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Welcome to our viewers worldwide.
歡迎來到國際焦點。
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I`m Carl Azuz for CNN STUDENT NEWS.
我是CNN學生新聞的Carl Azuz。
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Our first story this March 19th focuses on an apparent terrorist attack
3月19日的第一則新聞,我們將焦點擺在一個非常明顯為恐怖攻擊的事件,
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in the North African nation of Tunisia.
發生於北非的突尼西亞。
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It`s a country between Algeria and Libya, population about 11 million.
那是一個介於阿爾及利亞與利比亞之間的國家,擁有一千一百萬人口。
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Officials say several gunmen entered a museum in Tunisia`s capital
官方表示有數名持槍歹徒在星期四闖入突尼西亞首都的博物館
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on Thursday and killed at least 17 tourists and two others,
並殺害了至少17名遊客與2名其他民眾,
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one of them a Tunisian security officer.
其中1名是突尼西亞籍的保全警衛。
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The terrorists also took hostages,
恐怖份子也抓住數名人質,
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but Tunisian law enforcement were able to end the siege
但是突國警方已突破重圍
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and kill two of the attackers. Police are looking for three other gunmen.
並擊斃兩名攻擊者。警方還在持續搜尋其他三名歹徒。
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Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid
突國總理 Habib Essid
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called it "a cowardly attack targeting Tunisia`s economy."
稱之為「一次針對突尼西亞經濟的懦弱攻擊」
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Tourism is a key part of that.
因為觀光業是它非常重要的一部分。
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The museum where the attack happened has exhibits of Tunisian art, culture and history.
發生攻擊事件的博物館展示有突尼西亞的藝術、文化與歷史。
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It`s right next to the parliament building, which was evacuated.
它緊鄰被疏散完畢的國會大樓。
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No group immediately took responsibility for the attack,
沒有團體在第一時間就為攻擊事件負責,
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but ties to the ISIS terrorist group are suspected.
但其疑似與ISIS有關。
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From North Africa to the Middle East,
從北非轉到中東地區,
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immediately after Israel`s election on Tuesday,
就在星期二的以色列大選過後,
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polls in local media indicated that two main political parties
地方媒體的民意調查顯示主要的兩大政黨
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were locked in a dead heat.
完全不分軒輊。
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But when the actual vote count came in,
但當實際的投票結果出爐後,
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it became clear that the party of current prime minister,
很明顯的是現任總理Benjamin Netanyahu所屬政黨
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Benjamin Netanyahu, won a major victory,
獲得了大多數選民的青睞,
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taking 29 of the Knesset's 120 seats.
奪下議院120席次中的29席。
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Results are still unofficial,
結果雖然不來自官方,
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but most analysts expect Netanyahu to keep his job leading Israel.
但多數的統計預測Netanyahu會繼續他在以色列地領導地位。
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Time for our epic Thursday Roll Call.
又來到了我們經典地星期四點點名時段,
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Which state is known as The Pine Tree State?
請問哪一州以「松樹之州」而聞名呢?
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Here's the main reason we ask.
這是我們提問的主要原因:
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Tripp Middle School is there in Turner, Maine,
特例普中學位於緬因州的特納城,
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The Tigers are on the prowl.
老虎已經在伺機而動了!
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There are tons of gators in The Sunshine State,
還有成群的鱷魚在陽光之州
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but the ones at Island Coast High School are on today's Roll.
但是在島峡高中的學生們今天是焦點,
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Hello, Cape Coral, Florida.
佛羅里達的開普科勒爾城,你們好!
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And in St. Cloud, Minnesota, The North Star State,
然後在北星之州明尼蘇達的聖克羅城,
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it's The Eagles of North Junior High School who round out our roll.
來自北方國中的小老鷹們,同樣被點到名啦。
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About 50,000 people live on the Faroe Islands.
法螺群島上面住有大約五萬居民,
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They're roughly halfway between Scotland and Iceland.
