VOA慢速英語:法國官方稱機上成員無一生還

An airplane carrying 150 passengers and crew crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. French officials said all on the plane were killed. The victims include 16 schoolchildren.

一架搭載150人的航班周二的時候在法國阿爾卑斯山附近墜毀。法國官方表示機上成員無一生還。遇難者包括16名學生。

The plane was traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany when it went down.

該航班從西班牙巴塞羅那起飛飛往德國杜塞爾多夫途中失事墜毀。

The French Interior Minister said one of the plane's black boxes had been found and would be examined.

法國內政部長說該飛機其中一個黑匣子已經找到，將會對黑匣子數據進行檢查。

Obama meets with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani

奧巴馬會見阿富汗總統阿什拉夫 加尼

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. will not reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan this year. He made the announcement after meeting in Washington with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani.

奧巴馬總統周二的時候宣布美國今年不會從阿富汗撤離全部軍事人員。這一決定發(fā)表在與阿富汗總統阿什拉夫 加尼在華盛頓會晤之后。

Mr. Ghani had asked the United States to reconsider its withdrawal plan. About 9,800 American soldiers are in Afghanistan to advise and train Afghan troops.

加尼曾要求美國重新考慮其撤軍計劃。大約有9800名美國士兵在阿富汗幫助訓練阿富汗軍隊。

Mr. Obama had announced plans to cut back the troops numbers to 5,500 by the end of 2015.

奧巴馬已經宣布截止到2015年底將軍隊人數減少到5500人。

Mr. Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah also met Monday with other U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Kerry described the talks as "productive."

加尼和阿富汗首席執(zhí)行官阿卜杜拉阿卜杜拉在周一的時候還會見了美國其他官員，包括美國國務卿克里。克里稱會晤是富有成效的。

Shi'ite rebels clash with opposing militias in Yemen

什葉派叛軍與也門政府軍發(fā)生沖突

Yemen's Shi'ite rebels made progress Tuesday in southern Yemen fighting with militias loyal to the country's current president.

也門什葉派叛軍周二的時候在也門南部與效忠于現任總統的政府軍隊發(fā)生沖突并占據上風。

The rebels -- known as Houthis -- entered the town of al-Dhalea and fought fierce gunbattles with militias who support Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

胡塞叛軍進入al-Dhalea城鎮(zhèn)并與支持總統哈迪的民兵組織產生了激戰(zhàn)。

To the north in Taiz province, the rebels and soldiers loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed with anti-Houthi protesters. The soldiers fired on the protesters, killing at least one.

在塔伊茲省北部，叛軍和效忠于被驅逐的總統阿里阿卜杜拉薩利赫與侯賽組織抗議者發(fā)生沖突。士兵朝著示威者開槍，至少一人死亡。

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Words in the News:

troop – n. a group of soldiers

black box – n. a device on an airplane that records flight information

militia – n. a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers