1.   Last October, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans to cut the British force from 4,100 to 2,500 this spring, with an indication that further cuts could follow. .

去年十月，英国首相GB宣布在今年春节把英国军队由4100减少到2500人，并暗示还会进一步撤军。

indication

Something that serves to indicate; a sign:

标志，迹象：用于指示、暗示的事物；信号：

2.   More than 1,000 people were killed in the fighting and relative calm only returned when the two sides agreed to a cease-fire on Monday.

在战斗中超过1000人死亡，直到双方周一同意停火的时候才稍有平静。

cease-fire　

(a) An order to stop firing.

停火命令

(b) Suspension of active hostilities; a truce.

停火：暂停敌对行为；停战‘

3.   Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, said in Baghdad the operation was a success and 10,000 additional police and army troops would be recruited to keep order in the southern city.

伊拉克首相Nuri al-Maliki在巴格达称,该行动十分成功，政府会招募10，000名额外的警察和军队来维持南部城市的秩序。

recruit v

gain (sb) as a recruit; enlist 吸收（某人）为新成员; 徵募: recruit on a regular basis 定期招募

* recruit new members (to the club) 吸收新成员（进入俱乐部）

* recruit sb as a spy招募某人为特工. 

4.   The defense secretary did not give a timetable for the delay in pulling out British troops, but officials say if the Iraqi armed forces are strengthened and security improves in Basra, British troops will be able to return home.

国防部长对于推迟撤军行动没有给出时间表，但是官员称如果伊拉克军队实力增强了，在巴士拉的安全形势好转，那么英国军队就可以回家了。

strengthen

To make strong or increase the strength of.

加强：使强壮或增加…的力量

5.   Since the onset of rains this year, at least seven people have been killed in floods.

自从今年开始下雨以来，至少有七名人死于洪水。

onset

vigorous beginning (esp of sth unpleasant) （爆发性的）开始（尤指不愉快的事）:

* the onset of winter 冬天的突然降临

* the onset of glandular fever 腺热病的发作.

6.   Political and ethnic violence following December's disputed presidential elections caused hundreds of thousands to   flee their homes, with some 200,00 now staying in camps.

12月的充满争议的总统选举引起了政治和种族的暴乱，这造成了成千上百的人们逃离他们的家园，现在大约有200，00人住在露营地。

ethnic

of a national, racial or tribal group that has a common cultural tradition 民族的; 种族的; 部落的:

* ethnic minorities, groups, communities, etc 少数民族的; 族群的; 种族社区的等. 

7.   The largest concentration of camps is in the Rift Valley and around the capital, Nairobi.

避难所最集中的地区集中在断陷谷附近和首都Nairobi附近。

concentration

(a) concentrating (on sth) 集中（於某事物）（之力）:

* Stress and tiredness often result in a lack of concentration. 紧张和疲劳常使人精神不集中. 

(b) grouping of people or things 人或事物的聚集、集中或集合:

* concentrations of enemy troops, industrial buildings 敌军、工业建 物的集中. 

8.   Special Programs Minister Naomi Shaaban, who is in charge of resettlement policy, has said the government requires more money to implement programs, but has given little indication of what the timeline might look like.

特别项目部长ＮＳ负责该再定居政策，他称政府需要更多的钱来实施该计划，但是他没有透露什么时候可以可能完成。　

implement

To put into practical effect; carry out:

使生效；执行：

implement the new procedures. 实施新的程序