BBC News:歐洲委員會(huì)頒布幾種殺蟲劑禁令

[00:00.00]BBC News with Fiona MacDonald. Fiona MacDonald為您報(bào)道BBC新聞。 [00:04.28]The European Commission says it will bring in a two-year ban on some of the world’s most-widely used pesticides over fears they damage honey bees. 歐洲委員會(huì)表示，由于擔(dān)心對(duì)蜜蜂造成損害，他們將對(duì)世界上最廣泛使用的一些殺蟲劑實(shí)施兩年的禁令。 [00:11.99]After member states failed to agree on the issue, the European Union’s executive body said it would impose a moratorium on the chemicals. 成員國(guó)未針對(duì)該議題達(dá)成一致，歐盟執(zhí)行機(jī)構(gòu)表示，他們將暫停這些化學(xué)物質(zhì)的使用。 [00:19.20]From Brussels, here’s Chris Morris. 布魯塞爾，Chris Morris報(bào)道。 [00:21.26]This proposal will ban the use on a variety of crops of three specific pesticides for two years, 該提案將禁止一系列作物使用三種殺蟲劑兩年的時(shí)間， [00:28.60]but several member states including the UK agree with many of the arguments of chemical companies, which argue that the science is inconclusive-- 但是包括英國(guó)在內(nèi)的一些成員國(guó)贊同許多化學(xué)公司的辯解，認(rèn)為科學(xué)是不確定的—— [00:37.31]the results in laboratories have not been replicated in the field. 實(shí)驗(yàn)室里的結(jié)果并沒有在農(nóng)田中得到印證。 [00:41.47]No matter in the vote today there was no qualified majority for or against a ban. 無論如何，在今天的投票中，支持或反對(duì)該禁令都沒有占據(jù)大多數(shù)。 [00:47.32]That means the European Commission has the power to impose a decision and it wants the ban to begin later this year. 這意味著歐盟委員會(huì)有權(quán)作出決定，該機(jī)構(gòu)希望禁令于今年晚些時(shí)候開始實(shí)施。 [00:54.66]The United States has reinforced medical staff at its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay to handle the expanding hunger strike by prisoners. 美國(guó)增加了關(guān)塔納摩灣拘留中心的醫(yī)療工作人員，以應(yīng)對(duì)囚犯不斷擴(kuò)大的絕食抗議活動(dòng)。 [01:03.43]A military spokesman said about 40 nurses and medical staff were sent to the centre in Cuba at the weekend. 軍方一名發(fā)言人表示，周末期間共向古巴這個(gè)拘留中心派遣了40名護(hù)士和醫(yī)療人員。 [01:09.84]He said 100 of the 166 detainees were now on hunger strike. Prisoners began the strike nearly three months ago over allegations that staff mishandled the Quran. 他表示，166名被拘留人員中的100人正在絕食。接近三個(gè)月前囚犯開始抗議，聲稱職員不恰當(dāng)?shù)靥幚砜商m經(jīng)。 [01:20.97]Italy’s new coalition government has easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament. 意大利新的聯(lián)合政府輕松贏得議會(huì)下院的信任投票。 [01:28.12]Earlier the prime minister, Enrico Letta, drew a standing ovation from most deputies after delivering his inaugural address to parliament 此前，總理萊塔(Enrico Letta)在議會(huì)發(fā)表就職演說，贏得了大多數(shù)副手的熱烈歡迎。 [01:35.46]when he revealed his plans to kick start Italy’s debt-laden economy. 他披露了重啟債臺(tái)高筑的意大利經(jīng)濟(jì)的計(jì)劃， [01:39.45]Mr Letta said he would go to Berlin and other major European capitals this week to lobby European Union partners to switch to more growth-oriented policies. 萊塔表示，本周他將前往柏林和其他主要的歐洲國(guó)家首都，游說歐盟合作者采取更加促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的政策。 [01:49.02]Local leaders in northern Ghana have announced the abolition of the ritual killing of babies with physical disabilities. 加納北部當(dāng)?shù)仡I(lǐng)袖宣布廢止把生下來就有殘疾的嬰兒殺死的習(xí)俗。[01:56.55]Chiefs in the Upper East Region held a special ceremony to announce the banning of the practice, whereby disabled babies are said to be possessed by evil spirits and then killed. 東北地區(qū)首領(lǐng)舉行了特別儀式，宣布禁止該習(xí)俗。在這些地方，身體有殘疾的嬰兒被認(rèn)為鬼魂附體，因此被殺害。 [02:06.50]Elders who poisoned the babies have been given new roles, working to promote disabled children’s rights. 負(fù)責(zé)毒殺這些嬰兒的長(zhǎng)老們現(xiàn)在被賦予了新的使命，保護(hù)殘疾兒童的權(quán)利。[02:12.78]The announcement was made by one of the village chiefs, Naba Henry Abawine Amenga-Etigo. 宣布廢止該習(xí)俗的是當(dāng)?shù)卮迓湟幻I(lǐng)袖Naba Henry Abawine Amenga-Etigo。 [02:18.46]"No child should suffer any form of abuse as a result of whatever circumstances he or she is born (with). “任何一名兒童都不應(yīng)該由于出生時(shí)的身體狀況而遭受任何形式的虐待。 [02:25.30]The God produce life and only God who can take away life. So no child should be killed because they say the spirit child. That is not good.” 上帝創(chuàng)造了生命，只有上帝能夠奪走生命。所以，任何兒童都不應(yīng)該被視為鬼魂附體而被殺害。