雅思聽力口語(BBC)聽抄訓練 - 美國重新審視對埃及的援助問題

BBC News with Stewart Macintosh.

由Stewart Macintosh播報的BBC新聞。

The United States has announced it'ssuspending another charge of military aid to Egypt until it's seized moreprogress towards democracy.

美國已向外界宣佈它正在延緩另一起控訴，即對埃及的軍事援助的控訴，直到它在外交方面取得較大的進展為止。

The State Department spokeswoman said a reviewdirected by President Obama had concluded that the US needed to recalibrate itsassistance.

國務院發言人表示，從奧巴馬總統的評論中可以看出，美國有必要重新審視它的援助問題。

Katy Watson reports from Washington.

Katy Watson在華盛頓進行報導。

The US has been under pressure to respondto the ousting of President Morsi but this announcement is more a slap on thewrist than severe punishment.

美國在迫於壓力的情況之下，對罷黜摩西總統一事作出回應，但是這樣的聲明只不過是極輕微的警告而已。

In August, the US delayed a delivery of F16jets and canceled a joint military exercise.

八月，美國將延遲發送一批F16的噴氣式飛機，並且取消了一次共同的軍事演習。

Now the State Department says it willwithhold the further delivery of aircraft, tanks, missiles and helicopters aswell as 260 million dollars in cash.

目前，國務院表示它將會扣留住這批將要發送的飛機、坦克、導彈、直升機，還有二億六千萬的現金款項。

But it will continue to provide funding foreducation, health, military training and assistance for counter-terrorism andsecurity in the Sinai Peninsula.

但是它將繼續為教育、保健、軍事訓練和反恐援助以及西奈半島的安全方面的事項給予資金支持。

President Obama has nominated Janet Yellenas the new head of the US Federal Reserve.

奧巴馬總統已經提名Janet Yellen擔任美聯儲的新負責人。

Ms. Yellen is currently vice chair of thebank and will take over from Ben Bernanke, its current head in January.

Yellen女士現在是銀行的副主席，並且將要在一月時接任現任領導人Ben Bernanke的職務。

President Obama urged the Senate to confirmMs. Yellen straight away.

奧巴馬總統催促參議院立即批准Yellen女士的任職。

In her acceptance speech, she said morework needed to be done to pull the economy away from the recession.

在她的接任演講中，她說經濟復蘇還有很長的路要走。

“While we have made progress, we havefarther to go.

“雖然我們已經取得一定的進展，但是我們仍然任重而道遠。

The mandate of the Federal Reserve is toserve all the American people and too many Americans still can't find a job andworry how they will pay their bills and provide for their families.

聯邦儲備局授權執行的事項都是為了全體美國人民著想的，而太多美國人找不到工作因而很擔心他們將要如何付得起生活開支以及養活家人。

The Federal Reserve can help if it does itsjob effectively.”

聯邦儲備局可以提供援助，如果該項工作能有效率地進行的話。”

The leader of the Pakistan TalibanHakimullah Mehsud has told the BBC he wants to hold talks with the government.

巴基斯坦塔利班組織的領導人哈基穆拉· 馬蘇德告訴BBC說，他想和政府保持對話聯繫。

In a rare interview, the militant leaderwho's been blamed for thousands of killings in Pakistan and Afghanistan saidthe authorities had made no formal approach to his group.

在一次罕有的訪談中，曾因為巴基斯坦和阿富汗上千人喪生的事件而被譴責的激進派領袖表示，官方當局並沒有以任何正式的方式跟他的組織進行聯繫過。

He said an end to American drone strikeswould be necessary as part of any ceasefire.

他說美國無業人士罷工一事的結束，對於任何停火協定來說都是很必要的。

From Islamabad, Aleem Maqbool has more.

Aleem Maqbool為我們報導更多關於伊斯蘭馬巴德方面的消息。

The backdrop is of this huge debate inPakistan about whether or not the government should talk to the Taliban.

事情的背景其實就是在巴基斯坦掀起的大型辯論，關於政府是否應當和塔利班組織進行談話。

They came out four or five weeks ago andNawaz Sharif the prime minister said ‘yes, we are going to pursue a strategyafter talking to the Taliban.' It was the government that made that first move.

他們在四五周之前就出來回應了，首相Nawaz Sharif表示‘確實，我們在與塔利班組織進行談話之後，正在商討一個戰略。’這是政府採取的首個行動。

And you know it's caused huge debate inthis country and so him coming out now and making the statement is interesting.