它們大約介於蘇格蘭與冰島的中間。
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But thousands more will be there Friday to witness an event
但成千上萬的人將會在星期五湧入當地,
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that lasts just two minutes -- a total eclipse of the sun.
見證一個大約只發生兩分鐘的事件:一個日全蝕。
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The U.S. won`t see one of those until 2017.
在美國你要等到2017才會看到它,
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In addition to the Faroes, parts of Europe,
除了在歐洲的法羅群島以外,
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Northern Asia and Northern Africa could see a partial eclipse.
北亞與北非皆可以看到日偏蝕,
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And as long as viewers don`t look directly at it, they`ll be fine.
而且只要觀賞者沒有直視它,他們就會完全無恙。
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What is a Solar Eclipse?
什麼事日蝕呢?
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Long ago, ancient cultures around the globe
很久很久以前,世界各地的古代文明
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looked to the skies in shock and bewilderment.
在無比的震驚與困惑中看著天空。
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Many believed they were watching the sun being eaten by an animal,
很多文明相信他們見證的是太陽被某種動物吃掉了,
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like a dog or a mythical dragon.
比如說狗,或者是傳說中的龍。
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Now we know there's a more scientific explanation for one of nature's most spectacular displays, the solar eclipse.
而我們現在知道關於自然中最壯觀的景象之一,日蝕,一些比較科學的說法了。
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Watching as the moon blocks out the light from the sun,
當我們看著月亮將太陽的光遮住,
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it can be hard to imagine the amazing cosmic coincidence taking place.
很難想像這樣宇宙間的巧合竟然可以發生。
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The sun's diameter is some 400 times larger than the moon's,
太陽的直徑大約是月亮的400倍,
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but it's just the right distance away to appear the same size.
但是還是形成了恰好的距離,讓他們看起來一樣大。
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For a couple of minutes when the sun and moon are perfectly aligned,
太陽與月亮的完美對齊會持續數分鐘,
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the moon completely covers the sun's disc.
月亮會完全蓋住太陽的盤面。
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The sun's atmosphere or corona can be seen in the dim light,
太陽的大氣層或日冕可以在微光中被觀察到,
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along with stars and planets.
還伴隨著星星和其他星球。
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This glowing atmosphere is much hotter than the surface of the sun,
熾熱的太陽大氣層比太陽的表面高溫許多,
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but no one is exactly sure why. It`s a question puzzling astronomers.
但沒有人確定為什麼,這是個讓天文學家們持續困擾的問題。
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This so-called totality only exists in a narrow band,
所謂的全蝕只會發生在一塊狹窄的區帶,
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where the moon's shadow falls on the Earth.
也就是月亮的陰影落在地球上的地方。
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Outside this zone, some observers can see a partial eclipse,
在區塊以外,有些觀察者可以看到日偏食,
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where it looks like a chunk has been taken out of the sun.
那邊看到的景象就像是有一大塊太陽被拿掉了。
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It`s not a phenomenon that will last forever.
那不會是個會永久持續的現象。
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The moon is slowly moving away from the Earth and one day,
月亮遲早都會遠離地球
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it will appear too small in the sky to cover the sun completely.
而它在空中會變得太小而無法完全遮住太陽。
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But don't worry, if you miss this total solar eclipse,
但不要擔心,如果你錯過了日全蝕,
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NASA estimates that you still have 563 million years to catch one.
NASA預估,你只要再等5億年就有下一個了。
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If you are lucky enough to see this incredible spectacle,
如果你幸運地看見了這個令人難以置信的奇景,
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remember, never look directly at the sun, even with everyday sunglasses.
要記得,千萬不要直視太陽,即使你戴了一般的太陽眼鏡。
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You risk causing permanent damage to your eyes.
你會讓你的眼睛承受永久受損的風險。
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If you don`t have access to special filters,
如果你沒有辦法取得特殊的濾光鏡,
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a safe way to observe the show is
一個能夠安全欣賞這場大秀的方法就是
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to make a pinhole in a piece of paper
在一張紙上面戳出針孔
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and project the image onto another sheet.
