VOA慢速英语：泰国公布爆炸案嫌疑人图像

Thai officials have issued an arrest warrant for a foreign man wanted in the bombing that killed at least 22 people Monday at a shrine in Bangkok.

泰国官员已发出逮捕令，通缉一名外国男子，为爆炸案疑犯。周一，曼谷圣地爆炸案件至少造成22死亡。

Thailand's national police chief said Wednesday the suspected bomber was likely acting as part of a network. But, investigators have not yet been able to identify his motives or nationality.

泰国国家警察局长周三表示，被怀疑制造爆炸者很可能是组织网络的一部分。不过，调查人员尚未能找出他的作案动机或国籍。

This image released by the Royal Thai Police on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, shows a detailed drawing of the main suspect in a bombing that killed a number of people at the Erawan shrine in downtown Bangkok on Monday. (Royal Thai Police via AP)

Officials released a drawing of the suspect. He is a young man with black hair and round glasses. Authorities in Thailandare offering a $28,000 reward for information leading to the suspect.

官方公布一张嫌疑人图像。他是一名年轻男子，黑头发，戴着圆眼镜。泰国当局提供28,000美元作为奖励来搜集犯罪嫌疑人信息。

Video from a security camera shows a young man with a yellow shirt leave a bag under a bench and walk away just before the blast.

来自安全摄像头的视频显示，就在爆炸前，一名身穿黄色上衣年轻男子，在长凳留下一个包，然后离开。

A police spokesman said two other men in the video, one wearing red and another wearing white, are also suspects in the attacks.

警方发言人表示，视频中的其他两名男子，一名身穿红色衣服和另一名身穿白色衣服，也是该爆炸事件的犯罪嫌疑人。

IS militants kill former director of antiquities in Palmyra

武装分子杀死巴尔米拉文物前主任？

Islamic State militants in Syriahave beheaded the former director ofantiquities in Palmyra. The city is famous worldwide for its archeological treasures. The Islamic extremists seized Palmyra three months ago.

在叙利亚。伊斯兰国家武装分子已经将巴尔米拉文物前主任斩首。这个城市以考古宝藏而闻名世界。伊斯兰极端分子在三个月前攻占巴尔米拉。

Palmyra's current director of antiquities said the 82-year-old former director, Khaled Asaad, was killed on Tuesday. He had worked for 50 years preserving the city's 2,000-year-old ruins, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

巴尔米拉现在的文物主管说，82岁的前主任，哈立德·阿萨德，在星期二被杀死。他已经工作长达50年，一直保护着这座城市具有2000年历史的遗址，它是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Mr. Asaad was killed in a public square in Palmyrain front of many people.

英国叙利亚人权观察组织表示，阿萨德先生在巴尔米拉的一个公共广场众人面前被杀死。

Germanyapproves latest Greek bailout

德国批准最新的希腊援助计划

German lawmakers have approved a $95 billion bailout deal for Greece. The decision will help Greece meet Thursday's deadline to repay international creditors.

德国立法者批准了950亿美元的希腊援助协议。这一决定将帮助希腊在周四期限到来之前偿还国际债权人债务。

Germanyis the largest single contributor to Greece's economic bailout. Lawmakers in the country had to approve the deal before it could proceed.

德国是希腊经济援助的最大贡献者。在该协议实行之前，该国立法者们不得不批准它。

German ChancellorAngela Merkel's finance minister, Wolfgang Schnaeuble, told lawmakers earlier that it would be "irresponsible" not to approve the bailout, for the good of Greece and for the European Union. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

德国总理安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel) 的财政部长Wolfgang Schnaeuble，早前告诉立法者们，为了希腊的利益、欧盟的利益，不批准救助计划将是“不负责任的”。

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Words in the News

warrant- n. a document issued by a court that gives the police the power to do something

antiquities- n. ancient time

bailout - n. the act of saving or rescuing something (such as a business) from money problems