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路透社新闻
【精彩回顾】》》》---今日心情:
尼泊尔坠机5名华人遇难
奥巴马严词警告伊朗不容许持有核武器
司机车祸上演诡异逃生
1【China bus crash kills five German tourists】京津塘高速车祸致5名德国人死亡
TEXT:The torn wreckage of a tour bus on a highway just outside of Beijing, China. On Monday, state tv reported that five Germans and a Chinese bus driver were killed when the tour bus hit a container truck. The bus carrying a group of German tourists rear-ended the truck and then burst into flames. Some 14 others were injured in the incident and taken to a Tianjin hospital. The collision happened during the eight-day holiday bridging Mid-Autumn Festival and the country's National Day. Chinese authorities have lifted tolls for passenger cars with less than seven seats, which Chinese media blame for major traffic jams along highways throughout the country.
参考译文:这是北京外高速公路上遭遇车祸旅游巴士的残骸。周一，据国家电视台报道称，这辆旅游巴士载有一群德国游客，在与前面的一辆卡车发生追尾后燃起大火，已造成五名德国人和一名中国司机死亡，另有14人受伤。伤者已送往天津医院。此次车祸发生在中国国庆和中秋八天长假期间。中国当局已经取消七座以下高速过路费用，中国媒体指责称这是全国出现高速堵塞的主要原因。
2【Japanese protest U.S. decision to base hybrid plane in Okinawa】日本民众抗议美国部署鱼鹰机
TEXT:In Okinawa, Japan --- anger over a U.S. decision to base twelve controversial Osprey aircraft out of its Marine base there. Locals say they're concerned about the Osprey's safety record. A hybrid aircraft, it can take off like a helicopter, while flying like a plane. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flew in an Osprey on his final tour of Afghanistan, and it has been deployed all over the world. Reports of crashes in Morocco and Florida earlier this year have some Japanese concerned that they put neighboring communities at risk. Six Osprey have already arrived at the Futenama base to begin replacing the Marine's aging 40-year old helicopters.
参考译文:在日本冲绳，民众愤怒抗议美国在其海域基部署十二架备受争议的鱼鹰飞机。当地人表示他们担忧的是该鱼鹰的安全记录。鱼鹰飞机是一种混合式飞机，它可以像直升机一样起飞，像飞机一样飞行。前国防部长罗伯特·盖茨在他的最后阿富汗之行上使用了鱼鹰机，而且世界各地都部署了这种飞机。但今年早些时候再摩洛哥和佛罗里达的事故报告引发了一些日本人士的担忧，他们表示这将使周围社区面临风险。六架鱼鹰机已经到达Futenama基地，开始替换已经执行海军任务40年的直升机。
3【NATO troops among 14 dead in Afghan blast】阿富汗自杀袭击致3名北约军人在内14人遇难
TEXT:An Afghan boy receives treatment in a Khost province hospital in the wake of a deadly suicide blast. The attack in Afghanistan's volatile eastern region killed at 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police officers. Six civilians also were killed and another 37 wounded. This man said the blast threw him from his feet. A witness told Reuters the suicide bomber targeted a patrol by U.S. soldiers. Local authorities say the bomber attacked using a motorcycle strapped with explosives. The Taliban claimed responsibility, however, the group is often quick to claim any violence against foreign troops. The blast follows a deadly gunfight between insurgents and NATO forces that killed two American soldiers on Sunday. That incident took the death toll of U.S. military and civilians in the 11-year-Afghanistan war to over 2,000.
参考译文:在阿富汗一起自杀式爆炸袭击后，一名男孩在霍斯特省医院接受治疗。这起发生在阿富汗动乱东部地区的袭击事件已造成包括三名北约士兵，四名警察在内的十四人死亡。另有六名平民同样被杀，37人受伤。这名男子称爆炸使他无法站稳，一位目击者告诉路透社，自杀式炸弹袭击者的目标是一个美国士兵巡逻队。地方当局称，袭击者使用摩托车携带炸药。塔利班声称对这起袭击事件负责，然而这个组织经常对任何国外军队遭袭事件作出迅速声明。这是继周日叛乱分子与北约部队发生激烈枪战造成两名美国士兵死亡后的又一起袭击事件。那起事件致使在阿富汗长达11年的战争中美国军队和民众的死亡人数总和超过了2000人。
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CNN学生新闻
CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: I`m Carl Azuz. Today, we are going deep into space and deep beneath the ocean waves. And, of course, we`ll have a couple of stops on land for you as well. Hope you are ready. Because CNN STUDENT NEWS starts right now.
