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  • Syrian Opposition Pledges to Attend Rome Summit
  • 叙利亚反对派承诺出席罗马峰会
  •   Syrian opposition leaders say they will attend an international conference in Rome this week, after considering a boycott because of what they deemed a lack of action by other nations to end the violence in Syria.
  • 叙利亚反对派领导人表示,将出席本星期在意大利首都罗马举行的国际会议;叙利亚反对派曾因认為其他国家在制止叙利亚暴力方面行动不力,一度考虑抵制此次会议。

  •   In a statement on his Facebook page late Monday, Syrian National Coalition head Ahmed al-Khatib said his fellow opposition leaders had decided to stop their suspension of any visit to the Friends of Syria conference set for Thursday.
  • 叙利亚全国联盟主席哈提卜星期一晚间在他的脸书网页上发表声明说,和他站在同一路线的反对派领导人已经决定不抵制定於星期四召开的 “叙利亚之友” 国际会议。

  •   U.S. Vice President Joe Biden welcomed the decision, saying the meeting is an important opportunity for the opposition to share its view of the crisis.
  • 美国副总统拜登对这一决定表示欢迎,并说这次会议是叙利亚反对派表达对目前危机看法的一个重要机会。

  •   He told Khatib during a telephone call Monday that the conference will also be a way to discuss how to aid the opposition and the Syrian people.
  • 拜登星期一在电话中对哈提卜说,这次会议还将讨论如何援助叙利亚反对派和叙利亚人民。

  •   The White House says new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will also meet with opposition members.
  • 白宫说,美国国务卿克里将会晤叙利亚反对派成员。

  •   Kerry said Monday after talks in London with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague that the continued violence in Syria is evidence that President Bashar al-Assad needs to leave office.
  • 星期一,克里在伦敦会晤英国首相卡梅伦和英国外交大臣黑格后说,叙利亚持续的暴力表明阿萨德总统必须下臺。

  •   He also condemned what he called the "indiscriminate killing" in "the strongest terms."
  • 他(克里) 同时以最强烈的措辞谴责滥杀无辜的行為。

  •   British Foreign Secretary Hague called for increased support for Syria's opposition, saying that "our policy cannot be static" in the face of the violence.
  • 英国外交大臣黑格呼吁国际给予叙利亚反对派更多支持;他说,在暴力面前,“我们的政策不能一成不变”。

  •   Hague said that in the coming weeks Britain would be pushing for a new package of assistance to support the Syrian National Coalition.
  • 黑格表示,今后几星期内,英国将努力促成支持叙利亚全国联盟的新援助方案。

  •   In Moscow, Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that the Syrian government is open to dialogue with those who want to take part.
  • 星期一,叙利亚外长瓦利德‧穆阿利姆在俄罗斯首都莫斯科表示,叙利亚政府愿意同有意愿参加的各方进行对话。

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  • Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 19 in Egypt
  • 埃及一个热气球爆炸坠毁 19 人丧生
  •   A hot air balloon has crashed near the Egyptian city of Luxor, killing 19 tourists on board.
  • 一个热气球在埃及城市卢克索附近坠毁,造成乘气球的 19 名游客死亡。

  •   Two other people, including the pilot, survived after the balloon caught fire and exploded Tuesday while traveling at an altitude of 300 meters over the west bank of the Nile River.
  • 星期二,这个热气球在尼罗河西岸上空 300 米漂浮时起火爆炸,包括驾驶员在内的两人幸免於难。

  •   Officials said the dead included people from France, Britain and other countries.
  • 有关官员说,遇难者中包括来自法国、英国和其他国家的游客。

  •   The area where the balloon went down was a capital of ancient Egypt, and draws tourists to see temples, palaces and tombs, including the burial site of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.
  • 热气球坠毁地点位於一个埃及古都,游客们到那里游览庙宇、宫殿和古墓,包括图坦卡蒙法老的墓地。

  •   The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO designated it a World Heritage site in 1979.
  • 联合国教科文组织於 1979 年将卢克索指定為世界遗產。

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