The American government has ordered the expulsion from the United States of the Venezuelan consul general in Miami. The American government hasn't given a reason for the action, but a television documentary recently accused Mr Acosta of participating in an alleged Iranian plot to hack into American national security facilities.
美国政府下令将委内瑞拉驻迈阿密总领事驱逐出美国,美国政府未对此举做出解释,但最近一个电视纪录片指控阿科斯塔参与伊朗一起阴谋刺探美国国家安全设施案。
The world-famous British scientist Stephen Hawking has been forced by illness to miss a symposium organised to mark his 70th birthday.Some of the most eminent physicists in the world had gathered to honour him. Our science correspondent David Shukman reports from Cambridge.
世界著名的英国科学家斯蒂芬·霍金迫于有病在身,未能出席纪念其70岁生日的研讨会,世界一些著名物理学家赶来为他庆祝。BBC科学记者David Shukman在剑桥报道。
When he was wished a very happy birthday, the room erupted with loud applause. The talk that he planned to give in person had been pre-recorded and was played without him. He described his journey of scientific discovery, saying he didn't think humanity would survive another thousand years without escaping beyond our planet. But he urged everyone to remain optimistic. "However difficult life may seem," he said, "there's always something you can succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up."