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  • China Detains 100 in Connection with Riot
  • 中国拘捕与骚乱有关的 100 人
  •   Police in southwest China say they have arrested 100 people, including 39 gang members, for their involvement in a major riot last month.
  • 中国西南地区警方表示,他们逮捕了 100 名捲入上个月的一起严重骚乱的人,其中包括 39 名帮派分子。

  •   A protest on June 28th involving 30 thousand people left government buildings and cars burned in Weng'an, in Guizhou province.
  • 贵州省瓮安县 6 月 28 号发生一次有 3 万人参与的抗议活动,导致政府大楼与车辆被烧毁。

  •   Crowds stormed police and government headquarters after allegations spread that police had covered up the rape and murder of a local teenage girl, allegedly by the son of a local official.
  • 在当地传出警方掩盖一名少女被据称是一位当地官员儿子姦杀的指控之后,抗议人群衝入警察局和政府大楼。

  •   Local officials have said that frustration with high crime rates and shoddy police work contributed to the unrest.
  • 当地官员表示,对高犯罪率的无奈以及警察的不当工作导致了这次骚乱。

  •   They also said local authorities often failed to properly deal with residents complaints about mining operations, demolition of homes for city building, and other issues.
  • 官员们还说,当地政府对民眾有关採矿作业、住房被拆等问题的各种抱怨经常没能正确地处理。

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  • US Investors React Favorably to Efforts to Help Mortgage Giants
  • 美国投资者对救助房贷巨头努力反应积极
  •   Investors have welcomed moves by the United States government to shore up two of the nation's biggest mortgage lenders. U.S.
  • 投资者欢迎美国政府巩固美国两家最大房屋贷款公司的举措。

  •   Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced a series of proposals Sunday to bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee almost half of all U.S. home loans -- worth more than five-trillion dollars.
  • 星期天,美国财政部长保尔森宣佈了支援「房地美」和「房利美」的一系列建议;这两家公司拥有和保障将近一半美国全部房屋的贷款,总额超过 5 万亿美元。

  •   The government-sponsored lenders have lost billions of dollars during the recent wave of mortgage defaults.
  • 在最近的房屋贷款危机中,这两家受政府支援的贷款公司蒙受数以十亿美元计的损失。

  •   Some economists say if just one of the companies fails, the result could be catastrophic for the global economy.
  • 一些经济学家说,如果这两家公司中的一家破產,对全球经济產生的后果可能是灾难性。

  •   Much of their debt is owned by foreign governments or international investors.
  • 这两家公司相当大一部分的债权是在外国政府或是国际投资者手中。

  •   U.S. lawmakers have also voiced support for the moves. U.S.
  • 美国国会议员对政府的举措表示支援。

  •   Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd says the government appears to be taking the right steps.
  • 美国国会参议院金融委员会主席多德说,政府看来在採取正确的措施。

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