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Not a bunch of raging aids, egos and all kinds of transference, modified only by the soothing diffidence of a frog.The glorious mayhem of the Muppet Show as crazy bears, old codgers, chickens and, of course, Kermit the Frog first appeared together on the American television in the mid-70s with a distinctive opening theme, a situation, an unlikely vaudeville show and high-profile special guests. Now more than 30 years later, comes a film in which the Muppet gang get together once more with the help of rather 1950s couple played by Jason Segel and Amy Adams. There are plenty of jokes about the passage of time. Miss Piggy is channelling Meryl Streep in the Devil Wears Prada for example. Some new special guests like Jack Black and big Hollywood-style musical numbers. The director James Bobin certainly knows about prestige. He made the Ali G series and Flight of the Conchords. But the Muppets, had they been part of his formative years?译文：一只青蛙的镇静与卑谦只能感染为数不多的一些心情而已，如情不自禁地助人之心，自尊心和移情别恋的情绪。

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HW Mar 13BBC News with David AustinThe White House says the killing of 16 Afghans by an American soldier on Sunday won't change its strategy or objectives in the country. It said the plan was still for Afghans to take over security operations by 2014. The Afghan parliament has demanded to put the suspect on trial in an Afghan court. From Kabul, here's Quentin Sommerville.Identity of the gunman still hasn't been revealed, but more is known: he's in his late 30s, and has children of his own. A staff sergeant, he's been in the army 11 years. This is his first tour of Afghanistan, but he served three tours in Iraq. The Pentagon insists he acted alone. Fully armed, he was wearing night vision goggles as he carried out the killings. He was working with special forces in the area, protecting their combat outpost – that, said one officer, would have allowed him to come and go as he pleased. But his motivation for the attacks remains a mystery.The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told United Nations Security Council foreign ministers gather to discuss Syria that the council shouldn't remain silent when governments massacre their own people. Mrs Clinton accused the Syrian forces of premeditated murder, and urged the council to stand up for the Syrian people."The Syrian people deserve the same opportunity to shape their future that the Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans and Yemenis now enjoy. And our work here at the Security Council is just one part of what the international community must do to assist democratic transitions all across the Middle East and North Africa."Earlier, opposition activists in Syria accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of slaughtering women and children in Homs and other cities. The opposition Syrian National Council called for urgent foreign military intervention in Syria. SNC representatives are due to meet the international envoy to Syria Kofi Annan in Turkey on Tuesday.Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to one of the world's most celebrated war correspondents, Marie Colvin. She was killed last month in the Syrian city of Homs. The funeral was held in her hometown of Oyster Bay in New York state. The eulogy paid tribute to a fearless woman who had a passion for her work. Marie Colvin was covering the uprising in Syria for the British Sunday Times newspaper when the house she and other journalists were reporting from was shelled by Syrian government forces. A French photo journalist Remi Ochlik was also killed in the attack.The authorities in South Sudan say that more than 200 people are now known to have been killed in an outbreak of ethnic violence. Hundreds more are missing after attackers from the Murle ethnic group carried out raids in Upper Nile state on Friday. Violence sparked by cattle raids and revenge attacks between the Murle and the Lou Nuer peoples have left thousands dead since South Sudan became independent last July.World News from the BBCThe head of Brazil's football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, has stepped down. He also resigned from the 2014 World Cup organizing committee amid corruption allegations which he's denied. Here's Alex Capstick.Ricardo Teixeira has been at the helm of Brazilian football, the CBF for the past 23 years. But his stint in charge of the most successful nation in World Cup history has often been contentious. Over the past few years, he's been forced to defend himself amid allegations of corruption both in his role as president of the CBF and as a senior member of FIFA's ruling executive committee. In a parting statement, Mr Teixeira said he's sacrificed his health to do his job; he said he'd been criticized in the losses and undervalued in the victories.The European Union has insisted it'll press ahead with plans to charge foreign airlines for the carbon emissions they produce during European flights. Nine of Europe's leading aviation groups have written a joint letter calling for a compromise to avert what they say would be a "damaging trade conflict".The controversial art historian Maurizio Seracini says he's on the trail of lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, The Battle of Anghiari. Professor Seracini says samples from a hidden wall in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence contain traces of paint that was only used by the Renaissance master. The work is hidden behind another masterpiece of the period by Giorgio Vasari. The discovery has been hailed by Terry Garcia of the US National Geographic Society which sponsored the research."I'm quite convinced that something has been found. Yes, it is a very historic day. And, you know, I mean, this is a combination of a number of factors – one as Dr Seracini pointed out, there is overwhelming historical documentation that indicates that the Leonardo was painted, that it was behind the wall and that it was an existence of the time that Vasari painted his fresco."And those are the latest stories from BBC News.。

