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Israeli President Shimon Peres has asked right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government. In a joint televised appearance from Mr. Peres's office, the president formally invited Mr. Netanyahu to form a ruling coalition. He will have now six weeks to put the government together.
以色列总统Shimon Peres要求右翼领袖内塔尼亚胡组建下一个以色列政府。在一个Pere的联合广播中，总统正式邀请内塔尼亚胡组建统治联盟。从现在开始，他将有6个星期用来组建该政府。
Kyrgyzstan says it has ordered US forces to leave an air base that serves a key supply facility for US and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry says it's sent a formal eviction notice to the US embassy Friday, demanding Washington close the Manas base. US forces have 180 days to leave. However, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the US plans to continue to try to convince the Kyrgyz government to change its plan.
吉尔吉斯坦说他们已经命令美军离开作为美国和北约军队在阿富汗的军队重要补给设施的空军基地。吉尔吉斯坦外交部长说他们星期五已经向美国大使馆发了正式的驱逐通知，要求华盛顿关闭在Manas的基地。美军有180的时间用来离开。尽管如此，美国国防秘书Gate说美国计划继续试图说服吉尔吉斯坦政府改变其计划。
"We are going to continue to work the problem with the Kyrgyz. We have not resigned ourselves to this being the last, the last word. So, I haven't written us off yet and my hope is that we can walk this back with the Kyrgyz and continue the arrangement. "
我们将继续和吉尔吉斯坦一起解决该问题，我们并没有因为这最后最后的通牒而听天由命。 所以我还没有说我们要走，我的希望我们能够和吉尔吉斯坦能够重新走到一起来做安排。
Gates spoke in Krakow, Poland where he is attending a NATO defense ministers meeting.
Gate在波兰Krakow 参加北约防御部长会议时做了以上讲话。
A new report finds that West Africa has become a major hub of cocaine smuggling to Europe, a trend that threatens to undermine African countries as well as European law enforcement efforts. Lisa Bryant has details from Paris.
一份新的报道发现西非已经成为向欧洲走私可卡因的组要集散地，这个趋势将威胁破坏非洲国家和欧洲法治努力。
The report by the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board has found cocaine smugglers are choosing to ship drugs from South America to Europe, through West Africa and the Balkans. In the case of West Africa, Beate Hammond, an officer for the Board, says the findings are alarming. Hammond says that before 2005, the total amount of cocaine seized in West Africa was one ton. That has jumped to 33 tons over the past three or four years. Hammond says Liberia, where 2. 5 tons of cocaine were seized in January 2008, offers just one worrisome example. This study also says the price of cocaine has fallen drastically recently, possibly because of shipping routes are cheaper and possibly because of the global economic downturn although hard times may also lead to an increase in demand for the drug. Lisa Bryant for VOA News, Paris.
这份由基于维也纳的国际毒品控制董事会出具的报告发现可卡因走私者正在选择从南美、经过西欧和巴尔干半岛运送毒品到欧洲。董事会的一个官员说，在西非的发现很使人担忧。Hammond说在2005年在西非交货的毒品总共是一吨。这个数字在过去的三四年中已经跃升到33吨了。Hammond说在利比亚2008年一月份就缴获了2.5吨，这为我们提供了一个令人闹心的例子。报告还说最近可卡因的价格下降的也很激烈，可能是由于运输路线更加便宜了，也可能是因为全球经济下滑，尽管困难时期可能会导致对毒品需求的增加。
China's Chery Automobile has rolled out its first plug-in electric car, making it the second domestic Chinese automaker to unveil a clean energy vehicle in recent months. The company, however, did not say when it would begin production.
中国的Chery汽车公司已经研制出了第一个插件是电子汽车，这是国内中国汽车制造者在近几个月第二次解开了清洁能源型汽车，不过该公司并没宣布合适开始生产。



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Security sources in Lebanon say Israel fired artillery shells into southern Lebanon after three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. Israeli sources say one of those rockets landed in northern Israel and wounded three people. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
黎巴嫩安全来源说在三枚火箭炮从黎巴嫩发射到以色列后，以色列用炮弹向黎巴嫩南部地区开火。以色列安全来源说其中一枚火箭炮落在了以色列北部并且致三人受伤。
Rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon, including one that slammed into an Israeli Arab village in Galilee. "We heard a loud boom,” a resident of the village told Israel's Army Radio. It was raining and he said that at first people thought it was thunder. He said there was a lot of broken glass and damage in several houses. Israeli artillery returned fire. There was no claim of responsibility, but Israeli officials said such attacks could not take place without the knowledge of the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah, which controls South Lebanon. Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran and Syria, said it was not involved. Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora issued a statement condemning the rocket attack, saying it threatened security and stability. Rocket fire has been rare since the Lebanon War in 2006. Robert Berger for VOA News, Jerusalem.
在从黎巴嫩射到以色列的火箭炮中，包括一个在以色列阿拉伯村庄Galilee爆炸。“我们听到了一个很响的爆炸”， 村庄的一个居民对以色列部队电台说。他说那时正在下着雨，起初人们还以为打雷呢。他说有几家房子的很多玻璃被震破并损坏了。以色列炮兵进行了还击。虽然没有人声称对此事负责，但是以色列官方说类似这种攻击在由伊朗和利比亚支持的，控制着黎巴嫩南部的游记组织黎巴嫩真主党不知情的情况是不会发生的。黎巴嫩首相FAUD发表声明谴责导弹袭击，说这威胁了安全和稳定。自从2006年黎巴嫩战争之后，导弹袭击就很少发生。
At the last stop on her first overseas trip as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said the United States and China are working to strengthen their bilateral relationship by focusing on areas of cooperation, not contention. At the last stop, she said that the new Obama administration seeks to forge good relations with China. She said the debate with China over human rights would not get in the way of progress in other areas.
在作为国务卿第一次海外访问的最后一站，克林顿说美国和中国正在一起努力以关注在合作领域而不是争论领域增强双边关系。在最后一站，他说新的奥巴吗政权寻求和中国推进稳定的关系。他说和中国在人权方面的争论不会影响在其他领域的进步。
"We have to continue to press them. But our pressing on those issues can't interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis. We have to have a dialogue that leads to an understanding and cooperation on each of those. "
我们会继续给他们施压，但是我们在那些问题上的施压不会干涉到全球经济危机、全球气候变化和安全危机等问题。我们会举行可以引导我们在那些问题上取得理解和合作的对话。
After a meeting today in Beijing with China's foreign minister, Mrs. Clinton made it clear that overall the new Obama administration seeks to forge good relations with China.
在今天在北京和中国外交部长见面后，克林顿明确的表示新的奥巴吗政府在全局上希望和中国推进稳定的关系。
In his weekly broadcast address, President Obama says that starting today, employers across the country will begin reducing taxes for 95 percent of working families.

