BBC News:阿迪達斯將提前終止國際田聯(lián)贊助合同

Hello, I'm Thomas Anders with the BBC News.

大家好，我是托馬斯·艾德思為您播報BBC新聞。

The BBC has learned that the sportswear manufacturer Adidas plans to end its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with athletics world governing body in the wake of a doping scandal. Our sports editor Dan Roan has more. “Last year,the World Anti-doping Agency in a damning report found systematic evidence of state-sponsored cheating in Russia. As a result of that, that country was banned from international competition in track and field. And then, just 10days ago, now, Dick Pound, the Head of that WADA Commission, issued another report, this time focusing on wrongdoing of the governing body itself. The company's decision to pull out early, four years early, in fact, could, we understand, cost the IWAF tens of millions of dollars.”

BBC獲悉，由于興奮劑丑聞事件后，運動服制造商阿迪達斯計劃停止對國際田聯(lián)的數(shù)千萬美元的贊助。我們的體育記者丹·羅安為您帶來詳細報道。“去年，世界反興奮劑機構(gòu)獨立委員會公布了一份調(diào)查報告，證實俄羅斯田徑協(xié)會存在大規(guī)模使用興奮劑問題。隨后俄羅斯田徑協(xié)會被全面禁賽。1月14日，該委員會公布了調(diào)查報告的第二部分，證實國際田聯(lián)高層存在嚴重的腐敗問題。阿迪認為國際田聯(lián)違背協(xié)議，因此決定終止贊助關(guān)系。這段長達11年的贊助關(guān)系原定于2019年才結(jié)束，據(jù)悉價值數(shù)千萬美元。”

The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has warned that if peace talks with the Taliban don't start by April, the conflict would intensify, and such eventuality would have consequences across the region. He spoke to Lyse Doucet who sent this report. “President Ghani told me a new chapter would have to open in the next few months. If not, he said, the conflict would intensify.Afghanistan is urging neighboring Pakistan to take action against groups operating from its territory, who refused to join talks. His warning comes at a time when the Taliban has been gaining ground, but is still divided.Disaffected fighters have been lured into the ranks of the so called Islamic State, and carried out their first suicide bombings in the eastern city of Jalalabad this month. President Ghani declared that Afghans would fight back against the group, also known as Daesh.”

阿富汗總統(tǒng)阿什拉夫·加尼·艾哈邁德扎伊稱，如果截止到四月份與塔利班的和平談判尚未開始進行，那么兩者之間的沖突就會加劇。這樣導(dǎo)致的后果將會影響整個地區(qū)。Lyse Doucet同問您帶來詳細報道：“加尼總統(tǒng)稱，未來數(shù)月將會開啟新的篇章。否則的話，阿富汗和塔利班的沖突將會加劇。同時阿富汗敦促巴基斯坦一同打擊塔利班。加尼總統(tǒng)發(fā)布此報告時，塔利班已經(jīng)有所掠奪，但是內(nèi)部仍存在分歧。本月，一些試圖叛變的戰(zhàn)士已經(jīng)被誘導(dǎo)到伊斯蘭國的領(lǐng)域，在賈拉拉巴德進行第一次自殺式爆炸。加尼總統(tǒng)稱，阿富汗將會徹底打擊這些武裝分子。”

The leaders of all, but one, of Australia's states and territories have signed a declaration calling for the country to become a republic. The petition was organized by the Australian Republican Movement,which wants constitutional change to replace Queen Elizabeth as head of states.The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a former leader of the Republican camp, has said another referendum on the issue was not a priority at the moments.

澳大利亞8個州和領(lǐng)地的其中7名領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人簽署宣言，要求該國推選自己的國家元首，成為共和國制度。這一請愿書是由澳大利亞共和運動組織的，該組織希望澳大利亞通過改變憲法取代英國在位君王伊麗莎白的統(tǒng)治?！∥ㄒ粵]簽宣言的是西澳州長巴尼特，他雖然支持共和國制度，但認為“現(xiàn)在不是對的時間”。

Millions of people across the eastern United States are clearing up after one of the biggest winter storms in decades. Government offices in Washington and many schools will be closed on Monday. Laura Bicker reports. “From West Virginia to southern Maine, millions of people have been digging out after oneof the worst winter storms ever recorded. Over 70 centimeters of snow fell in Washington, officials hope to have the public transport system and the city's two main airports open again for the start of the working week. New York is also recovering from its second largest snowfall. Travel restrictions have been lifted, although the public has been warned to make only essential journeys to help emergency vehicles with the clear-up. Medical centers say they are getting ready to respond to heart attacks and broken bones as residents shovel snow away from their pathways. You're listening to the latest world news from the BBC.

美國東部下起罕見暴雪，數(shù)百萬民眾在清理積雪。周一，華盛頓政府辦公室關(guān)閉、學(xué)校停課放假。勞拉·比克爾為您報道。“從西佛吉尼亞州到緬因州南部，數(shù)百萬民眾在清理積雪。華盛頓積雪達70厘米。官員們希望下周一城市公共交通系統(tǒng)和兩大主要機場可以正常運營。紐約也遭遇了歷史上第二大降雪。旅行限制已經(jīng)取消，公眾要幫助應(yīng)急車輛清理積雪。醫(yī)療中心稱，已做好準(zhǔn)備接受在清理積雪時患病以及骨折的居民。”您正在收聽的是BBC世界新聞。