AZUZ: We are starting today in New York City, the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its general debate yesterday. One of the big subjects at the U.N. over the past week was the civil war in Syria. A lot of world leaders who gave speeches during the assembly, spoke out against the violence in Syria. Yesterday, Syria`s foreign minister had his turn to address the U.N. And he did not hold back. He called for an end to the violence as well, but he also defended how the Syrian government has handled the crisis. He said calls for Syria`s president to step down are a blatant interference in Syria`s internal affairs and he accused some of Syria`s neighbors of arming, funding and training terrorist groups inside Syria. Throughout the 18 months of the civil war, the Syrian government has blamed the violence in the country on terrorists.
JONATHAN MANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I`m Jonathan Mann with another political "Jargon Buster." Politicians give them all the time, but what exactly is a stump speech? The term dates back to the 1800s, perhaps even earlier. Politicians running for office would stand atop a tree stump, so they could be seen better by people coming to hear them speak. Just like today, candidates traveled from town to town giving the same basic speech about their political views and what they plan to do if elected. It became known as stumping. Stump speech.
AZUZ: You`re almost certain to hear some of themes from this year`s stump speeches on Wednesday night. That`s when President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney face off in their first presidential debate. It`s happening in Colorado at the University of Denver. About half of this debate will focus on the U.S. economy. The candidates will also face questions about health care and about the role of the government. Wednesday is the first of three debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. They`ll face off again on October 16th, and then the final debate between them is on October 22nd.
So, how do the candidates get ready for this debates? It`s a lot like cramming for a test. They might take a couple of days away from campaigning to put all their focus on this event. The candidates will hull up with their debate prep teams to go over the material. They might even hold a mock debate with someone playing the role of their political opponent, in order to practice how Wednesday night will go.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: See, if you can I.D. me. I`m as long as a school bus and I weigh more than 24000 pounds. I was launched in 1990, but I didn`t start working correctly until 1993. I`m at orbit about 350 miles above the Earth, and I`ve changed our view of the Universe.
I`m the Hubble Space Telescope. The first and most sophisticated telescope ever placed in space.
AZUZ: 20 years, 930,000 observations. The Hubble telescope has snapped pictures of planets, stars and galaxies. Now, it`s giving us the chance to boldly go where no man or telescope had ever gone before.
What you are looking at right here is the deepest image ever taken at the sky. It`s the farthest, which means it`s also believed to be some of the earliest reaches of the Universe. The picture was created by combining ten years of photographs that the Hubble telescope took of the same patch of sky. We are going to start a little farther away here and then zoom all the way into that newest image. Scientists estimate that the universe is about 13.7 billion years old. This new photo reportedly shows galaxies from 13.2 million years ago. They can estimate how old the galaxies are by their color. Bright blue light indicates younger galaxies, dark red indicates older ones. So just how far are these farthest reaches of the universe said to be? Well, you can see all the zeroes. 80 sextillion 240 quintillion miles. So we can just say, it`s far.
We`re going to get our heads out of the clouds for this next report. But we are going to be deep into our toes in the water. That`s because we are headed to the great barrier reef off the coast of Australia. Don`t need to go in person, just like the farthest reaches of space, we can visit it virtually, thanks to technology. Phil Han explains how.
PHIL HAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Get ready to explore the great barrier reef, the best part - you don`t even need to get wet. Scientists have teamed up with Google to offer high definition underwater panoramas of the reef to anyone with access to the Web. Tens of thousands of images have been stitched together to create the virtual dive in the hopes it will bring attention to how climate change is affecting the 2300 kilometer long reef. Google users will be able to log on to take a dive, the lead scientists behind the project says it could even bring some unexpected surprises.
OVE HOEGH-GULDBERG, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND: What they found was, four new species records of corals for the great barrier reef, and a brand new species of Pygmy seahorse.
HAN: A specially designed camera explore depths between 30 and 100 meters. A region that makes up 93 percent of the reef. The 360 degree panorama show in crystal clear quality the brimming sea life in corals.
People will even be able to help scientists with a study by measuring the size of the coral and the number of fish in the area. If it`s a success, the project could be expanded to other parts of the world. Phil Han, CNN, London.
AZUZ: Today, Adam Greenberg will step up to the plate for the Miami Marlons. Might not sound like a big deal, but if you flash back to July, 2005, Greenberg was playing for the Chicago Cubs then. He`d just gotten called up from the minors for a game against the Marlons. Adam`s first pitch in the Major League game, and he gets hit in the head with the ball. Had to live in severe pain. It was considered a plate appearance, not an official at-bat. Adam was diagnosed with positional vertigo, he was dizzy for months, he had blurred vision, never played for the Cubs again, and struggled when he came back to play in the minor leagues. Matt Listin is a Cubs fan and a filmmaker. He started the campaign to get Adam that Major League at bat he missed out on. Eventually, the Marlons, the team that knocked Adam out of that game seven years ago, agreed. They signed Adam to a one day contract. That day is today. Adam talked with Fredricka Whitfield, ahead of "Time" about this second chance.
