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五月份 第 16 課

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  • China Criticizes US Decision on Confucius Institutes
  • 中國媒體批評美國有關孔子學院的決定
  •   Chinese state media are criticizing a recent decision by the U.S. State Department to tighten visa requirements at Chinese Confucius Institutes in the United States.
  • 中國國家媒體批評美國國務院最近決定加緊對美國境內孔子學院教師的簽證控制。

  •   The State Department last week issued a directive saying it was "reviewing the academic viability" of these Confucius Institutes.
  • 美國國務院上星期發佈的一項指示說,正在審查孔子學院的學術資質。

  •   The statement said the institutes would need to apply for U.S. academic accreditation.
  • 美國國務院說,孔子學院必須申請獲得美國方面的學術認證。

  •   It also said many of the teachers at the institutes were violating the terms of their visas and would need to return home at the end of their terms to reapply for proper accreditation.
  • 國務院並且表示孔子學院的很多教師違反簽證規定,必須在本學期結束後返回中國,重新申辦簽證。

  •   Several editorials Friday in Chinese state press spoke out against the move.
  • 中國幾家國家媒體星期五發表社論,對美國國務院的這一舉動提出批評。

  •   The China Daily stated that the decision is the result of a "lingering Cold War mentality."
  • 中國日報說,美國國務院的決定是冷戰思維方式的結果。

  •   The Global Times suggested the move shows the U.S. is "culturally weak" and is afraid of Chinese influence.
  • 環球時報暗示,美國的這一舉措反映了美國在文化方面的虛弱,懼怕來自中國的影響。

  •   State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Thursday downplayed the incident.
  • 美國國務院發言人紐蘭星期四對這一事件進行了淡化處理。

  •   She said the issue was not about the institutes themselves and that the U.S. supports people-to-people exchange with China.
  • 她說,這個問題並不涉及孔子學院本身,美國政府支持美中兩國人民之間的交流。

  •   Nuland said the dispute is simply about whether professors at the institutes had the correct visa status and said that "nobody's going to have to leave the country" over the issue.
  • 紐蘭表示,目前的爭論只在於孔子學院教師的簽證身份是否正確,並表示任何人都不會因為這個問題而必須離開美國。

  •   There are nearly 700 Confucius Institutes located around the world. Nearly 70 are in the United States.
  • 目前在世界各地有將近 700 所孔子學院,其中將近 70 所在美國。

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  • First Remains of South Korean Soldiers Returned Home from North
  • 首批韓戰陣亡韓國軍人遺骨自朝鮮返國
  •   The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the Korean War have been returned home, in the first such repatriation since the fighting ended nearly 60 years ago.
  • 韓戰期間在朝鮮陣亡的 12 名韓國軍人的遺骨被送回韓國;自從韓戰於將近 60 年前結束以來,這是第一批送返的韓國軍人遺骨。

  •   The flag-draped boxes containing the remains arrived Friday at a military airport south of Seoul, where South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and other top officials gathered for an honor guard ceremony.
  • 星期五,覆蓋韓國國旗的這些韓國軍人遺骨盒抵達首爾的一個軍用機場;韓國總統李明博和其他高層官員在機場參加了迎接儀式。

  •   The remains were among 226 sets found in North Korea by a U.S. excavation team before Washington halted the recovery mission in 2005 because of safety concerns.
  • 一個美國搜尋組在朝鮮找到 226 名陣亡軍人遺骨;2005 年,華盛頓出於安全方面的考慮,停止了搜尋工作。

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