在他每周的广播演讲中，总统奥巴吗说从今天开始全国工作家庭的雇员开始95%的减税。
An Australian man, sentenced in Thailand to three years in jail for assaulting the Thai monarchy, has received a royal pardon and has been sent back to Australia. VOA's Ron Corben reports.
一个因为侮辱泰国王室政权而因此在泰国被判处3年监狱的澳大利亚男人，接到了皇室的赦免被送回了澳大利亚。
The 41-year-old Australian man, Harry Nicolaides, was arrested in late August and held in prison until his sentencing last month. In January, TV image showed a clearly distraught Nicolaides as he was brought to court in prison garb and shackled. Nicolaides had described his time in prison as torture and a bad dream. In the novel which sold fewer than a dozen copies, he made references deemed to have defamed the Thai crown prince.
这个41岁的澳大利亚男人，Harry在去年8月份被逮捕并被关进监狱知道上个月审判。在一月份，电视图像展现了一个穿着囚服带着镣铐的明显很憔悴的harry。 Nicolaide是描述他的监狱生活就像酷刑和噩梦。在他的只卖了几本的小说中，他引用了被认为诋毁泰国王室公主的内容。

生词：
Lebanon 黎巴嫩
Artillery 炮兵、炮兵的总称
Jerusalem 耶路撒冷
Slam
         n. 砰然声, 猛然, 猛烈的抨击
vt. 猛然关上, 砰地关上, 猛烈抨击
vi. 砰地关上, 猛攻
Arab 阿拉伯
Boom 轰隆一声
Guerrilla 游击、游击队
Syria 叙利亚
Lebanese 黎巴嫩人
Condemn                谴责
Bilateral 双边的，双侧的
Contention 争论、争辩、竞争、竞赛
Forge 稳步前进、铸造
seeks to forge good relations with China.
get in the way of progress in other areas.
Monarchy 君主、帝王
pardon 赦免、原谅
Distraught 心神错乱的、发狂的
Grab 装束、打扮、外表、外观
Shackle 镣铐、束缚
Torture 酷刑
Deem 相信
Defame 诽谤
Crown 王冠、皇室


总结：
今天好多生词、词汇不过关听力会是很大的问题。
词汇好的话、翻译也就会有多种选择，趋向专业。
所以我得出一个结论：听力、翻译、理解都需要词汇基础很扎实。
词汇的掌握不仅是见到了认识、听到了认识、而且能够随时被调出来使用，还有能够正确发音。这些在每天学到的新词汇周末要好好复习、多背几遍、多听几遍才行！
期待着过阵子能抽出时间再突击一下词汇。Jacky提到的那基本词典我迟早都会他一样背的滚瓜烂熟的！I have my word!

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A Sunni lawmaker in Iraq is being sought in connection with a bombing inside a parliament cafeteria two years ago. An Iraqi military spokesman says a former security guard of lawmaker Mohammed al-Dayni implicated the politician in multiple attacks, including the April 2007 blast inside Baghdad's Green Zone. Spokesman made the announcement, played tapes of the guard's interrogation at a news conference in Baghdad Sunday. The apparent suicide bombing in the assembly's cafeteria killed a Sunni Arab deputy, and wounded about 20 other people.
伊拉克一个逊尼派教徒立法者正在被调查和一起两年前发生在国会自助餐厅内的爆炸事件的有关。一个伊拉克军方发言人说前立法者安全护卫Mohammed与多起袭击的政治家有关，其中包括发生在2007年巴格达Green Zone内的爆炸。发言人发表了声明 并且周日在巴格达一个新闻会议上播放了对该保卫进行审讯时的录音带。这个发生在集会自助餐厅内显然的自杀式爆炸杀死了逊尼派阿拉伯代表，并且使20人受伤。
US President Barack Obama says the tax cuts in the economic recovery bill he signed recently should take effect by April 1st. Mr. Obama calls the stimulus package the first step on the road to economic recovery, as VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington.
美国总统奥巴吗说他所签署的经济复苏计划中的减税部分应该在4月1号生效。奥巴吗称这个刺激计划是通向经济复苏之路的第一步。
President Obama says the tax cut will reach more Americans more quickly than any other in the nation's history. In his weekly address Saturday, the president says the legislation Congress passed and he signed will allow the average US family to keep an extra 65 dollars each month.
总统奥巴吗说这次减税会历史上任何其他的到来的更快、遍及的人更多。在他周六的每周演讲中，总统说这个立法国会通过并由他签名的计划使普通美国家庭每个月节省55没有。
"Because of what we did, 95 percent of all working families will get a tax cut in keeping with the promise I made on the campaign. And I'm pleased to announce that this morning the Treasury Department began directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from paychecks. "
由于我在竞选时做下的承诺，95% 的工作家庭都会得到减税，我今天早晨很高兴的宣布财政部门已经开始指导雇员从工资里面减少税收数量了。
Mr. Obama signed the 787-billion-dollar stimulus plan on Tuesday in hopes of creating or saving 3. 5 million jobs in the next two years. The bill passed both houses of Congress but received almost no support from opposition Republicans. In Saturday's Republican response, Representative David Camp of Michigan says his party wanted to pass a stimulus plan, but that this particular plan involves too much spending. Kent Klein VOA News, Washington.
奥巴吗周二签署的787亿美元的刺激计划期望能够在未来的两年内创造350万的就业。该法案在国会的两院都获通过，但几乎没有接到反对党的任何支持。在周六民主党的回应中，密西根州代表David说他的党想要通过一个刺激计划，但是这个特别的计划花的太多了。
The leaders of Germany and France have called for a radical overhaul of the global financial system, ahead of a key European meeting on international finance in Berlin. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host the leaders of G-20 members Britain, France and Italy along with top European central bankers and stakeholders at Sunday's meeting. Observers say the deepening crisis in non-Euro zone, East European EU member states, is likely to be on the agenda at Sunday's meeting.
德国和法国的领袖在柏林的欧洲重要会议国际金融会议前呼吁对全球财政系统做一彻底根本的检查。德国Chancellor将在招待（主持）周六的包括英、法、意和欧洲中央银行加、持股人在内的二十过领导人会议。观察家说危机正在加深的非欧洲区东欧国家成员在也可能会参加周日的会议。

