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  欢迎来到《英国大报头条》栏目,我们将定期为大家介绍英国各大报纸的头条新闻,通过言简意赅的标题新闻洞悉时事动态,把握时代脉搏。

  本期我们为大家带来的新闻来自《镜报》、《独立报》、《电讯报》和《泰晤士报》,你将了解到有关英国警察、伊拉克战后和英国妇女晚孕等的报道。读完新闻标题后,可以参考我们提供的译文,看看你的理解是否准确。第二页和第三页是关于这几条新闻中出现的关键词汇的两个小测验。 
The Mirror
A ROOKIE policewoman was shot dead and a second WPCseriously wounded by armed raiders yesterday.

The Independent
It is feared that thousands of bomblets lie unexploded in Iraq, capable of maiming or killing innocent civilians. This week, more than two years after they were dropped, Britain is finally being held to account.

The Telegraph
Israel's electioncampaign got off to an electrifying start as Ariel Sharon, the prime minister, decided to resign from Likud and set up a new party.

The Times
More than half of women wish to postpone having children until they are 35 or older, risking the chance that they will not be able to conceive at all, according to research.
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Glossary
ROOKIE (n.) 新手(尤指未受过训练或没有经验的新警察)
WPC (n.) 女警官
raider (n.) 袭击者
bomblet (n.) 小炸弹
unexploded (adj.) 没有爆炸的
maim (v.) 残废
innocent (adj.) 无辜的
account (v.) 做出解释
electrifying (adj.) 令人震惊的
resign (v.) 辞职
Likud (n.) 利库德集团
postpone (v.) 推迟
risk (v.) 冒险
conceive (v.) 怀孕



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