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BBCandVOA1/67BBCNewswithJulieCandler.TheUSgovernmentsaysit’sarrestedmorethan300membersofapowerfulMexicandrugganginamajoroperationacrossthecountry.TheAttorneyGeneralEricHoldersaidthearresttookplacein19statesanddealtasignificantblowtothegroup’ssupplychainofdrugs,weaponsandcashintotheUnitedStates.Inthelast2daysalone,wehaveseized3.4milliondollarsinUScurrencyandnearly730poundsofmethamphetamineaswellasothernarcotics.We’vealsoseizedcloseto400weapons.HesaidthegangknownastheMichoacanfamilyhadshownanincrediblelevelofsophisticationandruthlessness.PresidentObamahaswelcomedplansbytheUSTreasurytocutthesalariesoftopexecutivesatcompaniesthatthegovernmentbailedoutlastyear.Twenty-fivetopmanagersareexpectedtohavetheirsalariescutby90%atcompaniesincludingGeneralMotorsandCitiGroup.TheFederalReservehasproposedmeasuresdiscouragingexcessiveriskasRichardListerreportsfromWashingtonPresidentObamasaiditoffendedAmericanvalueswhenthetopexecutivesoffirmsbeingkeptafloatbytaxpayersawardedthemselveshugebonuses.AIG,thecompanywhichhelpedtriggerthefinancialmeltdown,isthisyearpreparingtopayitstradingdivisionexecutivesalmost200milliondollarsinbonuses,despitehavingtorelyon180billiondollarsofbailoutmoney.TheFedsaysitwillreviewpaystructuresat6000USfinancialinstitutionsandvetothosewhichappeartoencouragethekindofrisk-takingwhichbroughtthefinancialsectortothebrinkofcollapse.Theworld'sbiggestmobilephonemaker,Nokia,issuingitsAmericanrivalAppleforpatentinfringement.Thelegalactioncovers10patentswhichitsaysApplehasbreachedwithitsmassivelypopularIphone.DuncanButterreports.TheAppleIphonehasbeenahugesuccess,sellingover34millionunitssinceitwaslaunched2yearsago.Mostusersprizeitforitsinnovativetechnology.ButnowNokiaisclaimingthatmuchofthattechnologywasdevisedbyitsresearchscientistsandwantsAppletocompensateitfinancially,hencethelawsuitfiledintheUnitedStates.Nokiasayspatentsrelatingtowirelessdata,speechcoding,securityandencryptionhaveallbeeninfringed.Sofarthere’sbeennoresponsefromAppleandit’snotclearhowmuchmoneyNokiaisseekingincompensationHundredsofpeoplehavedemonstratedoutsidetheBBC’stelevisionstudiosinLondontoprotestagainsttheappearanceonapoliticaldebateprogramoftheleaderofthefar-rightBritishNationalPartyNickGriffin.Atonestage,protestorsforcedtheirwayinsidetheBBCbuildingandpolicesaidtheyhadmade6arrests.BBCandVOA2/67Ontheprogramwhichisdueforbroadcastshortly,theBNPleaderdefendedhisparty’sfar-rightviewsbuthisopinionswererepeatedlychallenged.WorldNewsfromtheBBC.ForthefirsttimetheSriLankangovernmenthasbegunresettlingdisplacedpeopletoareasformerlycontrolledbythedefeatedTamilTigerrebels.Morethan5,500peoplelefttheVavuniyacamponThursdayforresettlementinformerrebelstrongholdsinNorthernSriLanka.Theyarepartofalargergroupofabout40,000.Thegovernmentsaysitaimstocompletetheprocessinthenextfewdays.Morethanaquarterofamillionciviliansarehousedinmilitary-runcamps.TheformermilitaryrulerofUruguay,GregorioAlvarez,hasbeensentencedto25yearsinprisononhumanrightscharges.Hewasfoundguiltyof37homicidesduringhistimeasheadofthearmedforcesin1970sandthenaspresidentbetween1981and1985.Theformergeneralwasarrestedin2007onchargesoforderingthedeathofpoliticalprisoners.Scientistssaythey’vefoundasignificantflawinthecountingofcarbondioxideemissionswhichcouldencouragemassivedeforestation.Professor,TimothySearchinger,fromPrincetonUniversitysaidiftheloopholeisnotclosed,moreforestscouldbeclearedinthemistakenbeliefthatbioenergyalwayshelpstoreduceemissions.Evenifwecreatebiofuelsorusevirtualelectricityinawaythat'sbothburningdowntheworld’sforests,wecountthatasa100%carbonreduction,ratherthanwhatitreallyis,whichisasourceofemissionsofcarbondioxide.Asutilitiesandoilcompanies,factorieshavetoreducetheirgreenhousegasemission,itgivesthemaperverseincentivetocleartheworld’sforestsforbioenergy.The23-year-oldsonoftheFrenchpresidentNicolasSarkozyhassaidhewillgiveuphisattempttobecometheheadofthebodyoverseeingLaDefense,amajorbusinessdistrictofParis.ThenominationofJeanSarkozyhadbeenstronglycriticizedasnepotistic.BBCNews.1.AIG,thecompanywhichhelpedtriggerthefinancialmeltdown,isthisyearpreparingtopayitstradingdivisionexecutivesalmost200milliondollarsinbonuses,despitehavingtorelyon180billiondollarsofbailoutmoney.参考翻译：引发金融危机全面爆发的AIG集团今年准备向贸易部门高管发放2亿美元的奖金，尽管仍然要依赖高达1800亿美元的救助资金。结构分析：这句话的主干是AIGisthisyearpreparingtopayitstradingdivisionBBCandVOA3/67executivesalmost200milliondollarsinbonuses.thecompanywhich是AIG的同位语。despite表示让步关系。2.TheFedsaysitwillreviewpaystructuresat6000USfinancialinstitutionsandvetothosewhichappeartoencouragethekindofrisk-takingwhichbroughtthefinancialsectortothebrinkofcollapse.参考翻译：美联储表示将对美国6000多家金融机构的薪资结构进行检查，否决鼓励冒险举动的结构，以免再次导致金融部门到达崩溃边缘。结构分析：这句话的主语和谓语是：TheFedsays，后面是宾语从句，表示说的内容。review和veto是两个并列的动作。whichappeartoencouragethekindofrisk-taking是定语从句，修饰those。whichbroughtthefinancialsector……也是定语从句，修饰risk-taking。3.Professor,TimothySearchinger,fromPrincetonUniversitysaidiftheloopholeisnotclosed,moreforestscouldbeclearedinthemistakenbeliefthatbioenergyalwayshelpstoreduceemissions.参考翻译：来自普林斯顿大学的TimothySearchinger教授表示，如果loophol