VOA慢速英語:國際足聯主席稱腐敗指控給足球運動帶來恥辱

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said corruption scandals within the world soccer organization have brought "shame and humiliation" on the sport.

國際足聯主席布拉特表示世界足球組織內部出現腐敗丑聞給足球運動帶來了恥辱。

Mr. Blatter spoke Thursday at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. He was speaking publicly for the first time since U.S. and Swiss officials announced major corruption investigations of the organization.

布拉特在周四瑞士蘇黎世國際足聯國會開幕式上發(fā)表講話。這是他自美國和瑞士高層宣布對足聯內部腐敗案進行調查以來首次公開講話。

Meanwhile, two major European football associations called on Mr. Blatter to resign, ahead of the organization's presidential elections planned for Friday. UK Prime Minister David Cameron also supported calls for Sepp Blatter to step down.

與此同時，歐洲兩個主要足球協會要求布拉特在周五足聯主席選舉之前下臺。英國首相卡梅倫也呼吁布拉特下臺。

Major FIFA sponsors like Visa and Coca-Cola are calling for FIFA to make major changes within the organization. The United Nations is also reviewing its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of widespread corruption, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.

國際足聯主要贊助商，像維薩和可口可樂要求足聯內部進行重大整頓。聯合國一名發(fā)言人周四的時候說，聯合國也因國際足聯腐敗案件受到牽連。

Seven high-ranking current and former FIFA officials were arrested Wednesday.

7名現任和前任國際足聯高官在周三的時候被捕。

Iranian FM expresses hope for nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday he is hopeful Iran and a group of world powers can reach a final agreement on his country's nuclear program "within a reasonable period of time."

伊朗外交部長Mohammad Javad Zarif周四時候表示他希望伊朗和世界代表國團隊就核問題在談判期間能夠達能最終協議。

But during a visit to Greece, Zarif also said an agreement will not happen if there are "excessive demands."

但是在出訪希臘期間，Mohammad Javad Zarif說如果國際代表團對提出過分要求則不可能達成協議。

Iran and the group that includes Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany have given themselves until June 30 to form a final deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief. The two sides agreed to a framework in April, but still need to work out details such as how quickly to lift the sanctions that have hurt Iran's economy.

伊朗和由英國，中國，法國，俄羅斯，美國和德國組成的國際代表團隊限定截止到6月30號達成最終協議來用經濟制裁限制伊朗核計劃行動。雙方在四月份達成框架協議，但是依然需要盡快達成具體細節(jié)協議，例如如何快速解除對伊朗經濟造成傷害的經濟制裁。

President Obama hosts Twitter chat on climate change

Just a week after entering the Twitter world with his new handle, @POTUS, U.S. President Barack Obama was on Twitter Thursday answering questions on climate change.

在奧巴馬(@POTUS)注冊推特一個星期之后，奧巴馬在周四的時候在推特上就氣候變化問題進行回答。

The president was in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, touring the National Hurricane Center. Mr. Obama spoke about the link between deadly storms and climate change.

奧巴馬在周四的時候參觀了佛羅里達州邁阿密的國家颶風中心部門。奧巴馬談到了極端風暴與氣候變化之間的關系。

During his Twitter question-and-answer session Thursday, the president was asked by one user why he called climate change a national security issue during his State of the Union address in January.

在周四推特上問答對話期間，總統被一位推特用戶問到為什么他在一月份國會演講中稱天氣變化是國家安全問題。

@POTUS responded saying, more severe weather events lead to displacement, scarcity, stressed populations; all increase likelihood of global conflict.

@POTUS回答說，極端天氣會帶來就業(yè)困難，物資短缺，人口緊張等問題。所有這些都有可能增加全球沖突。

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Words in the News:

humiliation – n. the act of making (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish

corruption – n. dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people

sponsor – n. an organization that pays the cost of an activity or event (such as a radio or television program, sports event, concert, etc.) in return for the right to advertise during the activity or event

reasonable – adj. fair and sensible