ADAM GREENBERG, FORMER CHICAGO CUBS PLAYER: It is a chance for me to really realize my dream as I had my whole life, as a child wanting to play Major League Baseball, and obviously, what happened seven years ago, did and that dream was kind of shadowed. And I did never get to enjoy being a major leaguer, so, with the - with obviously the help of Mat Listin and this One at Bat (ph) campaign, you know he`s enabled me to kind of get back and now truly, realize the dream and I`m honestly just saying, I`m soaking it in and loving every second of it.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: I wonder, Adam, how are you going to be at bat, Marlons, Tuesday and not have tears in your eyes. I mean how are you going to be able to concentrate on that moment. Will you be thinking about what happened years ago or will you be thinking about, you know, your fitness, your training, your readiness. Can you tell me what you might be feeling?
GREENBERG: Yeah, here is the one thing that I want to make very clear: this campaign and this at bat is a success already. So the result of what happens on Tuesday, it`s one at bat, but obviously, it`s resonated with so many people showing the power of the human spirit, the power of perseverance, and just staying positive and not letting yourself stay down. But it`s not - you can`t do it alone. You need support. And I didn`t ask for it, certainly. I didn`t know Matt from a hole in a wall, he wasn`t a friend of mine, or a relative, and agent - nothing. He`s just a genuinely nice guy and passionate baseball fan and passionate person, so all of those emotions, I`m getting to kind of relive and talk about it and share it right now.
AZUZ: Excellent stuff. Before we go, I`ve done a little lion dancing in my day, but I don`t remember it looking like this: Oh, it`s lion dancing -- that`s going to make more sense. And it makes for some impressive stuff - look at that. This is a contest in China, teams dress up like lions and do complicated moves across these tall stakes These guys might be moving across a little too quickly.
But - but he holds on and at the end of the day, only one competitor can take home the crown as the new Lion King. You win some you lose some, it`s the circle of life. Do you think that story should have been at the start in today show? After all, it is the main event.
It`s time for us to go, we`ll be back tomorrow, no lying about it. And I hope that those of you on Twitter who were disappointed that we only have one fun yesterday, are a little happier with that one. Have a great one!
VOA常速新闻
【Tunisians Fear Democracy Transition Stalling】
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After a tumultuous 2011, things are getting back to normal. As the evening falls, Tunis residents gather in cafes to drink tea and maybe smoke a water pipe.
On the main Habib Bourguiba Avenue, coils of barbed wire and the occasional tank spark memories of last year's revolution - a revolution that triggered the wider Arab uprising.
Looking forward
Many here are worried about the future. Among them: architecture student Miriam Kricha, 19, who is strolling down Habib Bourguiba with her boyfriend.
Kricha says she's worried about finding work, even with a university diploma. She believes it will be especially difficult as a woman.
Young people aren't the only ones looking for jobs. Former minister and diplomat Hatem Ben Salem says the government has sidelined a cadre of experienced civil servants from the old regime.
"They wanted to build Tunisia, to build a state, to develop the country. And they are here, looking at what is happening, and they are excluded," Ben Salem says, adding that what is happening in Tunisia is worrying.
Economy
The economy is struggling to get back on its feet. Tourists are back, but not in the droves of pre-revolutionary days and Tunisians complain that basic services and security have eroded.
Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party, says despite its problems Tunisia is moving forward both economically and politically.
But Ghannouchi acknowledges that Tunisia is experiencing a very difficult democratic transition. After half a century of dictatorship, Tunisians are learning how to balance freedom and order.
Striking that balance isn't easy. Along with economic problems, there are enormous political and religious tensions.
Today, Arab Policy Institute head Fares Mabrouk says, a negotiations are underway over the role of government, civil society and human rights.
"Actually, it's a negotiation about what type of democracy we want. We have to create something new, something that does not exist. We don't have a reference," explains Mabrouk.
Islam's role
The role of Islam is among the biggest issues being debated in this young democracy. Rights advocates worry that conservative interpretations of the Muslim religion will roll back free expression and women's rights.
Extremist Islam is one of the biggest worries. Salafists are increasingly visible, not only on the streets but in politics.
Mokhtar Trifi is a senior member of the Tunisian League of Human Rights. Little by little, Trifi says, extremists are trying to impose an aggressive form of Islam. Sometimes through violence, sometimes through fear.
