VOA慢速英語(yǔ):周永康被判無(wú)期徒刑
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Chinese state media say former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison after a secret trial. The Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that a court in Tianjin found him guilty of corruption, abuse of power and disclosing government secrets.
中國(guó)國(guó)家媒體報(bào)道稱前政治局常委周永康被判無(wú)期徒刑。新華社消息周四報(bào)道稱天津法院作出判決認(rèn)定貪污腐敗，濫用職權(quán)，泄露國(guó)家機(jī)密罪名成立。
Mr. Zhou has not been seen in public since October 2013. He was not charged with a crime until April of this year. Xinhua said the trial took place on May 22 and that the former official admitted guilt. It also said that he does not plan to appeal the ruling.
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自從2013年10月份起周永康就沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)在公共場(chǎng)合。直到今年4月份被指控犯罪。新華社稱審判在3月22日舉行，周永康承認(rèn)犯罪。報(bào)道還稱周永康不打算上訴。
There was no public access to the trial and the ruling took many by surprise.
關(guān)于更多審判細(xì)節(jié)和判決沒(méi)有做更多報(bào)道。
Power urges Ukrainians to push for reforms
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Ukrainian people to move from demanding change to helping to create it.
美國(guó)駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使督促烏克蘭人民有所改變，不要一味地要求，要有所作為。
Samantha Power spoke to a large crowd gathered at a cultural center in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Thursday. She expressed U.S. support for the country's government and reforms demanded by society.
Samantha Power周四時(shí)候在烏克蘭首都基輔文化廣場(chǎng)對(duì)聚集的群眾進(jìn)行了講話。她表示，美國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)烏克蘭政府和烏克蘭社會(huì)改革需求提供幫助。
She said the work is far from complete although some progress has been made. She said far too many reforms have been written but not carried out.
她說(shuō)盡管已經(jīng)取得一些進(jìn)展，但是工作還遠(yuǎn)未完成。她說(shuō)關(guān)于改革詳細(xì)方案已經(jīng)存在，但是沒(méi)有實(shí)施。
She urged Ukrainians to remain engaged.
她督促烏克蘭方面繼續(xù)維持約定。
More US bases for Iraq possible
The U.S. military chief said Thursday the United States is considering several locations to train and advise Iraqi troops. The U.S. already is preparing to open a new base in Anbar province with 450 American military advisers.
美國(guó)軍事主席周四時(shí)候表示美國(guó)正考慮在多個(gè)地點(diǎn)對(duì)伊拉克軍隊(duì)進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練和指導(dǎo)。美國(guó)已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好在安巴爾省開(kāi)設(shè)一個(gè)包含450名美國(guó)軍事顧問(wèn)的新訓(xùn)練基地。
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters in Naples, Italy where he is meeting with U.S. Commanders.
Martin Dempsey將軍，聯(lián)席會(huì)主席，在意大利那不勒斯與美國(guó)指揮官舉行會(huì)議的時(shí)候?qū)τ浾呷缡钦f(shuō)。
The U.S. plans to deploy the new advisers within six to eight weeks to help train Iraqi ground troops.
美國(guó)計(jì)劃將在6到8個(gè)星期時(shí)間里派遣新的軍事顧問(wèn)幫助訓(xùn)練伊拉克地面作戰(zhàn)部隊(duì)。
ISS crew returns to Earth
A three-person crew has returned to Earth after more than six months on the International Space Station.
三名國(guó)際空間站成員在國(guó)際空間站完成長(zhǎng)達(dá)6個(gè)多月任務(wù)后返回地球。
A Soyuz space capsule carrying the crew landed in Kazakhstan Thursday. The three crew members represent the Russian, U.S. and European Space agencies.
聯(lián)盟號(hào)太空艙周四時(shí)候搭載這三名宇航員返回地球。這三名宇航員分別代表俄羅斯，美國(guó)，和歐洲空間機(jī)構(gòu)。
They arrived at the International Space Station on November 24, 2014 and started research work. NASA says they orbited almost 84 million miles during their 199 days on the station.
他們于2014年11月24日抵達(dá)國(guó)際空間站并開(kāi)始研究工作。NASA稱其在國(guó)際空間站工作的199天里沿著軌道飛了8400萬(wàn)英里。
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Words in the News
disclose – v. to make (something) known to the public
engaged – adj. busy with some activity
orbit – v. the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)
Chinese state media say former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison after a secret trial. The Xinhua news agency reported Thursday that a court in Tianjin found him guilty of corruption, abuse of power and disclosing government secrets.
Mr. Zhou has not been seen in public since October 2013. He was not charged with a crime until April of this year. Xinhua said the trial took place on May 22 and that the former official admitted guilt. It also said that he does not plan to appeal the ruling.
There was no public access to the trial and the ruling took many by surprise.
Power urges Ukrainians to push for reforms
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Ukrainian people to move from demanding change to helping to create it.
Samantha Power spoke to a large crowd gathered at a cultural center in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Thursday. She expressed U.S. support for the country's government and reforms demanded by society.
She said the work is far from complete although some progress has been made. She said far too many reforms have been written but not carried out.
She urged Ukrainians to remain engaged.
More US bases for Iraq possible
The U.S. military chief said Thursday the United States is considering several locations to train and advise Iraqi troops. The U.S. already is preparing to open a new base in Anbar province with 450 American military advisers.
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters in Naples, Italy where he is meeting with U.S. commanders.
The U.S. plans to deploy the new advisers within six to eight weeks to help train Iraqi ground troops.
ISS crew returns to Earth
A three-person crew has returned to Earth after more than six months on the International Space Station.
A Soyuz space capsule carrying the crew landed in Kazakhstan Thursday. The three crew members represent the Russian, U.S. and European Space agencies.
They arrived at the International Space Station on November 24, 2014 and started research work. NASA says they orbited almost 84 million miles during their 199 days on the station.
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Words in the News
disclose – v. to make (something) known to the public
engaged – adj. busy with some activity
orbit – v. the curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)
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