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七月份 第 04 课

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  • Americans Celebrate Independence Day
  • 美国人庆祝独立日
  •   Americans across the United States are celebrating Independence Day today (Friday), commemorating the country's birth as a nation 232 years ago.
  • 全国各地的美国人星期五庆祝独立日,纪念美国 232 年前建国。

  •   July fourth, 1776, was the day delegates from the 13 American colonies officially declared independence from Britain.
  • 1776 年 7 月 4 号,来自北美 13 个殖民地的代表正式宣佈从英国独立。

  •   A concert and a giant fireworks show are annual holiday traditions in Washington, D.C., as is a hot dog eating contest at New York's Coney Island.
  • 举行音乐会和大放烟火是首都华盛顿每年庆祝这一节日的传统,而纽约的康尼岛庆祝独立日的传统是举行一年一度的吃热狗大赛。

  •   U.S. President George Bush welcomed 72 new U.S. citizens in a ceremony in Virginia at the home of Thomas Jefferson -- the author of the Declaration of Independence and the country's third president.
  • 布希总统将在美国独立宣言的作者及美国第叁任总统杰佛逊的维吉尼亚州故乡的一个仪式上欢迎 72 名美国新公民。

  •   President Bush's remarks were disrupted several times by shouting protesters.
  • 布希总统的讲话几次被高喊口号的抗议者打断。

  •   He responded by saying "we believe in free speech in the United States of America."
  • 他回应说:「我们在美国信奉言论自由。」

  •   Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is participating in a parade in Montana.
  • 民主党总统候选人欧巴马将在蒙塔纳州参加庆祝游行。

  •   Republican candidate John McCain is in his home state of Arizona.
  • 共和党总统候选人麦凯恩将留在他的故乡亚利桑那州。

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  • Activists Disappointed by Bush Decision to Attend Olympics Opening
  • 活动人士对布希决定赴奥运开幕式失望
  •   Human rights activists say they are disappointed by U.S. President George Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
  • 人权活动人士说,他们对布希决定参加北京夏季奥运会的开幕式感到失望。

  •   U.S. lawmakers and activist groups have urged Mr. Bush not to attend the ceremony to protest China's human rights record and its policies toward Sudan regarding its war-torn Darfur region.
  • 一些美国议员和活动人士团体敦促布希总统不出席开幕式,以抗议中国的人权记录以及它对苏丹饱受战争创伤的达尔富尔的政策。

  •   Groups such as Save Darfur Coalition and Reporters Without Borders voiced their disappointment today (Friday) saying the decision would make it more difficult for the United States to pressure Chinese authorities on human rights or its policies overseas.
  • 拯救达尔富尔联盟和记者无国界等组织星期五表示失望,说布希总统的决定将使得美国更难在人权方面和对外政策方面向中国当局施压。

  •   On Thursday, a White House spokeswoman confirmed for the first time that Mr. Bush and first lady Laura Bush would attend.
  • 星期四,一位白宫发言人第一次确认,布希将和第一夫人劳拉一起出席开幕式。

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