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路透社:巴基斯坦抗议要求总理下台
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Pressure mounts on Pakistan's premier to quit
巴基斯坦抗议要求总理下台
Civil unrest in Pakistan. Protesters here are stopping at nothing in their fight to see Pakistan's premier quit. Riot police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Islamabad, injuring dozens. The protesters were attacking the home of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an attempt to stage a sit-in. The protesters are being led by opposition leaders Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri, who say they won't back down unless the Prime Minister resigns. But Sharif has said he will not step down. The protests highlight the delicate state of democracy in the country. Sharif came to power in the country's first democratic transition over a year ago, in a country that has long fluctuated between civilian and military rule.
巴基斯坦发生了平民动乱活动。这里的抗议者们不遗余力地要求巴基斯坦总理辞职。防暴警察向伊斯兰堡的抗议者发射了橡胶弹和催泪瓦斯，造成数十人受伤。抗议者们袭击了总理纳瓦兹·谢里夫(Nawaz Sharif)的家，举行了静坐活动。抗议活动由反对派领袖伊姆兰·汗(Imran Khan)和卡德里(Tahir-ul-Qadri)领导。他们表示不会让步，除非总理辞职。但是谢里夫表示他不会辞职。抗议活动进一步彰显了巴基斯坦脆弱的民主状态。谢里夫在一年多前的首次民主过渡中上台。巴基斯坦长期以来一直在平民统治和军事统治之间波动。
CDC warns of Ebola 'catastrophe' in Sierra Leone
埃博拉病毒为塞拉利昂带来灾难
Health officials take the temperature of passengers as disembark a ferry in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It's the country's latest attempt to try to identify those who may have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. More than 400 people have died in Sierra Leone from Ebola. The Director of the U.S. Center for Disease Control, Tom Frieden, says the country needs to act fast before it's too late.
在塞拉利昂的弗里敦，乘客们从一艘客轮上岸时，卫生官员们为乘客测量体温。这是这个国家试图鉴别感染致命埃博拉病毒患者的最新举措。塞拉利昂已有超过400人死于埃博拉病毒。美国疾病控制中心主任费和平(Tom Frieden)表示，塞拉利昂需要迅速采取行动，以防为时已晚。
SOUNDBITE (English) DIRECTOR OF UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION , TOM FRIEDEN, SAYING: (QUALITY AS INCOMING) "In Sierra Leone there is time to avoid a catastrophe but only if immediate and urgent action is taken at every level. That's the bottom line of what I have got to say."
美国疾病控制中心主任费和平(Tom Frieden)：“在塞拉利昂还有时间避免大灾难的到来，但是只有立即采取紧急行动才行。这就是我所说的底线。”
Sierra Leone's health minister has been sacked for the mishandling of the epidemic. But that's not enough, residents here say. Locals are demanding the government get its emergency phone number up and running first.
由于处理这次疾病感染不当，塞拉利昂卫生部长已被解雇。但是这里的居民说，这并不够。当地人要求政府公布紧急电话号码。
(SOUNDBITE) (Krio) STUDENT, JOHN YAMBASU, SAYING: "They should try to pay more attention on the emergency hotline so that any time there is a call they should send their health personnel to know the cause of the death, but it is a disgrace to the Ministry of Health."
学生JOHN YAMBASU：“他们应该对紧急热线给予更多关注，这样有人致电的时候他们就可以派遣卫生人员前往，了解死亡原因。但对卫生部来说，这是丢脸的事情。”
More than 1,500 people have died since the Ebola epidemic began in West Africa in March, which has now spread to five countries.
自三月份埃博拉病毒开始在西非流行以来，已有超过1,500人死亡。现在该病毒已经传播至五个国家。
Pro-Russian rebels inspire toy soldier maker
亲俄叛军促进玩具士兵生产
A toy soldier maker in Moscow prepares for the launch of his new collection -- they're pro-Russian rebel fighters inspired by the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Timur Zamilov says he previously designed a set of toy soldiers after the annexation of Crimea.
莫斯科一名玩具士兵制造商为新产品的发布做好了准备——他们是受到乌克兰东部冲突激励的亲俄叛军战士。Timur Zamilov表示，克里米亚加入俄罗斯之后，他曾设计了一系列玩具士兵。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) TOY SOLDIER MAKER, TIMUR ZAMILOV, SAYING: "We are just acting as reporters, like photographers. We are reflecting an era."
玩具士兵制造者Timur Zamilov：“我们只是发挥记者和摄影师的作用。我们反映的是这个时代。”
His new collection is called "Toy soldiers of Novorossiya" -- or New Russia -- a reference to the regions in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian separatist fighters want full independence. There's even a miniature of prominent rebel leader Igor Strelkov. As tension escalates in eastern Ukraine, Zamilov says he's not sure what the future holds for separatists -- but he hopes their likeness in his toys will become a part of history. The new collection of rebel fighters is set to go on sale at a local bookstore on Monday.
