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十二月份 第 18 課

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  • African-Americans Begin Celebration of Kwanzaa Holiday
  • 非洲裔美國人開始慶祝寬扎節
  •   Today (Wednesday) marks the first day of the week-long observance of Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday within the African-American community.
  • 今天(星期三)是美國非洲裔社區紀念為期一個星期的文化節日「寬扎節」的第一天。

  •   Kwanzaa was established in 1966, during the height of the Civil Rights and Black Freedom movements, by activist and scholar Maulana Karenga.
  • 寬扎節由活動人士和學者莫拉納.卡倫加創立於民權和黑人自由運動處於高潮的 1966 年。

  •   He based the observance on traditional African "first fruit," or harvest celebrations, with the goal of promoting African-American families, community and culture.
  • 他以傳統的非洲「第一果實」或者豐收慶祝為寬扎節的基礎,目的是推廣非洲裔美國家庭、社區和文化。

  •   Families light a candle for each day of the Kwanzaa holiday.
  • 寬扎節的每一天裏,各個家庭都要點燃一隻蠟燭。

  •   The first day is dedicated to the theme of unity.
  • 第一天的主題是團結。

  •   The other six days include self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
  • 其他 6 天包括自決、共同工作及責任、合作經濟、目標、創造和信仰。

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  • (2007-12-26)------

  • Opposition Candidate Withdraws From Russian Presidential Race
  • 反對派候選人退出俄總統大選
  •   An opposition candidate and former deputy prime minister Nemtsov has withdrawn from Russia's presidential race.
  • 俄羅斯反對黨候選人、前副總理涅姆佐夫退出俄羅斯的總統競選。

  •   Boris Nemtsov, a leader in the Union of Right Forces party (SPS) ,Wednesday said the democratic opposition should have a single candidate in the March election.
  • 涅姆佐夫是右翼力量聯盟的一位領導人;他星期三說,民主反對派在明年 3 月的選舉中應該只有一位候選人。

  •   He withdrew from the race in a statement posted on his website.
  • 他在自己的網站上發表的聲明中宣佈退選。

  •   Nemtsov called the upcoming presidential election a farce, saying the Kremlin is using propaganda and security and bureaucratic pressures against the opposition.
  • 涅姆佐夫稱即將到來的總統大選是一場鬧劇,說克里姆林宮在利用宣傳、安全和官僚體制壓制反對派。

  •   Five other candidates remain in the presidential race, including Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, who was nominated by current President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party.
  • 其他 5 位候選人繼續參加總統大選,包括由現任總統普京的統一俄羅斯黨提名的第一副總理梅德韋傑夫。

  •   The others are Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, Liberal Democrat Vladimir Zhirinovsky, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and Andrei Bogdanov of the Democratic Parity.
  • 其他候選人是俄羅斯共產黨領導人久加諾夫、自由民主黨人日裏諾夫斯基、前總理卡西亞諾夫以及民主黨候選人博格達諾夫。

  •   Russia's constitution bars Mr. Putin from seeking a third consecutive term.
  • 俄羅斯憲法禁止普京總統競選三屆連任。

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