hi there it's Monday the 27th of April

大家好，今天是4月27日星期一

I'm Jenny

我是珍妮

and here's what's coming up today on BBC News round

接下来为您介绍今天BBC新闻综述的主要内容

moment

首先

a massive record was broken at the London Marathon

伦敦马拉松创下了一项惊人纪录

and we meet the bears having a splash in happy news

还有一则趣闻，我们来看正在戏水的熊们

but first today is King

不过先来关注，国王

Charles is in the United States

查尔斯目前人在美国

to meet with US President

他此行将会见美国总统

Donald Trump for a state visit

唐纳德·特朗普，此次为国事访问

during the trip

访问期间

the King will have a private meeting with Mr

国王将与先生举行私人会面

Trump a big formal dinner and also give a speech

特朗普，出席大型正式晚宴，还将发表演讲

to politicians

面向政界人士

so what is a state visit

那么，什么是国事访问？

and why is the King meeting the president now

为什么国王现在要会见总统呢？

well BBC royal correspondent Daniel Arel sent us this

接下来，BBC皇室通讯员丹尼尔·阿雷尔为我们带来报道

safe visits are really all about friendships

国事访问本质上核心就是两国友谊

they're about whether 2 countries like each other

它关乎两国是否彼此交好

or they are a spotlight on why they don't

也会凸显两国关系不和的原因

the king's visit to America is his first since

国王此次访美，是他继位后的首次

becoming king

而他继位

4 years ago

是在四年前

he's here to celebrate the 250th anniversary

他此行前来是为了庆祝250周年纪念

of American independence

美国独立

but he's also here because the UK

但他此行还有另一个原因：英国

government want him to be

政府希望他承担

they want him to promote the UK

他们希望他宣传英国

but also try to get the US president

同时还要设法让美国总统

to be a bit nicer about us

对我们的态度好一点

Donald Trump has been really critical

唐纳德·特朗普近来一直非常尖锐地批评

of the British Prime Minister

英国首相

Sakia Starma in recent weeks

萨基亚·斯塔默，就在最近几周

what was a pretty strong bond between them

他们二人原本十分牢固的关系

is now really tense

如今变得十分紧张

so the king

因此，国王

has a really tricky job on his hands trying to bring

现在手头有个非常棘手的任务，就是争取

President Trump back on side

特朗普总统重新站回我们这边

but the president

不过，这位总统

does always say he absolutely loves the royal family so

一直都明确表示他非常喜爱英国王室，所以

that will be really useful in this situation

这在当前情况下会非常有用

thanks Daniella

谢谢你，丹妮拉

so the king's visit is

所以国王此次访问是

extra

格外

important because it comes during a crucial moment

重要，因为它正值一个关键时刻

for what's often described as the special

关乎人们常说的特殊

relationship between the UK and the US

英美关系

but when did it start and have the 2 countries

但这段关系始于何时，两国是否

always been close

一直都关系密切

here's Nina with the full story

接下来妮娜将为我们讲述完整故事

what's the relationship between the UK

英国和

and the United States

美国是什么关系

well it's complicated

嗯，这说来复杂

when early European settlers arrived in America

早期欧洲殖民者抵达美洲时

some came for adventure some for land

有人为冒险而来，有人为土地而来

others for religious freedom

还有人为宗教自由而来

and many came from Britain

其中许多人都来自英国

but North America wasn't empty

但北美并非无人居住

native American communities already lived there

美洲原住民原本就生活在这里

and as settlements spread

随着定居点不断扩张

many were pushed off their land

许多人被赶出了自己的土地

and faced disease and conflict

还遭遇了疾病和冲突

13 British colonies were set up

13个英属殖民地相继建立

along america's east coast

沿美洲东海岸分布

the people living there paid British taxes

住在那里的居民要向英国纳税

followed British laws

遵守英国法律

and Britain still made big decisions for them

而且所有重大决策仍由英国决定

even from thousands of miles away

哪怕英国远在数千英里之外

some of the colonists began to disagree

一些殖民者开始不认同

with how they were being run by Britain

英国对他们的统治方式

and the arguments turned into a war

争论最终演变成了战争

in 1776 the colonies declared independence

1776年，各殖民地宣布独立

and after fighting Britain

对英国作战之后

in the American War of Independence

在美国独立战争中

the United States of America was born

美利坚合众国正式诞生

so a huge breakup

所以这是一场彻底的决裂

for a long time

很长一段时间里

after that

在那之后

the relationship was distant and a bit awkward

两国关系疏远，还有些尴尬

during the 1800s the UK and the US

19世纪，英国和美国

traded with each other

互相有贸易往来

but they weren't close friends

但他们算不上亲密朋友

and sometimes they still argued

有时甚至还会起争执

but everything changed in the 20th century

但一切都在20世纪发生了改变

by then the United States had become a very

到那时，美国已经成为了一个非常

powerful country

强大的国家

and facing massive global threats

同时面对着巨大的全球威胁

in the first and second World wars

在第一次和第二次世界大战中

the UK and US

英国与美国

needed to work and fight together

需要并肩合作、共同作战

sharing soldiers military secrets and technology

双方军人分享军事机密与技术

today the 2 countries still have close ties

如今两国仍保持着密切联系

and share in many ways

在诸多领域都有交流共享

you can spot the connection in everyday life

你在日常生活中就能发现这种关联

from a shared

从共有的

language to the things people enjoy like music films

语言，到人们喜爱的音乐、电影这些事物

fashion and fast food

时尚还有快餐

but now the

但如今

relationship is being questioned more openly

两国关系正遭到更公开的质疑

than it has been for a long time

这样的情况已经很久都没有过了

some people in the UK think Britain

英国部分民众认为英国

shouldn't be quite so close politically to the US

在政治上不该和美国走得太近

while others

而另一部分人

argue the relationship is still really important

认为这份关系仍然十分重要

leaders in both countries don't always agree either

两国领导人也并非总是意见一致

for example U S

比如美国

President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Kirstama

总统唐纳德·特朗普与英国首相基尔·斯塔默

have taken different positions on big world

在多个全球重大

issues recently

议题上近来立场不同

so what's it like between the countries now

那么如今两国之间的关系究竟如何呢

well some point to a shift in the U

嗯，有观点认为美

S towards America first

国正转向“美国优先”