But Ghannouchi says Salafists have the right to air their views and form political associations - so long as they don't break the law. Free expression, he says, is one of the victories of the revolution.
Tunisia's transition to democracy is taking longer than many anticipated. There are growing doubts that parliament will complete the new constitution by its October deadline. Or that elections will be held early next year, as was hoped.
But hope is still something Tunisians like Mohamed Aouani believe in.
Aouani says completing the revolution will take time. And people here appear willing to wait for a better future.
VOA慢速新闻
【Burma Places Hopes for Development in Foreign Investment】
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。
Burma is in a good position to make big gains in Asia’s fast-growing markets. But development must include all of society and be sustainable for Burma to reach its goals.
缅甸在获取亚洲这个快速增长市场带来的巨大好处方面占据了有利位置。但为了实现其目标，发展必须包括缅甸各
阶层并且可持续。
That is what the Asian Development Bank said in a recent report.
这是亚洲开发银行在最近一份报告中说的。
Cyn-Young Park is an economist with the bank. She says Burma’s economic position is strengthened by its natural resources, such as oil, gas and minerals. It also has two large, growing neighbors: India and China. And the nation is young: one in four of its citizens are under the age of thirty.
Cyn-Young Park是该行的一名经济学家。她说，石油，天然气和矿产一类的自然资源加强了缅甸的经济地位，缅甸还有中国和印度这两个不断发展的庞大邻国。同时该国比较年轻化，四分之一的公民年龄未满30岁。
But Burma has a long way to go. After fifty years of military rule, it is one of Asia’s poorest countries. Basic infrastructure, like roads, bridges and railways, are not developed. And only thirty percent of rural people have electricity.
但缅甸还有很长的路要走。经过50年的军人统治，它是亚洲最贫穷的国家之一。道路、桥梁、铁路等基本的基础设施没有发展起来。而且只有30%的农村居民用上了电。
Burma is trying to increase foreign investment. Its civilian government is struggling to agree on a new foreign investment law. Recent versions of the law restrict foreign ownership in some industries and ban it completely in others.
缅甸正试图增加外国投资。它的民选政府正努力就一项新的外国投资法上达成一致。该法律最新版本限制了外资进入一些行业，并完全禁止外资进入另一些行业。
Sean Turnell is an economist with Australia’s Macquarie University. He said the foreign investment law is now facing local disapproval, or push back.
Sean Turnell是澳大利亚麦考瑞大学的经济学家。他说，这项外商投资法目前正面临着当地的非难或倒退。
SEAN TURNELL: “There’s been a bit of a push back against some of the concessions granted to foreign investors. In particular, there seems to be a walling off of some of the sectors from foreign investors.”
SEAN TURNELL：“在一些授予外国投资者的特许经营权上有一点倒退。特别是，某些行业看上去隔离了外国投资者。”
For years, Burma’s military closely controlled the economy. Relatives and friends of military members received rich contracts.
多年来，缅甸军政府密切的控制着经济。军事成员的亲戚和朋友拿到了许多合同。
Now, the civilian government wants to expand services and manufacturing. It is considering giving foreign companies low tax rates so they will invest.
现在，文官政府想要扩大服务业和制造业。它正考虑给予外国公司低税率以吸引其投资。
But experts say this could be a mistake. Sean Turnell says investors are concerned about infrastructure problems, not taxes. Economists also say tax breaks for local businesses may not be the answer either. They say the lack of access to credit for farmers and businesses in Burma is a bigger problem.
但专家称，这可能是一个错误。Sean Turnell说，外国投资者担心的是基础设施问题而不是税收。经济学家还表示，对当地企业的税收减免可能也不是解决办法。他们说，农民和企业缺少获得信贷的渠道是一个大问题。
Reform in Burma is still in the early stages. The country recently announced new rules ending direct government censorship of news media. Reporters now must send censors their work after it is published, instead of before. Some reporters say they will wait to see if this means more freedom.
缅甸的改革仍处于早期阶段。该国最近宣布结束政府直接审查新闻媒体的新规定。记者们现在还必须将文章提交给审查人员，只是时间从文章发表前改成了发表后。记者们称，他们将继续观望这是否意味着更多的自由。
Cyn-Young Park says investors too are waiting to see if reform will succeed.
Cyn-Young Park称，投资者也都在观望改革是否会成功。
CYN-YOUNG PARK: “It is really going to take a while before the investors do believe that this reform is sincere and the government is not going to retract.”
CYN-YOUNG PARK：“的确还需要一段时间投资者才能确认改革是真诚的，政府不会收回。”
The foreign investment legislation could be signed into law as early as this month.
外国投资法案最早可以在本月签署成为法律。
