CNN News:西班牙国王卡洛斯宣布退位

Spanish King Juan Carlos Abdicating

西班牙国王卡洛斯宣布退位

Time for the "Shout out". Which of these words means to give up a position of power? If you think you know it, shout it out. Is it abdicate, advocate, abrogate or adjudicate? You’ve got three seconds, go!

又到了大声喊出答案的答题时间。下面哪个单词表示放弃一个职位或权利呢?如果你知道的话，就大声喊出你的答案。你说是abdicate， advocate，abrogate 还是adjudicate呢?你有三秒钟的思考时间，开始……

Top one today. But when a king steps down from his throne, for example, he is abdicating it. That’s your answer and that’s your shoutout.

今天的答案是第一个。举例子说，当一个国王从他的宝座上下台，就叫他退位了。这就是答案，这就是本期的大声喊出答案环节。

AZUZ: Almost 40 years after he was crowned, King Juan Carlos I of Spain says it’s time to abdicate, to hand over the throne to a new generation that can take on the challenges of tomorrow.

阿祖兹:自从西班牙国王胡安·卡洛斯一世被加冕成王已经将近40年,卡洛斯说他自己该退位了,该把王位交给可以应对未来挑战的新一代年轻人了。

Spain is a parliamentary monarchy。 The king’s role in government is mostly ceremonial; he doesn’t set policy for Spain.

西班牙是一个议会君主制国家。国王在政府中主要是仪式上的职责,他并不负责制定西班牙的政策。

King Juan Carlos himself is part of the reason for that. He helped transition Spain back to democracy in the late 1970s.

由于国王卡洛斯自己的个人部分原因,他曾在1970年帮助西班牙过渡回民主政治阶段。

In general, he’s been a popular king, but his reputation took a hit in 2012 when he went on a luxurious hunting trip as the Spanish economy was in a deep recession.

总的来说,他是一个受民众爱戴的国王。 但是在2012年西班牙经济处于深度衰退中时,他曾举行豪华的狩猎旅行。他的名声也因此受到很大影响。

So, who will be Spain’s new king? That honor will go to Crown Prince Philippe. Juan Carlos says his 46-year old son has the maturity, the preparation and the sense of responsibility needed to serve as king.

那么,谁将成为西班牙下一届国王呢?这种荣誉将会传递给由王储菲利普。胡安·卡洛斯称他46岁大儿子有一个国王应有的成熟稳重, 充分准备和强烈的责任心。

AZUZ: Most 21-year olds do not or cannot run a marathon. Harriet Thompson is 91 and she just did. Next time you think you can’t do something, think of Mr. Thompson. She’s overcome oral cancer, she’s battling skin cancer, she just defeated 26 miles in just over seven hours. And she set a record in doing it for women age 90 and up. Thompson broke the previous marathon record by two hours and 45 minutes. She’s also been married for 67 years, so she knows a little something about going the distance. It was a feat with her feet, a milestone of miles. She is riding new rules of the road just taking that record and running with it. CNN STUDENT NEWS has got a rumble wheel race back your way with more news and puns tomorrow.

阿祖兹:大多数21岁的年轻人都不去或不能够跑一次马拉松。已经91岁的哈里特·汤普森却刚刚跑完一场马拉松。下一次当你认为你自己做不到一些事情时，就想想她是怎么做到的。

她不仅战胜了口腔癌，而且正在和皮肤癌作斗争，她仅仅用七个多小时就成功跑完26英里。她创造了90岁以及90岁以上妇女跑马拉松的记录。她用两个小时45分钟打破了先前的马拉松记录。她已经结婚67年，所以她懂得坚持到底，永不放弃。这是她用她的双脚创造的壮举，是新的里程碑。她按照新的交通规则，带着那个记录，并与曾经创下的记录一起赛跑。CNN学生新闻频道已获得辘辘轮比赛举办权，明天会有更多的双关语和新闻，敬请关注。