VOA慢速英语：美国敦促埃塞俄比亚给予人民更多自由

President Barack Obama has urged the government in Ethiopia to give morefreedom to reporters and opposition political parties. The ruling party controlsall of the seats in parliament and limits reporting from the media.

美国总统奥巴马敦促埃塞俄比亚政府给予记者和反对党更多的自由。执政党控制议会中的所有席位，并且限制媒体报道。

Mr. Obama added Ethiopia’s strong economy has helped bring millions ofpeople out of poverty. And he said the country has helped fight the Somalimilitant group Al-Shabab

奥巴马补充到，埃塞俄比亚强大的经济实力使百万人民脱离贫困，并且帮助打击索马里青年党武装分子。.

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, July 27, 2015, at the National Palace in Addis Ababa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The president spoke in a joint news conference with the Ethiopian primeminister in Addis Ababa. He is also in the Ethiopian capital to meet withleaders of the African Union to discuss the civil war in South Sudan.

美国总统和埃塞俄比亚首相阿迪斯在联合新闻发布会上发表的此番话。

US supports Turkish strikes

美国支持土耳其抗击

The U.S. is supporting Turkey’s air and artillery attacks on Kurdish rebels inIraq along with Islamic State militant targets in Syria.

美国支持土耳其空军对伊拉克的库尔德反叛组织和叙利亚的IS武装分子进行空袭。

On Sunday, the Obama administration said Turkey had the right to attackterrorist targets. And it agreed with Turkey that the Kurdish Workers’ Party, orPKK, is a terrorist organization.

周日，奥巴马政府称土耳其有权利袭击恐怖分子。并且和土耳其一致认为库尔德士兵组织（简称PKK）是恐怖组织。

Last week, Turkish forces had attacked a town in northern Iraq controlled by the PKK. It was the first attack on the group since a peace agreement wasreached in 2013.

上周，土耳其武装力量袭击由IS控制的位于伊拉克北部的一座城镇。这是2013年签订和平协议以来首次对该组织进行的袭击。

Stock markets in China drop sharply

中国股市骤降

The Shanghai stock market index dropped sharply on Monday. The drop of 8.5 percent was the biggest drop of the index since 2007.

上海股票交易市场周一骤降。这是2007年以来首次跌落8.5个百分点。

The sell-off of Chinese stocks continued despite earlier attempts from theChinese government to calm the markets. Last month, shares of Chinesecompanies dropped 30 percent for a loss of more than $3 trillion.

尽管中国政府极力平稳市场，中国股市还是持续下降。上月，中国公司的股票市值跌落百分之三十，损失三亿美元。

Fighting continues despite truce in Yemen

也门袭击持续进行

Saudi Arabiastopped its airstrikes in Yemen on Monday. A five-day-long truceis planned. However, ground fighting continues in some areas after Houthirebels rejected the cease-fire.

沙特阿拉伯周一根据停战五天的协议停止在也门的袭击。但是在一些地区什叶派叛军违反停火协定继续开战后，沙特又开始了地面袭击。

The coalition that has been fighting the Iranian-supported Houthi Shi’ite rebels with air attacks for the past four months declared the truce to let emergency supplies be shipped into Yemen.

在过去的几个月内，同盟军一直抗击伊拉克支持的什叶派叛军，断绝其紧急物资输送到也门地区。

Nuclear negotiators to discuss North Korea

讨论朝鲜核会谈

The U.S. special diplomat to the six-nation talks on North Korea’s nuclearprogram is meeting with officials in South Korea, China and Japan. They maytry to restart negotiations with North Korea aimed at ending its nuclearprogram.

美国特殊外交官同韩国、中国和日本就朝鲜核问题参加六方会谈。他们有可能和朝鲜再次进行协商，终止朝鲜方面的核工程项目。

In Seoul on Monday, Sydney Seiler said the United States is ready to negotiatewith North Korea to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for an end toeconomic restrictions.

周一，西尼·赛乐在首尔表示，美国已经准备好和朝鲜进行会谈，将以取消经济制裁为条件来限制朝鲜的和核活动

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Words in the News

opposition– n. a political party that is trying to replace the political party inpower

index – n. a number that indicates changes in the level of something (such as a stock market) when it rises or falls

sell-off – n. the sale of a large number of stocks or shares that causes theirprice to drop

negotiation(s) – n. formal discussions between people who are trying toreach an agreement