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There was mixed reaction at home and abroad on the lack of a concrete agreement from the meetings in Iceland.
對于冰島會晤沒有達成具體協議的事情，美國內外悲喜參半。
On Capitol Hill, reaction broke down along party lines, with Democrats criticizing the President for missing a golden opportunity;
國會內部的反應是呈黨派形式的，民主黨一致譴責總統(tǒng)錯過了絕好機會。
Republicans praised him for not caving in to the Soviets.
而共和黨則贊揚總統(tǒng)沒有敗給蘇聯人。
America's NATO allies were disappointed that promising arms reduction initiatives never materialized.
美國的北約盟友們對于本來頗有希望的武器削減計劃未能落實在紙面上感到頗為失望。
They especially regretted the lack of an agreement to eliminate medium-range US and Soviet missiles from Europe.
北約盟友尤為遺憾的是：沒有協議，所以無法削減美國和蘇聯在歐洲的中程導彈。
But Kenneth Adelman, Director of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, says too much criticism is unfounded.
但美國軍備控制與裁軍署的肯尼斯·阿迪萊曼認為，很多批評都毫無根據。
He says the meetings did yield two proposals which have moved the arms control process far beyond where it was before the meetings in Iceland.
他認為，這次會議確實達成了兩份提案，這兩份提案大大促進了軍備控制工作的推進，遠遠超過了冰島會議之前的進展。
I think the prospects are better now
我覺得現在的情況已經比之前好多了，
because the Soviets have agreed to particular numbers on their 50% proposal for reductions of strategic weapons,
因為蘇聯人同意將戰(zhàn)略武器總量削減50%的提案，
and agreed to only, to have only a hundred warheads worldwide in the INF, or intermediate-range nuclear force.
而且同意將其全球的中程核力量總量削減為只有100個彈頭。
Soviet negotiators cannot now say the Soviets need five hundred
現在，蘇聯的談判專家不能說蘇聯需要在亞洲部署530個彈頭了，
and thirteen warheads in Asia as they did last week if their leader says, no, they only need a hundred in Asia.
因為上周他們的領導人已經說自己在亞洲只需要100個彈頭了。
Adelman says arms negotiators in Geneva can now pick up where the talks left off in Reykjavik.
阿迪萊曼表示，現在日內瓦的武器談判專家可以從雷克雅維克會議還沒討論過的議題開始。
Flood waters began to recede today in Alaska after three days of rain caused heavy damage,
今天，阿拉斯加州的洪災水位開始下降，在此之前，該州因連下3天大雨，
damage expected to reach into the millions of dollars.
造成重大損失達數百萬美元。
It's getting better, said one emergency worker. Things are actually starting to look up.
某應急工作人員表示，情況已經好多了。情況已經開始好轉。
Alaska Governor Bill Sheffield planned to fly over the flood-stricken areas north and south of Anchorage.
阿拉斯加州州長比爾·謝菲爾德計劃乘飛機飛過安克雷奇南北部遭受洪災的地區(qū)。
So far, there are no reports of injuries. Many people have been evacuated from their homes.
目前為止，還沒有傷亡的報道。很多人已經從家中得到了疏散。
All the high schools and middle schools in South Africa in the black township of Soweto
南非都是黑人居住的索韋托，其所有初高中
were shut down today as students staged a massive walkout.
今天都暫停課程，因為學生們大批出走。
Thousands of students reported to classes, but walked out in mid-morning as part of a protest.
據報道，很多學生本來是出門上學的是，但上午才過了一半就演變成了示威。