生词：
Sunni 逊尼派教徒
Sought, seek 的过去时，要注意和saw、thought 发音上的区别
Cafeteria 自助餐厅
Iraqi 伊拉克的
Implicated  牵连、牵涉、有关系的
Interrogation 审讯
Apparent 明显的、外观上像的
Assembly集合, 装配, 集会, 集结, 汇编
Deputy 代理、代表
Take effect 生效
Campaign 竞争、竞选、竞赛
Treasury Department
Withhold 暂停
Paychecks 工资支票
Radical 基本的、激进的
Overhaul 彻底检查
Deepening 正在加深的

听力：
词汇的问题
有很多词、会读不会拼
有很多词、会拼不会读
只有会拼、才能读出来
能够准确的读出来、就能拼出来
这是一个很重要的能力
要认真！
周末研究一下拼写和发音的关系

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Foreign ministers from Afghanistan and Pakistan will meet with key US officials in Washington this week. They will take part in a new U.S. administration's review of policy for the region. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is due to meet with U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He will also meet with other top officials. Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta will meet with his U.S. and Pakistani counterparts in three-party talks about fighting terrorism. The two ministers left for Washington Sunday.
阿富汗和巴基斯坦外长本周将在华盛顿会见美国主要官员。他们将要参加一个新美国政府关于该地区策略的审议。巴基斯坦外长Shah将会见美国国务卿克林顿。他还将要会见其他的高级官员。阿富汗外长Rangeen也将在一个关于打击恐怖主义的三方会谈中他的美国和巴基斯坦伙伴。这两位外长将在周日赶赴华盛顿。
Pakistani separatists holding American United Nations official John Solecki hostage say he is still alive, refuting earlier reports that he had been killed. Pakistani media ran stories Monday, saying the Press Club in the southwestern city of Quetta had received an anonymous telephone call saying Solecki had been killed. But a spokesman for the previously unheard-of Baluchistan Liberation United Front later called the Pakistan news agency, online news agency, denying any call that had been made from the group. The spokesman also said Solecki is in ill health.
巴基斯坦分裂主义称美国的联合国工作人员人质John说他还活着，反驳了早期说他已经被杀的报道。巴基斯坦媒体周期刊登故事，在西北部城市Quetta的媒体俱乐部接到了匿名电话说Solecki已经被杀了。但来自于一个之前没有听说过的组织BLUF的发言人打电话给巴基斯坦新闻社，在线新闻，否定从该组织打出过任何电话。发言人称Soleckis健康很糟糕。
Indians celebrated as the film Slum dog Millionaire swept eight Oscars and hoped it would bring global recognition to Indian technical talent. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.
印度人庆祝电影《贫民窟的百万富翁》横扫了8项奥斯卡大奖，并希望这个可以给他们带来全球对印度技术天赋的认可。
It was perhaps the first time ever that some residents of Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi slum forgot Monday morning's grind and watched television to hear what news would emerge from the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles. The crowd broke out in lusty cheers each time the film bagged an award, although not many residents of Dharavi were even aware of what exactly the Oscars were.
这也许是一些来自于不规则建筑的Dharavi贫民窟的居民第一次忘记了周一早晨的磨磨而是看电视看在洛杉矶的奥斯卡颁奖仪式上有什么样的消息出现。每当该电影赢得一项大奖后，人群中都爆发出精力充沛（活跃的）欢呼声，尽管很多居民甚至都不知道奥斯卡具体是什么。
The heart of the film Slumdog Millionaire - the rags to riches story of a boy from an Indian slum - is based in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum. Two of the children who act in the film came from Dharavi. The Oscars received by the movie has triggered a rush of national pride across India, particularly in Mumbai - the city where India's film industry popularly known as Bollywood is based. The film has a British director, producer and writer. But most of the actors, crew, and locations are Indian and some won the top recognition in the world of cinema. Anjana Pasricha for VOA News, New Delhi.
贫民窟的百万富翁的主要部分, 来自于坐落于印度Dharavi的亚洲最大的贫民窟中的小孩怎么样变成有钱人的。戏中的两个孩子就是来自于Dharavi. 该电影赢得了奥斯卡大奖在印度全国掀起了一场民族自豪感的热潮，尤其是在电影工业集中并被称为Bollywood的孟拜。该影片由英国导演、制片和剧作者。但是大多数的演员、员工、地点都是印度的，有一些在电影院世界赢得了很高的认可。
British actress Kate Winslet won her first Oscar for her leading role in The Reader. American actor Sean Penn won for his portrayal of Harvey Milk in the film Milk.
英国女演员Kate因其在Reader主演赢得了她的第一项奥斯卡。美国演员Sean在电影Mik中扮演Milk赢得了他的。
I'm David DeForest, VOA News. More news on the internet at voanews. com.

