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路透社:英国反对欧委会主席提名
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UK outvoted in EU president ballot
英国反对欧委会主席提名
Security on high alert as the most powerful men in Europe arrive in Brussels. They were here to choose the new European Commission president. And with 26-2 in favour for Jean Claude Juncker, it was a resounding victory for the former Luxembourg prime minister. British Prime Minister, David Cameron was vocally opposed to Juncker's nomination. He sees Juncker is a figure uninterested in EU reform.
欧洲最有权势的人们抵达布鲁塞尔，安全力量高度警戒。他们来到这里是为了选择新的欧洲委员会主席。投票结果为26:2支持容克(Jean-Claude Juncker)，这对这位前卢森堡首相来说是重大的胜利。英国首相卡梅伦强烈反对容克的提名。他认为容克对欧盟改革来说没有利害关系。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, DAVID CAMERON, SAYING: "In a Europe crying out for reform, we have gone for the career insider, you know, who probably knows every furrow of this building but anyway, we now have to get on with it, but was it the right thing to do, to make this stand? I absolutely believe it was and I would do it all over again."
英国首相卡梅伦：“在亟需改革的欧洲，我们一直追求的是内行人士，可能熟悉这栋建筑的一砖一瓦，无论如何，我们必须继续。但是，继续这种立场是否正确？我完全相信是正确的，而且未来也将坚持这种立场。”
Despite Cameron finding himself in the minority, there was no gloating from other leaders. They're promising to address his concerns about the future of the EU.
尽管卡梅伦孤立无援，其他领导人也没有幸灾乐祸。他们承诺解决卡梅伦对欧盟未来的担忧。
Putin calls for long-term Ukraine ceasefire
普京呼吁乌克兰长期停火
With hours remaining on a Ukrainian ceasefire with separatist groups -- Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in.
乌克兰与分裂分子团体的停火还有几个小时就要到期——俄罗斯总统普京权衡了形势。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Most important is securing a long-term ceasefire as a necessary condition for substantive talks between the authorities in Kiev and representatives of the southeastern regions."
俄罗斯总统普京：“最重要的是达成长期的停火，作为基辅当局和东南部地区代表之间进行实质性会谈的必要条件。”
Poroshenko is under pressure from the West to extend the existing ceasefire, but Ukrainian forces worry that it will give the separatists time to regroup. They also point several breaches of the ceasefire, including the downing of a helicopter on Tuesday. Putin also sought to reframe the dialogue, which he says misses the mark.
波罗申科受到来自西方国家的压力，要求他延长目前的停火，但是乌克兰力量担心这会让分裂分子有时间重新聚集起来。他们还指出了违反停火协议的几个地方，包括周二一架直升机的降落。普京希望重新组织对话。他说，此前的对话未达到目的。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "The unconstitutional revolution in Kiev, attempts to force on the Ukrainian people an artificial choice between Europe and Russia, bringing the society to the split, to a painful internal confrontation." The deadline for the the ceasefire is Friday at 1900GMT.
俄罗斯总统普京：“基辅违反宪法的决议试图强迫乌克兰人民在欧洲和俄罗斯之间做出虚假的选择，导致社会分裂，引起痛苦的内部冲突。”停火的最后期限是格林尼治标准时间19:00。
Benghazi suspect brought to federal court in DC
班加西袭击嫌疑人被带往联邦法庭
The man alleged to be the mastermind of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was brought to this federal courthouse Saturday morning in Washington D.C. The U.S. attorney's office in Washington said Ahmed Abu Khattala is now in federal custody. He's the Libyan militia leader suspected in the attack that killed four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens. He was brought to the courthouse from on board the amphibious transport ship, the USS New York. That's where he'd been held since his capture by U.S. special operations forces outside Benghazi on June 15. The criminal complaint against Khattala from the U.S. Justice Department accuses him of killing one person in an attack on a federal facility, and providing material support to terrorists "resulting in death." The charges were filed in July of 2013 but kept under a court seal until this month. Khattala will likely be prosecuted in the U.S. criminal justice system. That's in line with President Barack Obama's policy of prosecuting suspected militants captured overseas through the U.S. justice system, rather than trying them in the military tribunal system at Guantanamo Bay Prison, which he's trying to shut down. The U.S. attorney's office would not say where Khattala being held.
