5月19日BBC聽力：巴西代總統願重塑大眾信念
The acting Brazilian President Michel Temer has urged the country to unite behind him as itemerges from a political crisis. In his first speech since replacing Dilma Rousseff, who wassuspended to face an impeachment trial, Mr. Temer said Brazil had to rebuild its credibilityabroad to attract investment and get the economy growing again. The first word that I have tosay to the Brazilian people is trust. Brazilians must trust the values of our society, the vitalityof our democracy, our potential and capacity to recover the country's economy. Earlier, Ms.Rousseff made a passionate speech as she left the presidential palace promising to employ alllegal means to fight her impeachment.
The most senior elected member of the US Republican Party Paul Ryan says he is veryencouraged by meeting his herald with the Party's presidential hopeful Donald Trump. But Mr.Ryan, who is the Speaker in the House of the Representatives, said they had a productiveconversation, but he stopped short of endorsing Mr. Trump. I was very encouraged with whatI heard from Donald Trump today. I do believe that we are now planting the seeds to getourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences. And so from here, we are gonna godeeper in the policy areas to see where that common ground is and how we can make sure thatwe are operating of the same core principles. After meeting other senior Party members,Donald Trump said that he had a great day in Washington and things were working out reallywell.
The French government has survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament by 42 votes. Themotion was forced by the right-wing opposition party in response to controversial laborreforms.
George Zimmerman, the man who was cleared of murder after he shot dead the unarmed blackteenager Trayvon Martin in Florida four years ago, is persisting with efforts to auction the gunused in the killing. It was removed from one auction site, which said it wanted no part in thelisting, but it's now up for sale on a different site. David Willis reports. The killing of TrayvonMartin in a gated community on the outskirts of Orlando sparked protests which gave rise tothe Black Lives Matter movement, and prompted a national debate about race relations inAmerica. George Zimmerman maintained he acted in self-defense after the teenager attackedhim in the street, something Trayvon Martin's family strenuously denies. Now, after anotherwebsite refused the posting, Mr. Zimmerman has put the gun up for auction on a site calledUnitedgungroup.com with a starting price of 5,000 dollars.
A World Anti-Doping Agency committee has declared Kenya in breach of anti-doping rules, amove that could prevent Kenyan athletes from taking part in the Rio Olympic Games. Worldnews from the BBC.
The Turkish Interior Ministry says four people have been killed and 15 wounded in an explosionabout 25 kilometers from the southeastern city of Diyarbakir. The Ministry says the explosionhappened as Kurdish PKK militants were loading explosives onto a stolen truck. An official saidthose killed were PKK rebels.
US officials have explained why an American delegation walked out of the inaugurationceremony of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. Several European and Canadian diplomatsalso left abruptly when Mr. Museveni made disparaging comments about the InternationalCriminal Court. The US State Department Spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the presenceof Sudan's leader President Omar al-Bashir, who's wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide,was also an issue. In response to President Bashir's presence and President Museveni'sremarks, the United States delegation along with representatives of the European Unioncountries and Canada departed the inauguration ceremonies to demonstrate our objection.We believe the walking out in protest is an appropriate reaction to a head of state mockingefforts to ensure accountability for victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes againsthumanity.
The US Navy says it has fired the commander of ten American sailors who were brieflycaptured by Iran in January. The sailors had strayed off course in the Gulf and were held andquestioned in Iran for 15 hours. A Navy official said the commander had failed to provideeffective leadership.
Serena Williams, the women's world tennis champion, has posted a video on social mediacandidly admitting she ate dog food. The top-ranked player ordered a gourmet dish from herhotel's doggie menu for her Yorkshire Terrier Chip. She said the salmon dish looked so goodshe ate a spoonful, but found it tasted like detergent. Two hours later, its effect sent herrunning to the toilet. She recovered in time, though, to win her match the following day inRome. BBC News.
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