VOA 2011-2-5

[VOA 2011-2-5]
This is from Washington, this is VOA News
The Obama administration is set to be discussing a proposal for Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately. Burma has a new president. I'm David Forest report from Washington.

US officials said Obama Administration is in talks with Egyptian officials on a proposal from Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately and turn power over to transitional government. That government would be headed by vice president Omar Suleiman, and would have the support of Egyptian Military. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, say if the proposal calls for transition government to invite members from a broad range of opposition groups, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood, to begin work to open up country’s electrical system.

Thousands of anti-governments protestors in Egypt, meanwhile, launched the new push to oust Presidents Mubarak, they have gathered for a rally at Cairo's Tahrir Square. Luis Ramirez reports.
In the air, and on the ground, Egyptian army took up positions to guard the entrance to the Tahrir Square. The Friday Rally follows the days of bloody and street battles between pro- and anti- government supporters, and tensions were high in the hours before the rally. Thousands of anti-government protesters marched peacefully into the square following Muslim Friday's preys. In the early hours of the rally, there was a jovial atmosphere with some demonstrators singing and waving flags, the demonstrators, however, are as firm as ever in their purpose. They want to Mr. Mubarak to leave the country immediately. Luis Ramirez, VOA News Cairo.

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New claims for US unemployment’s benefits fell in late January. But the country central bank chief says that job growth has to be faster, if it will assure a full economic recovery.

Burma's new parliament convened today chose outgoing Prime Minister Thein Sein as presidents, Thein Sein, a general who retired from the army at April of last year was considered the favor from the poor of three candidates, one of the president's first jobs will be to appoint an new government.

The United has criticized the decision by Somalia’s transitional parliament to extend its term by an extra three years; U.S. deputy secretary of States Jim Steinberg said on a visit to Nairobi today that the U.S. has been disappointed by transitional parliaments’ performance. And mandate for Somalia’s parliament was set to expire in August, but lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend the term.
A group of men launched an attack on soldiers guarding an airport in the sudden Democratic Republic of Congo today; at least one guard was killed, the government spokesman said the gunfight broke out at the Lubumbashi Airport, at around 4 am local time in a mining region of Katanga, the officials say the gun battle continued for three hours before the soldiers repelled the attack.
A Somalia man has been found as been given a nine-year jail sentence in Denmark, he was found guilty of attempting to attack a Danish cartoonist, who has drawn pictures of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Selah Hennessy has a report.

29-year-old Muhammad Geele broke into the home of the Danish cartoonist last year; he was carrying an axe, and according to the cartoonist, he was screaming you must die, the man who was attacked disturb the guard. In 2005 he drew a picture of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban, and he was one of the number of caricatures published Denmark that sparked anger and protest around the world, during the attack, Westergaard hit in a makeshift panic room and was unhurt. But on Thursday, Geele was found guilty of the attempted terrorism and attempted murder. Senan Hanasey for VOA News, London.

Kazakhstan's leader has called the presidents election for April third, president Nursultan Nazarbayev today signed at key for the vote, 70 year old leader’s current term ends in 2012.

Australia deployed 4000 thousands of troops today that helps northeastern state of Queensland recover from damage caused by category-five cyclone, Queensland officials say the coast communities Cardwell, Tully and Mission Beach bore the full of Cyclone Yasi. The storm may land for early Thursday with wind reaching 300 kilometers an hour, Authority today confirmed the first death from the storm, and they said 2 people are missing.

On Wall Street U.S. stocks indexed mixed at this hour.
I’m David Forest, VOA news, more news on the Internet at voanews.com

本文知识：
美国总统：Barack Obama巴拉克•奥巴马
美国副国务卿：U.S. deputy secretary Jim Steinberg吉姆斯坦伯格
美国华尔街：Wall Street
埃及前总统：Hosni Mubarak胡斯尼•穆巴拉克
埃及副总统：Omar Suleiman奥马尔•苏莱曼
穆斯林兄弟会：Muslim Brotherhood
开罗塔利尔广场：Tahrir Square
肯尼亚共和国首都：Nairobi内罗毕
缅甸：Burma
缅甸总统：Thein Sein登盛（前总理）
临时过渡政府：Transitional government
前方记者：Luis Ramirez路易斯•拉米雷斯Selah Hennessy锡拉轩尼诗
刚果民主共和国：Democratic Republic of Congo刚果(非洲中部的国家)
加丹加省首府卢本巴希：Katanga 加丹加首府Lubumbashi
丹麦：Denmark 丹麦Danish 丹麦的，丹麦人的，丹麦语的
伊斯兰教先知穆罕默德：Islamic /iz'læmik/ Prophet /'prɒfɪt/ Muhammad /mə'hæmid/
哈萨克斯坦：Kazakhstan [,kɑzɑk'stɑn]
哈萨克斯坦总统：Nursultan Nazarbayev纳扎尔巴耶夫
澳大利亚城市：Queensland 昆士兰
生词：
anonymity /,ænə'nɪmətɪ/
the state of remaining unknown to most other people 匿名；不知姓名；名字不公开 noun uncountable
Oust /aust/
to force somebody out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place 剥夺；罢免；革职 verb VN ~ sb (from sth/as sth) written
jovial /'dʒəʊviəl/
very cheerful and friendly 快乐的；愉快的；友好的 adjective written
demonstrator /'dɛmən'stretɚ/
（集会或游-行的）示-威者、示范者；演示者
Convene /kən'vin/
召集，召开（正式会议）、（为正式会议而）聚集，集合
Parliament /'pɑːləmənt/
议会；国会、英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）
Mandate /'mændeɪt/
（政府或组织等经选举而获得的）授权、（尤指旧时授予某国对别国或地区的）委任统治权
Repel /rɪ'pel/
击退；驱逐 | 推开；赶走；驱除 | 使恐惧；使厌恶 | 排斥；相斥
Axe /æks/ 斧
Turban /'tɜːbən/ n 包头巾、头巾帽
makeshift /'meɪkʃɪft/ adj 临时替代的；权宜的
cyclone /'saɪkləʊn/ 气旋；旋风