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路透社新闻
【精彩回顾】》》》---今日心情:
全国反日情绪高涨日使馆外数千人抗议示威
美领事馆遭袭奥巴马称罪恶昭章终有报
日本购岛闹剧愈演愈烈民众反日情绪高涨
1【Arrests as Occupy movement marks first anniversary】抗议者纪念占领华尔街运动被捕
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TEXT:Protesters were arrested in New York's financial district --- as the movement born out of anger over corporate scandals, marks a milestone. Amanda Montgomery, Occupy Wall Street Protester saying: "Today is Occupy Wall Street's birthday and we are celebrating. We are rising above the corruption and police brutality that could happen, has happened already." Their message to Wall Street ---- we're still here and we aren't going anywhere. EEO STUBBLEFIELD, OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTER, SAYING: "I had no idea that the kids were gonna rise up like that and I am so proud of them." Roughly a thousand people took part in the demonstration. It was far fewer than the numbers the movement attracted last fall. Anger over economic inequality gave rise encampments in New York, Washington D.C. and other major U.S. Cities.
参考译文:在纽约金融区，愤怒反对华尔街丑闻运动的抗议者被警方逮捕，该运动具有里程碑意义。占领华尔街抗议者Amanda Montgomery说：“今天是占领华尔街运动纪念日，我们正在庆祝。我们正克服可能或已经发生的腐败或警察暴行。”他们向华尔街传递这样的信息：我们仍在这里，我们不打算离开。占领华尔街抗议者Eeo Stubblefield说：“我没想到这些孩子们能这样站起来，我替他们感到骄傲。”粗略估计有一千人参加了游行，这远远少于去年秋天占领华尔街运动的人数。因对经济的不平等产生的愤怒之前导致了人们在纽约、华盛顿和其他美国主要城市安营扎寨。
2【Obama attacks Romney over China】罗姆尼斥责奥巴马对中太软弱奥巴马给予回击
TEXT:Campaigning in Cincinnati, the president took took aim at his Republican rival Mitt Romney.U.S. President Barack Obama saying: "He's been running around Ohio, claiming he's going to roll up his sleeves, and take the fight to China." Romney has accused Obama of being too soft on Beijing over its currency and trade practices. On Monday, the president fired backU.S. President Barack Obama saying: "He made money investing in companies that uprooted from here and went to china. Pioneers. Now Ohio you cant stand up to China when all you've done is send them our jobs. You can talk a good game but I like to walk the walk, not just talk the talk." He also told the crowd his administration had launched a case against China with the World Trade Organization over what is described as illegal auto parts subsidies. U.S. President Barack Obama saying: "It is not right. It is against the rules. Republicans are called the White House move a blatant effort to sway votes in the state. It is the second time Obama announced an action against China while on a campaign stop in Ohio.
参考译文:在辛辛那提的竞选活动中，奥巴马总统将矛头指向了共和党竞争对手米特·罗姆尼。美国总统奥巴马说：“他在俄亥俄州到处竞选，声称蓄势待发对付中国。”罗姆尼指责奥巴马在汇率及贸易实际上对中太软弱。周一，奥巴马总统对此给予回击。美国总统奥巴马说：“他们将钱投资在本地公司从中赚钱，然后投向中国。当你的所作所为都是在给他们提供工作，俄亥俄州你不能抵抗中国。你可以说玩两面派，但我喜欢说到做到，而不仅仅是说空话。”他同样告诉群众，针对非法汽车零部件补贴，政府已经向世贸组织提出诉讼。美国总统奥巴马说：”这是不对的，这是违反规定的。共和党人称白宫公然影响投票。这奥巴马在俄亥俄州竞选中第二次宣布反对中国。
3【China conducts navy drill in East China Sea against Japan】中国东海军演直指日本？
TEXT:China conducts a military drill in the East China Sea, amid a territorial dispute with Japan. While the exact date is unclear, the live drill took place after Japan said on Tuesday (September 11) it had purchased islands claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo. Chinese state media said naval exercises are an annual event. News of the drills came as thousands continued anti-Japan rallies in various Chinese cities. Police barricaded the Japanese embassy in Beijing to protect it from protesters. In Shanghai, Japanese restaurants were targeted, and reports said shops were looted and Japanese cars attacked in other cities as well. The dispute escalated on Friday (September 14) when China briefly sent six surveillance ships near the disputed islands. Known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, the islets sit near potentially rich oil and gas fields.
