VOA慢速英语: 目前援助到达尼泊尔地震中心位置

Aid Now Reaching Victims at Center of Nepal Earthquake

目前援助到达尼泊尔地震中心位置

The United Nations said Wednesday that it was beginning to provide food and medicine around the town of Ghorkha, Nepal. That area was the epicenter of the powerful earthquake that shook the country Saturday.

周三联合国表示，陆陆续续的会为尼泊尔的Ghorkha镇及其周围的受难者提供食物和医疗救助。那个地方是整个地震的震中位置。

Rescue workers continue to search the ruins left by the magnitude-7.8 quake.Tuesday night, a French team pulled a man from his collapsed home in the capital, Kathmandu. He had been trapped for more than 80 hours.

救援人员继续搜索7.8级地震后留下的废墟。周二晚上，一支法国搜救队在加德满都把一个男人从他倒塌的家中救了出来。他已经被困超过80个小时。

More than 5,000 people died in Saturday’s earthquake.

有5000多人在周六的地震中丧生。

Nigerian army rescues 293 women and girls

尼日利亚军队救出293名妇女和小女孩

Nigeria’s military has freed almost 300 girls and women from the Boko Haram militant group. Officials have not identified the 200 girls and 93 women. The Nigerian military says it rescued them in the Sambisa Forest.

尼日利亚军方从博科圣地基金组织营救了接近300名妇女及女童。官方已经证实了200名女童及93名妇女。尼日利亚军方表示他们是从Sambisa森林中救出她们的。

Boko Haram has kidnapped hundreds of people in northeastern Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon. Last April, the militants kidnapped 219 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok.

博科圣地组织绑架了尼日利亚东北部地区及其邻国喀麦隆成千上万人作为人质。去年4月，武装分子在契帕克镇绑架了219名学校女孩。

Some of the former captives may have nowhere to return. Experts says many may not be able to go home because Boko Haram has destroyed their houses, families or businesses, or continues to threaten their towns.

一些之前的俘虏可能面临无家可归，专家表示许多人可能没有办法回家，因为博科圣地组织摧毁了他们的房子，家人和企业，甚至继续威胁他们的城镇。

Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia

澳大利亚撤回驻印尼大使

Australia has withdrawn its ambassador to Indonesia after it executed two Australian prisoners early Wednesday.

周三印尼处死两名澳大利亚罪犯后，澳大利亚撤回了驻印尼的大使。

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were killed along with six other prisoners from Brazil, Nigeria and Indonesia. They had been sentenced to death for drug convictions.

Andrew Chan和Myuran Sukumaran连同6个来自巴西，尼日利亚和印尼的罪犯被处死。他们因涉毒被判死刑。

The international community had protested the death sentences. But, officials in Indonesia said the punishments are an important part in its fight against the drug trade. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the country’s ambassador to Indonesia was withdrawn to protest the executions.

国际社会一向反对死刑，但是印尼官方称在打击毒品交易方面，处罚方式是非常重要的一个部分。澳大利亚首相Tony Abbott表示其驻印尼大使撤出是对其执行死刑的抗议。

Public barred from Baltimore baseball game

公众禁止巴尔的摩棒球比赛

Violence and rioting in Baltimore, Maryland have led officials to make changes to plans for professional baseball on Wednesday. The situation had already led to postponements of games Monday and Tuesday between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox.

马里兰州巴尔的摩的暴力和骚乱导致官方不得不改变他们周三举办职业棒球赛的计划。现状已经导致周一周二的巴尔的摩金莺队和芝加哥白袜队比赛延后。

Wednesday’s game will be played with few people present other than officials and players of the teams. No fans will be permitted into the game even if they bought tickets.

周三的比赛没几个人参加，除了一些官员和球队成员。球迷即使买了票也不允许进入场地。

Major League Baseball officials said they made the decision in the interests of public safety. The start time of the game was also changed to earlier in the day.

美国职业棒球大联盟官员表示考虑到公共安全，他们才做出了这个决定。比赛开始的时间也改为当天的早些时候。