CNN News:瓦努阿圖遭熱帶氣旋重創(chuàng) 以色列明日大選

非常高興在星期一又和大家見面，

I`m Carl Azuz for CNN STUDENT NEWS.

我是Carl Azuz，這里是CNN學(xué)生新聞。

Today`s current events coverage starts in the South Pacific. Vanuatu is an island country there with a population of about 267,000 people. One natural threat to the nation are cyclones. They can strike anywhere from December to April, a devastating category five storm named Cyclone Pam came ashore over the weekend.

今天的時事新聞從南太平洋開始。瓦努阿圖是一個島嶼國家，人口有267000人。該國家面臨的自然災(zāi)害威脅為氣旋。從十二月到四月氣旋災(zāi)害頻發(fā)，上周末一個致命性的五級風(fēng)暴“帕姆”登陸該島嶼。

It hit populated areas, destroying homes and crops, causing a state of emergency and leaving thousands with nothing and nowhere to go.

熱帶氣旋襲擊了人口稠密的社區(qū)，摧毀了大片房屋和莊家，該國政府宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)，數(shù)千人流離失所無家可歸。

At least 90 percent of the homes in Vanuatu`s capital were badly damaged.

瓦努阿圖首都有90%的房屋都受到了嚴(yán)重?fù)p壞。

Help is coming in from Australia, about 1,000 miles away. New Zealand and other countries are also sending supplies.

距離瓦努阿圖1000英里遠(yuǎn)的澳大利亞伸出了援助之手，新西蘭和其他國家也相繼運(yùn)送了物資。

Because Vanuatu is a poor nation, where many people live in thatched houses, aide workers say they`re dealing with something worse than a worst case scenario.

由于瓦努阿圖是一個貧窮國家，那里的人們居住的是茅草屋，救援人員說他們正在處理的問題比最糟糕的情況還要糟糕。

From the South Pacific, we`re moving to the Middle East now, where a significant election is taking place. Israel is going to the polls tomorrow. It`s a very close race. Two of the major issues being debated include the nation`s economy and defense. And the U.S. government has taken an interest.

從南太平洋我們下一個目的地是中東。那里將要舉行一場重要的選舉。伊斯蘭明天將要進(jìn)行投票。這是一場支持率非常接近的競爭，兩個主要問題都被提出來進(jìn)行討論，包括國家經(jīng)濟(jì)的國防問題。美國政府對此也尤其關(guān)注。

With relations strained between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, some Democrats are working with a group that`s trying to get Netanyahu voted out, while some Republicans are trying to help him stay in.

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬和以色列總理內(nèi)塔尼亞胡之間的關(guān)系，一些民主黨派人士組成團(tuán)體希望內(nèi)塔尼亞胡下臺，而一些共和黨派人士則希望能幫助他留下。

Israelis aren`t voting directly for their prime minister, though.

盡管以色列不會直接選舉總理。