VOA双语新闻: 星期五(070811)

美国就业市场疲软 失业率回升(US Unemployment Rate Climbs to Year’s Highest Level)

6月份美国的失业率上升到9.2%。    美国劳工部星期五公布的报告显示，美国雇主在6月份仅新增了1万8000个工作，为九个月来增加幅度最小的一个月。这显示美国经济仍在严重的经济衰退中挣扎。    6月份的失业率比上个月增加了0.1个百分点，为2010年12月以来最高点。

The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year.    Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in the month of June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S. economy is still struggling to recover from a deep recession.    The June unemployment rate was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the previous month and the highest since December of 2010.

卡梅伦前助理电话窃听丑闻被捕(Former Cameron Aide Arrested in British Hacking Scandal)

英国警方表示，英国首相卡梅伦的前新闻主管安迪.科尔森被调查小报《世界新闻报》电话窃听丑闻的侦探逮捕。    科尔森是《世界新闻报》的前编辑，他于星期五被逮捕。该小报涉嫌行贿。    星期五早些时候，首相卡梅伦呼吁对《世界新闻报》的电话窃听丑闻进行全面的公共调查。他形容窃听行为“令人憎恶、可耻和卑鄙”。卡梅伦说，还会对英国媒体的“文化与操守”进行质询调查。他说，英国媒体的自由固然重要，但不能凌驾于法律之上。    在窃听丑闻被曝光后，新闻国际公司星期四表示，将停刊《世界新闻报》。窃听丑闻的受害人包括名人、政客和谋杀案的遇害者。    新闻国际公司由澳大利亚裔美国媒体巨头默多克的新闻集团所拥有。

British police say the prime minister's former communications chief, Andy Coulson, has been arrested by detectives investigating corruption allegations of telephone hacking at the News of the World tabloid.    Coulson, the former editor the News of the World, was arrested Friday.    Earlier Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full public inquiry into the telephone hacking by the newspaper. Cameron described the scandal as "disgusting," "disgraceful," and despicable."    The prime minister said a second inquiry will be established to look at the "culture and ethics" of the British press. Cameron said it is important for the British press to be free, but not above the law.    On Thursday, the News International company said it is shutting down the News of the World, following the hacking revelations, with victims ranging from celebrities, politicians and murder victims.    News International is owned by Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

 
 
 
 

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• 喜欢翻译的同学可先试着把中文新闻翻成英文，然后把你的译文跟英文新闻比较一下。 -EnLearner- ♀ (177 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 15:34:09

• 这种泛泛练习不错。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 19:05:56

• 如能每天抽出几分钟拿这双语新闻练一下，坚持一段时间应会学到不少东西。 -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 21:08:58

• 确实不错。双语VOA的网站在哪？谢谢！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 21:11:51

• 右边“美语世界信息”下面有个“双语新闻”的链节。 -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 21:15:55

• 谢谢。找到了。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/10/2011 postreply 21:28:21

• 谢谢！这样的练习很好 -同学小薇- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/11/2011 postreply 08:51:28

• 谢愚公。赞这个主意。 -toast2011- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/11/2011 postreply 12:34:40

• 都是好学的好同学啊。但愿这个方法对大家有所帮助。 -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/11/2011 postreply 19:54:40