BBC听力文本2013年3月14日

3.14I'm Tommy Andrey from CNN radio, I'm filling in for Carl as we start a new week of CNN student news. 我是CNN电台的汤米·安德烈,我今天顶替卡尔开始我们新一周的CNN学生新闻。

First up, we're heading to Kenya, it has the largest economy in East Africa. 首先,我们要前往肯尼亚,它拥有非洲东部最大的经济。

It's a relatively stable country in the region, that isn't always stable. 这是一个在该地区相对稳定的国家,然而并不总是稳定。

And it's a major U.S ally in the war against terrorism. 而且这是一个在战争时期打击恐怖主义的美国的主要盟国。

So what happens in Kenya can have a big impact on other countries. 所以发生在肯尼亚的事情可以对其他国家造成很大的影响。

Here is what happened there this weekend. 下面就是在这个周末发生的事情。

I therefore declare Uhuru Kenyatta the duly elected president of the Republic Kenya. 我在此宣布乌呼鲁·肯雅塔成为选举产生的合法肯尼亚共和国总统。

Now it is clear that the constitutionally-sanctioned process of electing a new set of leaders to take us to the next level has been thwarted by another tainted election. 现在很明显宪法批准的流程选出一组带领我们进入下一个新纪元的新领导人们已经受到了另一次污染选举的阻挠。

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[00:04.49]Egypt’s Supreme Election Commission says the new constitution has been approved by almost 64% of voters.埃及最高选举委员会称新宪法以近64%的支持率通过。

[00:12.41]Announcing the official results of the referendum, Judge Samir Abul al-Maati said the commission had investigated all the complaints of irregularities.Bethany Bell is in Cairo.Judge Samir Abul al-Maati宣布了公投的官方结果，称委员会已调查有关违规行为的诉讼。

Bethany Bell在开罗报道。

[00:23.54]Almost two years after the fall of Egypt’s authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has a new constitution.就在埃及独裁统治者侯赛尼·穆巴拉克倒台两年后，埃及终于有了一部新宪法。

[00:30.79]It’s a victory for President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist supporters. He says it will bring stability to the country.这对总统穆罕默德·穆尔西及其支持者来说是场胜利，他说新宪法将给埃及带来稳定，[00:38.76]It paves the way for parliamentary elections in the next two months. 并为两个月后的议会选举铺平道路。

