6月30日BBC聽力：天下最大太陽能飛機飛越大泰西
There has been chaos in the US congress where Democratic party politicians have been staginga sitting to demand tighter gun laws. They occupied the floor of the House of Representativestaking in sleeping bags and pillows as their protests continued through the night. Thedemonstration follows the attack by a gunman in a gay nightclub in Florida earlier this month, 49 people were killed. One of those who took part in the sitting is Jim Himes from Connecticuts.I'm only eight years in the institution. There are people who've been around for 40 who saythis is the first time they’ve ever seen anything like it. So this is a first moment of history. Weare talking about simply making sure that everybody who purchases a gun in the country get abackground check to make sure they are not a felon or a known terrorist, or a known violentindividual. So really we are not asking for dramatic things, we are asking for things that aresupported by the vast majority of Republican to Democratic gun owners, you name it. That’s apretty small ask in this scheme thing. The House has now adjourned until Friday.
Britain is voting in a historic referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union.Voters are being asked a single question on the ballot form. Should United Kingdom remain amember of European Union or leave the EU. More than 46 million people are eligible to vote, thelargest ever electorates in the UK.
The medical charity MSF said nearly 200 people in northeast Neigeria have died of starvationand dehydration in the past month. They were sheltered at a makeshift camp after fleeing themilitant Islamist Boko Haram. Katty Winner has more. MSF staff are warning that acatastrophic humanitarian emergency is unfolding at the camp in the city of Bama in BornoState, where more than 20,000 people have taken shelter. In a statement they said around afifth of the children they screened were suffering from acute malnutrition. The head of theMSF mission in Neigeria said new graves were being dug on daily basis as at least 60 people perday succumb to hunger and disease.
Australian officials say the gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped seven employees of an Australianmining company. They include three Australians, a New Zealander and a South African. Aconvoy of cars carrying the men was ambushed near the city of Calabar in Cross River Stateon Wednesday and one of the drivers was killed.
A solar plane has landed in southern Spain after completing a 6,000-kilometer, three-dayjourney across the Atlantic. The flight marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered aircraft. The Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard said he was delighted. CongratulationsBertrand. Well done. Thank you. You are back in hero. I'm back in hero!Absolutely. This is thelatest world news from the BBC.
Myanmar directorial leader Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting neighboring Thailand for once being seenas a most important trip since her government took office in April. She is expected to meetsome of the millions of Burma's migrant workers in Thailand.
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says missile tests carried out on Wednesday proved thathis country is capable of attacking U.S. interests in the Pacific. State media in Pyongyang saidhe personally supervised the testing of two medium-range missiles. U.S. and South Koreanmilitary experts said one failed and the other traveled several hundred kilometers. Ourcorrespondent Steve Evans is following events from the South Korean capital Seoul. Thequotes from Kim Jong-un is, according to the North Korean media, We have the sure capabilityto attack in an overall and practical way the Americans in the Pacific operation theatre. Expertsdon't think there is a nuclear warhead which is light enough to be fitted on this particularmissile.
Prayers are being held today in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi to mourn the burial ofone of the Pakistan's best known singers. Amjad Sabri, a celebrated performer of Sufidevotional music, was shot dead Wednesday as he travelled through the city by car. ThePakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hascondemned the murder. BBC news.
點擊下一頁檢察譯文
市場價：HK$ 110