参考译文:就日前中日本领土争议不断，中国在东海地区举行军事演习。尽管确切的日期尚不清楚，但此次现场演习是继周二（9月11日）日本称要购买岛屿后发生的，中国和日本都声称对该岛屿享有主权。中国官方媒体表示，海军演习是一年一度军事惯例。该军演消息伴随着中国各大省市持续反日集会。在上海，日本餐馆被砸。有报道称商店被洗劫，在其它城市同样有日本车被砸的事件。周五（9月14日）当中方派遣6架海监船短暂接近争议岛屿是，争端进一步升级。该岛屿日本称为尖阁列岛，中国称为钓鱼岛，附近地区蕴藏丰富的石油和天然气。
4【Mexican gas plant explosion kills 26】墨西哥燃气厂爆炸致26死
TEXT:At least 26 people are killed when a gas facility in northern Mexico erupts in flames. The explosion at a Pemex natural gas compression station happened near the city of Reynosa - a key entry point for natural gas to Mexico from the United States. Of the dead, four were Pemex staff and 22 were contract workers. A number of people were also injured, according to local media. At a news conference late on Tuesday, the company's director confirmed the casualties and promised that the cause of the blaze would be investigated. The fire also disrupted gas distribution in the area after pipelines were shut as a safety precaution. But company officials said gas imports from the United Stated were not affected.
参考译文:在墨西哥北部城市，一燃气设备发生爆炸燃起熊熊火焰，至少已造成26人死亡。此次爆炸发生在Pemex天然气压缩站，靠近雷诺萨市--天然气由美国运输至墨西哥的主要入口。在死亡的人员中，有4人是Pemex公司的员工，22人是劳务工人。根据当地媒体报道，另外还有许多人受伤。周二，在一次新闻发布会上，该公司的董事长证实了死伤人数，并且承诺将对起火原因进行调查。为安全起见管道被关闭，这同样扰乱了该地区天然气输送。但该公司人员表示，从美国进口天然气不会受到影响。
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CNN学生新闻
TEXT:MARLEN ESPARZA, OLYMPIC BOXER: Hi, I`m Marlen Esparza, U.S. boxing Olympian, and we`re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, and you`re watching CNN STUDENT NEWS.
CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: You sure are. Hi, everyone, I`m Carl Azuz. We`re going to have more from Marlen Esparza coming up, but we`re starting today with some global headlines.
First up, we`re heading to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition is gradually transferring control to Afghan authorities, but the war is not over, and there are still tens of thousands of American forces there. On Sunday, four U.S. troops were killed by Afghan police. These attacks are sometimes called green on blue violence, when coalition troops are fired on by their supposed Afghan allies. Two other Americans were killed on Friday when a group of 15 insurgents raided this military base. Six jets were destroyed in that attack as well. 14 of the raiders were killed. The other was wounded and captured.
Next, we`re moving toward the Korean peninsula and Japan. Over in this part of the world, hurricanes are called typhoons, and the 16th one this year barreled through over the weekend. It`s called Typhoon Sanba. Forecasters said the storm was heading towards South Korea yesterday. It made landfall on the Japanese island of Okinawa Sunday morning. The storm`s eye was nearly half the length of the island, but there were no immediate reports of damage. Okinawa is built to handle powerful typhoons since it`s in an area where they happen so often.
Finally, we`re heading to the U.S. city of Chicago. The country`s third largest school district was not in class last week because the teachers union was on strike. Union officials and teacher representatives met to discuss the latest contract proposal. The teacher reps had the power to either stop the strike or to keep it going. The meeting was still under way as we were producing this show yesterday evening, but you can get the latest details at cnnstudentnews.com.