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White House Sressing Job CreationA White House economic advisor says there is an "overwhelming" need to do more to spur U.S. job creation and solidify a fragile economic recovery. The comment follows a disappointing monthly unemployment report that showed continuing job losses in the United States.Less than a year after Pres ident Barack Obama signed into law the biggest economic stimulus package in U.S. history, the head of his Council of Economic Advisers says additional measures are needed."The sense that we need to do more is overwhelming," Christina Romer said on ABC's This Week program. She said key elements of last year's $787-billion stimulus package - like unemployment benefits and aid to state governments - should be extended.But Romer also called for new measures like tax incentives for businesses to hire new workers and cash rebates for people who make their homes more energy efficient.Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported a net 85,000 job loss in the United States last month, with unemployment holding steady at 10 percent. The numbers were a disappointment to economists who had held out hope that December might have recorded the first net job gains seen in the United States in nearly two years."It was somewhat of a setback," said the economic advisor.Romer added that mild job losses and a stable unemployment rate are an improvement over the situation that existed a year ago, when hundreds of thousands of jobs were being lost each month and the unemployment rate was soaring."In the first quarter of 2009 when we [the Obama administration] first came in, we were losing on average 691,000 jobs a month. The job losses are moderating."But Republicans say it is time for President Obama to make good on his promise to actually improve America's economic conditions, rather than slowing the rate of decline. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele spoke on Fox News Sunday."What are we about to celebrate as we go into the one-year anniversary of this [Obama] administration? We have no jobs, no health care [reform], $13-trillion worth of debt, and no sense of direction in how we are going to create thosejobs," he said.Last month, the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed a second stimulus bill aimed at jump-starting U.S. employment. The Senate is expected to consider the measure in coming weeks. Top economic voices in the Obama administration applaud the initiative, but add that, ultimately, America's private sector must lead the way in job creation and economic expansion.The consensus view among economists is that the U.S. unemployment rate will gradually decline in coming months as the economy rebounds from the worst recession since World War II. But some well-known economists are considerably more pessimistic, arguing that unemployment could rise further and the United States could slip back into recession by year's end.Cold Weather Driving Oil Prices HigherInvestors are seeing new opportunities to make money on oil. The price of crude oil rose to its highest level in 15 months on Wednesday amid speculation that a weak dollar and cold weather across many parts of the world will boost energy demand. But despite increasing demand in emerging markets, some say higher inventories and recessionary pullbacks in the West could drive prices lower.Severe winter weather across parts of Europe, Asia and the United States helped push the price of oil above $83 a barrel on Wednesday, before falling below that mark again on Thursday.In the U.S., a 20 percent increase in demand for heating oil, along with higher gasoline prices had some investors speculating about a return to record highs.With demand continuing to rise in emerging economies such as China and India, energy trader Ray Carbone says oil futures are a good bet."To me, we could be at triple digits in the not long period of time and of course we know that we can go well into the triple digits if the right confluence of events comes about," said Ray Carbone.But after 10 days of consecutive gains, some investors may be having second thoughts. On Thursday, oil futures fell below $83 a barrel amid concerns about higher than expected surpluses and a strengthening U.S. dollar.Energy analyst Mike Fitzpatrick says a sluggish recovery in the U.S. could also drive prices lower."I think that the fundamentals aren't there," said Mike Fitzpatrick. "I mean thereis plenty of supply. Demand in the industrial West remains severely restricted because of the recession."Oil prices topped out at $145 a barrel in 2008, driven largely by speculators hedging their bets on a weak U.S. dollar. Analysts don't expect prices to reach similar levels anytime soon but they say oil markets could remain a hot spot for investors - if energy demand increases as the U.S. economy gradually starts to improve.Global Markets Edge Higher as Dubai's Debt Woes EaseThe government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts.Dubai World says it will restructure $26 billion in debt, less than half of the nearly $60 billion it owes.The new scheme will look at options for deleveraging, including asset sales, and will apply to the conglomerate's main property firms, Nakheel and Limitless. Its smaller companies will not be covered.The head of Middle East research at Swiss-based financial firm UBS, Saud Masud, says it is a step in the right direction."I think, structurally this is a long-term positive with some short-term pain," Masud said.Asian and European stocks were up, Tuesday, following news of the restructuring. However, it was a different story back in the United Arab Emirates, where the main indexes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi fell shortly after opening.Both were down by about six percent, after recording even higher losses on Monday.Masud says the situation has most people in the UAE feeling vulnerable."If you walk around and look at what the everyday person is thinking," Masud said. "They're clearly concerned with what restructuring or what type of debt renegotiation, will mean for them and their companies."Dubai World helped transform Dubai into a regional hub for finance. It sent markets across the planet tumbling, last week, when executives asked creditors for a six-month extension on repaying its debts.Monday, the emirate's government announced it would not provide the company with a bailout.Officials say they want to set the record straight that, although Dubai owns Dubai World, the company is independent and not guaranteed by the government.Dubai World's debts grew from projects initiated during Dubai's property boom, including man-made islands in the shape of palm trees and the world's tallest building.。

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Lily:
The third year student is perhaps in the best situation with middle
class parents.
Carol:
Middle class parents 的意思就是父母属于中产阶级，收入还不错。
Lily: 变。 NhomakorabeaStudent Finance大学生理财
Lily: Hello and welcome to BBC Learning English. I am Lily.
Carol: 大家好！我是
Carol。对于大学生和那些即将跨入大学校园的朋友来说，了解
英国大学生的校园生活可能也会给你带来有益的启示。
He went to the end of his overdraft a couple of times because he
went on big holidays.
Carol: Overdraft 透支。
Lily: He said that travelling around the world is a wicked experience but
Lily: Today we are going to look at one important aspect of university
life: student finance.
Carol: 在今天的节目中我们将向你介绍英国的大学生家长们究竟能给正在上大学的孩
子们多大的财政支持？以及英国大学生是如何学习理财的？
Carol:
这名学生认为，读书是为了自己，所以读书所需要的开销也应该靠自己来解
决。

