VOA慢速英語: 美伊兩國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在維也納舉行會談

American and Iranian officials met for three hours Wednesday in Vienna, Austria, to try to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. On Tuesday, international leaders extended the time limit to reach a final deal.

美國和伊朗領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在奧地利首都維也納進(jìn)行三小時(shí)會談，旨在就伊朗核問題達(dá)成一致意見。周二，世界領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人延長談判最后期限。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second right, arrives at Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, July 8, 2015.

The U.S. Energy Secretary met with Iran’s nuclear energy chief twice Wednesday, a top U.S. administration official said. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, America's lead negotiator, also met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Wednesday.

美國能源部長和伊朗能源部長周三進(jìn)行兩次會談，美國一位高級行政官員稱，美國政治事務(wù)部長溫蒂·夏爾曼——美國方面協(xié)商領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和伊朗外交副部長阿巴斯也在周三舉行會談。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are also in Vienna, but it is still unknown if they will meet.

美國國務(wù)卿杰里和伊朗首相賈維德也在維也納，但他們是否會見就不得而知。

Greeceoffers new bailout deal

希臘提出新的援助方案

Greeceasked its European neighbors for a new three-year bailoutWednesday. It promised to "immediately implement" tax and spending reforms.

周三，希臘要求歐洲鄰國提供為期三年的緊急財(cái)政援助。該國承諾將會很快實(shí)施稅收，擴(kuò)大改革。

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He said Greece would produce detailed proposals by Thursday.

希臘首相齊普拉斯向駐法國斯特拉斯堡的歐洲議會表示，希臘將在周四提交詳細(xì)建議。

European leaders set Saturday as the final deadline for reaching an agreement that will keep Greece in the euro zone.

歐洲領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將周六訂為決定希臘是否留在歐元區(qū)達(dá)成協(xié)議的最后期限。

Technical issue halts trading on the New York Stock Exchange

紐約證券交易市場技術(shù)漲停

Trading stopped on the New York Stock Exchange for four hours Wednesday. Exchange officials said a "technical issue" was to blame.

周三紐約證券交易市場交易漲停，證券市場官員稱因?yàn)榧夹g(shù)性問題。

Trading halted at 11:30 a.m. local time.

當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間11：30交易停止。

Earlier Wednesday, a computer problem forced United Airlines to ground all of its flights. Flights resumed after it was repaired.

周三早些時(shí)候，一個(gè)電腦問題迫使美國所有航班停飛，問題修復(fù)后，航班正常運(yùn)行。

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Words in the News:

bailout– n. the act of saving or rescuing something (such as a business) from money problems

implement– v. to begin to do or use (something, such as a plan)

resume– v. to begin again after stopping