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十二月份 第 18 課
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- Obama to Return to Washington as Fiscal Cliff Looms
- 財政懸崖逼近之際，歐巴馬將返回華盛頓
- U.S. President Barack Obama is cutting short his vacation in ((the Pacific state of)) Hawaii and will return to Washington to resume talks with congressional leaders aimed at reaching agreement on a deficit reduction package before the year ends.
- 美國總統歐巴馬將縮短在夏威夷的假期，返回華盛頓，再度與國會領袖們進行磋商，爭取在年底之前就一項削減預算赤字方案達成協議。
- The White House says Mr. Obama will leave Wednesday and is expected to arrive back in Washington early Thursday.
- 白宮說，歐巴馬將於星期三離開夏威夷，預計他將在星期四清晨返回華盛頓。
- Early last week, the president said he and Republican House Speaker John Boehner were relatively close to an agreement on a compromise to avert what is being called a "fiscal cliff" -- $500 billion in mandated spending cuts and tax increases that would affect almost all American workers starting January 1.
- 上星期初，歐巴馬表示他和貝納已經相對接近於就避免財政懸崖的妥協方案達成協議；所謂 “財政懸崖”，就是從明年 １ 月 １ 日啟動的削減 ５ 千億美元開支以及對幾乎所有美國工作人員增稅。
- But by the end of last week, those efforts were in disarray as lawmakers fled Washington for their Christmas holiday break.
- 但截至上周末，由於國會議員們因聖誕度假而離開華盛頓，有關努力都沒有結果。
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- Deadly Bombing Near US Facility in Afghanistan
- 阿富汗美國軍事設施附近發生致命的爆炸
- A suicide car bomber has detonated explosives near a U.S.-run military facility in Afghanistan, killing three civilians.
- 一名自殺汽車爆炸手在阿富汗一個美國軍事設施附近引爆炸藥，3 名平民被炸死。
- The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on Wednesday near the facility known as Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- 塔利班宣稱對這起襲擊負責；星期三的這次襲擊發生在一處被稱做 “查普曼前進行動基地” 的設施附近。
- In 2009, seven ((U.S.)) Central Intelligence Agency employees and a Jordanian worker were killed at the base in a suicide bombing by an al-Qaida-linked agent.
- 2009 年，一名與基地組織有聯係的自殺爆炸手在該設施發動襲擊， 7 名美國中央情報局僱員和一名約旦工人被炸死。
- The facility is located in the eastern city of Khost, a volatile region near the Pakistani border.
- 這個設施位於阿富汗東部城市霍斯特；霍斯特毗鄰巴基斯坦邊界，當地局勢動盪。
- There were no reports of NATO casualties in Wednesday's blast, which also left seven people wounded.
- 目前沒有關於星期三爆炸造成北約軍人傷亡的報導；這次爆炸還造成 7 人受傷。
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