In 50 days, Americans will head to the polls to vote for president. The two main candidates represent the country`s two main political parties, but how did these groups get started? Tomorrow we`re going to take a look at the Democrats. Today, Tom Foreman explores the origins of the modern Republican Party.
TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The modern Republican Party absolutely owes its origin to the fight over slavery. In the mid-1800s, in that tumultuous time right before the Civil War, many political activists were worried about slavery spreading into the Western territories, and they didn`t think the other parties would do much about it. The Democrats or the Whigs. So they said, let`s form our own party, and we`ll call it the Republicans, as a salute to former American leaders long ago who`d called themselves Republicans. In fact, at one point, almost every politician in this country called themselves a type of Republican, but that was the old Republicans. Now we`re talking about the new Republicans.
By 1861, they had their first president, Abraham Lincoln. Slavery soon fell, as we all know. The Whigs soon disbanded, and the Republicans began this long, steady march into power. Even back then, they talked about issues like immigration and religion and basic values and having a strong business climate. That`s why one newspaper back then that liked them said we will call this the Grand Old Party, the GOP. We still hear that to these days.
Their voting base was largely in rural areas and the West. That`s still partially true. And those people proved really adept at using the Electoral College system to produce presidents. Even sometimes when they couldn`t get the popular vote. Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, many more. They produced a lot of presidents, but then along comes World War I, and the party has these deep policy divisions over what to do. Herbert Hoover shows up, ushers in the Great Depression, and the Republicans go scurrying off into retreat. And that`s where they stay for quite some time. It`s 20 years until Dwight Eisenhower can finally get the White House back for them again.
However, since 1969, they`ve been pretty much back to their winning ways. During that period of time, Republicans have held the Oval Office almost twice as many years as the Democrats.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s time for the Shoutout. Which U.S. state was the first to ratify the Constitution? If you think you know it, then shout it out. Was it Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey or Georgia? You`ve got 3 seconds, go.
Delaware led the way, ratifying the Constitution on December 7, 1787. That`s your answer and that`s your Shoutout.
AZUZ: But before Delaware and the rest of the states could ratify it, the document had to be approved by a majority of the Constitutional Convention, and that happened on September 17, exactly 225 years ago. That`s why today is Constitution Day. Originally, the Constitutional Convention got together to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead, the delegates decided to write a whole new document. They held secret meetings and posted guards outside the door. And when they signed it on September 17, they had come up with a Constitution that set up America`s new system of government and laid out the ultimate law of the land.
Today also marks the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Actually, the holiday begins Sunday night at sunset. Rosh Hashanah means "beginning of the year" in Hebrew. It`s also known sometimes as the day of repentance. Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish high holy days. Those end 10 days later on Yom Kippur.
One of the most significant rituals during the holiday involves the shofar. It`s a ram`s horn that is blown kind of like a trumpet. During the high holy days, the shofar is used as a call to prayer. Another popular practice is to eat apples dipped in honey, which represents hope for a good year.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is this legit? Hispanic Heritage Month originally started out as Hispanic Heritage Week. It`s true! The week-long event started in 1968 and was expanded to a full month 20 years later.
AZUZ: Month-long celebration started on Saturday. Marlen Esparza mentioned Hispanic Heritage Month when she kicked off today`s show for us. This woman is a trailblazer, and here`s why. She`s the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in boxing. In these photos, you get a glimpse of Marlen in action during this year`s summer Olympics in London. Yes, she brought home some hardware too -- a bronze medal. But her passion goes far beyond the ring. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture of Hispanic Americans. Marlen told us why her heritage is so important to her.
ESPARZA: I think it symbolizes kind of part of your soul, in a sense, of the direction that your mind takes you and your heart takes you, and it`s something that can`t be replaced or something that can`t be removed from you. And I think it`s actually a really beautiful thing to embrace where you`re from and who you are.
