BBC News: 中美掀起貿(mào)易戰(zhàn) 亞洲股市全線下跌

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Fears of a trade war between China and the United States have led to sharp falls in Asian stock exchanges. The concerns were sparked off by a series of tit-for-tat measures: Beijing threatening tariffs of more than a hundred American products hours after President Trump announced plans of levying high taxes on Chinese imports. Beijing said the US moves weren't in the interest of either country.

對中美貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)的恐慌導(dǎo)致亞洲股市下跌。之所以有這樣的恐慌是因為中美都采取了一系列針鋒相對的舉措：就在特朗普總統(tǒng)宣布對中國部分進口產(chǎn)品收取高額關(guān)稅的計劃后，中國政府就表示要提高美國100多種產(chǎn)品的關(guān)稅。中國政府表示，美方的做法是兩敗俱傷。

In the latest shakeup of his White House team, President Trump has replaced his national security advisor. General H.R. McMaster lost his post to John Bolton, former diplomat known for its hawkish views.

最近，特朗普總統(tǒng)對其白宮團隊做了洗牌，替換了前國家安全顧問，即麥克馬斯特，任命約翰•博爾頓為新一任顧問。后者此前是一名政客，以強硬派觀點著稱。

The United States has averted another government shutdown after Congress approved a new spending bill. It will fund the federal government until September. The correspondents say the large spending increases go against the administration's hopes to scale back the government.

美國再次挽救了一次政府停擺，因為國會審批通過了一項新的支出法案。該法案可資助聯(lián)邦政府到9月。據(jù)我臺記者報道，這次大幅的支出增加不符合特朗普政府減少政府支出的希望。

The European Union has reacted strongly to the attempted assassination of a former Russia spy in Britain. It said it agreed with London that it was highly likely that Russia had carried out the attack, and in a rare move recalled its ambassador from Moscow.

歐盟對前俄羅斯特工在英國遭暗殺一事反應(yīng)強烈。歐盟表示其認(rèn)同英國的看法，即極有可能是俄羅斯實施了這次襲擊，并破天荒地找回了駐俄大使。

Opposition parties in South Africa is demanding the cancelation of a deal that makes government pay the legal fees of Jacob Zuma who was last month ousted as president over corruption allegations. Mr. Zuma has spent more than a million dollars on lawyers even though the case hasn't come to court yet.

南非反對派要求取消一項要求由南非政府支付雅各布•祖瑪訴訟費的協(xié)議。上個月，祖瑪已因腐敗案受到驅(qū)逐而被迫下臺。祖瑪已為雇傭律師花了100多萬美元，雖然案子還未正式審理。

Demonstrations are planned in Poland today against government plans to further tighten the abortion laws which are already among the strictest in Europe. The right-wing administration’s plans have the support of the powerful Catholic Church.

今天，波蘭發(fā)生了多起示威游行，反對政府進一步加緊墮胎法的計劃，畢竟波蘭已經(jīng)是歐洲墮胎法最為嚴(yán)格的國家了。波蘭右翼政府此次關(guān)于加緊墮胎法的計劃獲得了強大天主教的支持。

And in Italy, the new parliament is holding its inaugural session after last month's elections. No party has an overall majority and both the coalition of right-wing parties and the populous Five Star Movement say they should form the new government.

一則關(guān)于意大利的消息：繼上個月的大選工作結(jié)束后，意大利新議會正在進行組閣會議。沒有任何一個黨派達到絕對多數(shù)席位，右翼聯(lián)盟和五星運動都認(rèn)為自己可以組建新政府。

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