Easy News for English Learners 07-27-15 (transcript video) · Daily News for English Learners
视频内容涵盖奥巴马对埃塞俄比亚媒体自由和政治局势的评论，以及美国与朝鲜的核谈判进展。适合练习新闻听力和政治话题。
In the news today, President Barack Obama has urged the government in Ethiopia to give more freedom to reporters and opposition political parties.
今天的新闻中，美国总统巴拉克·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。
The ruling party controls all of the seats in Parliament and limits reporting from the media.
执政党控制着议会中的所有席位，并限制媒体的报道自由。
Mr. Obama added Ethiopia's strong economy has helped bring millions of people out of poverty.
奥巴马先生还表示，埃塞俄比亚强劲的经济实力帮助数百万人摆脱了贫困。
And he said the country has helped fight the Somali militant group al -Shabaab.
他说，该国一直在协助打击索马里激进组织“青年党”（al-Shabaab）。
The president spoke in a joint news conference with the Ethiopian Prime Minister in Aris Ababa.
总统在亚的斯亚贝巴与埃塞俄比亚总理共同举行的新闻发布会上发表了讲话。
He is also in the Ethiopian capital to meet with leaders of the African Union to discuss the civil war in South Sudan.
他同时也在埃塞俄比亚首都，与非洲联盟的领导人会面，讨论南苏丹的内战问题。
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is supporting Turkey's air and artillery attacks on Kurdish rebels in Iraq along with Islamic State militant targets in Syria.
土耳其正在对伊拉克境内的库尔德反叛分子以及叙利亚境内的“伊斯兰国”武装目标发动空中和炮击行动；对此行为，相关方面表示支持。
On Sunday, the Obama administration said Turkey had the right to attack terrorist targets.
周日，奥巴马政府表示土耳其有权打击恐怖主义目标。
And it agreed with Turkey that the Kurdish Workers Party, or PKK,
并且土耳其与土耳其方面达成一致意见，认为库尔德工人党（PKK）……
is a terrorist organization.
这是一个恐怖组织。
Last week, Turkish forces had attacked a town in northern Iraq, controlled by the PKK.
上周，土耳其军队袭击了伊拉克北部一个由库尔德工人党（PKK）控制的城镇。
It was the first attack on the group since a peace agreement was reached in 2013.
这是自2013年达成和平协议以来，对该组织的首次袭击。
The Shanghai Stock Market Index dropped sharply on Monday.
周一，上证指数大幅下跌。
The drop of 8 .5 percent was the biggest drop of the index since 2007.
该指数下跌了8.5%，这是自2007年以来跌幅最大的一次。
The sell -off of Chinese stocks continued, despite earlier attempts from the Chinese government to calm the markets.
尽管中国政府此前曾试图稳定市场，但对中国股票的抛售行为仍在继续。
Last month, shares of Chinese companies dropped 30 percent for a loss of more than $30 trillion.
上个月，中国公司的股价下跌了30%，导致市值损失超过30万亿美元。
Saudi Arabia stopped its airstrikes in Yemen on Monday.
沙特阿拉伯于周一停止了在也门的空袭行动。
A five -day -long truce is planned.
计划实施一项为期五天的停火协议。
However, ground fighting continues in some areas after Houthi rebels rejected the ceasefire.
然而，在胡塞叛军拒绝停火协议后，一些地区的地面战斗仍在继续。
The coalition that has been fighting the
一直在与……作战的联军
Iranian -supported Houthi shiite rebels with air attacks for the past four months declared the truce to let emergency supplies be shipped into Yemen.
在过去四个月里，得到伊朗支持的胡塞什叶派叛军在空袭的支持下宣布停火，以便让紧急救援物资能够运送到也门。
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Special Diplomat to the Sixth Nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program is meeting with officials in South Korea,
这位负责与“第六民族”（指朝鲜）进行谈判的特别外交官正在韩国与相关官员会面，讨论朝鲜的核计划问题。
China, and Japan.
中国和日本。
They may try to restart negotiations with North Korea aimed at ending its nuclear program.
他们可能会尝试与朝鲜重新展开谈判，旨在终止其核计划。
In Seoul on Monday, Sydney Siler said the United States is ready to negotiate with North Korea
周一在首尔，悉尼·西勒表示，美国已准备好与朝鲜进行谈判。
to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for an end to economic restrictions.
为了换取经济限制的解除，该国决定限制自身的核活动。