CNN News：這一大國(guó)居然一條河流都沒有

What is the largest country in the world without a river?

世界上沒有河流最大的國(guó)家是?

Saudi Arabia, Greenland, Australia, or Iran?

沙特阿拉伯，格陵蘭島，澳大利亞，還是伊朗?

Though it`s situated between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia does not have a river running through it.

盡管位于紅海和波斯灣之間，沙特阿拉伯沒有一條河流流經(jīng)。

It also doesn`t have any movie theaters, or at least it won`t until next year when commercial theaters will be granted licenses to open up.

沙特也沒有任何電影院，或者至少在明年，商業(yè)劇院才能獲得許可開放。

They`ve been banned for 35 years in the conservative Muslim country. But the change is part of a series of reforms taking place in the kingdom. The nation`s crown prince has promised to destroy what he calls extremist ideologies and return Saudi Arabia to a, quote, more moderate Islam.

在這個(gè)保守的穆斯林國(guó)家，商業(yè)影院已經(jīng)被禁止了35年。但是，此次改變只是發(fā)生在沙特變革中的一部分。這沙特王儲(chǔ)已經(jīng)承諾要摧毀所謂的極端主義意識(shí)形態(tài)，并將沙特阿拉伯回歸到一個(gè)更溫和的伊斯蘭教。

Part of the decision is economic, as Saudi Arabia tries to reduce its dependence on oil. Movie theaters could create jobs and encourage Saudis to spend more money at home rather than vacation in nearby countries that have more entertainment options.

部分決策是經(jīng)濟(jì)上的，因?yàn)樯程匕⒗噲D減少對(duì)石油的依賴。電影院可以創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，鼓勵(lì)沙特人在國(guó)內(nèi)消費(fèi)更多的錢，而不是去附近有更多娛樂選擇的國(guó)家度假。

Some Saudi religious leaders oppose this idea. One cleric has called theaters a depravity and suggested they could hurt the kingdom`s morals.

一些沙特宗教領(lǐng)袖反對(duì)這種想法。一位牧師稱劇院是墮落的，并暗示它們可能毀壞這個(gè)王國(guó)的道德。

The first cinemas are expected to open their doors in March.

首批電影院預(yù)計(jì)于明年3月份開業(yè)。

Moving west from Saudi Arabia to the African country of Nigeria. It`s had a number of success stories in the Olympic Games, like when its soccer team won gold in 1996. But Nigeria has never won a medal or even competed in the Winter Olympics.

從沙特阿拉伯西部轉(zhuǎn)移到非洲國(guó)家尼日利亞。這個(gè)國(guó)家在奧運(yùn)會(huì)上有很多成功的故事，例如在1996年，尼日利亞的足球隊(duì)贏得了奧運(yùn)金牌。但是尼日利亞從沒有在冬運(yùn)會(huì)上贏得金牌甚至從沒有參加過冬運(yùn)會(huì)。

Next February, three athletes representing Nigeria are set to compete in bobsledding. This is the first bobsled for any African country. The women have already qualified and say they are ecstatic.

明年二月，3名運(yùn)動(dòng)員將代表尼日利亞參加滑雪橇比賽。這是首次為非洲國(guó)家舉行的雪橇比賽。已經(jīng)取得比賽資格的女性說道，她們非常高興。