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八月份 第 11 课

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  • Obama to Propose Deficit Cuts of More Than $1.5 Trillion
  • 欧巴马将提议削减赤字超 1 万 5 千亿美元
  •   U.S. President Barack Obama says he will present a proposal early next month to cut the nation's massive budget deficit by more than currently planned.
  • 美国总统欧巴马说,他下月初将提出一项建议,以比目前计划更大的幅度削减庞大的国家预算。

  •   On a visit to his home state of Illinois Wednesday, President Obama told residents his proposed deficit reduction will exceed the $1.5 trillion target that a bipartisan congressional committee has been tasked to find.
  • 欧巴马星期叁在访问他曾居住过的伊利诺伊州时对居民说,他的削减赤字提议将超过一个跨党派国会委员会争取达到的 1 万 5000 亿美元的目标。

  •   The group of six Democrats and six Republicans is to identify the cuts by December as part of the deal passed earlier this month to raise the U.S. debt limit.
  • 这个由六名民主党人和六名共和党人组成的委员会将在 12 月之前确定削减项目,做為本月早些时候通过的提高美国债务上限的协议的组成部分。

  •   White House officials say Mr. Obama will also propose several measures aimed at creating jobs, including tax cuts, infrastructure investment and help for the long-term unemployed.
  • 白宫官员说,欧巴马还将提出几项措施,目的是增加就业、减税、增加基础设施投资以及帮助长期失业的人。

  •   Many Republican lawmakers oppose raising taxes on high-income earners and eliminating tax breaks for big corporations, saying such steps will hurt job creation and undermine the sluggish economic recovery.
  • 很多共和党议员反对增加对高收入者的税收以及取消对大公司的纳税优惠待遇,认為这些措施将影响增加就业机会以及损害疲软的经济復苏。

  •   Illinois was the final stop on a three-day bus tour that also took the president to Minnesota and Iowa.
  • 伊利诺伊州是欧巴马為期叁天的乘巴士出行的最后的一站,此前欧巴马去过明尼苏达州和爱荷华州。

  •   Mr. Obama spent his time in each state listening to residents' concerns and discussing his ideas for creating jobs.
  • 欧巴马在每个州听取居民的担忧,并讨论他有关增加就业的想法。

  •   He returned to Washington late Wednesday, ahead of a 10-day vacation to Martha's Vineyard, an island in the northeastern state of Massachusetts.
  • 欧巴马於星期叁晚间回到华盛顿,他将前往玛莎葡萄园度假十天;玛莎葡萄园是东北部麻萨诸塞州的一个岛屿。

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  • (2011-08-18)------

  • Hanoi Officials Order Halt to Weekly Anti-China Protests
  • 河内官员命令停止每週反华示威
  •   Vietnamese authorities are demanding a halt to weekly demonstrations in the capital against China, saying unidentified "opposing forces" are using them to undermine social order and stability.
  • 越南当局要求停止每星期在首都举行的反华示威,并说某些 “反对势力” 正在利用这种示威破坏社会秩序和稳定。

  •   The Hanoi People's Committee ordered the halt in a broadcast Thursday, warning the government will apply "necessary measures" against those who fail to comply.
  • 河内人民委员会星期四在广播中下令停止这种示威活动,并警告说,政府将採用必要的措施来对付不服从命令的人。

  •   Demonstrators have turned out in Hanoi every Sunday for about 10 weeks to protest Chinese actions in the South China Sea.
  • 大约十个星期以来,示威者每个星期天都在河内抗议中国在南中国海的行為。

  •   The government says Chinese vessels have deliberately interfered with oil exploration activities in disputed waters off its shores.
  • 越南政府说,中国船隻在越南沿海有争议海域故意干扰石油勘探活动。

  •   In most cases, police simply watched the protests, suggesting authorities approved of the action.
  • 在多数情况下,警察对抗议活动只是袖手旁观,这显示越南当局同意这种活动。

  •   But the demonstrations were broken up on a few occasions while the government was conducting delicate negotiations with China on the issue.
  • 但在越南政府与中国就南中国海领土问题进行微妙的谈判时,几次示威活动遭到制止。

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