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一月份 第 09 課

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  • Bus Bomber on Trial in China
  • 中國公交車爆炸嫌犯受審
  •   A Chinese factory worker says frustrations about relationships and money pushed him to bomb a bus in southern China last year just as the Olympics were wrapping up.
  • 一名中國工廠工人說,人事關係和金錢方面的不滿促使他去年北京奧運會即將閉幕之際,在中國南方炸一輛公交車。

  •   Chinese media reports today (Wednesday) say Huang Xin told a court in the southern city of Guangzhou on Tuesday that he was angry about losing the lottery, and about getting ripped off by an ATM machine.
  • 中國媒體今天 (星期三) 報導說,黃新星期二在廣州一個法庭上說,丟失彩票和一部自動取款機讓他蒙受損失,令他感到憤怒。

  •   Just days before the attack, Huang withdrew 87 dollars from a teller machine and most of the currency was fake.
  • 進行襲擊幾天之前,黃新從一部自動取款機取出大約 87 美元的人民幣,但大多數是假鈔。

  •   He also told the court that rejection from a woman at work that he had a crush on helped spur the attack.
  • 他還對法庭說,他喜歡的一名女同事拒絕接受自己,也促使他進行襲擊。

  •   The bomb attack on August 21st came as security across China was on high alert for the Olympic games.
  • 襲擊發生在 8 月 21 號,當時中國各地由於舉辦奧運而處於高度警戒狀態。

  •   Two people, a driver and passenger were on the bus, but no one was injured.
  • 當時公交車上有兩人,一名司機和一名乘客,都沒有受傷。

  •   Reports say Huang told the court he regrets what he did.
  • 報導說,黃新對法庭說,他對自己的做為感到後悔。

  •   The court has yet to issue a verdict.
  • 法庭還沒有做出判決。

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  • China Revises 2007 Figures, Making it World's Third Largest Economy
  • 中國修訂 2007 年數據,成為世界第三大經濟體
  •   China has released newly revised economic growth figures for 2007, which show it moving ahead of Germany to become the world's third-largest economy.
  • 中國公佈重新修訂過的 2007 年經濟增長數字,顯示中國超過德國,成為世界第三大經濟體。

  •   Released Wednesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics, the figures show the Chinese economy expanded by 13 percent in 2007, more than one percent more than the government's previous estimates.
  • 中國國家統計局星期三公佈的數據顯示,中國經濟在 2007 年增長 13 %,比政府先前的估計超出 1 % 以上。

  •   This increase raised China's gross domestic product to three-point-five trillion, putting it ahead of Germany's 2007 GDP of three-point-three trillion.
  • 這一增長使中國的國內生產總值達到 3 萬 5 千億美元,超過德國 2007 年 3萬 3 千億美元的國內生產總值。

  •   China is now behind the United States whose economy was worth 13-point-eight trillion in 2007 and Japan at four-point-four trillion.
  • 中國目前位居美國和日本之後,美、日 2007 年的國內生產總值分別是 13 萬 8 千億美元和 4 萬 4 千億美元。

  •   The upbeat news comes as China's economy, like others across the globe, is being beaten down by the global financial crisis.
  • 在這個鼓舞人心的消息傳來之際,中國經濟同世界各地經濟一樣,受到全球金融危機的衝擊。

  •   Although China's revised economic growth rate for 2007 was its highest in more than a decade, economic growth this year is forecast to drop to seven-point-five percent, a rate not seen since 1990.
  • 儘管中國修訂過的 2007 年經濟增長率是 10 多年來最高的,預計中國今年的經濟增長將下降到 7.5 %,這是 1990 年以來的最低點。

  •   China is expected to release its 2008 economic growth figures next week.
  • 預計中國下星期將公佈 2008 年經濟增長數據。

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