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A Fat Tax for America? 向胖人征税？If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too.The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 (325 Yuan) annually if they fail to follow their doctors' advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt. If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339bn (2.2 trillion Yuan) a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizona's Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as penalising people who go against their doctor's wishes, incentives would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video.Arizona's senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isn't a system to decide whether someone is or isn't following medical advice. Other critics claim that people don't need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the 'nanny state' shouldn't try to stop them. Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party said:"If you want to save the state money... cut Medicaid across the board, but don't single out overweight people and smokers."最伟大的魔术师The Greatest MagicianEdinburgh has been remembering one of the world's greatest magicians. The Great Lafayette was the stage name of the German illusionist Sigmund Neuberger. At the time of his death a century ago he was the world'shighest-paid performer and 250,000 people went to his funeral.Lafayette's grand finale was a famous stunt called The Lion's Bride. A female assistant would walk into a cage containing a real lion. When the lion was about to kill her, its skin would be pulled off to reveal… The Great Lafayette.Of course it was all done with smoke and mirrors, as well as Lafayette's great sleight of hand. But on 9 May 1911 something went horribly wrong. Halfway through his routine, a gas lamp was knocked over and the stage scenery caught fire. The audience all thought it was part of the act and refused to leave the theatre until the band played the national anthem.Lafayette died along with 10 other people, a horse and the famous lion. But he continued to play tricks on people even after his death.Three days after the fire, another body was discovered in the theatre wearing Lafayette's clothes. This, it emerged, was the magician himself; the first body had been that of an assistant.One hundred years on, the great magician continues to work his magic. Last weekend, the Edinburgh Festival Theatre hosted a series of special events in honour of the magician, including a séance.BBC News with Jonathan Wheatley美国暴风雪上千航班被取消上万旅客受影响A winter storm is causing major disruption along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Hundreds of flights have been canceled and states of emergency have been declared in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from Washington.The snow has started to fall here in the nation’s capital. And across the east coast, a severe weather storm is forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the next 24 hours for major cities including New York and Boston, predicting between 14 to 15 centimetres of snow and winds of 55 kilometres per hour. Hundreds of flights have been grounded at airports including at New York’s JFK, Newark, Washington DC and Boston. Both international and domestic services are affected.科特迪瓦新“总统”号召罢工抗议现任领导人下台The party of the would-be president of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara has called for a general strike for Monday until the incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo steps down. A party statement said, “we should no allow them steal our victory.” Both men say they won Ivory Coast presidential election, but Mr Gbagbo has held onto day-to-day power despite international appeals to him to leave office.尼日利亚乔斯市再次发生武装冲突至少1人死亡There’ve been clashes between the armed Christian and Muslim groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos less than two days after bombings killed 32 people. Security forces dispersed the crowds and there is no official word on casualties, but witnesses reported several dead bodies. Jos, in Nigeria’s Platea u state, has been at the heart of ethnic and religious hostility in recent years. But the Anglican Archbishop of Jos Ben Kwashi told the BBC Friday’s bomb blasts were nothing to do with religion. He blamed the international media for inflaming tensions.“One bomb went off in the beer parlour. Another bomb went off near the church. And the other bomb went off near the market. These are public places and have nothing to do with the religion. These are criminal issues. We have worked very hard of leaders of religion in Jos. To work together, we were gaining ground until this one.”以色列外长称以方不会就袭船事件向土耳其道歉The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said Israel will not apologise to Turkey for a military raid on an aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip in which nine activists were killed. “It was Turkey who should apologise” Mr Lieb erman said. “for supporting terror, including the IHH, the Turkish organisation which sent the ship to Gaza.”“On the apology issue is boarders’ unrudeness, it’s even beyond rudeness. If anyone has to apologise, it is the Turkish government to Israel for its cooperation with terror entities, for supporting terror, for supporting the IHH Hamas and Hezbollah. There will be no apology. And if there was to be one, it would be from the Turkish government and not the other way around.”World News from the BBC荷兰逮捕12名索马里犯罪嫌疑人其中五名已洗清嫌疑Prosecutors in the Netherlands say they’ve cleared five of the 12 Somali men arrested on Friday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. The men were detained in Rotterdam after Dutch intelligence reports indicated an attack might be imminent. Officials said there was no criminal evidence against the five.乌克兰前内政部长遛狗时被捕涉嫌侵占国家财产In Ukraine, the former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko has been detained as part of a winding investigation into allegations of abuse of office and diverting public funds. The opposition says this inquiry is a political vendetta launched byPresident Viktor Yanukovich against members of the previous government. The former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is also under investigation. David Stern now reports from Kiev.According to Yuri Lutsenko’s press service, 11 security agents seized the former interior minister when he was walking his dog on Sunday afternoon. Authorities had opened a criminal case against Mr Lutsenko earlier this month for abuse of power. He is the latest and so far highest profile member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s government to be arrested. Mrs Tymoshenko herself are two separate charges filed against her this last week for misuse of funds and abuse of power when she was prime minister one year ago.斯里兰卡200名在监前猛虎成员通过A级考试The Sri Lankan government says 200 former Tamil Tiger rebels it is holding in custody have passed A-level exams normally taken at the age of 18. They are among 5,000 former rebels the authorities say they are still holding following the Tamil Tiger’s defeat last year. However, human rights groups have denied that those sitting the exam are former fighters at all.研究人员称已确定制一品种可可树的多数基因序列Researchers say they’ve sequenced to most of the genetic code of a type of cocoa plant used in making high-quality chocolate, meaning they might be able to improve its resistance to disease. The French group said they’d found almost 29,000 genes for the criollo variety of cocoa. Criollos produce low yields and are very vulnerable to fungal disease.。

