这次大会是民主党对上周共和党在坦帕市举行的大会的反应。代表们一整天都聚在这里，会场满是激动的气氛。毫无疑问，第一天的重点是民主党最值得信赖的米歇尔·奥巴马。看来他们没有对巴拉克·奥巴马的四年任职期吓倒，在这四年中奥巴马不顾共和党的反对苦心完成自己的计划。竞选官员看来颇为自信，但预计竞争会很激烈。

The European Commission in Brussels says it's launching an investigation to determine whether the Russian energy company Gazprom is breaching anti trust regulations in eastern and central European gas markets. Rob Young reports.

布鲁塞尔的欧洲委员会称将调查俄罗斯能源公司Gazprom是否在欧洲东中部的天然气市场上违反了反托拉斯法。Rob Young报道。

The European Commission says it's concerned Gazprom may be abusing its dominant position in Europe – some countries are totally reliant on Russian gas. The commission says it suspects Gazprom may be hindering the free flow of gas and may have charged unfair prices. If the commission finds Gazprom has acted anti-competitively, it could levy a fine on the company running to billions of dollars. However, that may complicate in an already tense relationship. Asked about the probe, the Gazprom spokesman said simply 'let them investigate'.

欧洲委员会称担心Gazprom可能滥用它在欧洲的主导地位，因为一些国家完全依赖俄罗斯的天然气。委员会称怀疑Gazprom可能阻碍燃气的自由流动并不合理定价。如果委员会发现该公司确实违反竞争法，就会对其实施数十亿美元的罚款。然而，这可能会使已经紧张的关系更加复杂。被问及调查一事时，Gazprom的发言人只是说“让他们调查去吧”。