生词：
Counterparts          副本, 极相似的人或物, 配对物
Separatist                分离主义者
Refute        驳倒、反驳
Anonymous        匿名的
Slum        贫民窟
Recognition        认可
Perhaps        也许
Emerge        出现
Lusty        精力充沛的、健壮的
Leading role        主演
Portrayal 描写、描画

听力：
今天没心得

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今天觉得，应该在每次中to英翻译完仔细总结一下自己所翻译的东西和原文的差别。英TO中，如果理解没有偏差一般不会有大问题，需要做的就是能够更地道更准确简洁精确传达原文的意思。但中TO英和原文的对比可以比较出来自己的英文表达能力和习惯与原文的差别。除了生词的总结再加一项表达方式及短语、句子结构的总结
今日：
review of policy for the region
is due to meet with ....
three-party talk about fighting terrorism
deying any call had been made from the group
perhaps
t was perhaps the first time ever that some residents
ceremony
Two of the children who act in the film came from Dharavi.
triggered a rush of national pride across India,

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Mutineers in border guards in Bangladesh say they will surrender following an offer of amnesty from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Government officials say Mrs. Hasina offered a general amnesty during a meeting with representatives of the guards. The mutiny appeared to be sparked by anger over wages and other work conditions. One of the members of the rebellious border guards spoke to reporters, but his comments were interrupted by the sound of gunfire and he yelled at his fellow guards to cease firing. Armed government troops were called in to quell the violence.
孟加拉国的造反的边界守卫说他们愿意接受首相的赦免投降Hasina。政府官员说Hasina在一个和守卫代表的会议中提供了一个总体的赦免。兵变似乎是由对工资和工作条件的不满而引起的。一个造反的边界卫士在和记者说话，但是他的评述被枪声打断了，然后他就大声的冲他的伙伴们叫喊，让他们停火。政府武装部队被调来镇压暴力。
Indian police have charged the lone surviving gunman in the deadly Mumbai attacks with waging war against India. Authorities say formal charges were filed today against Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Kasab. Indian media reports say 19 other suspects including Indian and Pakistani nationals have also been named in the charge sheet that includes several thousand pages.
印度警方已经控告了在严重的针对印度的孟买袭击中的孤独的幸存枪手。有关人事说针对巴基斯坦籍的Mohammed的正式的指控今天提交。印度媒体报道说其他19个包括印度和巴基斯坦公民都被列入到了包括几千页的控诉书中。
North Korea media say leader Kim Jong-il has toured the northeast province where Pyongyang says it plans to launch a satellite soon. VOA’s Kurt Achin reports from Seoul where South Korean leaders are deeply concerned about the looming launch.
朝鲜媒体说领袖金正日访问了平壤说声称即将要发射卫星的东北省.VOA的Kurt在韩国领导人深度关切发射的的首尔为你报道
The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday that leader Kim Jong-il has been touring the country’s northeastern North Hamgyong province. It is the birthplace of his mother and the site of an increasingly likely launch of a long-range rocket. North Korea announced Tuesday it planned to launch a communications satellite from its most advanced facility at Musudan-ri in North Hamgyong. South Korean and American defense officials suspect Pyongyang’s rhetoric about space research is a cover for a test of a ballistic missile capable, in theory, of reaching US territory.
在朝鲜官方新中央新闻社报道说周三领袖金正日访问了国家东北部的Hamgyong城市。这是他母亲出生的地方也是越来越可能发射的长范围火箭的地方。朝鲜周二宣布将从在北Hamgyong的Musudan-ri最发达的设施。韩国和美国防御官员怀疑平壤关于空间研究的话音巧语是为了进行能够打到美国的弹道火箭理论做的测试。
Joseph Bermudez, a senior analyst for the Jane’s Defense Group, is one of the world's top analysts on North Korea’s ballistic missiles. He says satellite images have shown stepped up activity near the possible launch site. However he says so far North Korea seems not to have yet erected the missile and necessary support structure needed for a launch. Kurt Achin, VOA News, Seoul.
Joseph，一位Jane防卫组织的高级分析员，是世界上顶尖的朝鲜弹道分析师。他说卫星图像显示在可能的发射地已经有开始的活动迹象。尽管如此，他说目前为止朝鲜看上去还并没有竖起火箭及其支撑架构。

Iran says it is carrying out tests at the country’s first nuclear power plant as the reactor moves closer to a full startup. The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization says the tests today at the Bushehr nuclear plant have been going well. Officials say the tests involved virtual fuel, not nuclear fuel rods. Russian officials on hand for the test run, say they have delivered nuclear fuel to the facility. Russia has been helping Iran build the 1000-megawatt plant.
伊朗说正在进行国家第一次核动力反应堆测试。伊朗原子能源机构的主席说今天在Bushehr核反应堆的测试进行的顺利。官员说该测试引入了虚拟能源，不是核能言榜。俄罗斯参与了测试的进行，提供核燃料。俄罗斯一直在帮助伊朗建立1000兆瓦的反应堆。

生词：
Mutineer                造反者、叛变者、兵变
Border guards        边界防卫、护卫、卫士
Surrender 投降
Amnesty                特赦
Rebellious        造反的、反抗的、反叛的
Cease fire        停火
Quell violence        镇压暴力
Has toured
Facility
Rhetoric                花言巧语的
Ballistic missile        弹道火箭
Territory        版图、领域、地盘
Analyst        分析师
Erect        屹立、竖起       
Atomic        原子的
Megawatt        千兆瓦


表达：
During a meeting with
The mutiny appeared to be sparked by anger over wages and working conditions.

