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1、Lesson14Hereisasummaryofthenews.NogeneralelectionyetsaysthePrimeMinister.FivepeopledieinanearthquakeincentralItaly.And£1/4millionisstolenfromasecurityvan. InaspeechinthecityofLondonlastnight,thePrimeMinisterannouncedthattherewillbenogeneralelectioninthen
2、earfuture.Talkofaquickelectionwaspurespeculation,shesaid.Ageneralelectionwouldbeheldwhenitwasinthebestinterestsofthenationtodoso. IncentralItaly,severalsmalltownsandvillagesarestillcutoffbyavalanchesfollowingtheearthquakeduringthenightwhichkilledfivepeop
3、le.ItwascentralItaly'sstrongestearthquakeforseveralyearsandhundredsofpeoplehavebeenmadehomeless.InRome,aswellasinFlorence,NaplesandPerugia,gaspipeswerebroken,windowsshatteredandelectriccablesthrownontothestreets. Thievesgotawaywithalmost£1/4millionaftera
4、securityvanwasambushedincentralLondonearlythismorning.ThesecurityvanwasrammedbyalorryasitwastakingashortcutthroughanarrowstreetoffPiccadilly.Threemaskedmenthenthreatenedthedriverandhisassistantwithshotgunsandforcedoneofthemtounlockthevan.Thethievesmadethe
5、irescapeinacarparkednearby.ThiscarwaslaterfoundabandonedinsouthLondon.Thedriverofthevanandhisassistantwerebadlyshakenbutnotseriouslyhurt. TheflightrecorderoftheDC10airlinerwhichcrashedintheAntarcticafortnightagohasshownthattheplanewasflyingnormallyjustbe
6、foreimpact.Alltwohundredandfifty-sevenpeopleonboardtheaircraftdiedwhenithitthesideofavolcano.Theinvestigationintowhathappenedisstillgoingon. VotingistakingplacetodayintheEuro-ConstituencyofLondonSouthWest.ThisbyelectionfortheEuropeanParliamentisbeingheld
7、becauseofthedeathofthepreviousmember,Mr.HaroldFriend.AtthelastelectionMr.Friendhadamajorityof17,000overhisnearestopponent. TalksonaformulaforendingthestrikeatIndependentTelevisiongetunderwayinLondonthisafternoon.Lookingforwardtothemeeting,theGeneralSecre
8、taryoftheAssociationofCinematograph,TelevisionandAlliedTechnicians,Mr.AlbertTapper,saiditwastakingplaceonthebasisofnewproposalsfromthecompanies.Hehopeditwouldleadtoabasisfornegotiationsbutherefusedtospeculateonthech
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