周六早上，2012年美国驻班加西领事馆袭击事件策划者被带往华盛顿特区联邦法庭。美国华盛顿检察官办公室表示，卡达阿拉(Ahmed Abu Khattala)现在正被联邦关押。他是涉嫌参与袭击的利比亚义勇军领袖，袭击造成包括大使克里斯·史蒂芬在内的四名美国人遇难。他被美国海军纽约号两栖运兵船直接带往法庭。这是自6月15日他被美国特别行动队逮捕以来一直被关押的地方。美国司法部的刑事起诉书指控卡达阿拉在联邦设施中杀害一人，并为恐怖分子提供导致死亡的物质支持。控告于2013年7月递交，但是一直被联邦警察封印，直到这个月。卡达阿拉可能经由刑事审判系统接受检控。这与奥巴马总统的政策一致：通过美国司法系统监控在海湾逮捕的激进分子嫌疑人，而不是通过关塔纳摩湾监狱的军事法庭系统。奥巴马正试图关闭该系统。美国检察官办公室不会透露卡达阿拉的关押地点。
路透社娱乐:全球婚礼费用创历史新高
Wedding costs at all-time high
全球婚礼费用创历史新高
Some couples happily splurge on an Italian castle, others opt for a low-key, just-the-two-of-us bash. As the wedding season is getting into full swing, wedding spending is at an all time high, adding on to the already $70 billion a year industry. Anja Winikka is the site director of the Knot.com, a company that helps couples plan their big day and follows trends in the business. (SOUNDBITE) ANJA WINIKKA, SITE DIRECTOR, THE KNOT.COM (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "Ever since 2007, 2008 the cost of an average wedding has been on the rise, and it's at the all-time high now. And, you know, this probably, sort of, indicates that couples are willing to spend a little bit more." Average cost of a wedding in the U.S.? Almost $30,000, not counting the honeymoon. The most expensive place to get hitched? Manhattan, with an average bill approaching $90.000. On the other end of the scale, Idaho, a bargain at a little over $16.000 on average. Wherever the wedding is, the perfect wedding dress rings in at close to $1,300. The only thing that seems to be shrinking? The guest list: (SOUNDBITE) ANJA WINIKKA, SITE DIRECTOR, THE KNOT.COM (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "The number of guests being invited to a wedding has actually gone down, and the spend has gone up, which can only lead us to believe that guests are actually getting the royal treatment more and more." Manhattan-based Kennedy and Kirk Reynolds took that to heart, cutting their guest list to, well, just themselves. (SOUNDBITE) KENNEDY REYNOLDS, RECENTLY MARRIED, (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "It was the biggest, you know, moment of our life, so we didn't want to cut any corners, and we kind of knew, generally, the way we wanted to go about it, so how it would work into some kind of budget." That meant leaving Manhattan and their guest list behind: (SOUNDBITE) KIRK REYNOLDS, RECENTLY MARRIED, (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "We wanted to go away somewhere. We wanted to be around the mountains and water, and we wanted it to be just us, and so that was kind of tough to tell the family and some friends, but they all understood. But, moneywise, because it was just us, we actually didn't have to cut corners, so it was great." By having a small ceremony in Iceland, they spent about $20,000. (SOUNDBITE) KENNEDY REYNOLDS, RECENTLY MARRIED, (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "Getting married in another country was a big part of our expense. We could have just as easily kind of eloped or have a two person wedding here in the states, and it would have been beautiful. We talked about that, you know, we've got Central Park right here, so that would have been lovely, but we decided to go some place we haven't been, and so that was an expense but, again, totally worth it." Because not only did they have their once-in-a-lifetime wedding moment, they had their journey to Iceland to remember as well. Their big splurge? Bringing their photographer with them to document it all for the friends and family that couldn't be there. (SOUNDBITE) KENNEDY REYNOLDS, RECENTLY MARRIED, (ENGLISH) SPEAKING: "It was just such a special moment for us, and there was no part of us that came back and thought 'oh man we've got to, you know, pay off this wedding.' It was completely, absolutely, completely worth it."