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US President Barack Obama will speak to lawmakers as well as the American people about the challenges facing the United States in a major address Tuesday night. The speech will mark Mr. Obama's first appearance before a joint session of Congress, and he will use the opportunity to outline his priorities and economic plans.
美国总统奥巴吗将在周二晚上一个主要的演讲中对立法者和美国民众阐述当前美国面临的挑战。该演讲将被标记为奥巴吗在国会的联合会议上第一次露面，他将用这次机会勾勒出他的优先权和经济计划。
"We are addressing the greatest economic crisis we've seen in decades by investing unprecedented amounts of the American people's hard-earned money.”
我们在用空前数量的美国人民辛苦挣来的钱来投资从事我们近几十年遇到的最严重的经济危机。
In the past week, the president signed into law a 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus plan, unveiled plans to help struggling homeowners refinanced their mortgages and said he wants to slash the federal deficit in half by the year 2013.
上周，总统签署了一个787亿美元的经济刺激计划，被公布的计划用于帮助苦苦挣扎的人为他们的贷款筹集资金，他还说他想在2013年前将联邦赤足削减一半。
North Korea says it's planning to launch a satellite, which neighboring countries believe could actually be a test of a long-range missile. The North’s official news agency broadcast a statement from the Science Ministry Tuesday saying preparations to launch an experimental communications satellite are now making brisk headway. Joseph Bermudez is a senior analyst with Jane's Defense Weekly. He says, is one of world's top experts on North Korea's missile programs. He says even if the launch is a satellite, the North’s missile program will benefit.
朝鲜说他们计划发射一个卫星，但是他的周边国家都认为这实际上是远程导弹的测试。朝鲜国家新华社周二广播了一份来自科学部的声明说发射试验通信卫星的准备工作已经进入了大跨步的阶段。Joseph一个Jane’s Defense 周刊的高级分析员，也是朝鲜导弹系统的专家，说即使发射的是卫星，导弹计划也将受益。
"So anything they could do to develop the Space Launch Vehicle is very much applicable to a ballistic missile program. Material and technology for one could help the other. "
他们为空间发射装置所作的任何发展都可以很好的适用于弹道导弹系统。从原料、技术等都可以互相帮助。
Bermudez has said satellite imagery indicates that the launch could come any day now.
Bermudez 说卫星图像显示发射随时可能到来。
Tuesday when a rocket carrying a satellite did not reach orbit, an official with the company that built the satellite told a news conference Tuesday that the rocket landed in the ocean near Antarctica. He called it a huge disappointment for the science community.
一个建造卫星的公司的官员星期二告诉媒体说一个载着卫星的火箭没有达到轨道而是掉到了南极洲附近的大海里。他将其称为科学界的一大失望。
Top diplomats for Pakistan and Afghanistan are in Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Their discussions are expected to focus on US policy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions where the United States believes terrorist-linked to the Taliban and al-Qaeda are based.
巴基斯坦和阿富汗的高级外交官在华盛顿和美国国务卿希拉里克林顿进行会谈。讨论被期望主要集中在美国关于在巴基斯坦和阿富汗边界地区的政策，该地区被美国认为该地区与塔利班恐怖分子有联系。
Meanwhile, US lawmakers, including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi just back from Afghanistan, say the United States and its NATO allies must have a clear strategy to stabilize the country and fight resurgent Taliban forces and al-Qaeda. VOA's Dan Robinson reports.
同时，美国立法者包括刚从阿富汗回来的众议院代表发言人Nancy说美国和其北约联盟在稳定该国家和打击富国的塔利班势力方面必须有明确的策略。
Pelosi says the 17, 000 US troop increase ordered by President Obama is aimed at eliminating a resurgent Taliban and ensuring Afghanistan does not again become a launching point for terrorist attacks. But she said progress also will depend on reducing corruption in the Afghan government.
Nancy说奥巴吗下令新增的1万七军队的目的旨在消灭复兴的塔利班并确保阿富汗不再成为恐怖袭击的发射点。但她也说进步也取决于降低阿富汗政府的腐败。
"Any strategy must address systemic corruption within the Afghan government and crack down on drug trafficking.” The regional challenge, Pelosi adds, involves not only Pakistan but also India, China, Iran, Russia and other nations interested in seeing stability return to Afghanistan as the United States seeks to improve the joint effort with NATO.

At the White House on Monday, presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs noted that the Obama administration still has some time to go in its 60-day review of Afghanistan policy, which he noted includes an examination of military force structures. In a step to encourage bipartisan cooperation when Congress assesses expected Obama administration decisions, Speaker Pelosi announced a series of closed-door briefings for Democrats and Republicans. Dan Robinson, VOA News, Capitol Hill.

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House today, becoming the first foreign leader to visit the new US president. The US and Japanese leaders are expected to talk about the world financial problems, global warming and terrorism.

Sri Lanka's military says its forces are engaged in an intense battle with Tamil Tigers as the two sides struggled for control of the rebels' last urban stronghold. The military said Tuesday the government troops had advanced into the rebel town in the northeastern Sri Lanka. In recent months the Sri Lankan military has ousted rebels from their strongholds and cornered them in a coastal stretch in the northeast.

