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八月份 第 10 課

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  • (2011-08-17)------

  • Biden Urged to Discuss Religious Freedom with Chinese Leaders
  • 美副總統被敦促與中國討論宗教自由
  •   An independent U.S. government panel is urging Vice President Joseph Biden to raise the issue of religious freedom during his visit to China.
  • 美國政府一個獨立專家小組 -- 美國國際宗教自由委員會敦促美國副總統拜登在訪問中國期間提出宗教自由問題。

  •   In a letter sent to Biden on the eve of his trip, the Commission on International Religious Freedom encouraged the vice president to "speak candidly" to Chinese leaders about the importance of religious freedom in U.S. - China relations "and to be a strong voice" for those imprisoned for peacefully advocating universal freedoms.
  • 美國國際宗教自由委員會在拜登訪華前夕交給他的一封信中鼓勵拜登要與中國領導人 “直言不諱” 地談及宗教自由在美中關係中的重要性,並為那些因和平倡導普世自由而入獄的人發出 “強有力的聲音”。

  •   The commission discussed the repression of human rights activists such as lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who disappeared five years ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and others.
  • 該委員會談到人權活動人士受到的鎮壓,例如五年前失蹤的高智晟和諾貝爾和平獎得主劉曉波等。

  •   The letter also touched on the plight of the Shouwang Church in Beijing, whose weekly public prayer services have led to members being harassed and arrested.
  • 這封信還談到北京守望教會的困難處境,該教會每個星期的公眾禱告儀式使一些教會成員遭到騷擾和逮捕。

  •   The commission urged Biden to become a "voice for the voiceless" by raising less prominent cases involving Buddhists, Catholics, Muslims and adherents of Falun Gong.
  • 該委員會敦促拜登提出有關佛教徒、天主教徒、回教徒和法輪功信仰者的不太突出的事件,“為無法講話的人講話”。

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  • (2011-08-17)------

  • Government Reports Improved US Job Market
  • 7 月就業增長超預期 美國市場恐慌得緩解
  •   The U.S. unemployment rate improved in July, with businesses creating more jobs than most economists had predicted.
  • 美國 7 月份失業率有所下降,美國企業創造的工作崗位數量超過大多數經濟學家所預測的。

  •   Friday's closely watched report from the Labor Department says the U.S. jobless rate declined one-tenth of a percent to 9.1 percent.
  • 星期五,美國勞工部公佈的備受關注的就業報告顯示,美國失業率下降 0.1 %,達到 9.1 %。

  •   The U.S. economy had a net gain of 117,000 jobs, which is better than the previous month.
  • 美國經濟凈增 11 萬 7000 個工作崗位,大大高於 6 月份。

  •   The report is a slight improvement in the battered U.S. job market, and is likely to be welcomed by investors after a drastic stock sell-off around the world on Thursday.
  • 報告顯示,美國困難重重的就業市場略有起色,對投資者來說可能是個利多消息,因為之前的星期四,世界各地股市發生恐慌拋售,重要股指數都出現了巨幅下滑。

  •   Worries about job security have been hurting the U.S. economy by making consumers less likely to do the spending that drives most U.S. economic activity.
  • 對就業保障的擔憂給美國經濟構成負面影響,因為消費者不願消費,而消費是美國經濟活動的主要推動力。

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