VOA慢速英语: 乌克兰记者在首都基辅被枪杀

Ukrainian Reporter Shot Dead in Kyiv

乌克兰记者在首都基辅被枪杀。

Two gunmen shot and killed a leading Ukrainian reporter Thursday. Ukraine's interior ministry reported that Oles Buzina, chief editor of the newspaper Segodnya, was killed near his home in Kyiv.

周四两名枪击者打死一名乌克兰记者。乌克兰内政部报道称Oles Buzina是今日报的主编，他死于基辅他的家附近。

Mr. Buzina was known for his pro-Russia positions.

Buzina先生因为亲俄而被人们熟知。

On Wednesday, a former Ukrainian lawmaker also known as pro-Russian, was killed in a similar attack. That shooting also happened near his home inUkraine's capital.

周三，一位前乌克兰立法者，也是一位亲俄派，在一场类似的袭击中丧生。同样也发生在首都他的家附近。

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Mr. Buzina was killed for political reasons.

俄罗斯总统普京表示，Buzina先生是死于政治原因。

Putin says Russian economy could improve in two years

普京说俄罗斯经济在两年内会有所提高。

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in a live nationwide call-in show Thursday. The televised show is a yearly event in which Putin takes questions from Russian citizens.

普京总统参加了周四一场全国范围内的现场直播秀，这是一个年度大事，在这次电视秀上普京会回答俄罗斯市民的提问。

Thursday’s callers discussed the country’s economy, U.S.-Russia relations, the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

周四的节目讨论了国家经济问题、美俄关系、乌克兰东部冲突、以及克里姆林宫的那场对评论家Boris Nemtsov的暗杀。

Russia’s central bank has predicted the country’s economy will shrink by as much as 5 percent this year. But on Thursday, Mr. Putin said he believesRussia’s economy could increase again in less than two years.

俄罗斯央行预测该国经济今年将萎缩5%。但是周四，普京先生表示他相信俄罗斯经济在两年内会再次增长。

Al-Qaida captures major airport in southern Yemen

基地组织在也门南部捕获主要机场

Al-Qaida militants have taken control of a major airport in Yemen's southernport of Mukalla. Officials say the al-Qaida fighters faced little military resistance.

基地组织激进分子已经控制的一个位于也门南部马卡拉的主要机场。官员称，基地组织分子几乎没有遇到军事反抗。

Mukalla is the capital of Yemen's largest province, Hadramawt.

马卡拉是也门最大的省哈德拉毛的首府。

The militants also won control of a major oil center and sea port in southern Yemen.

武装分子还控制了也门南部海港的一个主要的石油中心。

US CEO cuts own pay to increase employees’ pay

美国一位首席执行官缩减自己的收入来增加其雇员的收入。

The leader of a credit card payments company in the western U.S. city ofSeattle is reducing his own yearly earnings to increase employee pay.

位于美国西部西雅图的一家信用卡支付中心的领导缩减了自己的年薪，以此来增加他的雇员的工资。

Dan Price, the owner of Gravity Payments, told his employees this week that he will cut his $1 million per year salary to $70,000. He will use that savingsas well as company profits to make it possible for every employee to earn asalary of $70,000.

Dan Price是Gravity Payments的所有人，他这周告诉他的职员们将他的100万年薪降低到7万。他会用省下来的钱以及公司的收益尽可能的使每一位员工都能挣到7万年薪。

The company currently pays an average of $48,000 a year to its 120 employees.

这家公司目前120位员工的平均收入为48000美元的年薪。