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路透社:尼泊尔洪水致数十人死亡
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Dozens killed in Nepal flash flooding
尼泊尔洪水致数十人死亡
Residents are stranded and have no where to go after their homes in Nepal were demolished from flash floods triggered by annual monsoons. Officials say at least 53 people were killed over the last three days, and fear dozens more are unaccounted for. Some 36 people are in the hospital. Locals talk about the moment their homes filled with water.
在尼泊尔，一年一度的雨季引起突发洪水，许多房屋被毁，居民被困，无处可去。官员们表示，过去三天至少53人遇难，另有数十人失踪。大约36人被送往医院。当地人描述了自己的房屋被洪水淹没时的情景。
(SOUNDBITE) (Nepali) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, SURKHET DISTRICT RESIDENT SAYING: "I was asleep when I noticed the water was flowing over my belly, then I took the children to get out and I forgot to collect my belongings."
SURKHET地区未透露姓名的女性：“我当时正在睡觉，突然意识到洪水流到我的腹部，然后我赶紧带着孩子跑出去，忘记收拾财物。”
(SOUNDBITE) (Nepali) UNIDENTIFIED MALE, SURKHET DISTRICT RESIDENT SAYING: "What to do? I couldn't collect my belongings, my house is almost demolished."
SURKHET地区未透露姓名的男性：“应该怎么办呢？我不能收拾财物，我的房屋也基本上完全被摧毁了。”
In one district, residents are using rafts and boats to get to safety, fleeing fast-moving waters. Officials say more than 3,000 people have been rescued and are staying in schools and community buildings. But many have lost everything.
在一个地区，居民们使用橡皮艇和船只转移到安全地区，逃离迅速上涨的洪水。官员们表示，超过3,000人已经获救，逗留在学校和社区建筑中。但是许多人变得一无所有。
Red Cross to oversee aid coming into Ukraine
红十字会监督乌克兰援助物资
Amateur video taken along the Ukraine - Russia border region shows burning buildings and damages to the local airport. The area has seen much of the fighting between rebels and Ukrainian forces who are trying to re-establish central control of the areas. Elsewhere logistics are being made to get relief supplies to hard hit regions. The Red Cross will oversee the movement of Russian humanitarian aid into Ukraine.
乌克兰俄罗斯边境拍摄的业余视频显示，建筑正在焚烧，当地机场遭遇了损坏。该地区反叛分子和乌克兰军队之间的冲突最为严重。乌克兰军队正试图重新控制该地区。其他地方的后勤部门正努力将救援物资运往受影响最严重的地区。红十字会将监督俄罗斯向乌克兰运输的人道主义救援物资。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS REGIONAL DELEGATION, PASCAL CUTTAT, SAYING: "The two governments, Ukraine and Russia, have now worked together, and we are pleased to observe how closely they have worked together in order to make the paper trail, and the customs and the security inspection of the convoy possible. These points are solved. The rest remains to be done, and this rest is the security guarantees."
国际红十字会驻莫斯科地区代表团负责人帕斯卡尔·屈塔(Pascal Cuttat)：“乌克兰和俄罗斯双方政府现在团结一致，我们很高兴看到他们密切合作，让救援物资车队的文档记录，海关和安全检查成为可能。这些问题已经得到解决。剩余的问题也一定能够解决。接下来就是安全保证的问题。”
A turning point may be in the works. Later Sunday, foreign ministers from Ukraine and Russia will meet with their German and French counterparts in Berlin. The United Nations estimates more than two thousand people have died in the clashes that have dragged relations between Russia and the West to their lowest point since the Cold War.
转折点可能即将到来。周日晚些时候，乌克兰和俄罗斯外交部长将在柏林与德国和法国外长会晤。联合国评估，已有超过2,000人在冲突中遇难。这场冲突导致俄罗斯和西方国家的关系恶化至冷战依赖最糟糕的水平。
Gaza war destroys business sector, unemployment rises
加沙战争摧毁商业部门 失业率上涨
This used to be a bustling ice cream factory. It's a victim of the Gaza war, like countless other factories in the region.And the owner says he's lost around 25 million U.S. dollars.
