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I`m Carl Azuz, kicking off your Thursday edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS.

我是卡尔·阿祖兹,为您播报今天的CNN 学生新闻。

First up, a historic showdown between the U.S. Congress and the U.S. president. Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed a controversial bill. Its goal was to allow the families of terrorism victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia.

头条新闻。美国国会和美国总统的历史性对决。本月初,参议院和众议院通过了具有争议的法案。此法案允许“9·11”恐怖袭击遇难者家属起诉沙特政府。

Why? The Middle Eastern country has been accused of helping the terrorist group that conducted the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Fifteen of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has denied having any role in the attacks.

原因?沙特政府被指控帮助恐怖组织实施9.11事件。其中15名恐怖分子来自沙特阿拉伯。沙特政府否认参加了9.11事件。

Why did President Obama oppose the bill? He said it would interfere with his ability to conduct foreign policy and that it could potentially lead to the U.S. government being sued in other country`s court systems.

为什么总统奥巴马反对该法案呢?奥巴马表示此法案将干扰自己的外交政策,同时也可能会导致美国被其他国家起诉。

For its part, Saudi Arabia threatened to abandon hundreds of billions of dollars of investments in American assets if the bill passed.

同时,沙特政府警告称,如果美国通过该法案,将不会把数千万美元投资于美国房地产。

Why did U.S. lawmakers support the bill? They felt the families of 9/11 victims deserve to have their day in court against Saudi Arabia. One attorney in the suit suggested that if the Saudi government was innocent, it wouldn`t have to be afraid of the lawsuits.

但为什么美国国会议员支持这项法案呢?他们认为9.11遇难者的家属有权起诉沙特政府。其中一名律师表示,如果沙特政府是无辜的,就不应该惧怕该法案。

So, what happened with the bill? President Obama vetoed it last week. But yesterday afternoon, Congress overrode that veto. It was the first time that`s happened since President Obama took office. Overriding a veto takes a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

那么,最后结果如何呢?上周,奥巴马否决了该法案。但是,昨日天下午,国会推翻否决。这是自奥巴马执政以来的首次出现总统否决被推翻的情况。推翻总统否决需要众议院和参议院2/3选票通过。

And it`s pretty rare. Only around 4 percent of U.S. presidential vetoes had ever been overridden according to "The Wall Street Journal".

总统否决这种情况非常罕见。根据《华尔街日报》,仅有约4%的总统否决被推翻。

I`m Carl Azuz, kicking off your Thursday edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS.

First up, a historic showdown between the U.S. Congress and the U.S. president. Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed a controversial bill. Its goal was to allow the families of terrorism victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia.

Why? The Middle Eastern country has been accused of helping the terrorist group that conducted the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Fifteen of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has denied having any role in the attacks.

Why did President Obama oppose the bill? He said it would interfere with his ability to conduct foreign policy and that it could potentially lead to the U.S. government being sued in other country`s court systems.

For its part, Saudi Arabia threatened to abandon hundreds of billions of dollars of investments in American assets if the bill passed.

Why did U.S. lawmakers support the bill? They felt the families of 9/11 victims deserve to have their day in court against Saudi Arabia. One attorney in the suit suggested that if the Saudi government was innocent, it wouldn`t have to be afraid of the lawsuits.

So, what happened with the bill? President Obama vetoed it last week. But yesterday afternoon, Congress overrode that veto. It was the first time that`s happened since President Obama took office. Overriding a veto takes a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

And it`s pretty rare. Only around 4 percent of U.S. presidential vetoes had ever been overridden according to "The Wall Street Journal".

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