BBC news:意大利將斥資翻新地標(biāo)建筑羅馬角斗場
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BBC News with Julie Candler
The American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian in history. He won gold as part of the United States 4×200m free style relay team.
Michael Phelps bring this in the America's home won the final of the men's 4x200m freestyles relay. And it is gonna be gold number 15 for Michael Phelps and medal number 19, an Olympic record for Michael Phelps as the USA win from France and China third. Nineteen for Michael Phelps.
Less than an hour earlier, Phelps won silver in the 200m butterfly. His nineteen Olympic medals put him one head of the 18 won by the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
The wife of an Iraqi Olympic official, who was abducted by gunmen in 2006, has called for the International Olympic Committee to renew its efforts to find him. The former president of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ahmed al-Sammari, was taken at gunpoint along with 37 other officials. Thirteen were released, the others have never been seen since.
President Obama has signed an executive order imposing more sanctions on Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors in an effort to curb its nuclear program. In a statement, Mr Obama said he was committed to find a diplomatic solution with Iran, but was determined to hold Tehran accountable. Iran insists its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
President Barack Obama's executive order is designed to make it harder for Iran to evade existing sanctions. Tehran has been attempting to diversify the way it gets paid for oil sales, including by using gold and barter . Mr Obama's executive order also comes just as Congress prepares to vote this week on new legislation imposing even stricter sanctions on Iran. The bill will target any person or company which works with Iran's petroleum or natural gas sector. The move by the president seems to be an effort by the White House to show it's been just as tough on Iran as Congress.
The United Nations says that up to 18,000 people in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have taken refuge in schools, mosques and other public buildings as fighting between government forces and rebels continues. Melissa Fleming from the UN refugee agency said some 7,000 people were sleeping in university dormitories as escape from besieged areas of the city has become too dangerous.
"We are witnessing that thousands of frightened residents are seeking shelter in schools, mosques, public buildings. These are the people who haven't fled the city. They haven't had the means or feared that it's too dangerous to make that journey. We are getting indications that the journey is rocked with armed gangs, roadblocks blocking the way.
World News from the BBC
The son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has said he wants to be put on trial in The Hague, not in Libya. In a statement that his lawyers submitted to the International Criminal Court, he said that a trial and sentence in Libya would be tantamount to murder. Saif al-Islam is being held in Libya after militia group from the Western city of Zintan captured him last November.
Unemployment in the countries which use the euro hit a record high last month. Figures showed that 17.8 million people were out of work in the eurozone in June – the highest level since the single currency was formed. Even Germany registered a slight rise in its jobless figures. In Greece, the Deputy Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, appealed for further financial aid to avoid bankruptcy.
Venezuela has joined Mercosur six years after applying to join the South American trading bloc. President Hugo Chavez went to Brazil for the ceremony in his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Mr Chavez, who's running for reelection in October, said the bloc would benefit from Venezuela's huge oil and gas reserves.
The Italian government has announced it will go ahead with the $30m plan to revamp one of Rome's most prized landmarks, the Colosseum. Starting in December, the work will take three years to complete. Archeologists have become concerned after large cracks appeared and fragments began to fall off. In recent days, it emerged the building is tilting about 40cm to one side. The Director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, said it was not serious.
"That is an incline, but it is absolutely not worrying. We are monitoring it to understand whether we are faced with a pre-existing phenomenon, or it is a progressing condition. As far as I am concerned, I'm fairly certain that we are looking at a pre-existing phenomenon."
BBC News with Julie Candler
The American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian in history. He won gold as part of the United States 4×200m free style relay team.
美國游泳選手邁克爾·菲利普斯成為歷史上最成功的奧運(yùn)選手。他為美國4*200自由泳接力隊(duì)贏得了金牌。
Michael Phelps bring this in the America's home won the final of the men's 4x200m freestyles relay. And it is gonna be gold number 15 for Michael Phelps and medal number 19, an Olympic record for Michael Phelps as the USA win from France and China third. Nineteen for Michael Phelps.
