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莫言瑞典诺奖演讲:讲故事的人
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1【Mo Yan Delivers speech: keep writing for life】莫言瑞典诺奖演讲:讲故事的人
Nobel Literature Prize winner, Mo Yan, delivered a speech in Stockholm. Mo Yan spoke of his early life and the literary work which won him the Prize. He says he plans to continue to write more in the future.
诺贝尔文学奖得主莫言在瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩发表演讲。莫言谈到他的早年的生活和赢得诺贝尔奖的文学作品，他表示未来会继续创作更多作品。
Mo Yan said "I’m a story-teller. It’s thanks to my skill in story telling that I won the Nobel Prize in literature. Many wonderful things happened after I won the Prize, which makes me believe in the existence of truth and justice. I will continue telling stories in the future. "
莫言说：“我是一个讲故事的人。因为讲故事我获得了诺贝尔文学奖。我获奖后发生了很多精彩的故事，这些故事，让我坚信真理和正义是存在的。今后的岁月里，我将继续讲我的故事。”
Mo Yan also talked about his mother who taught him how to behave towards others and influenced his outlook on the world. He explained how he became a writer and said he’d made changes during his writing career--from writing for himself to writing for an audience. Mo will spend several days in Stockholm before receiving his prize at an awards ceremony next Monday. He won the Nobel prize for his intricate tales of life in rural China. The Nobel jury have described Mo’s work as hallucinatory realism which merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.
莫言也谈到了他的母亲教他如何待人接物，这影响了他的世界观。他解释了他是如何成为一个作家，并谈到在他的写作生涯他做出的改变——从为自己写作到为读者写作。莫言将在斯德哥尔摩呆上数天，并于下周一的颁奖礼上接受奖项。莫言因他在中国农村错综复杂的故事获得诺贝尔文学奖。评审委员会描述莫言的作品具有魔幻现实主义，结合了民间传说、历史和现代元素。
2【Japan tsunami warning after strong earthquake】日本发生7.3级地震 海啸预警开启
Buildings shake as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks the Japanese city of Sendai. The quake triggered a one-metre tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushima disaster, but there were no reports of deaths or serious damage. None can forget the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000 people and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. But earthquakes are normal in Japan and these diners appeared unperturbed. Japan's Meteorological Agency says tremours will be felt for the next week but that none will be a serious threat.
日本仙台市发生7.3级地震，建筑物发生摇晃。在去年遭福岛灾难摧毁的一地区引发一米高的海啸，但没有死亡或严重伤害的报道。没有人会忘记2011年3月，地震引发的海啸造成近20000人死亡并导致世界25年来最严重的核危机。但日本是地震多发地，这些食客显得泰然自若。日本气象厅表示在接下来的一周里将会又震感，但都不会造成严重的威胁。
3【Dogs on adoption drive】小狗学开车 8周掌握基本驾驶技能
It all looks perfectly natural. This is Monty, one of three dogs getting behind the wheel. New Zealand's SPCA is behind a push to find more homes for abandoned pets. They say teaching dogs to drive highlights the animals' intelligence, which they hope will encourage more adoptions. The dogs learned to move a gear lever, sit in a driving position and hold a steering wheel. One skill that's still not up to scratch, though, is braking, says trainer Mark Vette. Mark Vette, animal trainer, saying (English): "We had a couple of days ago the car was going too fast, the trainer nearly got run over, the car, the braking, the dogs but no, we've got it all here now. There's no excuses. We've got to get in there and show that dogs can drive cars." And as long as there're tasty treats along the way, there's no looking back.
这一切看起来非常自然。这是蒙蒂，三只学开车的狗中之一。新西兰的SPCA正努力为被遗弃的宠物找到更多的住房。他们表示教狗狗学开车凸显了动物的智力，希望鼓励更多的了来收养。狗学会了移动变速杆，坐在驾驶位置并握住方向盘。但还有一个技能未能达到标准，那就是制动。动物教练Mark Vette说：“几天前车开的太快，教练几乎辗过，这车，主动，狗狗，但现在都搞定了。没有借口，我们成功了，狗狗是可以开车的。”一路上只要有美味的款待，它们就不会回头(到处乱看)。
奥巴马阻碍增加中产阶级所得税讲话
【Remarks by the President on Preventing an Income Tax Increase on the Middle Class】
奥巴马阻碍增加中产阶级所得税讲话
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to, first of all, just thank Tiffany and Richard, Jimmie and Velma for opening up their beautiful home to us. The reason that we’re here is because Tiffany is one of the people who responded to My2K.
As many of you know, we asked folks all across the country to talk a little bit about what would it mean if their income taxes went up in 2013, and Tiffany, who is a high school teacher, responded. Her husband, Richard, works at a Toyota dealership. They actually live with Tiffany’s parents, both of whom are still working. And so what Tiffany pointed out was that an increase of $2,000 or so for her and her husband in this household would actually mean $4,000 that was lost. And a couple of thousand dollars means a couple months’ rent for this family.