這樣是不對(duì)的?！? [02:34.26]The clothing retailer Primark has said it’ll compensate some of the victims of a Bangladesh textile factory which collapsed, killing at least 380 people. 孟加拉國(guó)一家紡織廠倒塌，造成至少380人死亡，服裝零售商Primark表示將對(duì)一些受害者進(jìn)行賠償。 [02:43.96]Primark said it will help people who worked for its supply in the building. Primark表示，它將幫助這棟大廈中為他們供貨的工作人員。 [02:47.63]A Bangladeshi minister said his government has turned down offers of international help because it was confident it could handle the rescue operation. 孟加拉國(guó)一名部長(zhǎng)表示，政府拒絕了國(guó)際社會(huì)的援助，因?yàn)樗麄冇行判奶幚砭仍乱恕? [02:56.40]World News from the BBC. BBC世界新聞。 [02:59.33]An American basketball player, Jason Collins, has come out as gay, the first active male athlete in a major US professional team sport to do so. 美國(guó)籃球明星賈森·科林斯(Jason Collins)公開宣布自己是一名同性戀者，這是北美職業(yè)體育史上第一次有現(xiàn)役運(yùn)動(dòng)員公開承認(rèn)自己是同性戀者。 [03:09.03]Writing in a popular sports magazine, Mr Collins said he didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete, but since he was, he was happy to start the conversation. Alex Capstick reports. 在一份很受歡迎的體育畫報(bào)中，科林斯寫道，他從未打算成為第一個(gè)公開承認(rèn)同性戀身份的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，但是事實(shí)卻是如此，他很高興能夠坦白承認(rèn)。Alex Capstick報(bào)道。 [03:20.41]Never before has such a revelation come from the macho environment of elite sport in the US. 此前，美國(guó)充滿大男子氣概的體育界從未爆出這樣的新聞。 [03:26.47]Some have announced their sexual orientation after retirement, but Jason Collins is the first active player from the major basketball, American football, ice hockey and baseball leagues to do it. 一些運(yùn)動(dòng)員在退役后曾宣布自己的性取向，但是賈森·科林斯(Jason Collins)是美國(guó)主要的籃球，足球，冰球和棒球聯(lián)盟中宣部自己是同性戀的首位現(xiàn)役運(yùn)動(dòng)員。[03:37.21]He’s been at the NBA for 12 seasons and has represented six teams. 他已經(jīng)有了12年NBA生涯，代表6個(gè)球隊(duì)。 [03:43.06]Among the messages of support, one from the former president Bill Clinton, whose daughter was at college with Jason Collins. 在支持他的聲音中，其中一人是美國(guó)前總統(tǒng)克林頓，他的女兒與賈森·科林斯(Jason Collins)就讀同一所大學(xué)。 [03:49.41]He said it was an important moment for professional sports in the US and in the history of the lesbian and gay community. 他表示，對(duì)于美國(guó)職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)和同性戀歷史來說，這是很重要的時(shí)刻。 [03:56.19]The $1.3bn orbiting space telescope Herschel has run out of fuel and stopped working. 價(jià)值13億美元的“赫謝爾”(Herschel)太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡燃料告罄，停止工作。 [04:02.97]Since its launch in 2009, the European satellite, the most powerful observatory of its kind, has captured thousands of images of galaxies in evolution, great vistas of billowing clouds of star dust. 自2009年發(fā)射以來，歐洲航空局這顆最強(qiáng)大的天文衛(wèi)星捕捉了銀行系數(shù)千張照片和波濤翻滾的星團(tuán)的壯麗景觀。 [04:15.35]Operators at the European Space Agency always knew the telescope’s working life would be limited. 歐洲航天局的操作人員早已知曉這顆衛(wèi)星的壽命即將結(jié)束。 [04:21.07]They’ll run some final tests on the spacecraft in the coming weeks before allowing it to drift towards the Sun. 未來幾周，他們將對(duì)這個(gè)航天器進(jìn)行幾次最后的測(cè)試，然后讓其向太陽漂移。 [04:27.41]Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has given an emotional final address to her people a day before she abdicates in favour of her eldest son. 荷蘭女王貝婭特麗克絲(Beatrix)在傳位于長(zhǎng)子一天之前發(fā)表了最后的感人講話。 [04:36.24]Speaking on primetime television, the Queen said hereditary authority of itself did not give substance to a contemporary monarchy; 女王黃金時(shí)間在電視臺(tái)發(fā)表講話，稱世襲王權(quán)本身并不為當(dāng)代王室提供資產(chǎn); [04:44.02]rather, she said, this was earned through willing service to the country. 而是通過為國(guó)家服務(wù)而獲得的。 [04:47.56]Queen Beatrix praised her son Willem-Alexander, saying he was well-prepared to fulfil that role. Amsterdam has been decked out in orange, the colour of the Dutch monarchy. 貝婭特麗克絲(Beatrix)女王贊揚(yáng)了她的兒子威廉·亞歷山大(Willem-Alexander)，稱他已做好充分準(zhǔn)備來完成使命。亞歷山大身穿荷蘭王室的代表顏色，橙色服裝加冕登基。 [04:58.64]BBC News. BBC新聞。

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