BBC听力材料文本总结 G20

The Group of 20 nations have a consensus on which way they need to go in terms of currencies. That is the word from Canada's finance minister, Jim Flaherty. He spoke Friday just before the G20 finance ministers and central bank —governors--- began their meeting."Where we're trying to get to is an action plan that will avoid the temptation by some countries to protect their currencies in differentways," Flaherty said.None of the G20 members, he explained, wants to be confrontational or leave here without an –agreement--.Officials from host South Korea predict some progress will be made on—resolving--- the currency issue.There are growing concerns that many nations may competitively depreciate their currencies to protect–exports--.Many economists, however, --caution--- not to expect any sort of grand bargain similar to the 1985 Plaza Accord―广场协议‖ 后的美元爆跌, which addressed the value of the U.S. dollar. Ahead of the G20 session, ministers of the G7 economies huddled. Canada's Flaherty, who –chaired-- those talks, said there was a "frank exchangeof views" at the informal meetingChina, as the number two economy, faces pressure to stop controlling its currency, which the United States, European Union and Japan say is undervalued.The weakened U.S. dollar has prompted more money to pour into Asian currencies where there is a better return on investment. But there are concerns thatthis flow of money could destabilize economies.But research fellow Jeong Young-Sik at the Samsung Economic Research Institute in Seoul does not envision a unified Asian –stance -- at this G20 meeting.Jeong expects that Japan, as a highly developed country, will take a stance closer to that of the United States. South Korea and China, he explains, will be moresensitive to the –appreciation-- of their own currencies.Japan's finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda, earlier this month said South Korea's role as –the summer-- chair would be called into question if it repeatedly intervened to weaken its currency, the won.But Noda, on Friday, also rebuffed a U.S. proposal that all G20 nations agree on atarget for current account balances往来帐余额；经常帐户收支to ease currency tensions. He called numerical targets "unrealistic."U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter to G20 members, urges countries running big trade surpluses/deficit - notably China - to change policies to –boost -- domestic sources of growth and support global demand. At the sametime, he says countries that have trade and budget deficits, such as the U.S., should focus on sustainable policies to cut both.The meeting here, which ends Saturday, is to set the –agenda-- for next month's G20 leaders' summit in Seoul.。

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70年代中期，提线木偶秀节目的热闹欢快的场景和疯狂的熊，怪人, 鸡以及布偶青蛙卡米特共同出现在美国电视屏幕上。