AZUZ: Here`s how you can get on CNN STUDENT NEWS. Couple of quick things. One, you have to be at least 13 years old, and two, we don`t want to hear any music in the background. We just want to hear you. So you shoot your video, that`s how you start. We did this on a cell phone, simple as that. Then go to ireport.com/cnnstudentnews, and where it says "introduce CNN STUDENT NEWS," just click "share your story." You fill out your info, you upload your video, and if it`s chosen, you will hear from us in an email about the last step. Good luck.
And next up today, we`re going to check out some highlights from a high school football game in Portland, Oregon. The guy tearing through the defense is Aloha senior running back Thomas Tyner. This is something that the other team just had to get used to, because Thomas had a pretty good game on Friday. He scored 10 touchdowns and racked up more than 640 yards. Yes, both of those are state records. His team won, obviously, and here is the best part. Thomas did all of this on his 18th birthday.
THOMAS TYNER: Oh, I`m exhausted, I can`t wait to go to sleep. I can`t wait to go to sleep.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Could you have gotten yourself a better birthday present?
TYNER: No. It was all I wanted.
AZUZ: And some world records for you before we go today. Like the tallest Mohawk. Sounds like a hair-raising situation. Then there`s the world`s tallest dog. The world`s biggest biceps. And the world`s heaviest bike. I`ve heard of big wheels, but this guy is going overboard.
The parrot who dunk the most basketballs is up right here. That record`s for the birds.
We`ve got the largest collection of hello, Kitty, and the biggest Barbie collection. These winners probably got all dolled up for their photos.
This is the world`s largest drum set right here, 340 pieces. If he wanted a record, he sure found a record to drum up attention. And the world`s smallest bull. Don`t make jokes, he`s kind of sensitive about it.
It`s time for us to moo-ve on out of here. I don`t know cow we cud top that, but we`ll give it a shot tomorrow. See you then.
Newsy新闻
【Apple's Ping to Be Shut Down on September 30】
TEXT:Apple announced one of its products would be laid to rest as of September 30.“Apple has a service right now called Ping. Are you not familiar with it? You're not alone if you're not. it is sort of supposed to be a social networking for iTunes.”Ping launched in September of 2010, but just never really took off. Apple CEO Tim Cook told All Things D in May that the service wasn’t used too strongly.“We tried Ping, and I think the customer voted and said ‘This isn’t something that I want to put a lot of energy into.’”Ping seems to be the least mourned Apple service to be shut down.PC Mag reports, “Looks like the approximately five people who use Apple's Ping social network are going to have to find another place to talk about music.”The Vancouver Sun says “Apple is finally killing Ping.”and finally The Register says ... “Ding dong, the Ping is dead! Apple brings in Facebook for iTunes”TechCrunch report s Ping will be replaced in an iTunes upgrade.
【Chicago Teachers Continue Strike as Mayor Seeks Injunction】
TEXT：After a week of striking in the nation’s third-largest school district, Chicago teachers announced Sunday they plan to continue — a decision Chicago Public Schools Board President David Vitale called “disappointing.”
VITALE, VIA WGN : “Our kids cannot be used as pawns in internal union disagreements. Every day the students are out of the classroom is a day that they lose."
And now — Mayor Rahm Emanuel is filing a court injunction to force an end to the strike, in a statement saying:
“... there is no reason why the children of Chicago should not be back in the classroom. ..”
Union president Karen Lewis says teachers aren’t happy with the agreement as is — and say they probably won’t vote to end the strike until Tuesday or later so members could go over the contract offer. (VIDEO FROM ABC )
CNN : “This is 180-page document and they want a couple days to digest it, to have discussions with their membership. So it’s not that the deal is dead, they just want more time.”
According to the Chicago Tribune , the proposed deal includes:
- A 3-year contract , with an optional 4th year
- 3 percent raises in years 1 and 4
- 2 percent raises in years 2 and 3
Teacher evaluations would also reportedly be eased, and select teachers who’ve been laid off could be recalled. The union has more than 700 delegates, but they can only end the strike — not approve the contract... that will go to a full membership vote.