還有，你知道的是，這件事已經在全國範圍內掀起了大型的辯論，所以他現在只得出來回應，把話說得如此引人入勝。

He felt he was in a position of strengthbecause he was saying to the government if you want those talks you have tocome to me.

他覺得自己處於有利的一方，因為他對政府發話說，如果你想進行談話的話你就得來找我。

The governor of the US state of Californiahas signed into law a bill that will allow nurses and midwives to perform sometypes of earlier abortions.

美國加利福尼亞州的州長已經將一項法案寫進了法律，那就是允許護士和助產員可以進行一些早期的流產事宜。

The legislation was put forward by theDemocrats Assembly majority leader Toni Atkins who said it would extendabortion services in the state.

這項立法由民主黨大會多數党的領袖 Toni Atkins提出，他說此舉將有利於進一步發展本州的流產服務。

More than half the counties in Californiacurrently have no abortion providers.

目前，超過一半的加州縣城還沒有流產方面的工作者。

World News from the BBC

BBC的國際新聞。

The Cuban Communist Party has replaced theeditors of the country's two main newspapers, Granma and Juventud Rebelde.

古巴共產黨已經將本國兩家主流報社的編輯換成了Granma和Juventud Rebelde。

The new editor of Granma, Pelayo Terry isseen as less of a hardliner than his predecessor who has been in this job foreight years.

作為新編輯的Granma, Pelayo Terry與當了八年的前任編輯相比，顯得沒有那麼強硬。

Sarah Rainsford reports from Havana.

Sarah Rainsford在哈瓦那進行報導。

Forty-seven-year-old Pelayo Terry has anaccount on Twitter and a blog where he enthuses about the role of social mediain promoting dialogue between the press and the public.

47歲的Pelayo Terry在Twitter和博客上註冊了一個帳號，他在上面津津樂道地談著社會媒體在促進新聞記者和公眾對話過程中應當扮演的角色。

His appointment and that of a new womandirector at Cuba's second paper is a shakeup that the Party described as arenewal.

他的上任以及另一位女經理的新上任，都是古巴第二大報社一件重整旗鼓的大事，被黨看成是一次新的開始。

It's the first significant step since theCongress this summer where senior politicians called for a new type ofjournalism in Cuba in tune with the demand of the time and the society.

這是自從這個夏天，國會老一輩的政治家們說要在古巴興起一種新型的新聞學，以更好地與時俱進、跟上社會發展的步伐以來，邁出的重要一步。

Cuba has always seen critical reporting asplaying into the hands of its enemies.

古巴總是把一些批判性的報導看成是更有利於敵方勢力發展的武器。

A six-year-old child in Argentina hasbecome the first underage person in the country to benefit from a new genderlaw.

一名六歲的阿根廷小童成為了本國得益於新頒佈的性別法的第一位非適齡人員。

Her mother said the child was born withmale genitals and christened man will but began to identify herself as a girlas soon as she began to speak.

他母親說小童出生時長著一副男性的生殖器官，而且也有著男性的一職特徵，但是一開始講話的時候她就把自己當女孩看了。

The legislation allows children and teenagersto have their gender officially changed without the need of authorization by adoctor or judge.

法律上允許兒童和青少年在沒有醫生或者法官的授權證明之下，可以正式改變自己的性別身份。

A gunman who fired more than 20 shots at afederal court building in the US state of West Virginia has died after policereturned fire.

一名槍殺了超過20人的持槍男子在警方還火之後死於美國西佛吉尼亞州的聯邦法院大樓裡。

The local mayor said he'd been identifiedas a former police officer.

當地市長說他被認作是前任警官。

Witnesses said he was armed with an assaultrifle.

目擊者稱他持有一把軍用步槍。

Police say they are trying to establish amotive for the shooting.

警方稱他們企圖建立槍殺的動機。

A newly appointed football coach inBulgaria has resigned after fans who didn't want him to have the job stormedinto his inaugurate news conference and stripped him off the team shirt.

一名保加利亞的新任足球教練已經辭職了，由於那些不讓他擔任教練的球迷闖進他的就職儀式新聞發佈會上，並且將他的隊服給活生生地剝掉了。

Ivaylo Petev called the incident extremelyugly and said he didn't want to work with the team, Levski Sofia in such anenvironment.

Ivaylo Petev覺得本次事件及其難堪，他說他在這種情況不會再待在索菲亞列夫斯基球隊裡了。

Fans accused him of being a supporter oftheir big rivals CSKA Sofia.

球迷們因為他是本隊最強勁的對手索菲亞中央陸軍球隊的支持者之一。

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