VOA慢速英語: 尼日利亞總統(tǒng)古德勒克·喬納森承認失敗

[00:00.00]Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan [00:04.90]has called his opponent,Muhammadu Buhari, [00:08.31]to concede the election, [00:10.12]according to a VOA reporter inAbuja. [00:13.80]Presidential election results on Tuesday [00:17.11]showed Mr. Buhari led PresidentJonathan [00:20.85]by almost 2 million votes, [00:23.74]according to the Independent NationalElectoral Commission. [00:28.10]He also won at least 25 percent of the vote [00:32.50]in at least24 states, [00:35.14]as required by Nigeria’s constitution. [00:38.66]The result marks the first time [00:41.68]in Nigeria’s history [00:42.91]that a current president lostan election. [00:46.18]It also marks the end of the 16-year-rule [00:50.19]of Jonathan’s PeoplesDemocratic Party. [00:53.46]Mr. Buhari, 72, is from the north [00:57.68]and served as the country's military ruler [01:00.83]in 1984 and 1985 following a coup. [01:06.46]Iran, US willing to continue nuclear talks Wednesday [01:10.86]Iran says it is willing to continue talks [01:13.15]with six world powers for a deal [01:14.57]onTehran's nuclear program. [01:16.77]Talks will continue into Wednesday, [01:19.35]with theoriginal midnight deadline passing. [01:22.91]A member of Iran's negotiating team [01:26.21]said Iranian officials will continue tonegotiate [01:30.30]until the disputed issues are resolved [01:33.66] and a deal is reached. [01:35.63]The White House said [01:37.71]it is willing to continue the negotiations [01:40.24]into Wednesdayas long as the talks are productive. [01:44.99]Iran and the group of nations [01:48.08]have a history of extending their deadlines. [01:51.06]They've done so twice [01:53.87]since agreeing to a short-term nuclear deal inNovember 2013. [01:59.40]U.S. Treasury targets Syrian banker [02:04.66]and companies with sanctions [02:05.63]The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday [02:06.76]placed sanctions on a Syrianofficial [02:08.98]and three companies it said [02:10.95]were helping the Syrian government. [02:12.13]Reuters news agency said the Treasury Department’s sanctions [02:15.85]targeted anofficial of the Central Bank of Syria. [02:20.90]The department also targeted one Syria-based company [02:24.18]and two companies in Lebanon [02:26.76]for working with a Syrianweapons agency [02:30.28]that the Treasury Department said [02:33.01]had connections toSyria's chemical weapons program. [02:36.71]Myanmar government, rebels sign draft peace deal [02:39.14]The government of Myanmar [02:40.30]and representatives from 16 major ethnic rebelgroups [02:44.48]have signed a draft cease-fire accord [02:47.43]that aims to end decades ofarmed conflict. [02:51.32]Speaking at Tuesday's signing in Yangon, [02:54.46]President Thein Sein praised thepeace deal [02:58.00]as the first step towards holding political dialogue [03:01.87]with the rebelgroups. [03:03.50]Before a final deal is signed, [03:06.46]the rebels first plan to hold a conference [03:09.57]tofinalize the terms. [03:11.44]No date for the conference has been set. [03:15.41]The United Nations praised [03:17.22]the draft of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, [03:20.71]or NCA, as a "historic and significant achievement." [03:25.84]_____________________________________________________________ [03:26.77]Words in the News [03:29.54]opponent – n. a person, team, group, etc., [03:34.44]that is competing against anotherin a contest or election [03:39.09]concede – v. to admit [03:42.57]that you have been defeated, and stop trying to win [03:46.36]negotiator – n. a person who is involved [03:50.23]in formal financial or politicaldiscussions [03:54.15]in order to try to reach an agreement [03:57.22]sanction – n. an action that is [04:00.74]taken or an order that is given to [04:03.62]force acountry to obey international laws [04:07.56]by limiting or stopping trade with thatcountry, [04:11.98]by not allowing economic aid for that country, [04:16.16]draft – n. a version of something [04:20.32](such as a document) that you make [04:23.30] beforeyou make the final version

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