with less focus on close ties with Europe or leading

不再那么重视与欧洲的紧密联系，也不再注重领导

organizations like NATO

北约这类组织

a military alliance between countries

北约是多国组成的军事联盟

while others say the 2 nations still work closely

但另一些人认为，两国仍保持密切

together behind the scenes

合作，只是在幕后进行

including on defense and intelligence

合作领域包括国防和情报

so that's the relationship between the UK and the US

以上就是英国和美国之间的关系

though how close it is

只不过两国关系究竟有多亲密

remains of something that is still debated today

它留下的遗迹至今仍存在争议

thanks Nina okay

谢谢你妮娜，好的

moving on now

接下来我们继续

and the London Marathon took place yesterday

伦敦马拉松昨天开赛了

take a look at this

一起来看

history in the making

全新历史正在诞生

under 2 hours

跑进两小时以内

nobody has ever done this they said it couldn't be done

从来没人做到过，大家都说这不可能

that's Sebastian

这就是塞巴斯蒂安

Saway becoming the first man in history

萨维成为了史上第一位

to complete a marathon in under 2 hours

完成马拉松且成绩跑进两小时以内

in a competitive race

而且是在正式竞技赛事中

starway defended his title and even managed to knock

斯塔维卫冕成功，还成功将

a minute off the

原纪录缩短一分钟

previous record running it in one hour

最终成绩为1小时

59 minutes and 30 seconds whoa

59分30秒，哇哦

okay in other sports news

好了，来看其他体育新闻

now there were

近来

celebrations for Hearts fans as they beat Hibs 2

哈茨球迷正在欢庆，他们以2比

1 in the Scottish Premiership

1击败希伯尼安，本场赛事属于苏格兰超级联赛

hearts haven't won the top league

哈茨队已经66年没能拿到

in Scotland in 66 years and they are now

苏格兰顶级联赛冠军，如今他们

3 points clear at the top of the table

在积分榜领先3分

with 4 games to go

还剩4轮比赛

Chelsea beat Leeds one nil in the FA Cup semi final

切尔西在足总杯半决赛1-0击败利兹联

they will now face Man City in the final next month and

他们将在下个月的决赛对阵曼城，同时

defending champions Arsenal came from behind to win 2

卫冕冠军阿森纳逆风翻盘，以2

1

在欧冠半决赛首回合

in the first leg of their Champions League semi final

对阵里昂

against Leon

好的，今天是周一

okay it is Monday

所以现在到了分享你生活中开心

so that means it's time to have some happy

新闻的时间了

news in your life

首先，来看看这两只熊

first up take a look at these 2 bears

它们玩得非常尽兴

having a whale of a time

地点在美国俄勒冈动物园

at Oregon Zoo in the US

廷伯和索恩幼年成为孤儿后，在阿拉斯加被救助

timber and Thorn rescued as orphan cubs in Alaska

它们超爱跳进这一大缸水里嬉戏

just loved diving into this huge tub of water

这个水缸被放在它们专属的黑熊

placed in their special black bear

栖息地中，用来庆祝冬眠结束

habitats to celebrate the end of hibernation

两人立刻抓住了这个机会

the pair jumps at the chance

参加本赛季一对一游泳活动

for 1/1 swim of the season

随着气温升高，白昼变长

as rising temperatures and longer days

预示着冬季即将结束

signal the end of winter

活动场地旁就是美轮美奂的热气球

next to some gorgeous hot air balloons

它们点亮哥本哈根市中心，助阵

lighting up central Copenhagen for

夜光节

the Night Glow Festival

成千上万的民众

thousands of people

聚集在丹麦首都这场免费活动中

gathered at the free events in denmark's capital city

前来观赏这些不会起飞的热气球，而且

to see the balloons which did not take off but

伴着流行音乐和知名曲目被点亮

were lit up to popular music and famous tracks

这些曲目都来自影视

from film and TV

最后

and last up

中国的这些风筝纷纷起飞升空

these kites in China did make it up up and away

飞向了高空

into the air

现场有无数只风筝，在这场盛大的

and there was lots and lots of them at this massive

山东省活动中

event in Shangdong Province

我们很喜欢有些风筝在空中起舞的样子

we like the way some of them seem to dance in the air

比如这些超级英雄

like these superheroes

这些小动物还有摇摇晃晃的机器狗

these critters and these wibbly wobbly robot dogs

太赞了

awesome

内容非常棒，好了，我们本期节目就到这里了

lovely stuff well that's all we've got time for

感谢大家收看

thank you for watching

如果你想在生活中获取更多新闻

if you need more news in your life

你当然需要，记得去我们的官网看看

of course you do remember to head to the website

你也可以在那里参与我们的话题活动

you can get involved in our chance there too

话题包括你会不会带宠物一起去度假

including whether you take your pets on holiday

还有毕业生相关的问题

and when you get your school leavers

欢迎大家都来参与

hooties get involved in that

我们明天见，多保重

we'll see you tomorrow take care

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