[BBC新闻听写]5月20日 举国默哀悼念震灾 英国议员否决"兄姐救星"禁令


Millions of people across China has have observed three minutes to a three-minute silence to morn mourn the victims of the Sichuan earthquake exactly a week after it struck. The authority authorities say more than 34,000 people are known to have died, with tens of thousands more missing. Quentin Sommerville is in WenchuanBeichuan. for For three minutes, a collect of will collective wail was held heard across the town of Wenchuan Beichuan and all of china a Z silence China. As air-raid sirens and car horns so did sounded the exact time when the earthquake hit one week ago. The rescue were work is slowing hereBut , but they haven't give given up yet. two Two women were found alive this morningbut . But a week onfew of , fewer people are being discoverddiscovered. And mass graves are all being dug cross Wenchuan across Beichuan. it's It's the first time that china China has marked the a disaster in this way, such of ans events are usually re reserved for the death of the communist high archi hierarchy. MPs reject 'saviour sibling' ban Members of parliament in Britain have approved changes of for the laws, widening the use of human unbrizils embryos in their the very early stages for scientific research they reserach. They voted improve the in favor of allowing scientists to carry out stem cell research reserach using high bre human animal and anbrizils they hybrid human-animal embryos. They also voted in favor of so call severe severe siblings the so-called "saviour siblings". Naomi Grimley reportsparliament voted . Parliament debated whether more parents should be allowed to have so call severe siblingsso-called "saviour siblings". that's why That's where compatible and the embryos are selected to help to treat a serious condition in a old an older brother of or sister. opponents Opponents say it means that a child can be born as a mere comdity but commodity. But in the AMP end, MPs agree that they it should also be allowed to happen., but only using unbilocal umbilical cord material or bone marrow from the severe saviour sibling, not whole organs. the united nations The United Nations children's agency said the six says 6 million ecop Ethiopian children are at risk of a quto manutation of acute malnutrition after the failure re of rains. already Already more than sixty thousand 60,000 children need specialist feed feeding if they ought to live. the world super grams The World Food Programme says it has short for 180000 tuns a shortfall of 180,000 tons of food.



UN Says 1 Million Burmese Children at Risk After Cyclone (1/2)

The United Nations children's fund uni Children's Fund, UNICEF, reports that tens of thousands of children are living outdoorsas , with little shelter from a month the monsoon rains. are unisave's spokeswomen Shantha Bloeman, a UNICEF spokeswoman in Thailand, says children make up thirty 30 to forty 40 percent of the victims of cyclone Cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma, also known as Vietnam Myanmar, two weeks ago. the "The situation remain die remains dire for children in Vietnam their Myanmar," said Bloeman. "Their physical and emotional will be well-being is of critic critical concernassessment . Assessment reports indicate the districion destruction of homes, schools; water and sanitation systems are unrelating unrelenting threats to the survivors . child survivors." Bloeman said Friday the children face disease diseases such as cholera, and are vulnerable to exploitation and sexual abuseaid . Aid groups had are trying to show ensure that children are remain with family's families or relatives to protect them. the united nation The United Nations says up to two and a half 2.5 million people were affected by the cyclone - the worse nature worst natural disaster in Burma in recent times. the The official death to toll is more than 43,000. today the , but aid organizations estimated estimate it could reach 128,000. fresh Pressure remains on Burmese Burma's military to allow the international aid agency strict agencies greater access to the region to help survivors.