Skip to main content

EPT 美語
目前網頁所在位置:
首頁 / 免費英文自學教材 / 美國之音 / 新聞閱讀 / 12月份新聞 / 第10課 / 第10課-2010

十二月份 第 10 課

  • 歷史上的今天------>
  • [13][12][11][09][08][07][06]

  •    
  • (2010-12-14)------

  • Beijing Floats Proposals to Ease Notorious Traffic Jams
  • 北京提出緩解嚴重交通堵塞的提議
  •   Beijing officials are inviting public comment on a number of proposals to ease the Chinese capital's notorious traffic congestion.
  • 北京的官員對一些緩解首都嚴重交通堵塞的方案開始公開徵求民眾的意見。

  •   Among the more citizen-friendly suggestions is a proposal to cap the number of government cars at the current 700,000.
  • 這些更加有利於民眾的建議之一是把政府車輛限制在目前的 70 萬輛。

  •   Other ideas posted on a government website and published in state media Tuesday include improved public transit, faster road construction, and steps to encourage people to live closer to where they work.
  • 張貼在一個政府網站而且星期二出版在官方媒體上的其他建議,包括改善公共交通系統,加快道路建設,以及鼓勵人們居住在更靠近工作場所的措施。

  •   Some of the more innovative ideas call for public bicycles and fees for driving in certain areas.
  • 一些更有創意的想法呼籲使用公用的自行車,以及對在某些地區開車徵收費用。

  •   Beijing has been described as the world's most congested city.
  • 北京被看成是世界上交通最擁擠的城市。

  •   Rapidly rising incomes have contributed to an explosion of auto registrations, which now stand at 4.7 million compared to just 2.6 million in 2005.
  • 中國人迅速上升的收入也是造成汽車擁有量出現爆炸性增長的原因之一;北京汽車擁有量從 2005 年的僅 2 百 60 萬增加到現在的 4 百 70 萬輛。

  •   An average of 2,000 new cars are registered in Beijing every day.
  • 北京平均每天登記註冊的新汽車數量達到 2 千輛。

  •   

  •    
  • (2010-12-14)------

  • Berlusconi Wins Vote of Confidence By A Slim Margin
  • 義大利總理以微弱多數通過信任表決
  •   Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has won a critical confidence vote in both the Senate and the lower house of parliament.
  • 義大利總理貝盧斯科尼在參議院和眾議院都贏得了關鍵的信任案投票。

  •   A razor-thin majority of three votes in the lower house allowed the embattled prime minister to avoid having to resign mid-way through his current five-year term.
  • 眾議院極其微弱的三票多數使得這位受到圍攻的總理避免了不得不在目前 5 年任期期中辭職。

  •   The 74-year-old media billionaire has been facing numerous allegations, including accusations that his aides sought to buy support ahead of Tuesday's vote.
  • 這位 74 歲的媒體億萬富翁面臨無數的指控,其中包括他的助手在星期二的表決前試圖用金錢收買支援的指控。

  •   He has also been forced to fend off other challenges, including a string of sex and corruption scandals.
  • 他也被迫擊退其他的挑戰,包括一系列的性醜聞和腐敗醜聞。

  •   The upper house of Parliament voted 162 to 135 in favor of Mr. Berlusconi Tuesday, while a 314 in favor and 311 against helped him survive the vote in the lower house.
  • 參議院星期二以 162 票對 135 票對貝盧斯科尼表示支援;眾議院 314 票對 311 票的表決結果也使他過關。

  •   Mr. Berlusconi had been expected to receive strong support from political allies in the Senate but he faced more uncertainty in the lower house.
  • 人們預期貝盧斯科尼會得到參議院政治盟友的有力支援,但他在眾議院面臨更多的不確定因素。

  •   Anti-Berlusconi demonstrators gathered in cities across Italy Tuesday ahead of the final vote and voiced their displeasure with the current government.
  • 在最終表決之前,反貝盧斯科尼的示威人群星期二在義大利的各個城市舉行集會,而且表達了他們對現任政府的不滿。

EPT 美語
Top
Top
建議瀏覽模式:解析度 1024x768 或以上,瀏覽器建議使用 Chrome 4.0/Safari 4.0/FireFox 3.5/Edge 9.0 以上。