BBC news:羅姆尼要求共和黨同僚退出參議員職位競(jìng)選

[00:00.00]BBC news with Iain Purdon. Iain Purdon為你播報(bào)BBC新聞。 [00:03.93]The body of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has arrived in Addis Ababa from Brussles where he died after a long illness. 埃塞俄比亞總理梅萊斯·澤納維久病不愈在布魯塞爾去世，他的遺體已被運(yùn)回亞的斯亞貝巴。 [00:12.66]Large crowds carrying candles rattled along the hearse as it made its way through the city. 大批人手持蠟燭跟著從這個(gè)城市駛過的靈車。 [00:17.38]Earlier, the Ethiopian government said it would continue the policies of Mr. Meles. Here is Peter Biles. 早些時(shí)候，埃塞俄比亞政府稱將繼續(xù)實(shí)施澤納維的政策。Peter Biles報(bào)道。 [00:23.52]Meles Zenawi was credited with having been the architect of economic progress. Growth in Ethiopia has been as high as 11%. 梅萊斯·澤納維被譽(yù)為經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的建筑師，埃塞俄比亞的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)高達(dá)11%。 [00:31.11]However, he recently admitted that democracy was a work in progress and his administration had a reputation for being intolerant of dissent. 然而，他最近承認(rèn)，民主正在實(shí)行中，他的政府素有不容忍異見人士的名聲。 [00:39.42]Internationally, though, Ethiopia's Prime Minister was a key ally of the West in the turbulent region of Africa. 但在國(guó)際上，埃塞俄比亞的總理是西方在非洲這個(gè)動(dòng)蕩地區(qū)的關(guān)鍵盟友。 [00:45.34]He sent troops into neighboring Somalia at least twice. 他至少兩次向鄰國(guó)索馬里派兵， [00:48.42]The Islamist militants there al-Shabab have said that following the death of Mr. Meles, Ethiopia will now crumble. 那里的伊斯蘭武裝分子阿爾沙巴布稱澤納維死后埃塞俄比亞會(huì)垮掉的。 [00:55.33]Syria's deputy prime minister says the government is prepared to discuss the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad as part of an unconditional talks to end the 17 months of escalating conflict. 敘利亞副總理稱，該國(guó)政府準(zhǔn)備討論總統(tǒng)阿薩德辭職一事，這是結(jié)束這17個(gè)月升級(jí)的沖突的無(wú)條件對(duì)話的一部分。 [01:07.81]Qadri Jamil made the remark at a news conference in Moscow. Grant Ferrett reports. 賈米爾是在莫斯科的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上表態(tài)的。Grant Ferrett報(bào)道。 [01:12.56]The Syrian government has said that before it is prepared for unconditional talks but the deputy prime minister Qadri Jamil has gone further, explicitly saying everything could be discussed including the resignation of President Assad. 敘利亞政府曾前提到過準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)行無(wú)條件對(duì)話，但副總理賈米爾更進(jìn)一步，他明確表示一切都可以談判，包括總統(tǒng)阿薩德辭職一事。 [01:26.49]Mr. Jamil has been in office for just two months and recently suggested there could be no military solution to Syria's problems. 賈米爾擔(dān)任副總理只有兩個(gè)月時(shí)間，但最近他說(shuō)不會(huì)用軍事手段來(lái)解決敘利亞問題。 [01:33.69]But the United States, one of many governments that demand the removal of Mr. Assad, played down the remarks. 很多國(guó)家的政府都要求阿薩德下臺(tái)，美國(guó)也如此，美國(guó)對(duì)賈米爾的言論一笑置之。 [01:40.19]A US State Department spokeswoman said they amounted to nothing new. 美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院女發(fā)言人稱這沒什么新鮮的。 [01:43.95]In the latest fighting in Syria, opposition activists and residents say at least 20 young men were killed, many shot at point-blank range when government forces seized a suburb of Damascus. 在敘利亞最近的一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗中，反對(duì)派活動(dòng)人士稱至少20名年輕男子被殺，當(dāng)時(shí)政府軍拿下了大馬士革一個(gè)郊區(qū)，許多人是遭到近距離開槍而身亡的。 [01:55.83]Troops and tanks overrun Mouadamiya after two days of shelling. 經(jīng)過兩天的炮轟，軍隊(duì)和坦克占領(lǐng)了穆阿達(dá)米耶。 [01:59.89]And in Syrian second biggest city Aleppo, the opposition said the attacks by government aircraft killed more than a dozen people. 在敘利亞第二大城市阿勒頗，反對(duì)派稱十幾人在政府空襲中身亡。 [02:06.21]The managers of the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa have agreed to meet striking workers after violent confrontations in which 34 people were shot dead by police. 南非Marikana鉑礦的經(jīng)理人同意與罷工工人會(huì)見，在此前的暴力對(duì)抗中，34人被警察開槍打死。 [02:17.71]The South African Council of Churches organized the talks and said it hoped agreement could be reached to end what it called a very sad situation.Navdip Dhariwal is in Johannesburg. 南非教堂委員會(huì)組織了這場(chǎng)會(huì)談，稱希望能達(dá)成協(xié)議，結(jié)束這場(chǎng)所謂的很糟糕的局面。