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  • Ma's Popularity Rises Despite Indictment
  • 馬英九被起訴後民意支持增加
  •   An opinion poll in Taiwan shows an increase in the popularity of opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou after state prosecutors indicted him on corruption charges.
  • 台灣一項民調顯示,反對黨領導人馬英九被檢察官以貪污罪起訴後,民眾支持率增加。

  •   Sixty-one percent of those surveyed by Taiwan's Daily News believe Ma is clean and honest, up at least five percentage points from last November.
  • 台灣聯合日報的受訪者中, 61 % 的人認為馬英九是清白和誠實的,比去年 11 月上升了至少 5 個百分點。

  •   On Tuesday, Ma resigned as chairman of Taiwan's Nationalist Party, but said he will still compete in Taiwan's 2008 presidential election.
  • 馬英九星期二辭去了台灣國民黨主席的職務,但表示將參加台灣 2008 年總統大選的角逐。

  •   Ma has been considered a front-runner in the contest, and observers say he may stand as an independent candidate with informal backing from the Nationalist Party.
  • 馬英九一直被認為在這次大選中處於領先地位.觀察人士說,馬英九可能會在得到國民黨非正式的支持下,以獨立候選人的身份參選。

  •   Taipei's prosecutor charged Ma with embezzling 333-thousand dollars while he was mayor of Taipei.
  • 台北地方檢察官指控馬英九任台北市長期間詐領了 33 萬 3 千美元。

  •   Prosecutors say they will ask the court for leniency if Ma is convicted.
  • 檢察官說,如果馬英九被認定有罪,他們將請求法庭寬大處理。

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  • Britain, United States Rank Lowest for Child Well-Being Among Wealthy Nations
  • 英美兒童福利富裕國家中最差
  •   A new report by the United Nations Children's Fund ranks Britain and the United States as the worst among wealthy countries for the well-being of children.
  • 聯合國兒童基金會發表的最新報告將英國和美國列為富裕國家中兒童福利最差的國家。

  •   The U.N. agency's report, released Wednesday, looked at around 40 indicators to gauge the lives of children in 21 economically advanced nations.
  • 聯合國兒童基金會星期三發表報告,通過大約 40 項指標來衡量 21 個經濟發達國家的兒童生活。

  •   The United States was ranked 20th, while Britain was last.
  • 美國排在第 20 位,英國排在最後。

  •   Britain and the United States were in the bottom third of the rankings for five of the six categories -- health and safety, risk-taking, relationships, young people's own sense of well-being and children's material well-being.
  • 英國和美國在六類指標中的五類裡都排在最後三分之一的國家裡.這五類指標分別是:健康和安全、風險承擔、與他人的關係,兒童自己對福利的感受以及兒童的物質福利。

  •   Education was the only category where both countries remained above the bottom third.
  • 教育是英美兩國排名唯一沒有列入最後三分之一的一項指標。

  •   Child well-being was rated highest in Northern Europe, with the Netherlands and Sweden leading the way.
  • 報告發現,北歐國家兒童福利最好,荷蘭和瑞典名列前茅。

  •   The report said no direct link was found between gross domestic product and children's well-being. The Czech Republic, for example, received a higher overall ranking than France.
  • 報告說,國內生產總值和兒童福利之間沒有直接聯繫.例如,捷克共和國得到的綜合評級高於法國。

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