taking place in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
Some observers believe a nuclear deal will be announced soon. But top diplomats involved in the talks have told reporters in the past 24 hours that important issues remain unresolved.
Iran is meeting with representatives of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. The foreign minister of the European Union has also been involved. Three other times, the negotiators failed to meet a time limit for reaching a nuclear agreement.
Talks about limiting Iran's nuclear activities have been taking place for more than 10 years.
A number of countries have limited trade with Iran to protest what they believe are its efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has always denied that it is doing so. If a deal is reached, the economic restrictions could be cancelled.
Iraq announces plan to recapture western Anbar province
Iraqi officials have announced the start of an offensive to recapture the western province of Anbar from Islamic State fighters. The militants control large parts of Anbar, including the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah.
The Iraqi government statement said the offensive included Iraqi troops and Shi'ite and Sunni fighters.
The Iraqi government has been making plans to retake the province since the militants seized Ramadi in May. The success of the self-declared Islamic State led some observers to criticize the ability of the Iraqi military.
Mixed economic results for June in China
China says its imports and exports were 6.9 percent lower in the first half of 2015, compared to the first six months of last year. The Chinese government's goal was a six percent increase.
The government blames the drop in trade on slower demand among Chinese consumers and in foreign markets.
Pope Francis returns to Rome after South America trip
Pope Francis returned to Rome from Paraguay on Sunday. He had been in South America for a week.
Pope Francis is the first Roman Catholic Church leader from South America. On Sunday, he visited a very poor community along the Paraguay River. Thousands of people gathered to see him.
Workers made a special altar for a religious service. They built the structure from 40,000 ears of corn, 200,000 coconuts and 1,000 squash.
During his visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, the pope criticized capitalism. He said the world needs a new economic system in which both rich and poor people share the Earth's resources equally.
词汇解析
1.unresolved adj. 未解决的；无决断力的；不果断的
The murder remains unresolved.
这宗谋杀案还没有侦破。
2.self-declared adj. 自称的；自命的
He is a self-declared populist.
他自称是一位平民主义者。
3.recapture vt. 夺回；拿回；再体验；政府征收再经历 n. 夺回；取回；政府对公司超额收益或利润的征收
They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area.
他们说这些尸体是在反叛者们重新占领这个地区时被发现的。
4.altar n. 祭坛；圣坛；圣餐台
Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds.
玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。
内容解析
1.Greece will receive almost $100 billion in loans in exchange for making economic reforms.
in exchange for作为(对…的)交换(或替换)
Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。
It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favors.
公务员通过索要礼物或钱财作为为他人提供便利的交换是违法的。
2.The government blames the drop in trade on slower demand among Chinese consumers and in foreign markets.
blame on 推诿，责怪…，把…归咎于，归罪于：
The police blame the accident on the driver who was attempting to pass.
警方把事故的责任归咎于当时极力驶过去的司机。
She refused to lay the blame on any one party.
她拒绝归咎于任何一方。
参考译文
欧盟同意向希腊提供数百亿美元的新贷款，该财政援救方案是希腊和其他欧洲国家之间达成的第三个协议，为此双方周末进行了17个小时的协商。
希腊将收到近1000亿美元的贷款，交换条件是进行经济改革，改革措施包括改变该国收税方式，削减对退休人员的财政支持。
希腊政府领导人现在必须劝说该国议会在周三之前批准该协议。
高层官员们将按计划进行最后一天有关伊朗核项目的协商，会谈是在奥地利首都维也纳举行的。
一些观察家认为很快就会宣布核协议，但参加会谈的高级外交官在过去24小时内告诉记者，仍有没有解决的重要问题。
伊朗将与来自英国、中国、法国、德国、俄罗斯和美国的代表们会面，欧盟外长也将参加会谈。除了之前的三次外，协商者再次未能在最后期限之前达成核协议。
有关伊朗核活动的协商已经进行了10多年。
多个国家已经限制与伊朗的贸易，来抗议伊朗所谓开发核武器的尝试。伊朗一直否认此事，一旦达成协议，这些经济制裁将被取消。
伊拉克官员宣布开始进攻以期从伊斯兰国武装分子手中夺回西部省份安巴尔，该武装组织控制了安巴尔省大部分地区，包括拉马迪和费卢杰市。
伊拉克政府声明称伊拉克部队、什叶派和逊尼派武装人员都将参与进攻。
自从5月份武装分子夺取拉马迪后，伊拉克政府一直计划夺回该省。自封的伊斯兰国的成功使得一些观察员开始指责伊拉克军队无能。
中国称与去年上半年相比，本国2015年上半年的进出口降低了6.9%，中国政府的目标是保持6%的增长。
政府将贸易下跌归咎于中国消费者和外国市场需求的下降。
方济各教皇周日从巴拉圭返回罗马，他已经在南美呆了一周。
方济各教皇是第一位来自南美洲的罗马天主教堂领袖，周日，他访问了巴拉圭河畔一个非常贫困的社区，数千人前来见他。
工人们为宗教仪式造了一个特殊的神坛，他们用4万串谷穗、两万个玉米和一千个南瓜搭起了神坛。
在访问厄瓜多尔、玻利维亚和巴拉圭期间，教皇批评了资本主义，他说全世界需要新的经济体制，在这种体制下富人和穷人能够平等地分享地球资源。
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