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五月份 第 14 課

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  • Woman Rescued After Eight Days; China Quake Death Toll Tops 40,000
  • 八天之後女子獲救;中國地震死亡人數超過四萬
  •   A Chinese woman has been rescued from the rubble in quake-struck Sichuan province, eight days after the country's massive earthquake hit, toppling buildings and leaving five million homeless.
  • 中國四川的一名婦女在大地震發生的八天後從廢墟中獲救,地震造成很多房屋倒塌,五百萬人無家可歸。

  •   The official Xinhua news agency says the woman spent 195 hours under the rubble, but did not provide any other details.
  • 官方新華社說,這名婦女在廢墟中被埋了 195 小時,但沒有提供任何其他細節。

  •   She is the second person to be rescued today, as hopes dim for those still trapped.
  • 隨著被埋在廢墟中的人能夠生還希望渺茫,她是今天被救出的第二個人。

  •   Chinese officials say the death toll has risen to more than 40-thousand, and warned that the final death total could be more than 50-thousand.
  • 中國官員說,死亡人數已經超過 4 萬,並警告說,最終的死亡人數可能超過 5 萬。

  •   As China continues to work to rescue those buried, its focus is increasingly shifting toward caring for survivors of the seven-point-nine magnitude quake.
  • 中國在繼續營救被埋在廢墟中的人的同時,將施救重點逐漸轉向照顧這次 7 點 9 級大地震的倖存災民。

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  • Dalai Lama Begins 11-Day Visit to Britain
  • 達賴喇嘛開始對英國 11 天訪問
  •   The Dalai Lama has begun an 11-day visit to Britain, where he will meet the country's prime minister and testify before a parliamentary committee on China's recent military crackdown in Tibet.
  • 達賴喇嘛開始對英國的 11 天訪問,其間將會晤英國首相,並在一個議會委員會就中國當局最近在西藏進行武力鎮壓一事做證。

  •   The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived today (Tuesday) in London from Berlin, one of five cities he visited in Germany as part of his campaign for human rights.
  • 西藏精神領袖達賴喇嘛今天(星期二)從柏林抵達倫敦,柏林是他訪問的五個德國城市之一;這次出訪是達賴喇嘛爭取人權努力的一部分。

  •   The exiled monk will testify Thursday before a British parliamentary committee on foreign affairs.
  • 流亡的達賴喇嘛星期四將在一個英國議會委員會就外交問題做證。

  •   He will meet with Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday at Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
  • 星期五,達賴喇嘛將在坎特伯雷大主教威廉姆斯居住的蘭柏特宮會晤布朗首相。

  •   The location of the meeting sparked controversy because it will not take place at 10 Downing Street, the prime minister's official residence.
  • 這次會晤的地點引發爭議,因為不在首相官邸唐寧街 10 號舉行。

  •   Some of Mr. Brown's critics say the decision to meet the Dalai Lama informally at the archbishop's residence was designed to appease China, which opposes the Dalai Lama's meetings with any foreign government official.
  • 布朗的一些批評者說,決定在大主教的住所與達賴喇嘛進行非正式會晤是為了取悅中國;中國反對達賴喇嘛會晤任何外國政府官員。

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