白宫发言：奥巴马关注全国中产阶级状况
Weekly Address: Focusing on the Economic Priorities for the Middle Class Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed his recent trip to Minneapolis where he met a working mother named Rebekah, who wrote the President to share the challenges her family and many middle class Americans are facing where they work hard and sacrifice yet still can’t seem to get ahead. But instead of focusing on growing the middle class and expanding opportunity for all, Republicans in Congress continue to block commonsense economic proposals such as raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and making college more affordable. The President will keep fighting his economic priorities in the weeks and months ahead, because he knows the best way to expand opportunity for all hardworking Americans and continue to strengthen the economy is to grow it from the middle-out.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
June 28, 2014
Hi, everybody. This week, I spent a couple days in Minneapolis, talking with people about their lives – their concerns, their successes, and their hopes for the future.
I went because of a letter I received from a working mother named Rebekah, who shared with me the hardships her young family has faced since the financial crisis. She and her husband Ben were just newlyweds expecting their first child, Jack, when the housing crash dried up his contracting business. He took what jobs he could, and Rebekah took out student loans and retrained for a new career. They sacrificed – for their kids, and for each other. And five years later, they’ve paid off debt, bought their first home, and had their second son, Henry.
In her letter to me, she wrote, “We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.” And in many ways, that’s America’s story these past five years. We are a strong, tight-knit family that’s made it through some very tough times.
Today, over the past 51 months, our businesses have created 9.4 million new jobs. By measure after measure, our economy is doing better than it was five years ago.
But as Rebekah also wrote in her letter, there are still too many middle-class families like hers who do everything right – who work hard and who sacrifice – but can’t seem to get ahead. It feels like the odds are stacked against them. And with just a small change in our priorities, we could fix that.
The problem is, Republicans in Congress keep blocking or voting down almost every serious idea to strengthen the middle class. This year alone, they’ve said no to raising the minimum wage, no to fair pay, no to student loan reform, no to extending unemployment insurance. And rather than invest in education that helps working families get ahead, they actually voted to give another massive tax cut to the wealthiest Americans.
This obstruction keeps the system rigged for those at the top, and rigged against the middle class. And as long as they insist on doing it, I’ll keep taking actions on my own – like the actions I’ve taken already to attract new jobs, lift workers’ wages, and help students pay off their loans. I’ll do my job. And if it makes Republicans in Congress mad that I’m trying to help people out, they can join me, and we’ll do it together.
The point is, we could do so much more as a country – as a strong, tight-knit family – if Republicans in Congress were less interested in stacking the deck for those at the top, and more interested in growing the economy for everybody.
So rather than more tax breaks for millionaires, let’s give more tax breaks to help working families pay for child care or college. Rather than protect tax loopholes that let big corporations set up tax shelters overseas, let’s put people to work rebuilding roads and bridges right here in America. Rather than stack the decks in favor of those who’ve already succeeded, let’s realize that we are stronger as a nation when we offer a fair shot to every American.
I’m going to spend some time talking about these very choices in the week ahead. That’s because we know from our history that our economy doesn’t grow from the top-down, it grows from the middle-out. We do better when the middle class does better. That’s the American way. That’s what I believe in. And that’s what I’ll keep fighting for.
Have a great Fourth of July, everybody – and good luck to Team USA down in Brazil.
Thanks.
