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Blistering heat wave in Australia
极端热浪侵袭澳大利亚
Any respite is welcome, against a blistering heat wave that has settled over Australia's south and southeast. The temperature in Melbourne is expected to reach 44 degrees Celsius on Thursday. In Adelaide, it could reach 46 Celsius, whereby it will earn the distinction of being the world's hottest city. A climate change watchdog warns that Australia can expect longer and hotter periods of extreme heat. Analysts say prolonged heat waves would threaten Australia's agricultural production.
极端热浪侵袭澳大利亚南部和东南部地区，任何消暑方式都是受欢迎的。周四，预期墨尔本的气温将高达44摄氏度。而阿德莱德将遭遇46摄氏度的高温，成为世界上最热的城市。一个气候变化观察机构警告称，澳大利亚可能会遭遇更持久，更炎热的极端炎热天气。分析家表示，持久的热浪将威胁澳大利亚农业生产。
Tourism hit by Bangkok protests
曼谷抗议活动影响旅游业
Thailand's precious tourist industry is starting to reel from the impact of political unrest. The country's Hotels Association said the number of tourists in Bangkok has fallen. Arrivals in December were up 6.7 percent from last year, but usually the growth is double-digit. A French tourist on holiday with his wife said the blockades were a nuisance.
泰国珍贵的旅游业开始受到政治动荡的影响。泰国酒店联合会表示，曼谷游客数量已经下降。12月份的到港人数比去年同期增加6.7%，但是通常这个时间的增长率是两位数。一位度假的法国游客和他的妻子表示，堵塞道路让他们感到非常厌烦。
(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH NATIONAL FROM NICE, MR. SALERIO, SAYING: "We just arrived, we arrived from the airport, and the taxi driver dropped us 500 meters away from here because we are going to this hotel right here, at the Arnoma. Yes it is a little annoying after a flight that the taxi drops us over there." Other tourists were not perturbed.
来自尼斯的法国游客SALERIO先生：“我们刚刚从机场到达这里，出租车司机在距离这里500米的地方让我们下车，因为我们要入住阿诺玛这间酒店。然而，经过长途飞行后司机在距离那么远的地方让我们下车，这让人有点愤怒。”其他游客则并不生气。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) NORTHERN IRELAND RESIDENT, CHRIS SAYING: "We find everyone very friendly and very nice so we have not had any bother at all, we've walked through it (protest camp) every single day and night as well, no one's bothered us."
北爱尔兰居民CHRIS SAYING：“我们发现每个人都非常友好，非常热情，我们一点都不感到烦恼。我们日日夜夜都从抗议活动营地中穿过，任何人都没有打扰我们。”
Lines of tents pitched in front of five-star hotels have been seen before, and the Thai economy has proven resilient to unrest. During protests that turned violent in 2010, the economy still posted 7.8 percent growth, and the tourism sector grew by 12 percent. But this time, the protests are dragging into a third month, with no end in sight.
成排的帐篷搭建在五星级酒店门前，泰国经济非常适应政治动荡。2010年演变为暴力的抗议活动期间，经济仍然增长了7.8%，旅游业增长了12%。但是这次，抗议活动已经持续至第三个月，还没有任何结束的迹象。
Senate panel says Benghazi attack was preventable
参议院小组称班加西袭击可避免
A Senate panel report says the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya was preventable. The attack killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other U.S. government personnel. But the State Department says there was no specific evidence to show that militants were preparing an attack. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf:
参议院专门小组一份报告称，2012年9月11日美国驻利比亚班加西领馆遭遇的袭击原本是可以避免的。袭击造成美国驻利比亚大使史蒂文斯(Christopher Stevens)和另外三名美国人遇难。但是国务院表示，没有特别证据显示好战分子做好袭击的充分准备。国务院副发言人哈弗(Marie Harf)：
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON MARIE HARF, SAYING: "As we have repeatedly said, there was no specific threat indicating an attack was coming. Obviously we've talked at length about the fact that we knew there were extremists and terrorists operating in Libya, and in Benghazi. But again, we had no specific information indicating a threat- an attack was coming..."
美国国务院副发言人哈弗(Marie Harf)：“我们已经多次表示，没有具体证据表明即将遭遇袭击。很明显，最终我们讨论了我们了解到利比亚和班加西有极端分子和恐怖分子活动的事实。但是我们要再次强调，我们没有特别的信息表明威胁和袭击正在临近……”
The Senate Intelligence Committee maintains that U.S. intelligence agencies had warned of a deteriorating security situation in eastern Libya in the months before the attack.
参议院情报委员会坚持称，袭击发生前几个月，美国情报机构已经警告利比亚东部安全形势逐渐恶化。