他的新收藏叫做“新俄罗斯玩具士兵”，代表的是乌克兰东部亲俄分裂分子战士妄图完全独立的地区。甚至还有卓越的叛军领袖史特雷科夫(Igor Strelkov)的模型。随着乌克兰东部紧张形势升级，史特雷科夫表示，他并不确定分裂分子的未来在何处——但是他希望他们对玩具的喜欢能够成为历史的一部分。新的叛军士兵玩具即将于周一在当地一家书店上市。
路透社娱乐:学院奖公布理事会奖得主名单
The Academy names its Governors Awards recipients
学院奖公布理事会奖得主名单
American singer and actor Harry Belafonte, French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, Japanese animated film director Hayao Miyazaki and Irish actress Maureen O'Hara will be honored with Governors Awards from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Belafonte will be given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award for his work in social causes, including famine relief and education. With the honor, he will join a select company of stars who have earned the coveted "EGOT," with Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards on his shelf. Miyazaki is a renowned animator and won the Oscar for best animated feature film in 2002 for "Spirited Away." Last year he announced his plans to retire from film making. Dublin native O'Hara is best known for the films "Miracle on 34th Street" and "Sinbad the Sailor." The red-haired screen siren was also a frequent collaborator of director John Ford, appearing in five of his films. Carriere began his career as a novelist before switching to film writing,winning an Oscar for best short subject in 1962. The Academy bestows the Governors Awards to honor a person's lifetime achievements in film.
白宫发言:劳动节 奥巴马讨论最低薪资标准
Weekly Address: This Labor Day, Let’s Talk About the Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, DC —In this week’s address, the President wished Americans a Happy Labor Day weekend, highlighted the important economic progress we’ve made, and reaffirmed his commitment to accelerate our progress and ensure that our growing economy fuels a strong middle class. To do this, the President reiterated that Congress should do right by hardworking Americans across the country and raise the minimum wage and he praised the 13 states and Washington, DC as well as employers large and small who have heeded his call and taken action to provide their citizens and employees a fair wage. The President underscored that America built the world’s greatest middle class by making sure that everyone who’s willing to work hard and play by the rules can get ahead – an economic patriotism worth remembering this Labor Day, and every day.
The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online atwww.whitehouse.govat 6:00 a.m. ET, August 30,2014.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
August 30, 2014
Hi, everybody. Whether you’re firing up the grill, fired up for some college football, or filling up the car for one last summer roadtrip – Happy Labor Day weekend.
We set aside Labor Day to honor the working men and women of America. And this Labor Day, we’ve got more to celebrate.
Over the past 53 months, our businesses have added nearly 10 million new jobs. Last month, for the first time since 1997, we created more than 200,000 jobs for six straight months. And for the first time in over a decade, business leaders worldwide have declared, two years running, that the number one place to invest isn’t China – it’s America.
So there are reasons to be optimistic about where we’re headed. And the decisions we make now will determine whether or not we accelerate this progress – whether economic gains flow to a few at the top, or whether a growing economy fuels rising incomes and a thriving middle class.
Think about it this Labor Day. The things we often take for granted – Social Security and Medicare, workplace safety laws and the right to organize for better pay and benefits, even weekends – we didn’t always have these things. Workers and the unions who get their back had to fight for them. And those fights built a stronger middle class.
To build a stronger middle class in today’s changing economy, we’ve got to keep fighting. We’ve got to fight for the right to affordable health insurance for everybody. The right to fair pay, family leave, and workplace flexibility. The right to a fair living wage.
Let me focus on that last one for a minute. In America, no one who works full-time should ever have to raise a family in poverty. A hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. And raising the minimum wage would be one of the best ways to give a boost to working families. It would help around 28 million Americans from all walks of life pay the bills, provide for their kids, and spend that money at local businesses. And that grows the economy for everyone.
The bottom line is, America deserves a raise. But until we’ve got a Congress that cares about raising working folks’ wages, it’s up to the rest of us to make it happen. And in the year and a half since I first asked Congress to raise the minimum wage, Americans of all walks of life are doing just that.
Thirteen states and D.C. have done their part by raising their minimum wages. Four more states have minimum wage initiatives on the ballot this November. And the states where the minimum wage has gone up this year have experienced higher job growth than the states that haven’t.
Business leaders at companies like The Gap are doing their part. They’re raising base wages for tens of thousands of workers because they know it’s good for business.
Mayors across the country are doing their part. Mayor Emanuel in Chicago and Mayor Garcetti in L.A. are working to lift their cities’ wages over time to at least thirteen dollars an hour.
I’ve tried to do my part by requiring companies that get contracts with the federal government to pay their workers a fair wage of ten dollars and ten cents an hour.
And earlier this month, the president of Kentucky State University set a great example by giving himself a $90,000 pay cut,so that he could give raises to his lowest-paid employees. His sacrifice will give more of his workers and their families a little extra money to help make ends meet.
That’s how America built the greatest middle class the world has ever known. Not by making sure a fortunate few at the top are doing well, but by making sure that everyone who’s willing to work hard and play by the rules can get ahead. That’s the bedrock this country is built on. Hard work. Responsibility. Sacrifice. And looking out for one another as one united American family.
Let’s keep that in mind this Labor Day, and every day. Have a great weekend, everybody.