生词：
Challenge       
Appearance
Priority
Unveiled plan
Refinance
Mortgage
Preparation
Making brisk headway
Applicable
Satellite imaginary
Allies
Resurgent
Eliminate
Resurgent
Ensure
Corruption
Systemic
Bipartisan cooperation
Ousted

We are addressing the greatest economic crisis we've seen in decades by investing unprecedented amounts of the American people's hard-earned money.

slash the federal deficit in half by the year 2013.
今天没有按时起床，后果很严重，到12点多才勉强完成今天任务。
很被动，这种感觉很难受。
周末也要按时起床，否则白天的时间都废了

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Word of the surrender by mutinous Bangladesh border guards came after the country's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, took to the airwaves with a stern appeal to the mutineers not to take a suicidal route. In a nationally broadcast address, the prime minister promised to look into the grievances of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles, Thus they should surrender their weapons and return to their barracks. If they did not, Sheikh Hasina warned, she would be forced to take tough action in the interest of the nation.
造反的孟加拉国边界卫士投降的消息来发生在国家首相Sheika在电视广播上以严厉呼吁造反者不要走自杀的路线后。在一个国内广播演讲中，首相承诺回去详查辅助军事的孟加拉国来福的冤情。然而他们应该放下武器返回军营。如果他们不这样做的话，Sheikh警告说，她会被迫以国家利益出发采取严厉的行动。
A government spokesman says the situation is now completely under control. While the mutiny appears over at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, the situation in other parts of the country is unclear. Mobile phone service was cut in much of Bangladesh, under government order, apparently to keep the rebel units from communicating with each other. The mutiny began early Wednesday at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles in Dhaka. The clash left dead a number of their army officer supervisors apparently slain by the rebel soldiers. Some civilians were hit in crossfire Wednesday and there were also reports of casualties among members of the mutineers. Steve Herman, VOA News, New Delhi.
一个政府发言人说形式已经完全在控制之下了。当反叛者出现在孟加拉来福营总部的时候，国家其他地方的局势还不明朗。孟加拉国很多地区的移动通信被政府中断，目的很明显的是为了防止叛乱组织互相通信。叛乱于周三早些时候在达卡的孟加拉国来福营开始。冲突的结果是留下了一些被反叛士兵杀死的军队长官们。一些平民在周三的交火中被击中，也有关于造反者伤亡的报告。
Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan have scuffled with police during a demonstration against court rulings that barred two of their leaders from elected office. Police detained at least 20 lawmakers outside the Punjab provincial assembly in Lahore Thursday, as supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gathered in protest.
巴基斯坦反对立法者在一个禁止警察两个长官参加选举办公室的演示中和警察发生了混战。警察周四在Punjab省外拘留了至少20名支持前首相的聚集游行的立法者。
China has rejected the findings of a US State Department report that says human rights conditions in the country remained poor and worsened in some areas in 2008. A Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters Thursday that China is willing to discuss human rights with any country but only on the basis of mutual equality and mutual respect.
中国反对美国国会部门报道中说2008年中国人权条件仍然很差，在有些地方甚至更加糟糕。一个外交发言人周四告诉记者中国愿意和任何国家在相互尊重和相互平等的原则上谈论人权问题。
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell has met with the president of Turkey Thursday as part of his quest for peace in the region. For VOA, Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
美国中大使George周四会见了土耳其总统，以做为其寻求中东和平进程中的一部分。
Ambassador Mitchell met with Turkey’s political leadership and signaled the United States' desire to see Turkey and Israel maintain close relations. The relationship between the two nations has been strained after Turkey accused Israel of using excessive force in an offensive against Hamas that took a heavy toll on Gaza's civilians. After meeting with Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mitchell stressed the importance of Turkey in his Middle East peace efforts.
大使Mitchell会见了土耳其政治领袖并且发出美国希望土耳其和以色列能够保持密切关系的信号。两国的关系在土耳其指责以色列在对付哈马斯的军事行动中使用了过多的军力造成了严重加沙平民的伤亡之后而发生了摩擦。在会见了土耳其首相Recep后，Mitchell表达了土耳其在其中东和平努力上的重要性。
Turkey is a crucial ally of the United States and an important force for peace and security in the Middle East. As an important democratic nation with strong relations with Israel, it has a unique role to play and can have significant influence on our efforts to promote comprehensive peace.
土耳其是美国重要的盟友也是中东地区和平和安全的重要力量。作为一个和以色列有强壮关系的民主国家，它在我们寻求可理解的和平的努力上有着独一无二的角色和重要的影响力。
Turkey is playing an active role in working to resolve tensions across the Middle East. Dorian Jones, VOA News, Istanbul, Turkey.
土耳其在解决中东紧张局势中起着积极的角色
Airwaves
Stern appeal
Take a suicidal route
Grievance
Paramilitary
Barracks
Tough action
In the interest of nation
Clash
Soldier
Crossfire
Casualty
Scuffle
Barred
Findings
Worsen
Mutual
Quest for peace
Ambassador
Strained
Excessive
Took a heavy toll on Gaza civilians
Crucial
Democratic
Significant influence

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The US economy shrank in the last three months of 2008 at a faster rate than first estimated. Friday's report from the Commerce Department said the US gross domestic product shrank at a 6.2 percent annual pace during the fourth quarter. It was the economy's worst quarterly performance since 1982.