这个节目的片头曲独具特色，有不是想象中的歌舞杂耍秀以及高调的特别嘉宾。

现在30年过去了，在一对十九世纪五十年代的夫妇的帮助下，一帮布偶们重聚在电影上，电影中的夫妇由杰森·斯格勒和艾米·亚当斯饰演。

电影有很多关于时间可以任意穿越的笑话。

例如猪小姐皮会穿越到电影《穿普拉达的女王》代替了吉梅丽尔·斯特里普的角色。

一些新的特别的嘉宾像杰克·布莱克和大好莱坞风格的音乐。

导演詹姆斯·波宾肯定深知名声的重要性。

他制作了Ali G个人秀和弦乐航班真人秀。

但是那些布偶们已经是他性格形成期的一部份了吗？But first, the story of a man who fought to bring freedom and democracy to his country, the Maldives. Mohamed Nasheed remained resolute throughout repeated arrests and more than six years in prison. Then in 2008, in the Indian Ocean's first ever free fair elections of these islands, he became president. The real work, he tells us, was just beginning then, including freeing the justice system from debilitating vested interests. But when President Nasheed ordered the arrest of a top judge for corruption, he found himself forced to step down instead. He says it was a coup. His critics say that President Nasheed had become like the dictators he despised and had to go. Mohamed Nasheed told us why his story still isn't over yet."I wake up very early in the morning and go to bed very late at night now. I try to meet as many people as possible because there's a number of people who seems to want to meet and there's a fair amount of meetings and fair amount of discussion groups. So basically I'm spending quite time having conversations, I suppose.""Who are you now, Mr Nasheed? You were a president just a short while ago. Who are you now?""All sorts of things now, I think. But basically, I suppose, there's a very big youth population in this country, more than 70% of the population in this country is below 35 years of age. And for them, I think I am an inspiration, a hope that we may be able to bring democracy back on track. It's a huge obligation, I understand. And so for many people I am many things."译文：首先我们来关注这样一个男人的故事：为了给祖国马尔代夫带去自由民主，他曾奋力抗争。

反复多次被捕，六年多铁窗生涯，默罕默德·纳希德的坚定意志从未动摇。

而后2008年，印度洋上这些小岛进行了有史以来首次自由公平的选举，他当选为总统。

但他告诉我们，真正的工作直到那时才刚刚开始，包括从既得利益集团手中把司法系统独立出来，使其力量免遭削弱。

但当纳希德总统下令以贪污罪名逮捕一位高级法官时，他发现自己陷入了被迫辞职的境地。

他称其为政变，而他的批评者们则说纳希德总统早已变成了他自己曾嗤之以鼻的那种独裁者，因此必须下台。

在采访中，默罕默德·纳希德告诉我们他的故事何以尚未结束。

“现在我早上很早就起床，晚上很晚才睡觉。

我尽可能和更多的人会面，因为有那么多的人似乎都想见我，有那么多的会议和讨论会要参加。

所以我觉得，基本上我现在要花大量时间在谈话上。

”“你现在是谁呢，纳希德先生？不久前你还是位总统，你现在是什么人呢？”“集各种身份于一身吧，我想。

不过最基本的一点，因为我们国家有大量人口，大约超过总人口70%的人年龄都在35岁以下，对他们而言，我想我是一股鼓舞人心的力量，是一个希望，民主仍有可能重回轨道的希望。

我知道这项责任重大。

所以对不同的人来说，我是不同的象征，我集多重身份于一身。

”Gold has always held an extraordinary allure. Its beauty is a key reason for that, but it's by no means the only reason. Gold is also the most malleable metal. It is of course incredibly dense, it's a wonderful conductor of electricity and heat and is also very stable. And these properties make it useful too. And that's made the yellow metal even more sought-after and never more so than now.The gold price has fallen back this week but at just over $1,700 an ounce, it is still near its all time high. With central banks pumping money into the financial system to prevent it from seizing up, the argument for a return to the gold standard has become popular again. Those who support itare referred to as goldbugs after Edgar Allan Poe's story about the search for buried treasure. Our economics commentator Nigel Darts, a sociologist from the London School of Economics has been considering whether goldbugs are right to be so preoccupied by gold.Gold still incites impassioned debate. In November last year, famed economic doom-monger Nouriel Roubini and an investment banker Jim Ricards got into a day-long row on Twitter all about gold. Roubini's view held in common with most major economists is that countries trying to stick to the gold standard had been a major cause of the Great Depression, forcing them into austerity policies that made economic recovery well-nigh impossible. It's a view often repeated today, as a warning to governments in the eurozone.译文：金这种物质总散发出超乎寻常的诱惑力。