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十月份 第 04 課

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  • (2010-10-06)------

  • Assailants in Yemen Attack British Diplomats, Frenchman
  • 在葉門英國外交官和一法國人遭襲擊
  •   Yemeni officials say a rocket attack on a British embassy vehicle in Sana'a has wounded several people, while a gunman has killed a French man working at an energy facility outside the capital.
  • 葉門官員說,英國駐葉門首都薩那大使館的一輛汽車遭到火箭襲擊,造成幾人受傷;同時一名槍手在首都郊外打死了在一個能源設施工作的一名法國男子。

  •   Officials say the rocket exploded Wednesday near a car carrying Britain's number two diplomat in Yemen, damaging the vehicle and wounding three bystanders.
  • 有關官員說,星期三在薩那的襲擊事件中,那枚火箭在載有英國駐葉門大使館第二號人物的一輛汽車附近爆炸,導致汽車受損,還有三名路人受傷。

  •   Britain said the car was on its way to the embassy in Sana'a with five staff on board, one of whom suffered minor injuries.
  • 英國說,這輛汽車當時正在返回薩那大使館的途中,車上有五名使館工作人員,其中有一人受輕傷。

  •   In the other incident, officials say a security guard shot and killed the Frenchman inside a compound of Austrian oil and gas company OMV near Sana'a.
  • 在另一起事件中,官員說,一名保安人員在位於薩那附近的奧地利石油天然氣公司 OMV 的大院裏開槍打死了一名法國人。

  •   The French man had been working for French engineering company SPIE under contract to OMV.
  • 這名法國人一直為法國工程公司斯皮工作,該公司目前同奧地利石油天然氣公司簽有合約。

  •   Yemeni security forces later disarmed and detained the gunman, whose motive was not clear.
  • 葉門安全部隊之後解除了槍手的武裝並將他拘押,他的動機尚不清楚。

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  • Smoking Chimpanzee Dies in S.Africa Zoo
  • 抽煙猩猩在南非動物園去世
  •   A chimpanzee known for smoking cigarettes has died at a South African Zoo.
  • 一隻以會抽煙而出名的猩猩在南非的一個動物園去世。

  •   The Bloemfontein Zoo says Charlie passed away Tuesday at the age of 52, at least ten years beyond the average life span for chimpanzees.
  • 布隆方丹動物園說,猩猩查理星期二以 52 歲的高齡去世,這比一般猩猩的平均壽命長至少少了 10 年。

  •   The zoo tried to help Charlie stop smoking, but visitors kept giving him cigarettes.
  • 這個動物園曾試圖幫助查理戒煙,但是動物園的遊客一直給他香煙。

  •   An autopsy will be done to determine if Charlie's love of smoking was a factor in his death.
  • 有關方面將對查理進行屍檢,以確定他嗜好抽煙是否是導致他死亡的一個因素。

  •   Charlie was on a special diet of protein shakes and vitamins, and was receiving special care.
  • 查理在世時吃的是蛋白質奶昔和維他命的特殊飲食,而且得到特別護理。

  •   The zoo believes he died from old age.
  • 動物園方面認為查理死於自然衰老。

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