Japan, meanwhile, is saying its industrial output plunged to a record 10 percent, a record 10 percent in January, another sign that the world's second largest economy is facing its worst economic recession since the end of World War II. Japan's export-driven economy is faltering because of plummeting demand around the world.
与此同时，日本说其工业输出坠入了一个10%的记录，一月份10%的记录，意味着世界第二大经济体正面临着第二次世界大战后最严重的经济衰退。日本的出口驱动式经济由于世界需求急剧下降而变得蹒跚不前。
Police and supporters of Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif clashed in the streets of Pakistan for a third day running Friday, as the cabinet met to discuss the growing political turmoil. Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators in the capital, Islamabad, and in the nearby city of Rawalpindi.
在内阁会面讨论增加的政治暴乱的同时，警察和巴基斯坦反对党领袖Nawaz的支持者的冲突周五已经进行了第三天。暴乱的警察在首都Islamabad和附近城市Rawalpindi向示威者发射了催泪弹。
Indian government officials today moved quickly to contradict the assertion of a Pakistani naval chief that there is no evidence that the recent terrorist attack on Mumbai was carried out by gunmen who took a sea route from Pakistan.  VOA correspondent Steve Herman in New Delhi reports.
印度政府官员今天在忙着反驳一个巴基斯坦海军官员关于没有证据显示最近的孟买恐怖袭击是由实施者从巴基斯坦海上路线进行的断言。
The fragile cooperation between India and Pakistan in investigating last November's terror attack in Mumbai has suffered a setback with a statement by the Pakistani naval chief of staff. Speaking to reporters in Karachi, Admiral Noman Bashir, contradicted his own government's earlier assertion that the attackers used the sea route to infiltrate India's major port city.  The Admiral says there is no proof of India's claim that the only arrested terror suspect went by sea from Pakistan to carry out the attack in Mumbai. He further calls the Mumbai siege a complete failure of the Indian navy. The comment repeatedly broadcast by Indian TV news channels prompted an immediate reaction from officials here. They were quick to point out not only India but  other countries have concluded that the evidence clearly shows the terrorists infiltrated by sea from Pakistan. Steve Herman, VOA News, New Delhi.
巴基斯坦和印度共同调查去年12月孟拜恐怖袭击的脆弱的合作关系在巴基斯坦海军主管的言论中遭到了挫败。上将Noman Bashir在Karachi对记者的讲话中反驳其政府早些时候说袭击者是由海路渗透到印度主要港口城市的断言。上将说没有证据显示印度所谓的抓获的唯一的恐怖宪法是由巴基斯坦通过大海实施袭击孟拜的。他甚至说孟拜的围攻时印度海军的彻底失败。该言论被印度电视新闻频道重复立刻引起了这边官方的反应。他们迅速指出说不仅是印度还有其他国家都下结论说证据明显的显示恐怖分子就是从巴基斯坦海上渗透的。
Bangladeshi military officials say troops have uncovered a mass grave believed to hold the bodies of soldiers killed by mutinous border guards in Dhaka. Officials say troops found dozens of bodies as they searched the site where the bloody two-day rebellion began, the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles.
孟加拉国军事官员说军队揭示了沉重的真相，在达卡被造反边界士兵杀死的士兵的尸体。官方说军队在搜查孟加拉国来福应也就是血腥反抗开始的地方时，发现了一些尸体。
President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans today to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by August of 2010. Congressional officials say Mr. Obama will announce the 19-month withdrawal plan in an appearance today at a military base Camp Lejeune in the southern state of North Carolina.
总统奥巴吗被期待今天将公布一个在2010年8月前从伊拉克撤军的计划。国会官员说奥巴吗会在今天在南部州North Carolina的军事基地营地内的出席中宣布19个月的撤军计划。
A group of Southeast Asian nations has signed a free trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand at a regional summit in Thailand. The agreement signed Friday is expected to boost the combined domestic product of 12 Asia-Pacific nations over the next decade. Meanwhile, foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations could not agree on details for a regional human rights body. The region's business and government leaders have urged faster economic integration to cushion the impact of the global economic turndown. We hear more from Heda Bayron in Bangkok.
在泰国的峰会上一队东南亚国家和澳大利亚还有新西兰签署了自由贸易的协定。周五签订的协定被期望于在未来10年中推动12亚太国家联合的内部产品。同时，东南亚10成员组织的外交部长没有在一个地区人权协议的细节上达成协议。该地区的商业和政界领袖呼吁一个更快的经济集成以应对全球经济下滑的冲击。
With exports from southeast Asia plummeting, the region's business and government leaders are seeking to bolster trade within Asian to compensate for falling demand in the West. At an ASEAN business and investment meeting in Bangkok Friday, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said, this week's leaders summit would push harder for the realization of a common market by 2015.
随着东南亚出口下滑，该地区的商业政治领袖们在寻求支持与亚洲的贸易以补偿希望下滑的需求。在周五曼谷的东南亚商业与投资会议上，首相Abhisit说，本周的领袖峰会将着力推动在2015年前实现统一市场。
"Already we've seen  tremendous growth intra-ASEAN trade and also investment. But the fact of the matter is we have not done enough."
我们已经看到了东南亚内部贸易和投资茁壮的增长，但事实上我们做的还不够。
ASEAN has a combined market of more than 500 million people.  In recent years, ASEAN has pushed to expand access for its products within Asia, by signing free trade agreements with Japan, China and South Korea. That trading area will further widen to include Australia and New Zealand, which will sign free trade agreements with ASEAN Friday.  India is expected to do the same in April.
东南亚结合了一个500million多人口的市场，在近几年，ASEAP在和日本、中国、韩国的贸易扩展中推动扩展了亚洲商品。该贸易地区将要拓宽包括澳大利亚和新西兰，在周五签订的歇息。印度将在4月做同样的事情。

