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BBC在线收听下载:南非世界杯组织者称巴西世界杯面临挑战
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The United Nations Deputy Secretary General has sounded an alarm about the chaotic situation in the Central African Republic admitting that it was late response. Jan Eliasson said that the UN has received many reports of massacres, rapes, summary executions and recruitment of child soldiers since rebels took power in March. Civilians were starving, he said, calling for swift international response. He welcomed the French announcement that it would send more troops.
联合国副秘书长对中非共和国的混乱局面发出警报,并承认太晚应对。扬•埃利亚松称,自3月份叛军掌权以来,联合国收到多份有关屠杀、强奸、草率处决和招募儿童兵的报告。他说平民在忍受饥饿,他呼吁国际上迅速做出应对。他对法国宣布将派遣更多兵力表示欢迎。
The French already have 400 personnel on the ground and are planning to send, I think, something that would be a contigent of 1,200 and I understand from my French colleagues that they are acting very soon, very soon.
法国已经派遣了400名士兵,并计划派遣一支1200人的部队,我从法国同事那里了解到他们行动非常快。
Pope Francis has outlined a mission statement for his papacy arguing that the power of the Roman Catholic Church is too concentrated in the Vatican. From Rome David Willey.
弗朗西斯教皇列出自己教皇职位的宗旨,声称罗马天主教堂的权力过于集中于梵蒂冈。戴维•威利报道。
Pope Francis says he prefers the church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security. Excessive centralization, rather than proving helpful, complicates the Church's life and her missionary outreach, he says. The document suggests major changes are on the way, with Francis noting that the Church has to get over an attitude that says: We have always done it this way.
弗朗西斯教皇说他更愿意教堂受损害、脏兮兮的,因为它已经走到大街上,而不是不健康地闭门不开,紧紧守着自己的安全。过多的集中化,而不是起到帮助,会使教堂的生活和传教宣传变得复杂。文件显示目前已经发生了重大变化,弗朗西斯教皇指出教堂必须抛弃这样的态度:我们一直都是这么做的。
The man who organized the last football World Cup in South Africa says Brazil faces huge challenges to get ready for the next's tournament. Danny Jordaan who's also in FIFA's World Cup organizing committee told the BBC that Brazil may need to ask those building the stadiums to work around the clock, as South Africa did when it was running behind schedule. Six of the 12 venues including the stadium in Sao Paolo where the opening game will be played are not yet ready.
南非上届世界杯组织者称巴西准备下届比赛会面临巨大挑战。FIFA世界杯组委会的丹尼•乔丹告诉BBC,巴西可能需要让场馆的建设者昼夜不停工作,南非当时在赶不上计划时也是如此。12个场馆中有6个可能还没准备好,其中包括圣保罗体育馆。
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Portugal's parliament has given final approval to a national budget that includes uNPRecedented cuts in public sector pay and further savings of almost four billion Euros. Government employees will have five hours added to the working week and up to 12% cut of their salaries.
葡萄牙议会最终批准一份全国预算,其中包括削减公共部门薪酬,这是史无前例的,并再储蓄近40亿欧元。政府雇员每个工作周将增加5个小时的工作时间,薪水要削减高达12%。
Israeli security forces say they've killed three Palestinians in the West Bank south of the city of Hebron. The Israelis said the three men were militant members of an al-Qaeda-linked network. A security official said the men planned attacks in the coming days against Israeli targets and the Palestinian authority.
以色列安全部队称,在西岸南部城市希伯伦杀死三名巴勒斯坦人。以色列人称这三人是与基地组织网络有关的武装分子。一位安全官员说这些人企图未来几天袭击以色列目标和巴勒斯坦当局。
The Cuban government says it has been forced to close most of its consular services in the United States because it has been unable to find a bank to take its business. Havana's diplomatic mission in Washington said in a statement that M&T bank had informed that in July that it will no longer provide banking services to foreign missions. The Cuban missions said that it had been impossible to find a replacement despite efforts with US state department and several banks. It blamed long-standing economic sanctions.
古巴政府称被迫关闭在美国的使馆服务,原因是无法找到承担其业务的银行。哈瓦那驻华盛顿外交使团在声明中称M&T银行7月份告知其将不再为外国使团提供银行业务。古巴使团称尽管美国国务院和几家银行都做了努力,但仍无法找到替代者。古巴将之归咎于长期的经济制裁。
The French Sport Minister Valerie Fourneyron has called her colleagues around the Europe to help stage football matches to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the once played by first World War soldiers between the trenches. The games happened during a festival break in the violence. As Paul Henley reports.
法国体育部长瓦莱里•福尔内隆呼吁欧洲同僚们帮助发起足球比赛,来纪念第一次世界大战期间士兵们在战壕间踢球100周年。士兵们在战争的暴力中度过了节日假期。保罗•亨利报道。
Next December, it will be 100 years since allied and German troops called a Christmas truce amid slaughter in the trenches of Belgium and northern France to play football peacefully together. It was a move disapproved of by the officers who saw it as fraternizing with the enemy and it wasn't repeated. The French Minister Valerie Fourneyron is picking up on a suggestion from the European Football's governing body UEFA to commemorate the matches, she says she wants to add a political dimension to what she calls a great movement of friendship.Paul Henley is reporting.
明年12月将是盟军和德国军队“圣诞节休战”100周年,当时他们在比利时和法国北部战壕一起和平地踢了足球。当时此举没有得到军官的批准,因为他们认为这是在与敌人称兄道弟,后来再也没有举行过这样的比赛。法国部长瓦莱里•福尔内隆应欧洲足球管理机构FIFA的建议庆祝了这些比赛,她说希望给这个伟大的友谊运动增加点政治意义。保罗•亨利报道。
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