BBC在线收听下载:美国民主党总统初选首场辩论开始

Five contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in the United Stateshave been holding their first debate ahead of next year's race for the WhiteHouse. The front runner Hillary Clinton and the independent Senator Bernie Sanderswere involved in heated exchanges over US policy on Syria, gun laws andeconomy. Also taking part in the debate were two former state governors andformer senator. Politic Analyst Mark Thawtkin gave his impression of how themain candidates are doing. "I think Hillary Clinton is holding her own.She is the front runner. She's seen poise. She's seen fresh. She didn't seem asall the she really is and nobody here is really a dented in her armor. BernieSanders is going to do well politically, that is, in the two primary states,come first, Caucus and Iowa the two contests and New Hampshire."
在明年总统大选之前，五名民主党候选人进行了首场电视辩论赛。一马当先的希拉里•克林顿就叙利亚政策、枪管法以及经济问题与独立参议员伯纳德•桑德斯进行了激烈辩论。参加此次辩论的还有两名前州长，以及一名前参议员。政治分析专家马克•普罗特金就两名主要竞争对手的表现发表了自己的看法。我认为希拉里已经站稳了脚跟。她是领先者。她显得沉着冷静。她的表现非常亮眼。她并没有显得那么老。还没有人能够对她构成威胁。而伯纳德•桑德斯在政治方面做得非常出色，尤其是在爱荷华州和新罕布什尔州的两次初选上。

The Israeli government has given police the power to seal off parts of EastJerusalem in response to a surge in attacks by Palestinians in recent days exceptthe authorities could also demolish the homes of Palestinians who attackedIsraelis and take away their right to live in Jerusalem. Jessica McAllen hasthe details. "Israel Security Cabinet approved the new measures at a latenight meeting after three Israelis were killed in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Thesewere the latest in a series of attacks that have taken place in the city and elsewherein Israel in recent weeks. The upsurge in violence follows increase tensionsover visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. The US Secretary of State John Kerrysays he would travel to the region in the next few days to try and calm thesituation. Israel’s cabinet will meet to consider further measures on Wednesdayafternoon."
近几日，由于巴勒斯坦袭击频繁，以色列政府已经命令警方封锁东耶路撒冷。有关部门或将拆除袭击以色列人的巴勒斯坦房屋，并剥夺他们在耶路撒冷的居住权。请听杰西卡•迈凯伦的报道。周二在耶路撒冷，三名以色列人遇害，事件发生之后，安全内阁深夜举行会议，并出台了新措施。这起案件也是几周以来在耶路撒冷，以及以色列所发生的最为严重的事件。由于以色列人闯入阿克萨清真寺，导致冲突不断升级。美国务卿约翰•克里表示称，他将于近期对该地进行访问，试图稳定局面。以色列内阁将于周三下午对解决方案进行商讨。

The Chairman of the Dutch Safety Board, Tjibbe Joustra, has told reporters hebelieves the missile which brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 ineastern Ukraine was fired from an area controlled by Russian backed rebels. Mr.Joustra said the boarders of the area were fluctuating the time that Pro-Russianrebels were in charge.
荷兰安全委员会主席尤斯特拉对记者称，在乌克兰东部袭击马航MH17的导弹属于亲俄武装。尤斯特拉称边境地区风云变幻，当时由亲俄武装控制该地。

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel's come under renewed fire from her own partyfor her welcoming policy towards migrants and refugees. The party has proposedsetting up transit camp of the border to hold migrants while asylum applicationsare processed, from Berlin Jane Hill. “Already this year, more than 500,000people have sorted asylum in Germany. It's estimated that nearly 40% of themigrants come from the Balkans and have little prospect of being granted asylumhere. Mrs. Merkel's conservative party plans to create transit camps where asylumseekers could be held for a few days and then deported. Those behind theproposals insist that permissible under EU law, but Mrs. Merkel faces strongresistance from her coalition partners. Social Democratic MPs described theplans as impractical and inhuman.”
由于难民政策，德国总理默克尔遭到了党内的一片批评之声，在申请避难所的同时，保守党提议在边境设立过渡难民营。请听詹妮•希尔从柏林发回的报道。今年，已经有超过50万人在德国寻求庇护。预计有将近40%的难民来自巴尔干半岛，而他们在这里安营扎寨的可能性微乎其微。默克尔的保守党计划设立过渡难民营，这样寻求庇护者也能够缓解几天，之后将他们驱逐出境。提出这项计划的党内人士坚持称，它能够得到欧盟法的许可，然而默克尔却坚持不同意执政联盟的意见。社会民主党议员认为这项计划不切实际，且不人道。

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The Pentagon has said it's time for American trained forces in Iraq to retakethe city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants. A spokesman said 52 airstrikesagainst IS positions in the past ten days had prepared the troops for a final push.
五角大楼表示称，接受过美军训练的伊拉克武装部队应立即夺回“伊斯兰国”极端组织所占领的拉马迪。发言人称在过去十天里，美军已经向“伊斯兰国”极端组织实施了52次空袭行动，为部队的最后一役做好准备。

A shop once dubbed the No. 1 crime gun dealer in America has been ordered topay nearly six million dollars in compensation to two police officers severelywounded by weapon illegally bought of the store. A jury in Milwaukee decidedthat badgered guns should have realized that a man buying a firearm from themin 2009 intended to pass it on to the teenager at his side. The teenager wenton to shoot the two officers when they stopped him riding his bike on thepavement.
因非法售卖枪支，美国枪店需要向两名受伤警员赔付近600万美金罚款，这家店也被人们称之为制造枪案最多的枪店。密尔沃基市法官认为，“Badge Guns”应该早已意识到这名男子为这名青少年代购枪支，2009年，该男子在该商店购买枪支。当时警方制止了一位在人行道上骑车的青年，他随即向警方开枪。

Three explosions have hit the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing anumber of people. Unconfirmed reports blamed suicide bombers. The city is frequentlyattacked by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram.
尼日利亚北部城市遭到三次炸弹袭击，并造成多人死亡。据未证实的报道称，此次袭击为自杀式炸弹袭击。该城频繁遭到伊斯兰组织“博科圣地”的袭击。

The British Literary Awards, the "Man Booker Prize", has been won bythe Jamaican author Marlon James for his novel of "A Brief History ofSeven Killings". The book, which centers at a real life attempt to killthe reggae singer Bob Marley, explores Jamaican politics and gang culture inthe 1970s-80s. Speaking after the announcement, Marlon James explained why hedrew inspiration from reggae music. "The reggae singers Bob Marley andPeter Tosh were the first to recognize that the voice coming out of our mouthswas a legitimate voice for fiction and a legitimate voice for poetry, that thesound of the market woman can speak poetry."
牙买加作家马龙•詹姆斯凭借《七次谋杀简史》获得了英国文学奖“曼布克奖”。该书以“雷鬼”音乐歌手鲍勃•马雷被杀事件为背景，讲述了20世纪70-80年代的牙买加政治和暴力。获奖之后，马龙•詹姆斯解释了选择雷鬼音乐的原因。鲍勃•马雷和彼得•托什首先认识到，人们拥有朗诵诗歌和小说的权利。集市上的女性也能够畅谈诗歌。

The acclaimed BBC journalist Sue Lloyd Roberts has died of cancer. She was 64.She reported on events around the world, including Myanmar, North Korea, andSyria, and won awards for her work on covering human rights abuses andpolitical corruption.
BBC著名记者劳埃德•罗伯茨因癌症去世。享年64岁。她报道了包括缅甸、朝鲜、叙利亚等全球新闻事件，并因报道践踏人权和政治腐败事件而获得荣誉。

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