这里曾经是一个繁忙的冰淇淋工厂。这是加沙战争的受害者，就像该地区不计其数的其他工厂一样。老板表示，他已经损失了大约2500万美元。
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) OWNER OF AL-AWDA FACTORY, MOHAMMED AL-TALABANI, SAYING: "Around 400 to 450 employees worked in this factory. Now they have lost their jobs. Since the factory was demolished, these workers are now unemployed."
AL-AWDA工厂老板MOHAMMED AL-TALABANI：“这家工厂大约有400至450名员工。现在他们失去了工作。自工厂被摧毁以来，工人就失业了。”
The enclave's unemployment rate has soared and businesses face an uncertain future. The Gaza Chamber of Commerce estimates that 500 businesses have been struck by Israeli bombs and shells since fighting began in July. And many are now working in food distribution centers.
被包围的加沙地带失业率上升，企业面临不确定的未来。加沙商务部长估计，自7月份冲突开始以来，500家企业遭遇以色列炸弹和炮弹的袭击。许多人现在在食品分配中心工作。
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) GAZA RESIDENT, IZZAT AL-SAMOUNI, SAYING: "It's a bad and tough place to be. There is no electricity, no water and no work on the Gaza strip."
加沙居民IZZAT AL-SAMOUNI：“这里是一个糟糕而艰难的地方。没有电，没有水，也没有工作。”
With the ceasefire holding for now, Gazans are coming out of hiding and restocking food supplies. The ceasefire was renewed,Thursday, for five days.... with hopes that Israel and the Palestinians will come up with an agreement to end the devastating conflict.
停火协议暂时生效，加沙人走出藏身之地，重新储备食物。停火已经恢复，从周四开始，持续五天的时间。希望以色列和巴勒斯坦能够达成协议，停止破坏性的冲突。
路透社娱乐:视频聊天帮助儿童更快康复
Video chats help hospitalised children recover faster
视频聊天帮助儿童更快康复
STORY: Three-year-old Malia Ramirez suffers from Ulcerative Colitis, a painful inflammatory bowel disease that has forced her into hospital for an extended period. SOUNDBITE (English) MALIA RAMIREZ, 3-YEAR-OLD PATIENT AT HOSPITAL, SAYING: "It's been good at the hospital playing in the room and colouring and playing games and playing with toys." But Malia admits it's sometimes scary in hospital, and that's when the nurse hands her an iPad. SOUNDBITE (English) MALIA RAMIREZ, 3-YEAR-OLDPATIENT AT HOSPITAL, SAYING: "I talk about my day with Daddy." (DAD VIA VIDEO - "HI PRINCESS / MALIA SAYS "HI DADDY" That quick chat with Dad reduces Malia's stress levels, which researchers say, will help her recover faster. At UC Davis in California, assistant professor Madan Dharmar and his team have studied the effects of such devices on children. They found that those with access to technology that allow them to communicate with family are in better emotional shape than children who don't. SOUNDBITE (English) MADAN DHARMAR, ASSISTANT PRORESSOR OF RESEARCH, UC DAVIS, SAYING: "It puts them at ease and it reduces their anxiety and stress level so they can better heal in this environment which can be pretty challenging for these kids." The hospital has set up a program called Family Link in which they hand out iPads and laptops to kids so they can interact with loved ones who can't always be at the hospital. The study showed that the level of stress decreased by 37 percent for children on the Family Link program. Dr. Thomas Nesbitt, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Technologies at UC Davis,says the more a child communicates with their family the easier it is for doctors and nurses to care for them. SOUNDBITE (English) DR. THOMAS NESBITT, VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES AND ALLIANCES, UC DAVIS, SAYING: "And if we can reduce that stress by bringing in family members and by allowing that child to sort of leave the world of the sick for 10 minutes or an hour or two hours, or participate with their classmates, that is an important element of the healing environment we want to create here." And that says Nesbitt is the ultimate goal - to keep kids happy so they can get better faster. As for Malia, she wants to go home. But she says, for now, a video chat kiss from Dad is better than no kiss at all.
