BBC News:奧巴馬宣布美國斥資揭人腦未解之謎

[00:00.00]BBC News with Nick Kelly 尼克·凱利為你播報BBC新聞。 [00:03.41]The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the first-ever international treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar arms trade. 聯(lián)合國大會以壓倒性的支持率通過了首個規(guī)范涉資數(shù)百萬美元的武器貿(mào)易的國際公約。 [00:10.96]It sets new standards for the export of conventional weapons from kalashnikov to battle tanks. 公約規(guī)定了諸如卡拉什尼科夫沖鋒槍和戰(zhàn)斗坦克這樣的常規(guī)武器的出口。 [00:17.07]Countries will have to report arms sales and assess whether they could be used to abuse human rights. 各國必須上報武器銷售情況，并評估這些武器是否可被用作侵犯人權(quán)。 [00:22.40]The Australian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Peter Woolcott cheered the negotiations. 澳大利亞駐日內(nèi)瓦聯(lián)合國大使彼得 ·烏爾柯特對此表示歡迎。 [00:28.10]“The arms trade treaty will set new international standards as well as be a forum to transparency and accountability in the conventional arms trade. 武器貿(mào)易公約將為傳統(tǒng)武器貿(mào)易實現(xiàn)透明和負(fù)責(zé)任提供平臺和國際新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。 [00:36.57]So it will stop arms trade in transfer irresponsibly and illegally in order that they might commit atrocities in human rights violations and violations of humanitarian law. 這將阻止不負(fù)責(zé)任和非法轉(zhuǎn)移武器，避免用來犯下侵犯人權(quán)和人道主義法之類的殘暴行徑。 [00:45.63]So I think it’s gonna contribute to regional and international peace and security and it will promote economic development in the process.” 所以我認(rèn)為該公約將促進(jìn)區(qū)域和國際和平與穩(wěn)定，并促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。 [00:51.56]Only three countries voted against the treaty—Iran, Syria and North Korea, while 23 abstained. 伊朗、敘利亞和朝鮮投票反對該公約，而23個國家棄權(quán)。 [00:57.44]Critics doubt the treaty will make any difference to the black market in weapons. 批評者懷疑該公約不會改變武器黑市的現(xiàn)狀， [01:01.19]The United States has called on China and Russia to try to rein in North Korea after it announces it will restart a dormant nuclear reactor. 美國宣布將重啟一休眠核反應(yīng)堆，并呼吁中國和俄羅斯遏制朝鮮。 [01:09.62]Within the past few minutes the U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said such a move would be a provocative and serious move. 就在幾分鐘前，美國國務(wù)卿約翰·克里稱此舉具有挑釁意味，也是嚴(yán)肅的。 [01:16.66]He was speaking at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart. 他在同韓國官方的新聞發(fā)布會上發(fā)表講話， [01:19.76]Earlier the U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that North Korea was on a collision course that could lead to war. 早些時候，聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文警告說朝鮮有導(dǎo)致戰(zhàn)爭的危險。 [01:26.92]President Obama has unveiled details of a bold new US initiative to study the human brain. 統(tǒng)奧巴馬宣布美國一項研究人腦計劃的細(xì)節(jié)，這項研究很大膽。 [01:33.51]Mr. Obama described the program which he compared in scope to mapping the human genome as enormous mystery waiting to be unlocked. 奧巴馬將繪制人類基因圖譜比作有待揭示的巨大秘密。 [01:41.82]He said the aim would be to find treatments and cures for a number of disorders including Alzheimer’s and post-traumatic stress disorder known as PTSD. 他說研究目標(biāo)是找到老年癡呆癥和創(chuàng)傷后緊張癥(PTSD)等疾病的療法。 [01:51.28]“Think about what we could do once we do crack this code. 設(shè)想一下解密后我們能做些什么， [01:56.18]Imagine if no family had to feel helpless watching a loved one disappear behind the mask of Parkinson’s or struggle in the grip of epilepsy. 想象下，再也沒有家庭只能眼睜睜地看著親人因帕金森癥而逝去，或與癲癇做斗爭。 [02:05.92]Imagine if we could reverse traumatic brain injury or PTSD for our veterans who are coming home.” 設(shè)想一下，如果我們能為復(fù)原老兵治療創(chuàng)傷后緊張癥的景象。 [02:11.81]The White House said researchers would try to produce dynamic pictures of the brain. 白宮稱研究者將試圖描繪大腦動態(tài)圖。 [02:16.14]The mother of the late pop star Michael Jackson is suing the concert promoter AEG Live for billions of dollars. 