Navdip Dhariwal在約翰內(nèi)斯堡報(bào)道。 [02:27.59]The South African Council of Churches had a long history of involvement in national politics.Its President Bishop Jo Seoka along with other clergymen visited the mine to hear the workers' grievances. 南非教堂委員會(huì)參與國(guó)家政治已有很久的歷史，其主席Jo Seoka主教和其他牧師訪問了這座鉑礦，聽取了礦工們的苦楚。 [02:39.12]The influential group have persuaded Lonmin mine management to sit down and meet with the workforce. 這個(gè)頗有影響的組織勸說(shuō)隆明礦業(yè)管理人員坐下來(lái)與工人會(huì)談。 [02:44.78]Early in the day, the company had dropped an ultimatum that staff should return to work or face the sack. 今天早些時(shí)候，該公司下達(dá)最后命令，要求工人們回去工作，否則就要被解雇。 [02:50.64]The announcement came after President Jacob Zuma's office raised concerns staff would lose their jobs during a period of national mourning. 此前，總統(tǒng)雅各布祖瑪?shù)霓k公室就已擔(dān)憂工人們可能會(huì)在全國(guó)哀悼日期間失去工作。 [02:58.05]World news from the BBC. [03:00.85]More than 400 African migrants have arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in recent days after crossing the Mediterranean by boats. 最近幾天，400多名非洲移民乘船橫渡地中海來(lái)到意大利小島藍(lán)佩杜薩島。 [03:10.72]Many of them are from Tunisia and sub-Saharan Africa. On Monday, Italian coast guards rescued further 80 people from an overcrowded dinghy. 許多人來(lái)自突尼斯和撒哈拉以南非洲。周一，意大利海岸警衛(wèi)營(yíng)救了乘坐一艘小船的另外80人。 [03:19.54]Last year, tens of thousands of refugees fled the uprisings in Tunisia and Libya by sea. 去年，數(shù)十萬(wàn)難民因逃避突尼斯和利比亞的暴亂而沿海路逃難。 [03:25.85]The US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has called on his fellow Republican and Congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a senate seat over controversial remarks he made about rape. From Washington, Jenner Bryon reports. 美國(guó)共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人米特·羅姆尼呼吁他的共和黨同僚兼國(guó)會(huì)議員Todd Akin退出參議員職位的競(jìng)選，原因Todd有關(guān)強(qiáng)奸的言論引起了軒然大波。Jenner Bryon在華盛頓報(bào)道。 [03:41.54]Todd Akin has lost the support of his Party's leadership and its campaign cash. Todd Akin已失去了本黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層的支持，也失去了競(jìng)選資金。 [03:46.61]And the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has now called for him to step aside, saying it would be in the best interests of the country. 共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人米特·羅姆尼如今要求他退出競(jìng)選，稱這是為了美國(guó)的利益。 [03:54.61]But Mr. Akin believes conservative voters in Missouri support his views on abortion and will forgive his comments on a radio talk show that women who are raped legitimately in other words, forcibly, rarely get pregnant because their bodies have a way of trying to shut the whole thing down. 但Akin認(rèn)為密蘇里州保守的選民會(huì)支持他對(duì)墮胎的觀點(diǎn)，會(huì)原諒他在電臺(tái)訪談中的言論。Akin在節(jié)目中稱那些合法被強(qiáng)奸的婦女很少會(huì)懷孕，因?yàn)樗齻兊纳眢w有自動(dòng)避免懷孕這樣的功能。 [04:11.51]He later apologized, saying the mistake was in his words and not his heart but added that his views on abortion which strengthen the country and the Republican Party. Akin隨后對(duì)此道歉，稱自己有口無(wú)心，但仍表示，他對(duì)墮胎的觀點(diǎn)能使美國(guó)和共和黨更強(qiáng)大。 [04:21.44]The veteran American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has abandoned her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. 美國(guó)長(zhǎng)泳老將奈雅德放棄從古巴游到佛羅里達(dá)的第四次嘗試。 [04:29.14]The 62-year-old had hoped to become the first person without a shark cage to complete the 166km journey. 這位62歲的泳者曾希望成完成這166千米距離而不遭遇鯊魚的第一人。 [04:36.89]For two days she braved storm, strong currents and jellyfish stings but had to give up about the halfway. 在她兩天的游泳中，她勇敢對(duì)付了風(fēng)浪、強(qiáng)流和水母蟄傷，但最終在半途中放棄了。 [04:42.61]A court in Sri Lanka has given suspended prison sentences to three French tourists charged with taking photographs deemed insulting to Buddhists. 斯里蘭卡一家法院將3名法國(guó)旅游者判以監(jiān)禁，原因是他們拍的照片被視為侮辱佛教徒。 [04:51.50]They were arrested when the owner of photo laboratory alerted police to the photos which showed them pretending to kiss a statue of Buddha at a temple. BBC news. 一家照相洗印室的店主報(bào)警，稱這些照片顯示他們裝作要去親吻一座寺廟里的佛像，然后三人就被捕了。

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