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  • Bus Crash Kills 25 During Heavy Snows in China
  • 中国暴雪中大客车翻车二十五人丧生
  •   Chinese official Xinhua news agency say at least 25 people were killed and 13 injured when their bus crashed on an icy road early Tuesday in Guizhou Province.
  • 中国官方新华社报导说,贵州省一辆大客车星期二早上在结冰的路面上翻车,造成至少 25 人死亡, 13 人受伤。

  •   Chinese authorities say more snow storms are threatening parts of the country already struggling with transport chaos and power shortages.
  • 中国当局说,更多暴雪仍在威胁中国疲於应对交通混乱和电力短缺的部分地区。

  •   China's Meteorological Administration issued warnings Monday of further heavy snow and freezing rain in some central and eastern provinces.
  • 中国国家气象局星期一发出警告,中部和东部一些省份继续会有大雪和冰雨。

  •   The snow storms have paralyzed highways, railways and airports, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers hoping to join their families for the Lunar New Year holiday.
  • 暴风雪使中国的公路、铁路和机场瘫痪,困住了数以十万计的希望返乡同家人共度农历新年的旅客。

  •   Premier Wen Jiabao ordered all government departments Sunday to take urgent action to prepare for what he called an "increasingly grim situation."
  • 中国总理温家宝星期天命令所有政府部门採取紧急行动,应对他所称的「愈来愈严峻的形势」。

  •   He says the government faces a "severe" challenge in maintaining China's energy supplies.
  • 温家宝说,政府面临保障能源供应的「严峻」挑战。

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  • Iran Executes Customs Official for Financial Crimes
  • 伊朗以金融罪处死一海关官员
  •   Iran has executed a customs contractor for corruption -- a rare punishment for financial crimes in the country.
  • 伊朗以腐败罪名处死一名海关约聘人员,这是伊朗对金融犯罪罕见的惩罚。

  •   An Iranian judiciary spokesman said Tuesday the contractor was executed for corruption, bribery and disrupting the financial system.
  • 伊朗一位司法发言人星期二说,这名约聘人员因腐败、贿赂以及干扰金融秩序被处死。

  •   He did not identify the person executed, or give details about the crime.
  • 他没有公佈被处死人的身份,也没有提供罪行的详情。

  •   The spokesman said three other customs employees are facing the death penalty for similar crimes.
  • 这位发言人说,其他 3 名海关僱员也因类似的罪行面临死刑判决,

  •   But judicial officials are considering their appeal to reduce the sentence to life imprisonment.
  • 但是司法官员正在考虑他们提出的要求减判為终身监禁的上诉。

  •   Under Iran's Islamic law, murder, rape, robbery, adultery and drug trafficking are punishable by death.
  • 根据伊朗的伊斯兰法律,谋杀、强姦、抢劫、通姦以及贩毒等罪行可判处死刑。

  •   The sentences are usually carried out by hanging.
  • 死刑通常都以绞刑执行。

  •   The human rights group Amnesty International says Iran executed more than 200 people last year.
  • 人权组织大赦国际说,伊朗去年处死了 200 多人。

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