然後把景象投影到另一片紙上。
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Just after the Ides of March, the madness of March begins in the US.
3月15日過後,三月瘋狂就在美國展開。
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It`s over basketball.
全是因為籃球!
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association`s
全美大學體育協會的
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annual college basketball tournament.
年度籃球錦標賽。
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The round of 64 teams starts today.
64個隊伍的循環賽從今天開始,
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Fans fill out brackets of their predicted winners of each game,
粉絲按照了比賽分組,預測了他們每場比賽的勝隊,
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hoping to make the perfect prediction and never actually doing it.
希望能做出最完美的預測,雖然他們從來都沒做到。
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There are always upsets and
總是有人失望,
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if each team had a 50 percent chance of winning every game,
而如果每隊都有50%的勝率,
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you had a one in 9.2 quintillion chance of picking the perfect bracket.
你選到最完美分組的機率會是九百二十萬兆分之一。
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Amid all the fun, there`s a serious question.
在所有的樂趣之中,有個嚴肅的問題,
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The players are college students.
球員都是大學學生,
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Are they getting out of class?
他們不會被當掉嗎?
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For so many basketball players, this is it.
對於那麼多的球員而言,這就是一切。
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These are the greatest games they'll ever play.
這是他們所打過最重要的比賽,
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Very few of them, less than 2 percent, will go pro.
他們之中只有非常少數的人,甚至比2%還少,會晉升為職業球員。
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So their real game is in their scholarships, in their education.
所以他們真正的比賽在於他們的獎學金競爭。
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But athletes have been more vocal than ever this year about the realities of playing NCAA sports,
但近日的球員針對打全美大學籃球聯賽的真實面講話都比較大聲了,
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that their scholarships are often squandered
他們獎學金常常都被浪費掉,
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because so much of their time is consumed by athletics.
因為他們有太多的時間被花費在運動上面。
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Players who make the NCAA tournament
參加全美大學籃球聯賽的球員
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will miss an average of 20 days of class per season.
平均一季會有20天沒辦法上課。
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There`s this thing called the 20 hour rule in college athletics.
對於大學運動員而言有個「20小時原則」,
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It's supposed to limit the amount of time that athletes spend each week on their sport.
它照理說可以限制運動員每周花在運動的時間長度。
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Well, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby calls this rule a joke.
十校大學生體育會的理事Bob Bowlsby把這條原則稱為一個笑話。
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He says it`s routinely ignored.
他說它總是習慣性地被忽略。
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Most fans who are poring over their brackets are not surprised by all of this.
大多數有在鑽研分組的球迷都不會對於這個評語太驚訝。
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A recent poll done by Monmouth University found
蒙莫斯大學最近作出的一個民意調查顯示
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that 67 percent of fans think that schools put too much emphasis on sports.
有67%的球迷認為學校太過於強調體育。
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The average scholarship for an athlete is about $23,000.
給予運動員的平均獎學金是兩萬三千美元,
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If you do the math, 13 scholarshipped athletes per team,
如果你算一下數學,一個隊伍如果有13名拿獎學金的球員,
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351 teams, that`s about $105 million in scholarships.
351隊,就表示有一億五百萬美元的獎學金,
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But the worth of the scholarship?
但是獎學金的價值在哪呢?
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It doesn`t matter if they're not going to class.
如果球員沒有去上課的話根本就都不重要了。
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Joshua Williams leads a charity organization that aims to fight hunger.
Joshua Williams帶領著一個目的為解決飢餓問題的慈善組織,
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He’s 13 years old. But here’s the kicker.
他13歲,但關鍵點來了,
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He started the company before he was five.
他在5歲以前就創立了這間公司,
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Joshua's grandmother had given him 20 bucks.