And the story they tell about working hard, my understanding is they’re interested in starting a business as well as the work that they currently do. They’ve got dreams and ambitions. They’ve got a beautiful 6-year-old son, Noah, who’s back with great-grandma. And they’re keeping it together, they’re working hard, they’re meeting their responsibilities.
For them to be burdened unnecessarily because Democrats and Republicans aren’t coming together to solve this problem gives you a sense of the costs involved in very personal terms. Obviously, it would also have an impact on our economy, because if this family has a couple of thousand dollars less to spend, that translates into $200 billion of less consumer spending next year. And that’s bad for businesses large and small. It’s bad for our economy. It means less folks are being hired, and we can be back in a downward spiral instead of the kind of virtuous cycle that we want to see.
So the message that I got from Tiffany and the message that I think we all want to send to members of Congress is this is a solvable problem. The Senate has already passed a bill that would make sure that middle-class taxes do not go up next year by a single dime. Ninety-eight percent of Americans whose incomes are $250,000 a year or less would not see any increases. Ninety-seven percent of small businesses would not see any increases in their income taxes. And even folks who make more than $250,000 would still have a tax break for their incomes up to $250,000. So 100 percent of Americans actually would be keeping a portion of their tax cuts, and 98 percent of them would not be seeing any increase in their income tax.
That’s the right thing to do for our economy. It’s the right thing to do for families like Tiffany’s and Richard’s. And it’s very important that we get this done now, that we don’t wait. We’re in the midst of the Christmas season; I think the American people are counting on this getting solved. The closer it gets to the brink, the more stressed they’re going to be. Businesses are making decisions right now about investment and hiring, and if they don’t have confidence that we can get this thing done, then they’re going to start pulling back and we could have a rocky time in our economy over the next several months, or even next year.
So I’m encouraged to see that there’s been some discussion on the part of Republicans acknowledging the need for additional revenue. As I’ve indicated, the only way to get the kind of revenue for a balanced deficit reduction plan is to make sure that we’re also modestly increasing rates for people who can afford it -- folks like me. For folks who are in the top 2 percent, we can afford to have a modest rate increase. That allows us to not only reduce our deficit in a balanced, responsible way, it also allows us to make investments in education, in making college affordable, in putting folks back to work, and investing in basic research that’s important for our economy.
And I think we all recognize that there are some smart cuts we’ve got to make in government. We’re going to have to strengthen our entitlement programs so that they’re there for future generations. Everybody is going to have to share in some sacrifice, but it starts with folks who are in the best position to sacrifice, who are in the best position to do a little bit more to step up. And that’s what my plan does.
So just to be clear, I’m not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up for folks at the top 2 percent. But I do remain optimistic that we can get something done that is good for families like this one’s and that is good for the American economy.
All right. Thank you very much, everybody.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALES (singing): We are the women`s barber shop from Coronado (ph) High School, and CNN STUDENT NEWS starts now.
CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: That was seriously one of the best I-reports segments I`ve ever seen, so big thanks to the Coronado Quartet for an awesome introduction on this Friday. I`m Carl Azuz, we`ve got a lot to talk about today: current events, cultural events, even a couture event. We are starting with a political crisis.
A leader who says he`s doing what`s best for his country. Some of his people accusing him of having too much power. The streets filled with protests and violence. It`s happening in the country that`s seen this before, in fact, less than two years ago - Egypt. This was the scene in Cairo on Tuesday. People who support President Mohamed Morsi and people who are against him fighting right outside the presidential palace. At least six people were killed, more than 670 were wounded. In a speech yesterday, President Morsi spoke out against the violence and said that people responsible will be punished. Military tanks in the streets of Cairo are just one sign the tension is not going away.
Next up, we are moving to Asia and focusing on North Korea. The country says that sometime between December 10th and 22nd, it`s planning to launch a rocket. But the North Korean government claims that the rocket is for science and research purposes. The thing is, if this launch happens, it would involve the same technology that would be used to launch a ballistic missile. It would also violate a pair of resolutions from the U.N. Security Council. The U.S. has spoken out against this launch plan, it`s also keeping an eye on it. Experts say this satellite image shows increased activity at the North Korean launch pad.
Let`s bring it back to the U.S and head to Washington D.C. President Obama and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner talked on the phone Wednesday. If you`ve been watching our show, you probably know what they were talking about -- the fiscal cliff. Negotiations about this cliff and any deal to avoid it involve two main things: taxes and government spending. Today, Jessica Yellin looks at one of those and compares the plans from the two sides in the debate.
JESSICA YELLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In the New Year, taxes go up on everyone, unless Washington takes action. But the government needs more money. President Obama wants to get some of it from the top two percent of wage earners. He wants to raise their tax rate and limit how much they can deduct. The White House says this will bring in $1.6 trillion over ten years. Republicans say they`ll agree to bring in more money, but not by raising tax rates, in fact they want to lower tax rates for everyone. Instead, they raise money only by limiting deductions and closing loopholes. Speaker Boehner says, this will raise $800 billion over ten years.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s first "Shoutout" goes out to Mrs. Peterson`s social studies classes at Richard Ira Jones Middle School in Plainfield, Illinois.
