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七月份 第 04 課

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  • Americans Celebrate Independence Day
  • 美國人慶祝獨立日
  •   Americans across the United States are celebrating Independence Day today (Friday), commemorating the country's birth as a nation 232 years ago.
  • 全國各地的美國人星期五慶祝獨立日,紀念美國 232 年前建國。

  •   July fourth, 1776, was the day delegates from the 13 American colonies officially declared independence from Britain.
  • 1776 年 7 月 4 號,來自北美 13 個殖民地的代表正式宣佈從英國獨立。

  •   A concert and a giant fireworks show are annual holiday traditions in Washington, D.C., as is a hot dog eating contest at New York's Coney Island.
  • 舉行音樂會和大放煙火是首都華盛頓每年慶祝這一節日的傳統,而紐約的康尼島慶祝獨立日的傳統是舉行一年一度的吃熱狗大賽。

  •   U.S. President George Bush welcomed 72 new U.S. citizens in a ceremony in Virginia at the home of Thomas Jefferson -- the author of the Declaration of Independence and the country's third president.
  • 布希總統將在美國獨立宣言的作者及美國第三任總統傑佛遜的維吉尼亞州故鄉的一個儀式上歡迎 72 名美國新公民。

  •   President Bush's remarks were disrupted several times by shouting protesters.
  • 布希總統的講話幾次被高喊口號的抗議者打斷。

  •   He responded by saying "we believe in free speech in the United States of America."
  • 他回應說:「我們在美國信奉言論自由。」

  •   Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is participating in a parade in Montana.
  • 民主黨總統候選人歐巴馬將在蒙塔納州參加慶祝遊行。

  •   Republican candidate John McCain is in his home state of Arizona.
  • 共和黨總統候選人麥凱恩將留在他的故鄉亞利桑那州。

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  • Activists Disappointed by Bush Decision to Attend Olympics Opening
  • 活動人士對布希決定赴奧運開幕式失望
  •   Human rights activists say they are disappointed by U.S. President George Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
  • 人權活動人士說,他們對布希決定參加北京夏季奧運會的開幕式感到失望。

  •   U.S. lawmakers and activist groups have urged Mr. Bush not to attend the ceremony to protest China's human rights record and its policies toward Sudan regarding its war-torn Darfur region.
  • 一些美國議員和活動人士團體敦促布希總統不出席開幕式,以抗議中國的人權記錄以及它對蘇丹飽受戰爭創傷的達爾富爾的政策。

  •   Groups such as Save Darfur Coalition and Reporters Without Borders voiced their disappointment today (Friday) saying the decision would make it more difficult for the United States to pressure Chinese authorities on human rights or its policies overseas.
  • 拯救達爾富爾聯盟和記者無國界等組織星期五表示失望,說布希總統的決定將使得美國更難在人權方面和對外政策方面向中國當局施壓。

  •   On Thursday, a White House spokeswoman confirmed for the first time that Mr. Bush and first lady Laura Bush would attend.
  • 星期四,一位白宮發言人第一次確認,布希將和第一夫人勞拉一起出席開幕式。

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