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路透社:加州社区迎接洪水泥石流
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Calfornia community braces for mudslides, flooding
加州社区迎接洪水泥石流
In Glendora, California -- they're preparing for possible mudslides. Thousands of extra sandbags have been brought in, and locals are piling them four and five high. The hope is that, along with these concrete barriers, it will be enough to protect their homes from mud and flooding. Residents have been encouraged to evacuate ahead of a powerful storm front that is expected to soak the area. Compounding matters for locals is the fact that Glendora sits at the foot of a mountain which was badly scorched by wildfires.
在加利福尼亚的格伦多拉，人们正在为可能到来的泥石流做准备。数千个沙袋运往此处，当地居民将四五个沙袋堆叠在一起，希望这些混凝土屏障足够保护他们的房屋免受洪水和泥石流吞噬。预期强力暴风雨将袭击该地区，当局鼓励居民们提前撤离。格伦多拉就座落在被山火烧焦的大山的山脚，对当地居民来说，即将到来的洪水和泥石流使情况更加复杂。
Texas same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
德州同性婚姻禁令被判违宪
A partial victory for gay rights advocates. This time, in Texas. The lone-star state's ban on same-sex marriage has been ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia. That assessment however doesn't mean the ban is going away. Garcia also declared a 'stay' on the decision -- which keeps the ban in effect. The two couples who fought the state's ban on gay marriage cheered the decision on as an encouraging sign.
对于同性恋权利拥护者来说，这是局部性的胜利。这次是在德克萨斯州。“孤星之州”的同性婚姻禁令被美国地方法官贾西亚(Orlando Garcia)判决违宪。然而，该判决并不意味着德克萨斯州将取消该禁令。贾西亚还宣布该决定延期，这意味着禁令继续生效。反抗该州同性婚姻禁令的两对同性伴侣庆贺该决定是令人鼓舞的迹象。
(SOUNDBITE) PLAINTIFF VIC HOLMES SAYING: "The biggest thing I think we would want to say is, 'Woohoo! We did it!' It may be the first step, but it's an awesome first step."
原告VIC HOLMES：“我认为我们想说的最重要的一点是，‘太好了！我们做到了！’这或许只是第一步，却是精彩的第一步。”
(SOUNDBITE) PLAINTIFF MARK PHARISS SAYING: "No kid should ever ever, like I did, go to bed, at night, knowing they're gay, and praying they won't wake up."
原告MARK PHARISS：“任何一个孩子都不会像我曾经那样，知道自己是同性恋，晚上上床睡觉的时候祈祷自己不会醒来。”
(SOUNDBITE) PLAINTIFF NICOLE DIMETMAN SAYING: "We certainly didn't imagine, that we could one day be married, and one day enjoy that marriage in our home-state of Texas."
原告NICOLE DIMETMAN：“过去我们从来没有幻想过有一天我们会结婚，有一天能够在我们的家乡德克萨斯州享受婚姻带来的幸福。”
Governor Rick Perry made a statement on the ruling, saying "Texans spoke loud and clear by overwhelmingly voting to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman."
德克萨斯州州长佩里(Rick Perry)就该裁决发表了声明，称“德克萨斯人高声宣布，以绝对优势投票支持婚姻为一男一女合法结合。”
In 2005, Texas voted overwhelmingly to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. In all, gay marriage is recognized in 17 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia.
2005年，德克萨斯州投票，以绝对优势通过禁止同性婚姻的宪法修正案。美国共有17个州认可同性婚姻，包括哥伦比亚特区在内。
Hundreds rescued off Italian coast
意大利海岸数百人获救
These are just one boat load of the hundreds of migrants Italy's navy and coast guard say they rescued from the seas around Sicily in a single 24-hour period. Navy vessels intercepted three dingies each packed with more than 90 people. Coastguard patrols picked up another 218 aboard an 18-metre boat that ran into trouble. Italy's a major gateway into Europe for migrants whose arrival by sea tripled in 2013 from the year before. Numbers have been driven up by Syria's civil war and conflict in the Horn of Africa.
意大利海军和海岸警卫队表示，他们在24小时的时间内在西西里岛周围海域搜救到数百人，这只是搭载移民的其中一艘船只。海军船只拦截了三艘救生艇，每一艘装有超过90人。海岸警卫队巡逻人员发现了陷入困境的另外一艘18米长的船上的218人。意大利是移民通过海路进入欧洲的主要通道，2013年，移民数量是前一年的三倍。由于叙利亚内战和非洲之角的冲突，移民数量暴增。
CCTV9:人民币加速贬值 专家称不会持久
Yuan devaluation not a long-term trend: analysts
人民币加速贬值 专家称不会持久
The currency depreciation of yuan against U.S. dollar on Wednesday has triggered some worries in the market. But most analysts say the drop won't be a long-term trend.
Gong Qi is a ten-year money trader in Shanghai and thinks the ups and downs of a currency's value are normal. But the recent depreciation of the yuan still surprised him.
"It's normal for the yuan to appreciate or depreciate under the two-way volatility. But such a dramatic change is very rare," said Gong, of Bank of Shanghai.
Still, Gong Qi believes that the yuan will continue to appreciate against the U.S. dollar in the long run. "Personally, I think 6.122 will be the turning point for the USD/RMB rate. Then the yuan will appreciate again," he said.
Analysts also hold similar opinions. Profesor Ding Zhijie at the University of International Business and Economics gave his views on depreciation:
"Recently, the liquidity of the Chinese finance market has been ample, especially in February. January's cash flow in the market increased more than 1.3 trillion yuan, which should return to the banking system after the Spring Festival.
"Under these circumstances, the currency depreciation can weaken capital inflows, which could lead to more easing liquidity in the market. From this aspect, we could say the devaluation is likely a government move, a kind of regulation measure."
Professor Ding also says that the depreciation signals exchange rate reforms in the long term. Analysts say China's central bank is trying to prepare the market for two-way volatility, before speeding up yuan reforms.
CCTV9:北方遭遇冷空气袭击 浓雾消散
Cold front sweeps away heavy smog from N. China
北方遭遇冷空气袭击 浓雾消散
After a week of barely seeing anything, Beijing has finally been cleared of the choking, at least for now. Starting from Wednesday noon, a cold front that brought wind and rainfall to Northern China, cleared a week of severe air pollution.
Strong gales have also caused temperature drops of up to 14 degrees Celsius. In the past week, the National Meteorological Centre has issued 12 smog alerts, including 9 at the third level and 3 at the second highest level.