邁克爾·菲利普斯贏得男子4*200米自由泳，為美國奪得了金牌。這將是邁克爾·菲利普斯贏得了第15枚金牌和第19枚獎(jiǎng)牌，這對(duì)他來說打破了奧運(yùn)記錄，美國也因此贏得了法國和第三名的中國。邁克爾·菲利普斯贏得過19枚獎(jiǎng)牌!
Less than an hour earlier, Phelps won silver in the 200m butterfly. His nineteen Olympic medals put him one head of the 18 won by the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
不到一小時(shí)前，菲利普斯贏得200米蝶泳銀牌，他的19枚奧運(yùn)獎(jiǎng)牌使他領(lǐng)先于贏得18枚獎(jiǎng)牌的蘇聯(lián)體操隊(duì)員拉瑞薩·拉提尼娜。
The wife of an Iraqi Olympic official, who was abducted by gunmen in 2006, has called for the International Olympic Committee to renew its efforts to find him. The former president of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ahmed al-Sammari, was taken at gunpoint along with 37 other officials. Thirteen were released, the others have never been seen since.
2006年被槍手綁架的伊拉克奧運(yùn)官員的妻子要求國際奧運(yùn)會(huì)繼續(xù)尋找這名官員。伊拉克奧委會(huì)前主席Ahmed al-Sammari與另外37名官員遭到劫持。其中13人獲釋，另外其他人從此再也沒有出現(xiàn)。
President Obama has signed an executive order imposing more sanctions on Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors in an effort to curb its nuclear program. In a statement, Mr Obama said he was committed to find a diplomatic solution with Iran, but was determined to hold Tehran accountable. Iran insists its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
奧巴馬總統(tǒng)簽署行政命令，將對(duì)伊朗的能源、石油化學(xué)和金融部門施加更多之才，意在以此控制其核項(xiàng)目。奧巴馬在聲明中表示，他將努力與伊朗尋找外交途徑，但決心讓德黑蘭負(fù)起責(zé)任來。伊朗堅(jiān)稱其核項(xiàng)目是為了和平目的。Kim Ghattas在華盛頓報(bào)道。
President Barack Obama's executive order is designed to make it harder for Iran to evade existing sanctions. Tehran has been attempting to diversify the way it gets paid for oil sales, including by using gold and barter . Mr Obama's executive order also comes just as Congress prepares to vote this week on new legislation imposing even stricter sanctions on Iran. The bill will target any person or company which works with Iran's petroleum or natural gas sector. The move by the president seems to be an effort by the White House to show it's been just as tough on Iran as Congress.
總統(tǒng)巴拉克·奧巴馬的行政命令意在使伊朗更加難以逃避現(xiàn)有的制裁。德黑蘭一直設(shè)法尋找多樣化的石油銷售支 付手段，包括使用黃金和實(shí)物交易。奧巴馬的行政命令簽署時(shí)，國會(huì)也準(zhǔn)備本周就一項(xiàng)向伊朗實(shí)施更嚴(yán)厲制裁的新法律進(jìn)行投票。這項(xiàng)法案針對(duì)任何與伊朗石油或天 然氣部門合作的個(gè)人或公司?？偨y(tǒng)此舉似乎是白宮用來表示其在伊朗問題上與國會(huì)一樣嚴(yán)厲。
The United Nations says that up to 18,000 people in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have taken refuge in schools, mosques and other public buildings as fighting between government forces and rebels continues. Melissa Fleming from the UN refugee agency said some 7,000 people were sleeping in university dormitories as escape from besieged areas of the city has become too dangerous.
聯(lián)合國稱，由于政府軍和叛軍的戰(zhàn)斗仍在繼續(xù)，敘利亞北部城市有多達(dá)1.8萬人在學(xué)校、寺廟等公共建筑避難。聯(lián)合國難民署的梅里薩·弗萊明說，大約7千人睡在大學(xué)宿舍里，從該市被圍攻地區(qū)逃出也變得越來越危險(xiǎn)。
"We are witnessing that thousands of frightened residents are seeking shelter in schools, mosques, public buildings. These are the people who haven't fled the city. They haven't had the means or feared that it's too dangerous to make that journey. We are getting indications that the journey is rocked with armed gangs, roadblocks blocking the way.
