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Today on CNN student news, it's a shutdownshowdown.

今天的CNN學生新聞的內容是政府關閉。

President Obama and Democrats versus Republicanson issues of U.S.government spending.

奧巴馬和民主黨人與共和黨人就美國政府的財支出的議題上進行了爭鬥。

Today, we're looking at this by thenumbers.

今天我們通過數字來看待這件事。

We are eightdays into this partial governmentshutdown.

政府關門已經進入第八天了。

It started one minute after midnight onOctober 1. About 483,000 government workers are furloughed; they are home fromwork without pay.

10月1日午夜已過，政府關門就開始了。大約有483000政府雇員被迫休假，回家無薪待崗。

That's a drop from the roughly 800,000 workersoriginally furloughed, since many have been called back to work.

因為很多雇員被召回工作崗位，這個數字相比最初的800000被迫休假的雇員有所下降。

Those furloughed workers account for 14percent of all federal employees, so most government workers are still on thejob.

這些被迫休假的員工只占聯邦總雇員的14%，所以大部分的政府工作人員仍然在崗。

Who's getting blamed? According to a pollreleased on Monday, 63 percent of Americans are angry with Republicans, 57percent are angry with Democrats, 53 percent are angry with President Obama.

這件事誰應當受到指責呢？根據週一發佈的民意調查顯示，63%的美國人對共和黨人很生氣，57%對民主黨很生氣，53%對奧巴馬總統很生氣。

We're eight days into the shutdown andeight days away from the debt ceiling deadline.

政府關門已經持續8天了，而離最後的債務上限也只有8天的時間。

That`s another Washington fight to keep aneye on.

這是另一場人們關注的華盛頓之爭。

Here is another number for you: 40,389.

這裡還有一個數字：40389

That`s about how many miles the Olympicflame will travel as it makes its way to Sochi, Russia for next February'swinter games.

那幾乎是下屆2月份的冬奧會，奧林匹克火炬到達俄羅斯索契所要傳遞的距離。

On land, in the air, in water, into space.

其中包括，陸地傳遞，空中傳遞，水中傳遞，和太空傳遞。

It is the longest torch relay ever for theWinter Olympics, but there could be some bumps on the path to Russia's games.

這是冬奧運有史以來最長的一次火炬傳遞，但是在通往俄羅斯的冬奧運的路途上也會遇到一些障礙。

"The Olympic spirit has returned toRussia.

“奧林匹克精神回到了俄羅斯”

The flame's journey across this massivecountry started in Red Square, past St.

火炬之旅將從紅場開始，穿越很多的國家，途經聖巴索教堂

Basil's Cathedral and the red walls of theKremlin.

和克里姆林宮的紅牆。

From here, it will travel 65,000kilometers, crossing line time zones between Russia's eastern and western borders.

從這裡開始，火炬將旅行65000公里，穿過俄羅斯東部邊界和西部邊界的時區。

This man says it feels patriotic andunforgettable to see the flame.

這個人說，看到火炬激發人的愛國熱情令人難以忘懷。

It's been a long time since the Olympicflame was last in the Russian capital.

自從上次在俄羅斯首都傳遞火炬已經很長時間

That was for the 1980 Moscow games.

上次火炬傳遞還是1980年莫斯科奧運會的時候。

Dozens of countries boycotted the eventbecause of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

當時因為蘇聯入侵阿富汗，幾十個國家抵制了這場比賽。

Thirty-three years later, some people havebeen calling for boycotts again, because of scenes like this.

33年之後，有些人還在呼籲再次抵制，因為看到了這樣的場景

It's a protest against a recent lawtargeting Russia`s gay community.

這個場景是對一項針對俄羅斯同性戀群體的法令的抗議。

It's now illegal to tell Russian childrengay and straight relationships are equal.

現在告訴俄羅斯的孩子同性戀和異性戀是平等的就是違法行為

Activists say the law is discriminatory,but international Olympic officials say it does not breach their charter.

激進分子說這項法律是歧視性的，但是國際奧林匹克官員說，這項法律沒有違背他們的綱領。

Planning and building in Sochi has beenimmense.

在索契規劃和建造冬奧會的工程是非常巨大的。

The city by the Black Sea was a run-down,Soviet era summer resort destination with no winter sports facilities.

這所瀕臨黑海的城市已經破舊不堪，在蘇維埃時期，這裡是夏季度假勝地，裡面並沒有冬季體育設施。

It's getting a total makeover. Costestimates now exceed $50 billion.

這座城市正在被徹底全面地改造，花費預計超過了500億美元。

The weather could also be a challenge. Evenin the mountains, Sochi isn't always cold in winter, and snowfall can bepatchy.

這裡的天氣也是一個挑戰，即便是在山裡，在冬天索契也並不是總是寒冷，降雪量也是分佈不均的。

That's why organizers have spent big onhigh-tech snow making gear and storing huge mounds of last season's snowthrough the summer.

那是為什麼組織者花費鉅資在造雪設備上，將上一個冬季大量的雪儲存了整個夏季。

Those are the potential problems.

這些都是潛在的困難。

But the flame's arrival marks the start ofa campaign to build and spread Olympic excitement here.

但是火炬的到來標誌著這項大賽籌辦的開始，也在這裡傳遞著奧林匹克的喜悅。

The relay even includes a cosmic side trip.

這次火炬傳遞甚至包括了宇宙之旅。

One of the torches without a flame will becarried aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station.

其中一個沒有火焰的火炬將通過俄羅斯索烏茲號火箭運抵國際空間站。CNN新聞菲力.布蘭克在莫斯科報導

Phil Black, CNN, Moscow."

U.S. health officials are responding to anoutbreak of salmonella.

美國的衛生部官員正在對沙門氏菌的爆發做出應對。

It's been linked to raw chicken productsfrom plants operated by a California poultry producer.

這次事件與加利福尼亞一家畜禽生產商所經營的工廠的產品有關。

So far, more than 270 people in 18 states havegotten sick.

目前為止，18個州的270人已經被感染得病。

The CDC,the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, is working with state and federal health agencies to investigate.

疾病控制和預防中心正聯合州和聯邦衛生部門進行調查。

The company says it's looking into theoutbreak too.

這家公司說，他們也正在調查疾病爆發的事件。

It also says it's added new safetypractices to help control any instances of salmonella.

這家公司還說，他們已經增加了新的安全手段來幫助控制沙門氏菌的病例。

Salmonella is a bacteria.

沙門氏菌是一種細菌。

The CDC says it's the leading cause of foodborne illness.

疾病控制與預防中心這種細菌食物導致疾病的首要原因

Around 42,000 cases are reported in the U.S.every year.

每年美國會報到大約42000個病例。

In extreme cases, it can lead to severeillness or cause death, but most people who get salmonella recover in about aweek without treatment.

在極端的情況下，這種病菌可以導致嚴重的疾病甚至是造成死亡，但是大多數受到沙門氏菌感染的患者在不治療的情況下一周之後可以康復。

One way to prevent it,make sure you cookyour food to the right temperature.

預防這種疾病的方法是，確保在適當的溫度下烹飪食物。