VOA慢速新闻
【US Drought Renews Debate on Biofuel】
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。
American officials have sharply reduced their expectations for this year's corn and soybean crops. Farmers in the Midwest are struggling with record heat and the worst drought in many years.
美国官员已经大幅降低他们对今年玉米和大豆作物的期望。中西部的农民正努力与创纪录的高温和多年来最为严重的旱灾作斗争。
The United States is the world's largest producer of corn and soybeans. Last Friday the Agriculture Department predicted that corn production would total 10.8 billion bushels this year. That was down seventeen percent from a prediction made just a month ago. And it was down thirteen percent from last year's level. The average yield per hectare could be the lowest in seventeen years.
美国是世界上最大的玉米和大豆生产国。上周五，农业部预计今年的玉米产量将达到108亿蒲式耳。这与仅仅一个月前的预测相比下降了17%。与去年的产量水平相比下降了13%。每公顷产量可能是17年以来最低的。
At the same time, the government predicted that soybean production would be twelve percent lower than last year.
同时，政府预计大豆产量将比去年低12%。
The price of maize, which Americans call corn, has hit record levels. Corn is a major part of animal feed, so the price of meat, milk and eggs is also expected to climb.
玉米价格已经达到了创纪录的水平。玉米是动物饲料的主要组成部分，因此，肉类、牛奶和鸡蛋价格也有望攀升。
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says average food prices worldwide rose six percent in July. The American drought was a big reason. Gawain Kripke is a food price expert with the anti-hunger group Oxfam America.
联合国粮食及农业组织称，7月份全球平均食品价格上涨了6%，美国的干旱是一个很大的原因。Gawain Kripke是反饥饿组织美国乐施会的一名食品价格专家。
GAWAIN KRIPKE: "Because the U.S. is such a massive food producer and food exporter, the impacts of a drought in the United States are likely to trickle out all around the world."
GAWAIN KRIPKE：“因为美国是如此庞大的一个粮食生产与出口国，美国干旱的影响可能会渗透到世界各地。”
The situation has renewed the fight between food and fuel. About forty percent of the nation's corn crop goes into making ethanol. The production process leaves some of that in a form that can be fed to animals. Still, at least one-fourth of the American corn crop is now made into fuel.
这一形势已经恢复食品与燃料之间的斗争。美国约有40%的玉米产量被用于制造乙醇。生产过程会剩下一些可供喂养动物的东西。尽管如此，至少有四分之一的美国玉米产量如今被制成了燃料。
The United States requires that part of its corn crop be used in the production of biofuels. The use of ethanol has grown as government requirements have increased. But the head of the FAO, writing in the Financial Times, called for "an immediate, temporary suspension" of that requirement. Jose Graziano da Silva said more of the American corn production could then be used as food or to feed animals.
美国要求这一部分玉米产量用于生产生物燃料。使用乙醇已成为政府强制要求并有所增强。但粮农组织的负责人Jose Graziano da Silva在《金融时报》发文呼吁“立即暂时中止”这一要求。Jose Graziano da Silva称，这样更多美国的玉米产量就能用于食品或动物饲料。
The American livestock industry is also urging Congress to suspend the law that requires ethanol in gasoline. But corn farmer Alan Bennett says doing that would hurt his town.
美国畜牧业也督促国会暂停要求在汽油中添加乙醇的法律。但种玉米农民Alan Bennett称，这样做会伤害他所在的镇子。
ALAN BENNETT: "It could bankrupt the ethanol plant. It is a huge deal. This country relies on ethanol for ten percent of its fuel supply. Ethanol is good for America."
ALAN BENNETT：“这可能会破产乙醇工厂。这是件大事。该国10%的燃料供应依靠乙醇。乙醇对美国有利。”
A two thousand five law requires automobile fuel to contain ethanol. The growth of the ethanol industry and competition for corn have been helping parts of rural America that had been shrinking for years.
2005年颁布的一项法律要求汽车燃料中含有乙醇。乙醇行业的增长及其对玉米的竞争对此前多年来一直萎缩的部分美国农村地区有所帮助。