Joshua的奶奶給了他20塊錢,
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Later that day, he saw a man with a sign that said,
過了不久,他看到一個男的,旁邊的標語寫
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"Need money, need food." Joshua gave the man his 20
「需要錢 需要食物 」Joshua就捐出了他的二十塊。
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and decided to give his efforts toward helping others.
並決定要為了幫助其他人而努力。
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We're signing in people.
我們在讓大家進行報到。
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Has everybody here signed in?
大家都已經報到完了嗎?
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When I was four and a half years old, I found my purpose in life.
當我4歲半的時候,我就找到我人生的目的了。
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We're going to have around 100 families.
我們擁有100個左右的家庭,
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We're going to give them food.
我們將會供應他們食物。
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I looked for a foundation that would accept somebody my age.
我找過可以接受我這種年齡的人的基金會
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I didn't find any.
完全找不到。
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So I came up with the idea of Joshuas Heart Foundation.
所以我就想到「Joshuas之心基金會」這個點子。
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OK, are you guys ready?
好了,你們準備好了嗎?
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Yes.
好了。
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Joshuas Heart Foundation has no age limit.
Joshuas之心基金會沒有年齡限制,
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And as long as you’re able to pick something up,
只要你有辦法扛起一點東西,
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just come out and help us make a difference.
就來,然後幫助我們做出一點改變吧。
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It feels really good to be here.
能在這邊感覺真的很好。
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We did a really nice mitzvah.
我們真的做了好事。
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Since I started,
自從開始之後,
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I have given out over 650,000 tons of food to over 30,000 individuals.
我們已經為超過三萬人提供了超過650,000噸的食物。
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We're going to do one -- one tuna.
我們要.......一罐鮪魚。
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One tuna?
一罐鮪魚?
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One tuna. We need enough for everybody.
一罐鮪魚。我們需要足夠的量提供給所有人。
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Right now, we have over 1,200 youth volunteers.
現在我們擁有超過1200位的青年志工。
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Thank you, darling. Thank you.
謝謝你,親愛的。謝謝,
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I'm grateful to know there's still young people that cares for other people.
知道還有年輕人在乎其他人真的讓我覺得很感激。
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It's very important to develop connections and relationships with these people that we're helping.
和我們在幫助的人們建立聯繫與關係是非常重要的。
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God bless you, you know. God bless you. And thank you.
上帝保佑你,你知道。上帝保佑你。謝謝你。
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If you want to make a difference, I have three bits of advice for you.
如果你想要做出一點改變,我可以給你3個小建議。
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One, use your passion and purpose in life
第一,好好利用你人生的熱情與目的
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to help make a change in the community.
去幫忙對社會做出改變。
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Two, get your friends to help.
第二,讓你的朋友幫忙你。
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And three, never give up.
第三,永不放棄。
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Just what does 20,000 pounds of fireworks look like when they're all set off at once?
20000磅的煙火如果同時發放的話,看起來會像怎樣?
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Here you go.
這就讓你看看。
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These are -- or were -- illegal fireworks.
這是-或者說曾經是-非法的煙火,
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The Midland, Texas Police Department says a court had ordered them destroyed
在內陸,德州警方表示收到法庭的指示要去摧毀它
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and that Midland Police were helping U.S. government law enforcement get rid of them.
而且內陸警察是在協助美國警方在解決它們。
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It was done during the day
這個行動在白天完成
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because it wasn't supposed to be a fireworks show.
因為它不應該被視為一場煙火秀。
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But it still looks like a blast.
但是它看起來還是像場爆破。
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You could say the fireworks were fired in a fiery work of ire
你可以說那些煙火在爆怒的爆熱中爆炸,
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flinging frying fire higher, flying flames of flying fire,
爆甩爆炸讓火焰爆發,變成爆飛的飛行火焰
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they flamed out, up away, a flamtastic display,
它們爆掉爆超遠,變成一場華麗的秀,
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making for a flamous way for us to wish you a good day.
以一個爆紅的姿態讓我們祝你有個美好的一天。
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This is CNN STUDENT NEWS.
這裡是CNN學生新聞。