What city is the headquarters of the U.S. Navy`s Pacific Fleet? Here we go, is it San Diego, California, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, San Francisco, California or Norfolk, Virginia? You`ve got three seconds, go!
Pearl Harbor has been the U.S. Pacific`s Fleet headquarters since February 1941. That`s your answer and that`s your "Shoutout."
AZUZ: Today, the Pacific Fleet includes 180 ships, nearly 2,000 aircraft and 140,000 sailors and civilians. It wasn`t quite that big in 1941, but the potential military might of the U.S. Pacific Fleet led to what happened 71 years ago today.
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.
AZUZ: President Franklin Roosevelt talking about the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, more than 2400 Americans were killed, more than 1100 others wounded, more than 300 air crafts destroyed or damaged, 21 ships were sunk or damaged. The attack struck a serious blow to the Pacific fleet, which was Japan`s goal. It also led the U.S to officially enter World War II the very next day.
Aimee Copeland, you may remember hearing that name. In May, the 24- year old contracted a deadly flesh-eating disease. Doctors gave her a one percent chance of survival. Seven months later Amy is out of the hospital, living at home and planning to go back to school and finish up her master`s degree. The disease has taken its tall: doctors had to amputate both of Amy`s hands, her feet and one of her legs. She has prosthetic limbs and uses an automated wheelchair now. She talked with CNN this week about some of the struggles she`s faces through all of this.
AIMEE COPELAND, FLESH-EATING DISEASE SURVIVOR: I have really hard moments, definitely. When things aren`t, you know, going right or if a lot of times I`m by myself, I can`t do something, I can`t get to something. And I think it`s really necessary to fully experience those moments of grief, of just absolute exhaustion, and, you know, to experience them, allow to accept them, allow them to pass, and over the horizon there`s always more sunshine and more love, so you know, even in those dark, dark nights of the soul, you know, we wake up and it`s spring. So, I definitely am learning as much as possible from those moments and, you know, trying to heal, slowly but surely.
AZUZ: Absolutely amazing story, and absolutely amazing person. All right, we want you to think back for this next story today. What was the coolest thing you ever brought to school for show and tell? It doesn`t matter. A seventh grader in Minnesota has you beat. She showed up with Minnesota Viking starting quarterback Christian Ponder as part of a contest she won. Ponder certainly seem to have a good time, and he had some advice for the students.
CHRISTIAN PONDER, VIKINGS QUARTERBACK: That was like the coolest introduction I`ve ever had in my life going through that longest line of people ever. Looking back on this, you know, seventh grade, how so important that I thought I fit in, but who cares? What is someone else thinking about you is not going to determine how your life goes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s time for a "Shoutout" extra credit. The Maccabees are involved in the history of what world religion? You know what to do, is it Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism or Daoism. Rewind that clock to three seconds and go!
In Judaism, the Maccabees are central to the story of Hanukkah. That`s your answer and that`s your "Shoutout" extra credit.
AZUZ: Well, here is how that story goes: around 165 B.C. The Maccabees led a revolution against Syrians who were oppressing the Jewish people. Now after their victory, the Maccabees rededicated the main temple in Jerusalem, and there`s a light in the temple that`s supposed to be lit all the time. Now, according to the story, there was only enough oil for one night, but the oil lasted for eight days. That`s why Hanukkah lasts for eight days, and why the Hanukkah menorah includes eight candles plus one that lights them. This was a National Menorah lighting from a couple of years ago. This year, Hanukkah starts on Saturday night and it runs until sunset on the following Sunday. The word Hanukkah means dedication, and the holiday is sometimes known as the Feast of Dedication, the Festival of Lights, or the Feast of the Maccabees.
We all know someone with a bad holiday sweater. Some have reindeer on them, some have other things, like this gem I got as a Christmas gift last year and wore just long enough to get the photograph taken. I`m sorry, Bab (ph) it`s ugly. It didn`t come from 18-year old Jack McCarthy, but a lot of people have done their sartorially unsavory sweater shopping with him. He`s kneaded up a stockpile from trips to flea markets, thrift stores and yard sales. If there`s anything pretty about this, it`s the pretty big money they`ve made Jack. And that may be why he doesn`t think they are ugly in the traditional sense.
JACK MCCARTHY: The more colorful, the more - the more action, the more eyepopping things, that`s our definition of ugly.
AZUZ: Well, at least now we all know what to ask Santa for. And when you think of doing that, visiting Santa, you might picture a line of crying kids at a shopping mall. Well, they were lining up here all right, but not to sit on Santa`s lap, at least not without a wet suit. Forget a clatter on the roof -- this scuba center stunt is making a splash under the waves in Texas. He needs a waterproof list to check twice, and a tank full of oxygen to keep those cheeks rosy. After all, nobody wants a blue Christmas. And while some sea Scrooges might say, scoo-bah humbug, I have to admit, I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
Quick congratulations to Jefferson High School in Boulder, Montana. A student there got Wednesday`s trivia question right on our Facebook site. I hope all of you have a great weekend ahead. END
