US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, made an unexpected appearance on Wednesday at a US House of Representatives hearing where Republican lawmakers were pushing for a vote to hold him in contempt of Congress for not testifying in their impeachment inquiry targeting his father.[qh]
本周三,美国总统乔·拜登的儿子亨特·拜登出人意料地出现在众议院听证会上,共和党议员正在推动一项投票,以蔑视国会为由,判定他没有在针对他父亲的弹劾调查中作证
Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman reports.[qh]
路透社记者扎卡里·苟尔曼报道
It proved a fit-for-TV twist in a political drama staged by Republicans as part of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.[qh]
事实证明,作为对拜登总统弹劾调查的一部分,共和党人上演了一出政治剧,这是一个适合上电视的转折
"Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of, participated in, and benefited from, his family's cashing in on the Biden name."[qh]
“我们的调查提供了重要证据,表明拜登总统知道、参与并从中受益,他的家人利用拜登的名字赚钱
House Republicans allege that the president and his family profited improperly from policy actions when Joe Biden was vice president.[qh]
众议院共和党人声称,总统及其家人在拜登担任副总统期间从政策行动中不当获利
The White House and Hunter Biden deny wrongdoing.[qh]
白宫和亨特·拜登均否认有不当行为
Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman.[qh]
路透社记者扎卡里·苟尔曼报道
Former US President Donald Trump will not make his own closing arguments Thursday in his New York civil fraud trial after the judge rescinded permission for it.[qh]
美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普将不会在周四的纽约民事欺诈审判中进行自己的结案陈词,因为法官撤销了他的许可
AP correspondent Julie Walker reports.[qh]
美联社记者朱莉·沃克报道
Trump wanted to take part in the closing arguments along with his lawyers, but they objected to the judge's insistence that the former president stick to "relevant" matters.[qh]
特朗普想和他的律师一起参加结案陈词,但他们反对法官要求前总统坚持“相关”事项的主张
Trump, his two eldest sons, and business are being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat.[qh]
特朗普、他的两个长子以及他的企业正被纽约州总检察长、民主党人利蒂夏·詹姆斯起诉
She claims Trump's net worth was inflated by billions to secure loans and get insurance.[qh]
她声称特朗普的净资产被夸大了数十亿美元,以获得贷款和保险
The leading presidential Republican candidate calls the lawsuit politically motivated.[qh]
领先的共和党总统候选人称这起诉讼是出于政治动机
In a pretrial ruling, the judge found Trump committed fraud.[qh]
在预审裁决中,法官认定特朗普犯有欺诈罪
He's now deciding how much damages will be and whether Trump can do business in New York.[qh]
他现在正在决定损失金额以及特朗普是否可以在纽约做生意
All deny wrongdoing.[qh]
他们都否认有不当行为
Julie Walker, New York.[qh]
朱莉·沃克,纽约报道
The head of the UN health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to an increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.[qh]
联合国卫生机构负责人表示,节日聚会和全球最主要病毒变种的传播导致上个月新冠的传染量增加
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42 percent in nearly 50 countries - mostly in Europe and the Americas - that shared such trend information.[qh]
谭德塞说,12月报告中有近1万人死亡,而在共享这一趋势信息的近50个国家中(主要在欧洲和美洲),该月住院人数也增加了42%
He says the JN.1 variant is now the most prominent variant in the world.[qh]
他说,JN.1型现在是世界上最主要的变种