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1、BBC新闻练习1TheBBChaslearnedthattheBritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrown,hasdecidedthattheBritish.generalelectionwilltakeplaceonMay6th・Mr.BrownwillgotoBuckinghamPalacetomorrowTuesdayztoaskQueenElizabethtodissolveparliament，andthenmakeaformalannouncementoftheelectiondate.Th

2、atwillstarttheofficialelectioncampaign,which,aBBCcorrespondentsays,willbedominatedbyissuesoftaxationandspendinginthewakeoftheglobalrecession.2LessthansixmonthsbeforeageneraIelectioninBritain,thegoverningLabourPartyisembroiledagainininternalstrife.Twoformercabinet

3、ministershavecalledforsecretballotofmemberstodecidewhetherthePrimeMinisterGordonBrownshouldcontinueaspartyleaderMr.BrownhascalledageneralelectionbyJunethisyear.OurpoliticalcorrespondentRobWatsonreports.ThetwoformercabinetministersGeoffHoonandPatriciaHewitthadstun

4、nedeveryoneatWestminsterwiththeirlast-minuteeffortstochallengeGordonBrowrTsleadership.ButDowningStreetandLabourPartyofficialshavemovedquicklytoquashanyrevolts.Mostimportantly,currentcabinetministershavecomeoutandbackedtheprimeminister;orbitingsomecaseswithlittlea

5、pparententhusiasm・Sothelatestchallengelookslikelytobeshortlift.AlthoughmanywithintheLabourPartydoubtMr.BrowrYsleadershipqualities,theyalsoseemtothinkitwouldonlymakethingsworsetogetridofhimbeforethegeneralelection.3TheBritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownisofferingtosca

6、lebackBritairYsnucleardeterreneeifaninternationalagreementisreachedtocuttheworld'snucleararsenals.Mr.BrownisexpectedtotellaspecialsessionoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilonThursdaythathellbewillingtogiveuponeoffourroyalnavysubmarinesthatcarryTridentnuclearmissile

7、s.Officialsareinsistingthatcostisn'tafactorhere・Here'sourdefeneecorrespondentNickChilds.GordonBrownissayinghe'llbereadytothrowpartofthetridentforceintotheportinthecontextofamuchbiggerglobaldisarmamentdeal.Hesaidsoingeneraltermsbefore・Thisofferthoughismoreconcrete

8、.Thereisagrowingsensethattoavoidwhatsomefearcouldbeasuddencascadeofnewnuclearstates,theestablishednuclearpowersneedtodomoreintermsofdisarmamenttokeeptheprolife