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Spain welcomes new king
西班牙新國王費利佩六世登基
Spain's new king appears before the nation for the first time Prince Felipe officially became King Felipe VI of Spain at midnight on Wednesday. He takes over after the suprise abdication of King Juan Carlos. With his family looking on, the former king hands the royal sash to his son in a ceremony at the Zarzuela Palace. Spain's new head of state will face a barrage of challenges. The country is struggling with high unemployment and a surging independence movement in wealthy Catalonia. He will also have to rebuild the monarchy's reputation after a wave of scandals. For now these issues can wait. Today is about pomp and ceremony. Most of these Spaniards lining the street appeared to wish their new king well.
周三午夜，西班牙新國王費利佩六世登基，第一次在全國民眾面前亮相。卡洛斯國王意外遜位后，費利佩接任。在家人的矚目下，前國王在扎祖勒皇宮的儀式上將綬帶傳給兒子。西班牙新任國家元首將面臨一系列挑戰。這個國家面臨高失業率，富饒的加泰羅尼亞則經歷了獨立運動。丑聞風波后，他還必須重建君主制的聲譽。這些問題暫時可以擱置。今天是歡呼慶祝的日子。街道兩旁觀禮的大部分西班牙人都為新國王祝愿。
Obama sends military advisors to Iraq
奧巴馬向伊拉克派遣軍事顧問
There will be boots on the ground. Sort of. Nearly 300 U.S. military personnel are headed to Iraq and will act as advisors to the country's security forces, which are struggling to beat back an insurgency by Sunni militants. The President, in a briefing at the White House, did make a distinction.
地面將駐有部隊。似乎是這樣。接近300名美國軍事人員正前往伊拉克，作為伊拉克安全力量的顧問，后者正苦苦掙扎著還擊遜尼派激進分子的反叛活動。奧巴馬總統在白宮新聞簡報中進行了辯解。
SOUNDBITE: U.S. President Barack Obama saying: "American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq, but we will help Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the Iraqi people, the region."
美國總統奧巴馬：“美國軍隊不會返回伊拉克參加作戰行動，但是當伊拉克人打擊威脅伊拉克人民，威脅該地區的恐怖分子時，我們會提供幫助。”
The President, who was responsible for the drawdown of U.S. forces in the country, said advisors will be stationed at key military outposts throughout the country. Many expect the "eyes on" forces will supplement the U.S.' intelligence picture of ISIL --- short for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Obama made no specific comments about Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite government, but did stress the need for diplomacy.
為美國軍隊撤出伊拉克負責的奧巴馬總統表示，顧問們將駐守伊拉克全國各地的軍事前哨。許多人預測這些“眼線”將補充美國關于ISIL（伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯蘭國）的情報。奧巴馬就總理馬利基領導的什葉派政府作出具體評論，但是強調了民主的必要性。
SOUNDBITE: U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING: "It is clear that only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda that can are going to truly be able to bring the Iraqi and get them through this crisis. The United States will not support military options that support one sect inside Iraq at the expense of another."
美國總統奧巴馬：“很明顯，只有以包容廣闊的日程執政的領導人才能真正帶領伊拉克走出這場危機。美國不支持在伊拉克內部犧牲一個宗派來支持另一個宗派的軍事選擇。”
Maliki's government has struggled to gain the trust of Kurds and Sunnis and a late night meeting earlier in the week between factions ended with little progress.
馬利基政府努力獲取庫爾德人和遜尼派教徒的支持，本周早些時候，不同派系之間的深夜會議沒有取得任何進展。
Storms uproot massive trees
巨樹被狂風暴雨連根拔起
Residents in the Washington, DC area woke up to the aftermath of powerful storms Wednesday night. Straight line winds -- at about 60 to 80 miles-per-hour -- uprooted massive trees and knocked down power lines in Virginia. They fell onto homes and cars -- and blocked traffic. Authorities said the storms left thousands of homes without power. Crews in Maryland got to work on Thursday to clean up the mess. So far, no injuries have been reported.
周三晚上，一場強勁的暴風雨襲擊了華盛頓特區，居民們醒來之后發現一片狼藉。風速60至80千米每小時的大風將大樹連根拔起，并刮斷了佛吉尼亞州的電線，砸到房屋和汽車，堵塞了交通。當局表示，這場暴風雨導致數千個家庭斷電。周四，馬里蘭州工作人員奮力清理廢墟。目前為止，還沒有人員傷亡報告。
