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May 09, 2012
Americans React to Obama's Same-Sex Marriage Stance-Courtesy of VOA

On the streets of Washington, passersby voiced __________ opinions about America’s first-ever presidential __________ of marriage rights for gays and lesbians.

Europe Prepares for Dressing Down at G8 –Courtesy of the VOA

Henry Ridgwell

May 16, 2012

The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

Merkel, Hollande pledge to find common ground on European growth

French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held the first of many meetings yesterday, discussing proposals for augmenting austerity with stimulus measures.

Greek 1)Coalition Talks Fail, Forcing New Election Courtesy of The New York Times

By RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS

Published: May 15, 2012

(photo-Courtesy of the VOA )

Asian powers to hold 1)trilateral 2)FTA 3)talks-Courtesy of The China Post

BEIJING -- China, Japan and South Korea agreed at a 4)summit on Sunday to launch negotiations for a three-way 5)free trade pact they said could help 6)fend off global economic 7)chills, saying it would boost the economies of the entire region, but the talks are expected to be long and difficult because of decades of 8)rivalry.

 大意：中、日、韓在週日的一個高峰會議展開三方自由貿易協定談判，企望振興亞洲經濟，降低全球貿易不振的衝擊。由於數十年來三方的敵對狀態，可預期整個談判的冗長與困難。

Romney denies bullying students for being gay in high school- Courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor

 由於歐巴馬表態，Romney也對同性婚姻立場表態，因此造成許多人開始又去挖過去的事蹟。

 Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay.

 Romney於週四（也就是我們的週五）為其高中時對於同學做的愚蠢與過火的惡作劇致歉。快速地撲滅任何連結他的惡作劇到霸凌同性戀同學的想法。

Obama 1)Endorses 2)Gay Marriage: ‘I Think 3)Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married’

By Alex Altman | @aaltman82 | May 9, 2012 -Courtesy of Time Magazine 

(Video-Courtesy of the CNN) 原本的Video 已被移除，我重新上傳過了。

President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his support for gay marriage, becoming the first 4)sitting U.S. President to endorse equal status for same-sex couples and responding to building pressure to clarify his position as his re-election campaign gets underway.

大意：隨著選舉的開跑與表明立場的壓力日增，歐巴馬在週三宣布他支持同性婚姻，因此成為美國首位在位總統公開為同性伴侶背書。

1)2 dead, 22 wounded in Hsuehshan 2)collision-Courtesy of The China Post

TAIPEI--A collision between two buses in the 12.9-kilometer Hsuehshan Tunnel in northeastern Taiwan on yesterday caused two deaths and 3)injured more than 20 others, two 4)seriously.

The accident occurred at 1:27 p.m. when a passenger bus 5) caught fire after being hit from behind by another bus at the 26 kilometer mark on the 6) south-bound No. 5 National Highway in the Hsuehshan Tunnel, which links New Taipei and Yilan counties, police said.

April 26, 2012, 6:23 p.m. ET-Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal

Selling 'The Scream'

One of the best-known images in modern art comes up for auction for the first time ever next week, with an $80 million estimate. Putting a price on angst. By ELLEN GAMERMAN

1)Heavy rain floods 2)low-lying New Taipei areas

-Courtesy of The China Post

The first 3)front of the 4)plum rain season arrived in Taiwan last night, causing heavy rainfall in northern Taiwan with some low-lying areas in New Taipei City seriously flooded, according to the 5) Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

根據中央氣象局，梅雨季第一波鋒面在昨夜到達，因而台灣北部強烈驟雨，造成新北市低窪處嚴重淹水