白宫发言:奥巴马:每人都应享有高等教育权利
Weekly Address: Everyone Should Be Able To Afford Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, with schools getting ready to open their doors again over the next few weeks, the President talked directly to students and parents about the importance of preparing for an education beyond high school. In today’s economy, some higher education continues to be the surest ticket to the middle class, but for too many families across the country, paying for higher education is a constant struggle. The President and First Lady know this first hand –they only finished paying off their student loans ten years ago – and that’s why they have made it a priority to help make college more affordable for families. They have taken action to reform student loans, expand grants and college tax credits,help make loan payments more manageable, and have proposed plans to make sure colleges also do their part to bring down costs. And just this week, as part of the President’s Year of Action, the administration announced a new series of commitments to support students who need a little extra academic help getting through college.
The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online atwww.whitehouse.govat 6:00 a.m. ET, August 16,2014.
Video Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Hi, everybody. Over the next couple weeks, schools all across the country will be opening their doors. Students will suit up for fall sports, marching band, and the school play; moms and dads will snap those first-day-of-school pictures -- and that includes me and Michelle.
And so today, I want to talk directly with students and parents about one of the most important things any of you can do this year -- and that’s to begin preparing yourself for an education beyond high school.
We know that in today’s economy, whether you go to a four-year college, a community college, or a professional training program, some higher education is the surest ticket to the middle class. The typical American with a bachelor’s degree or higher earns over $28,000 more per year than someone with just a high school diploma. And they’re also much more likely to have a job in the first place – the unemployment rate for those with a bachelor’s degree is less than one-third of the rate for those without a high school diploma.
But for too many families across the country, paying for higher education is a constant struggle. Earlier this year, a young woman named Elizabeth Cooper wrote to tell me how hard it is for middle-class families like hers to afford college. As she said, she feels “not significant enough to be addressed, not poor enough for people to worry [about], and not rich enough to be cared about.”
Michelle and I know the feeling – we only finished paying off our student loans ten years ago. And so as President, I’m working to make sure young people like Elizabeth can go to college without racking up mountains of debt. We reformed a student loan system so that more money goes to students instead of big banks. We expanded grants and college tax credits for students and families. We took action to offer millions of students a chance to cap their student loan payments at 10% of their income. And Congress should pass a bill to let students refinance their loans at today’s lower interest rates, just like their parents can refinance their mortgage.
But as long as college costs keep rising, we can’t just keep throwing money at the problem -- colleges have to do their part to bring down costs as well. That’s why we proposed a plan to tie federal financial aid to a college’s performance, and create a new college scorecard so that students and parents can see which schools provide the biggest bang for your buck. We launched a new $75 million challenge to inspire colleges to reduce costs and raise graduation rates. And in January, more than 100 college presidents and nonprofit leaders came to the White House and made commitments to increase opportunities for underserved students.
Since then, we’ve met with even more leaders who want to create new community-based partnerships and support school counselors. And this week, my Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, announced a series of commitments to support students who need a little extra academic help getting through college.
This is a challenge I take personally. And to all you young people, now that you’re heading back to school, your education is something you have to take personally, also. It’s up to you to push yourself; to take hard classes and read challenging books. Science shows that when you struggle to solve a problem or make a new argument, you’re actually forming new connections in your brain. So when you’re thinking hard, you’re getting smarter. Which means this year, challenge yourself to reach higher. And set your sights on college in the years ahead. Your country is counting on you.
And don’t forget to have some fun along the way, too.
Thanks everybody. Good luck on the year ahead.