已故明星邁克爾·杰克遜的母親起訴演唱會推廣公司AEG并要求賠償數(shù)十億美元。 [02:23.97]Katherine Jackson blames the company for hiring the doctor who was found guilty of her son’s manslaughter. AEG Live denies responsibility. 凱瑟琳·杰克遜指責(zé)該公司雇傭了被判過失殺害她兒子的醫(yī)生。 [02:31.45]The doctor was jailed for four years after supplying Jackson with a powerful sedative before his death. AEG公司否認(rèn)對此負(fù)責(zé)，這名醫(yī)生在杰克遜死前給他打了鎮(zhèn)定劑，因此獲刑4年。 [02:36.68]The Islamist political party of the Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has condemned US criticism of legal action against the well-known satirist Bassem Youssef. 美國批評埃及對知名諷刺作家巴瑟姆·尤瑟夫的法律訴訟，埃及總統(tǒng)穆罕默德·穆爾西所屬的伊斯蘭政黨對此譴責(zé)美國。 [02:46.83]The Freedom and Justice Party described an expression of concern by the US State Department as a brazen interference in Egyptian domestic affairs. 自由與正義黨稱美國國務(wù)院表達(dá)的憂慮是對埃及國內(nèi)事務(wù)的公然干預(yù)。 [02:54.63]Mr. Youssef is facing charges of insulting the president.World News from the BBC 尤瑟夫面臨侮辱總統(tǒng)的指控。 [03:00.23]Amnesty International has described its outrageous reports in the Saudi media that a man may be sentenced to paralysis as a punishment for having paralyzed another man. 沙特媒體報道稱可對將導(dǎo)致別人癱瘓的人處以“癱瘓”的刑罰，大赦國際組織稱這是粗暴的做法。 [03:10.79]Saudi media says that the 24-year-old could be paralyzed from the waist down if he fails to pay some 270,000 dollars to his victim. 沙特媒體稱如果這名24歲的男子未能向受害者支付27萬美元的賠償，就要對他實施腰部以下的癱瘓刑罰。 [03:20.15]Amnesty described the potential punishment as a form of torture. 大赦國際稱這種刑罰是酷刑。 [03:23.66]Prosecutors in Brazil have charged four men in connection with the death of 241 people in a nightclub fire two months ago. 巴西檢察官指控涉嫌導(dǎo)致兩個月前夜總會大火的4名嫌犯，那次事故導(dǎo)致241人喪生。 [03:32.45]The two owners of the nightclub and two members of the band that was playing at the time have been charged with manslaughter. 夜總會的兩名所有者和當(dāng)時參加演出的樂隊的兩名成員被控以過失殺人， [03:38.58]Police said the fire in Santa Maria was triggered by fireworks used by the band. 警方稱圣馬麗亞的這場大火是由樂隊的焰火引起的。 [03:43.33]A survey published weeks before general elections in Pakistan suggests that an overwhelming majority of young people are pessimistic about their future. 巴基斯坦大選數(shù)周前的調(diào)查顯示，絕大多數(shù)年輕人對未來比較悲觀。 [03:52.82]The British council interviewed more than 5,000 voters aged under 30. Orla Guerin reports. 英國委員會調(diào)查了5000名年齡在30歲以下的選民。奧拉·卡圭琳報道。 [03:59.55]The survey paints a picture of a pessimistic generation disenchanted with democracy after five years of civilian rule. 調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，悲觀的一代年輕人對5年文官統(tǒng)治后的民主制感到失望。 [04:08.42]Ninety-four percent of respondents said Pakistan was going in the wrong direction up from 50% in 2007. 94%的受訪者稱巴基斯坦2007年就走上了錯誤的方向， [04:16.98]More than half said democracy had not been good for them or the country. 一半以上的人說民主制對他們和國家沒有益處。 [04:22.18]When asked to pick the best political system for Pakistan, Sharia law was the top choice followed by military rule, democracy came in third. 當(dāng)被問及適合巴基斯坦的最佳政治體制時，伊斯蘭教法是最佳選擇，其次是軍事統(tǒng)治，然后才是民主制。 [04:32.97]And as Venezuela’s official election campaign gets underway. 就在委內(nèi)瑞拉官方選舉進(jìn)行之時， [04:37.08]The interim President Nicolas Maduro has visited the house where the late President Hugo Chavez was born. 臨時總統(tǒng)尼古拉斯·馬杜羅訪問了已故總統(tǒng)雨果·查韋斯的出生地。 [04:43.17]Mr. Maduro met relatives and supporters of Mr. Chavez in his hometown and vowed to continue his social reform program. 馬杜羅在查韋斯的家鄉(xiāng)會見了他的親屬和支持者，并承諾繼續(xù)實施查韋斯的社會改革項目。 [04:50.36]The election on April 14th will choose a replacement for Mr. Chavez who was in office for 14 years and died a month ago. BBC News 上月去世的查韋斯在位14年。4月14日的選舉將選出他的繼任者。

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