CNN News:英国撤军阿富汗 基拉韦厄火山喷发

We learned a lot of interesting stuff producing this Tuesday show. Hope you enjoy it. I`m Carl Azuz. Welcome to ten minutes of commercial free current events for the classroom.

在本周二的报道中我们学到了很多有趣的东西，希望你们能喜欢。欢迎收看不含商业广告的学生新闻。我是Carl Azuz。

First up today .

今天的第一条新闻。

The British flag was lowered over Helmand Province in Afghanistan this week, a symbol that the U.K.`s combat mission in the country is over. Britain`s defense minister says Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for the al Qaeda terrorist group and that the country now has a chance of a better future. In a recent BBC poll, though, most Britain said the war was not worthwhile for the U.K. Afghanistan is still a dangerous place, where terrorists and insurgent attacks happen regularly. The U.S. combat mission there formally ends this December, but the U.S. and Afghan government signed a deal last month that will allow American troops to stay in the war torn country.

本周英国国旗从阿富汗赫尔曼德省撤了下来，标志着英国在阿富汗的作战任务结束。英国国防部长表示阿富汗已经不再是基地恐怖主义组织的避风港，现在正摆在阿富汗眼前一个机会走向更好的未来。在最近BBC民意调查中显示，大多数英国人认为在阿富汗的作战计划对英国来讲并不值得。阿富汗目前仍然是一个比较危险的地方，恐怖分子和叛乱分子发动袭击事件频发。美国作战任务将会在今年十二月份结束。但是美国和阿富汗政府于上月签订了一个协议称将允许美国军队继续留在保守战争蹂躏的阿富汗。

From South East Asia, we are headed out into the Pacific Ocean to the island state of Hawaii. On the Big Island, scenes like this near Kilauea volcano are pretty common.

从东南亚回来我们前往太平洋的夏威夷群岛。在这个大岛上面，见到基拉韦厄火山附近场景是非常普通的事情。

It is the most active volcano mass on the planet. But this particular lava flow is threatening a village named Pahoa, so much so that a main road through town had to be closed, and officials say Pahoa`s 945 people need to be ready to evacuate.

这是地球上最活跃的火山。但是这种特点正在对Pahoa村庄造成威胁。以至于通往该城镇的一条主要道路被封闭。官方表示Pahoa945名群众需要准备撤离。

Most have already left. The lava has crept over fields, a fence, a cemetery. After accelerating over the weekend, it was moving toward the town at the speed of about a foot per minute. That`s fast for something a 150 yards wide, and incredibly destructive. Kilauea volcano has been in a constant state of eruption since 1983. This particular lava flow started threatening Pahoa in June.

现在大多数人已经离开。熔岩积满了田野，篱笆和墓地。在经过一个周末它的速度开始加快，正以大约每分钟一英尺的距离朝着小镇流去。熔岩面积大约达到了150码宽，并对当地造成了难以置信的破坏。基拉韦厄火山自1983年以来一直不断爆发。这种特殊的熔岩流自六月开始就对Pahoa进行着威胁。