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  • African-Americans Begin Celebration of Kwanzaa Holiday
  • 非洲裔美国人开始庆祝宽扎节
  •   Today (Wednesday) marks the first day of the week-long observance of Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday within the African-American community.
  • 今天(星期叁)是美国非洲裔社区纪念為期一个星期的文化节日「宽扎节」的第一天。

  •   Kwanzaa was established in 1966, during the height of the Civil Rights and Black Freedom movements, by activist and scholar Maulana Karenga.
  • 宽扎节由活动人士和学者莫拉纳.卡伦加创立於民权和黑人自由运动处於高潮的 1966 年。

  •   He based the observance on traditional African "first fruit," or harvest celebrations, with the goal of promoting African-American families, community and culture.
  • 他以传统的非洲「第一果实」或者丰收庆祝為宽扎节的基础,目的是推广非洲裔美国家庭、社区和文化。

  •   Families light a candle for each day of the Kwanzaa holiday.
  • 宽扎节的每一天里,各个家庭都要点燃一隻蜡烛。

  •   The first day is dedicated to the theme of unity.
  • 第一天的主题是团结。

  •   The other six days include self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
  • 其他 6 天包括自决、共同工作及责任、合作经济、目标、创造和信仰。

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  • (2007-12-26)------

  • Opposition Candidate Withdraws From Russian Presidential Race
  • 反对派候选人退出俄总统大选
  •   An opposition candidate and former deputy prime minister Nemtsov has withdrawn from Russia's presidential race.
  • 俄罗斯反对党候选人、前副总理涅姆佐夫退出俄罗斯的总统竞选。

  •   Boris Nemtsov, a leader in the Union of Right Forces party (SPS) ,Wednesday said the democratic opposition should have a single candidate in the March election.
  • 涅姆佐夫是右翼力量联盟的一位领导人;他星期叁说,民主反对派在明年 3 月的选举中应该只有一位候选人。

  •   He withdrew from the race in a statement posted on his website.
  • 他在自己的网站上发表的声明中宣佈退选。

  •   Nemtsov called the upcoming presidential election a farce, saying the Kremlin is using propaganda and security and bureaucratic pressures against the opposition.
  • 涅姆佐夫称即将到来的总统大选是一场闹剧,说克里姆林宫在利用宣传、安全和官僚体制压制反对派。

  •   Five other candidates remain in the presidential race, including Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, who was nominated by current President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party.
  • 其他 5 位候选人继续参加总统大选,包括由现任总统普京的统一俄罗斯党提名的第一副总理梅德韦杰夫。

  •   The others are Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, Liberal Democrat Vladimir Zhirinovsky, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and Andrei Bogdanov of the Democratic Parity.
  • 其他候选人是俄罗斯共產党领导人久加诺夫、自由民主党人日里诺夫斯基、前总理卡西亚诺夫以及民主党候选人博格达诺夫。

  •   Russia's constitution bars Mr. Putin from seeking a third consecutive term.
  • 俄罗斯宪法禁止普京总统竞选叁届连任。

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