“我們親眼看到，上千驚懼的居民在學(xué)校、寺廟和公共建筑尋找避難所。這些人沒有從該市逃出，他們或是不愿意離開，或是認(rèn)為逃離的過程太危險(xiǎn)。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)逃離之路遍地都是武裝團(tuán)伙，道路被路障封鎖。”
World News from the BBC
The son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has said he wants to be put on trial in The Hague, not in Libya. In a statement that his lawyers submitted to the International Criminal Court, he said that a trial and sentence in Libya would be tantamount to murder. Saif al-Islam is being held in Libya after militia group from the Western city of Zintan captured him last November.
利比亞已過世的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人穆阿邁爾·卡扎菲的兒子賽義夫·伊斯蘭說，他希望在海牙而不是利比亞受審。他在其律師向國際刑事法庭提交的聲明中說，在利比亞審判和判刑相當(dāng)于謀殺。賽義夫·伊斯蘭是在去年11月民兵組織在西部城市津坦抓獲的，后一直被拘留在利比亞。
Unemployment in the countries which use the euro hit a record high last month. Figures showed that 17.8 million people were out of work in the eurozone in June – the highest level since the single currency was formed. Even Germany registered a slight rise in its jobless figures. In Greece, the Deputy Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, appealed for further financial aid to avoid bankruptcy.
上月歐元使用國的失業(yè)率達(dá)到歷史最高，數(shù)據(jù)顯示，6月份歐元區(qū)有1780萬人失業(yè)，這是歐元這一單一貨幣成立以來最高的失業(yè)率。甚至德國注冊(cè)的失業(yè)數(shù)字也有所上升。希臘財(cái)政部副部長斯泰克拉斯呼吁提供進(jìn)一步的財(cái)政援助以避免破產(chǎn)。
Venezuela has joined Mercosur six years after applying to join the South American trading bloc. President Hugo Chavez went to Brazil for the ceremony in his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Mr Chavez, who's running for reelection in October, said the bloc would benefit from Venezuela's huge oil and gas reserves.
委內(nèi)瑞拉6年前申請(qǐng)加入南方共同市場，如今終于成為其成員國?？偨y(tǒng)雨果·查韋斯前往巴西參加慶典，這是他一年多前被診斷得癌癥后的首次正式訪問。查韋斯將參加10月份的再任選舉，他說該組織將從委內(nèi)瑞拉豐富的石油和天然氣儲(chǔ)備中獲益。
The Italian government has announced it will go ahead with the $30m plan to revamp one of Rome's most prized landmarks, the Colosseum. Starting in December, the work will take three years to complete. Archeologists have become concerned after large cracks appeared and fragments began to fall off. In recent days, it emerged the building is tilting about 40cm to one side. The Director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, said it was not serious.
意大利政府宣布將斥資3000萬美元翻新羅馬最珍貴的地標(biāo)建筑羅馬角斗場。這項(xiàng)工程將于12月開始，耗時(shí)三年完成。由于大片裂縫出現(xiàn)，碎片墜落，考古學(xué)家對(duì)此很擔(dān)心。最近幾年，這座建筑向一邊傾斜了大約40公分。角斗場主任芮亞說這不是嚴(yán)重的問題。
"That is an incline, but it is absolutely not worrying. We are monitoring it to understand whether we are faced with a pre-existing phenomenon, or it is a progressing condition. As far as I am concerned, I'm fairly certain that we are looking at a pre-existing phenomenon."
“角斗場確實(shí)在傾斜，但絕對(duì)不必?fù)?dān)心。我們正在檢測，弄清楚究竟是以前就存在這個(gè)問題，還是個(gè)逐漸變化的過程。就我來說，我很確定這個(gè)現(xiàn)象以前就存在。”
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