Industrial output 工业产出
Plunge 跳入、投入、使遭受
Export-driven economy
Faltering 迟疑的、摇晃的、不稳的
Plummet 垂直的
Opposition 反对
Clash 冲撞、冲突
Turmoil 暴乱、混乱
Tear gas 催泪弹
Demonstrator
Contradict
Assertion
Naval 海军的
Fragile 易碎的、脆弱的
Suffered setback
Infiltrate 渗透
Boost
Tremendous   
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Uniformed bodies of army officers, shot and bayoneted, continue to be found in mass graves at the compound of the force they commanded, the Bangladesh Rifles known as the BDR. Seeking to allay fears that a grieving and angry army could seek revenge against the mutinous paramilitaries, the army chief, General Moeen Ahmed, met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He is said to have pledged the military's loyalty to the civilian government and urged the nation to stay calm.
穿着制服的军队长官的尸体，被射杀还有被刺死的被悲痛的在有名的BDR孟加拉国来福营持续的被找到。为寻求减少造反士兵对准军事进行可能的报复的恐惧，军队长官Moeen将军会见了首相Sheikh。据说他申明了部队对民间政府的效忠，并呼吁国家保持冷静。
The prime minister is calling the uprising a well-planned conspiracy. She says, at this point, all BDR members are presumed guilty and the government will find out who is responsible for the killings. In an effort to end the two-day mutiny, the prime minister initially promised amnesty for the rebels. But the army's second-in-command, Lieutenant General Mohammad Abdul Mubin, says that is not going to happen. The general declares the troops who took part in what he calls "barbaric and grisly acts" cannot be pardoned and will not be pardoned. Steve Herman, VOA News, New Delhi.
首相称这次起义为有计划的阴谋。她说，在当前，所有的BDR成员都被假定为有罪，政府会查出谁来为杀戮负责。为了结束2天的暴乱，首相曾开始承诺对造反者特赦。但是部队的二把手中尉将军Mohammand说这种事不会发生。将军宣告说参与了他所称的野蛮恐怖的行动的部队不能被原谅也不会被原谅。
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she will stress a two-state solution and security for Israel when she meets with Middle Eastern leaders next week on a tour of the region. In an interview Friday with Voice of America, Secretary Clinton says she is also eager to hear the thoughts of those leaders on the best way to advance the Middle East peace process. "We want to strengthen a Palestinian partner willing to accept the conditions outlined by the Quartet in the Arab summit, in other word, a renouncement of violence, a recognition of Israel and a commitment to abide by the previous agreements entered in by the Palestinian Authority.” Secretary Clinton said no money will end up in the hands of Hamas which has controlled Gaza since 2007.
美国国务卿希拉里说在下周访问中东地区和中东地区领袖们见面时，他将为以色列重强调一个两个国家的解决方案和安全。在周五和VOA的访谈中，希拉里说她也希望听到那些领袖们对于推进中东和平进程的想法。我们想和一个愿意接受阿拉伯峰会四方会谈中勾勒的条件的巴勒斯坦结为强壮的伙伴，换句话说，拒绝暴力、承认以色列的存在，并承诺遵守由巴勒斯坦政府签署的先前的协定。，希拉里说自从2007年就控制了加沙的哈马斯最终手里是落不下钱的。（weird）
US President Barack Obama says he is ready to fight for the sweeping reforms he promises in his budget re-proposal. In his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said he realizes it will not be easy to pass the new budget.
美国总统奥巴吗说他已经为他先前承诺的预算提议改革做好了准备。总统说他知道再通过新的预算不会容易。
A United Nations special prosecutor has pledged to find the truth behind the assassination of / former prime minister of Lebanon. A special UN tribunal will begin trying the case in the Hague on Sunday. VOA correspondent Lisa Bryant reports.
一个联合国特殊检举人呼吁找出刺杀黎巴嫩前首相的真相。一个特殊的联合国审判员将开始尝试周六在海牙开庭。
The assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri shook the world - and led to profound changes in Lebanon, including the departure of Syria's occupying forces. Four years later, the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon opens its doors - in perhaps the first time a United Nations court has been established targeting a single individual. Lebanon has been holding seven suspects in Mr. Hariri's killing, but it released three civilians on Wednesday. A probe into Mr. Hariri's 2005 assassination initially implicated senior Syrian officials, but Damascus has adamantly rejected any involvement. Nahim Shehdi, a Middle East analyst for the London-based think tank Chatham House, says the new tribunal has no jurisdiction over anyone outside of Lebanon. Still, he believes that even its establishment is an achievement. The tribunal has already nominated seven judges, four of them from Lebanon. The trial is expected to last several years. Lisa Bryant for VOA News, Paris.
黎巴嫩前总统被刺杀震惊了全世界，并导致了在黎巴嫩发生的深刻变化，其中包括叙利亚占领部队的离开。四年后联合国特殊审判员打开了也许是第一次联合国法庭为一个个人开庭的大门。黎巴嫩在哈里里的刺杀中拘捕了7名嫌犯，但周三释放了3名平民。一个对2005年哈里里遇刺的初步调查按时叙利亚高级官员有所牵连，但大马士革坚硬的反对有任何参与。Nahim 一个基于伦敦的tank Chatham House的中东问题分析家说新的审判员没有对任何非黎巴嫩的权利。不过他还是相信建立就是成功。该检察院已经提名了7名法官，其中有4个为黎巴嫩人。审判被预计将持续数年
Egyptian authorities say a second attack on foreigners in less than a week at a popular Cairo bazaar may be the work of a mentally-ill man.
埃及官方说一周内发生在Cairo集市的第二次针对外国人的袭击可能是一个神经男人的杰作。
Malaysian police used water cannons Saturday to break up a protest by ethnic Indians demonstrating against ill-treatment of a detained rights group leader.
马来岛周六警方用水抢来分开为反对对被拘留的权利领袖到非正常对待而举行集会的印度种族
Burma and Cambodia blocked leading activists from attending talks where Southeast Asian leaders were meeting in Thailand to promote human rights. Leaders of the 10-member association were set to hold rare talks with civil society representatives at their annual summit.
缅甸和柬埔寨组织激进发分子参加东南亚领导们在泰国会提升人权而进行会晤举行的谈话。10过联盟的领导在每年的峰会上都和社会代表进行谈话。
And Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his birthday today with a lavish party that has come under criticism.
津巴布韦总统Robert为庆祝生日举行的奢侈的宴会遭到了批评
I'm Gloria Gibson, VOA News. More news on the internet at voanews.com.

Bayonet 刺刀
Graves
Compound
Allay
Grieving
Paramilitary
Pledge
Loyalty
Uprising
Conspiracy
In an effort to end two-day mutiny
Initially
Lieutenant
Barbaric and gristly acts
Stress
Thoughts
Palestine
Outline
Quartet
Renouncement of violence
Recognition of Israel
Commitment to abide by the previous agreements entered
Sweeping reforms
Prosecutor
Pledge
Tribunal
Hague
Assassination
Shook the world
Led to profound change in
A probe into Mr. Hariri's 2005 assassination initially implicated senior Syrian officials,
Damascus has adamantly rejected any involvement.
Jurisdiction
Bazaar
In less than a week
Mentally ill man
Water cannons
Activists
Lavish
a lavish party that has come under criticism.
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