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一月份 第 04 課

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  • US and Singapore Join Search for Missing Indonesian Airliner
  • 美國和新加坡加入搜尋失蹤印尼客機行動
  •   Indonesian officials say the United States and Singapore have joined the search for a missing passenger jet that vanished from radar screens earlier this week with 102 people on board.
  • 印度尼西亞官員說,美國和新加坡都已參加搜尋本星期從雷達螢光幕上突然消失的那架載有 102 人的民航客機。

  •   Transportation Minister says Singapore has sent in aircraft equipped with sophisticated equipment to help search waters and land where the Adam Air Boeing 737 may have gone down.
  • 印尼運輸部部長說,新加坡提供了裝有尖端設備的飛機協助在亞當航空公司這架波音 737 客機可能墜落的海域和地面進行搜尋。

  •   He says the United States is providing satellite imagery to help aid the search.
  • 他還說,美國提供衛星圖像協助搜尋。

  •   Military and civilian search teams continued to scour the coast off the northern island of Sulawesi.
  • 軍方和民間的搜尋人員則繼續在北部的蘇拉維西島海域進行搜尋。

  •   Rescue teams also are combing the island's dense tropical forests and mountainous terrain on its western coast.
  • 救援人員還仔細搜索蘇拉維西島海岸稠密的熱帶森林裡以及山區。

  •   On Tuesday, senior Indonesian officials said the plane's wreckage and 12 survivors had been found. They later retracted that statement, shocking passengers' families.
  • 星期二,印尼高級官員曾經說找到了那架飛機的殘骸以及 12 名生還者,但是他們事後又收回了這一消息,令乘客家屬感到震驚。

  •   Transportation officials say the plane was flight-worthy and they blame bad weather for the apparent crash.
  • 交通部門的官員說,那架飛機符合安全航行標準.他們把墜毀歸咎於天氣惡劣。

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  • Democrat Controlled Congress Convenes
  • 民主黨掌控的國會開會
  •   The 110th U.S. Congress convenes Thursday, with Democrats holding a majority in both houses for the first time in 12 years.
  • 民主黨12年來首次掌控參眾兩院的美國第 110 屆國會星期四召集會議。

  •   History will be made when Representative Nancy Pelosi of California is sworn in as the first female Speaker, or leader, of the House of Representatives.
  • 南希.佩洛西宣誓出任美國歷史上第一任女議長,也就是美國眾議院領袖。

  •   House Democratic leaders say they plan to push a largely domestic agenda at the start of the session.
  • 眾議院民主黨領袖說,他們計劃在本屆會議開始階段主要推動國內議題。

  •   Their plans include enacting legislation recommended by the September 11th commission, increasing the minimum wage for U.S. workers and loosening restrictions on funding for stem cell research.
  • 他們的計劃包括根據 911 委員會的建議制定立法,提高美國工人的最低工資,放寬對幹細胞研究的資金限制等。

  •   They also plan to enact a series of stricter ethical guidelines for lawmakers, including a ban on accepting gifts and overseas trips from lobbyists.
  • 他們還計劃針對國會議員制定一系列更加嚴格的道德規範,包括禁止接受遊說人的禮物以及國外旅行的安排等。

  •   House Republicans are upset over Democratic plans to enact their initiatives without being able to offer any amendments.
  • 眾議院共和黨無法提出修正意見,對民主黨制定提案的計劃感到不滿。

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