VOA慢速英语:国际足联主席称腐败指控给足球运动带来耻辱

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said corruption scandals within the world soccer organization have brought "shame and humiliation" on the sport.

国际足联主席布拉特表示世界足球组织内部出现腐败丑闻给足球运动带来了耻辱。

Mr. Blatter spoke Thursday at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. He was speaking publicly for the first time since U.S. and Swiss officials announced major corruption investigations of the organization.

布拉特在周四瑞士苏黎世国际足联国会开幕式上发表讲话。这是他自美国和瑞士高层宣布对足联内部腐败案进行调查以来首次公开讲话。

Meanwhile, two major European football associations called on Mr. Blatter to resign, ahead of the organization's presidential elections planned for Friday. UK Prime Minister David Cameron also supported calls for Sepp Blatter to step down.

与此同时，欧洲两个主要足球协会要求布拉特在周五足联主席选举之前下台。英国首相卡梅伦也呼吁布拉特下台。

Major FIFA sponsors like Visa and Coca-Cola are calling for FIFA to make major changes within the organization. The United Nations is also reviewing its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of widespread corruption, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.

国际足联主要赞助商，像维萨和可口可乐要求足联内部进行重大整顿。联合国一名发言人周四的时候说，联合国也因国际足联腐败案件受到牵连。

Seven high-ranking current and former FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday.

7名现任和前任国际足联高官在周三的时候被捕。

Iranian FM expresses hope for nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday he is hopeful Iran and a group of world powers can reach a final agreement on his country's nuclear program "within a reasonable period of time."

伊朗外交部长Mohammad Javad Zarif周四时候表示他希望伊朗和世界代表国团队就核问题在谈判期间能够达能最终协议。

But during a visit to Greece, Zarif also said an agreement will not happen if there are "excessive demands."

但是在出访希腊期间，Mohammad Javad Zarif说如果国际代表团对提出过分要求则不可能达成协议。

Iran and the group that includes Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany have given themselves until June 30 to form a final deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief. The two sides agreed to a framework in April, but still need to work out details such as how quickly to lift the sanctions that have hurt Iran's economy.

伊朗和由英国，中国，法国，俄罗斯，美国和德国组成的国际代表团队限定截止到6月30号达成最终协议来用经济制裁限制伊朗核计划行动。双方在四月份达成框架协议，但是依然需要尽快达成具体细节协议，例如如何快速解除对伊朗经济造成伤害的经济制裁。

President Obama hosts Twitter chat on climate change

Just a week after entering the Twitter world with his new handle, @POTUS, U.S. President Barack Obama was on Twitter Thursday answering questions on climate change.

在奥巴马(@POTUS)注册推特一个星期之后，奥巴马在周四的时候在推特上就气候变化问题进行回答。

The president was in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, touring the National Hurricane Center. Mr. Obama spoke about the link between deadly storms and climate change.

奥巴马在周四的时候参观了佛罗里达州迈阿密的国家飓风中心部门。奥巴马谈到了极端风暴与气候变化之间的关系。

During his Twitter question-and-answer session Thursday, the president was asked by one user why he called climate change a national security issue during his State of the Union address in January.

在周四推特上问答对话期间，总统被一位推特用户问到为什么他在一月份国会演讲中称天气变化是国家安全问题。

@POTUS responded saying, more severe weather events lead to displacement, scarcity, stressed populations; all increase likelihood of global conflict.

@POTUS回答说，极端天气会带来就业困难，物资短缺，人口紧张等问题。所有这些都有可能增加全球冲突。

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Words in the News:

humiliation – n. the act of making (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish

corruption – n. dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

sponsor – n. an organization that pays the cost of an activity or event (such as a radio or television program, sports event, concert, etc.) in return for the right to advertise during the activity or event

reasonable – adj. fair and sensible