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  • Bridge in Hunan, China Collapses, 22 Killed
  • 中国湖南大桥坍塌 22 人丧生
  •   Chinese state media report that a nearly completed bridge in Hunan province has collapsed, killing 22 people.
  • 中国国营媒体报导,湖南省一座即将竣工的大桥坍塌,导致 22 人死亡。

  •   Authorities say the 320-meter-long bridge spanning the Tuojiang River collapsed Monday. Parts of the bridge landed on a highway below.
  • 有关当局说,这座 320 米长横跨沱江的大桥星期一垮塌,部分桥体坠落在下面的高速公路上。

  •   Authorities say 22 people were injured and 46 are missing.
  • 当局说,有 22 人受伤、 46 人失踪。

  •   One hundred-23 construction workers were on the bridge when it fell.
  • 桥体坍塌时有 123 名建筑工人正在桥上施工。

  •   It is unclear what caused the collapse. The bridge was scheduled to be completed by the end of the month.
  • 目前还不清楚大桥坍塌的原因.该桥原计划在这个月底竣工。

  •   Local authorities hoped it would draw tourists to the scenic area.
  • 当地有关当局期望这座大桥能為当地的风景区吸引更多的游客。

  •   State media also reported that China will fix or rebuild six-thousand damaged or dangerous bridges.
  • 中国国营媒体还报导,中国将修缮或重建 6 千座受损或危险的桥樑。

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  • US Official: US Wants to Work with China on Slowing Climate Change
  • 美官员:美国希望与中国合作减缓气候变化
  •   President Bush's top environmental advisor James Connaughton says the U.S. wants to work more closely with China on developing new technologies to slow climate change.
  • 美国总统布希的首席环境问题顾问康诺顿说,美国希望与中国进一步密切合作,共同开发减缓气候变化的新技术。

  •   Connaughton told reporters in Beijing Tuesday that the U.S. is ready to assist China on financing innovative technology.
  • 康诺顿星期二在北京对记者说,美国準备帮助中国在创新技术方面的投资。

  •   He also said Washington could help Beijing develop standards and practices in environmental protection to ensure sustainable economic growth.
  • 他还说,美国可以帮助中国制订环保标準和相关做法,确保经济可持续增长。

  •   Connaughton has been meeting with Chinese officials to discuss a new framework for combatting climate change after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
  • 康诺顿近来与中国官员开会讨论制定一个京都议定书 2012 年到期之后的应对气候变化的新框架。

  •   The protocol was adopted in 1997 to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by industrialized countries.
  • 限制工业化国家温室气体排放量的京都议定书在 1997 年获得通过。

  •   The United Nations and Washington are holding high-level meetings with leading countries next month to discuss long-term plans to tackle global warming.
  • 联合国和华盛顿计划下个月与一些大国举行高峰会谈,讨论应对全球变暖的长远计划。

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