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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
An American major general has been killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a military training school near the capital Kabul. The general, who hasn't been named, is the most senior foreign officer to be killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion in 2001. More than a dozen others were wounded in the incident. An Afghan soldier who was nearby described the scene.
一名美国少将遭阿富汗首都喀布尔一所军事训练学校士兵袭击死亡。这名未被任命的少将是自2001年以来美国领导入侵阿富汗以来牺牲的最高级外交官员。还有多人在此次事件中受伤。下面是一名阿富汗士兵对目击过程的描述。
We were standing1 in the desert, three shots were fired, down there in the university, a shot was fired, helicopters came and landed, taking the wounded people.
他当时站在沙漠里，然后从下面的学校传来了三声枪响，展开了短暂的交火，接着有直升机飞过来把伤员带走了。
The soldier who opened fire has himself been shot dead. A Pentagon spokesman said the shooting was a terrible tragedy but it was impossible to eliminate the threat of such insider attacks completely.
开枪的士兵最后也被击中身亡。一名五角大楼发言人表示此次枪击事件是一次可怕的悲剧，但是也不可能完全排除来自内部袭击。
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have begun returning home from UN shelters on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire agreed by Israeli and Palestinian militant2 groups. The Israeli army says all its forces have been withdrawn3. The BBC diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus says its part of a step-by-step process.
在以色列巴勒斯坦同意达成72小时停火协议的第一天，加沙数千名巴勒斯坦人从联合国避难所返回家中。以色列军队表示其所有军队已经撤退。BBC外交记者Jonathan Marcus表示这是长期发展进程中的一部分。
The first thing is whether this 72-hour truce4 actually survives, then whether the negotiations5 that are underway through Egyptian mediation6 are actually able to bring about something that resembles a lasting7 ceasefire, then of course can something be done to mean, to make sure that this is the last episode of this kind or are Israel and the Palestinians of Gaza Strip fated to repeat this experience every two or three years.
首先72小时停火协议能否存活是一个未知数，其次埃及方面进行调解的谈判能否带来持久停火也是未知的，再然后就是考虑能否达成有效协议，确保这是最后冲突还是以色列和巴勒斯坦在加沙地带每两三年就要发生一次冲突。
Six weeks ahead of a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, a live TV debate between Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling for the No campaign has just ended. With the Independence campaign trailing in the polls, correspondence say Mr. Salmond has the most work to do to persuade undecided voters. Rob Broomby reports.
在脱离英国独立公投的六个星期里，电视直播了苏格兰第一部长Alex Salmond和Alistair Darling关于是否独立的辩论。目前为止支持独立的群众占少部分，群众在民意调查中一致表示说Salmond目前最主要的工作就是劝说犹豫不决觉得选民。BBC记者Rob Broomby为您报道。
The TV debate exceeded expectation; it was high-octane stuff and at times fierce. Alex Salmond, leader of the Yes campaigns told Scottish voters to seize the opportunity of a lifetime with both hands. Alistair Darling, head of UK Better Together said there would be no going back, no second chances, and voters should say "No, thanks" to the risks of independence. Voters had called for detailed8 answers. They weren't forthcoming, but their will sparks are plenty.
电视辩论的结果超出了预期设想，完全处于高涨激烈的氛围里。Alex Salmond作为支持独立的领导人告诉苏格兰选民要用双手抓住这难得的机会。Alistair Darling作为反对独立一方领导人表示一旦脱离英国独立之后将没有回头的机会，不会再有第二次机会选择，所以选民应该对那些冒着风险进行独立的支持者说“不，谢谢”。选民们要求有更多详细的解答，但是他们选择沉默，但是双方之间的火花逐渐上升。
The media conglomerate9 21st Century Fox which is owned by the tycoon10 Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn its bid to take over the American entertainment company Time Warner. In a statement, the company said Time Warner had refused to discuss its offer, estimated to be $80 billion. Time Warner rejected 21st Century Fox's initial offer in July. Shares in Time Warner plunged11 more than 11% in after hours trading after the news of the withdrawal12 was announced.
由鲁伯特默多克大亨掌权的21世纪福克斯媒体集团撤出了其对美国娱乐公司时代华纳的收购。在一份声明中公司表示时代华纳拒绝其估算的800亿美元报价。时代华纳在7月份拒绝了21世界福克斯的出事报价。时代华纳股票价格在宣布21世纪福克斯撤销收购消息后暴跌达11%。
World News from the BBC.
下面是BBC世界新闻。
The president of a prominent human rights organization in Argentina, the Grandmothers of Plaza13 de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto has announced that she has found her grandson after 37 years. The boy was born in a military hospital in 1978 at the height of military rule when thousands of left wing activists14 were arrested and killed. His mother, a history student, a member of a left wing student group was killed by the military after she gave birth.
阿根廷著名人权组织五月广场奶奶协会主席埃斯特拉女士宣布历经37年的寻找之后终于找到了自己的外孙。1978年孩子出生在一所戒备森严的军队医院，当时数千名所以积极分子已经被逮捕和杀害。孩子的母亲是一位历史专业学生，也是左翼分子其中的一员，在生外孩子之后被军方杀害。
President Obama has announced billions of dollars of investment in Africa. At the US-Africa Summit he said there would be increased funding for a project to provide electricity to African homes and businesses.
奥巴马总统宣布对非洲开展数亿元投资。在美国-非洲峰会上他表示对非洲家庭和企业的电力供应项目资金会有所增加。
On top of the significant resources we've already committed, I'm announcing that the United States will increase our pledge to $300 million a year for this effort. And as of today, including an additional $12 billion in new commitments being announced this week by our private sector15 partners and the World Bank and the government of Sweden, we've now mobilized a total of more than $26 billion to Power Africa just since we announced it, $26 billion.
上面我们已经承诺，我宣布美国将会每年增加3亿支出用于非洲援助计划。今天，包括这周我们私营部门合作伙伴和世界银行还有瑞典政府承诺增加的120亿资金，现在我们已经动员了总共超过260亿美元的非洲电力计划资金，就是我刚才说的这个数字，260亿美元。
The legist attempt to restore peace in South Sudan was broken down only 24 hours after it started. Mediators said the rebels failed to attend the second-day negotiations in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. They called for international pressure to encourage the rebels to return to the talks. Fighting has continued in South Sudan despite previous peace efforts.
法律学家试图恢复南苏丹和平格局，但在开始24小时之后就崩溃了。调解员表示反叛分子未能出席第二天在埃塞俄比亚首都斯亚贝巴的谈判。请求国际压力鼓励反叛分子重返谈判进程。尽管一直在做努力维护和平但是南苏丹的战斗一直在继续。
The Mexican authorities have rescued two lions found abandoned without food or water in a large trailer cage in the southern state of Yucatan. Officials said the male and female lions have been left behind by a circus that was unable to get a permit for its show. Mexico City and five other regions have recently banned circuses from featuring wild animals.
墨西哥当局救出两只被遗弃在尤卡他州南部一个大型拖车笼的狮子，没有食物和水供给。当地官员表示雌狮和雄狮是因为没有取得马戏团演出许可证被丢弃。墨西哥市和其它五个地区最近禁止马戏团训练野生动物。
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