11-20-07

日首相与中国总理同意加强关系 (Japanese and Chinese Prime Ministers Agree to Boost Ties)

日本和中国的领导人同意克服两国间紧张关系，努力改善双边关系。日本首相福田康夫和中国总理温家宝星期二在新加坡参加东南亚国家联盟会议期间举行了会晤，双方承诺更多合作努力。

会晤期间，温家宝邀请日本首相在方便的时候访问中国。双方还同意加强努力，解决在东海海域天然气开发的争端。

这是福田康夫自9月出任首相以来第一次会晤中国领导人。他改善和中国关系的做法与日本前首相小泉纯一朗政府形成鲜明对照。

Leaders from Japan and China have agreed to put their troubled ties behind them and work to improve relations. Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao met Tuesday in Singapore on the sidelines of meetings for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and pledged to do more to work together.

During the meeting, Mr. Wen invited the Japanese prime minister to visit China at a convenient time. The two also agreed to step up efforts to resolve a thorny dispute over gas exploration rights in the East China Sea.

The meeting was a first for Mr. Fukuda, who stepped into office in September. His moves for closer ties are a sharp contrast to the administration of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

英王夫妇纪念钻石婚庆 (Britain's Royal Couple Marks Diamond Wedding Anniversary)

伊丽莎白二世女王成为第一位庆祝“钻石婚”的英国君主。伊丽莎白女王和丈夫爱丁堡公爵菲利普亲王60年前的11月20号在威斯敏斯特大修道院(又称西敏寺)举行了结婚典礼。

星期一，有大约2000人在威斯敏斯特大修道院参加了为女王夫妇举行的感恩礼拜。女王夫妇星期二飞往地中海岛国马耳他。菲利普亲王当年作为英国皇家海军军官驻扎在马耳他时，这对年轻夫妇生活在那里。

Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary. The queen and her husband Prince Philip and the Duke of Edinburgh, were married in Westminster Abbey 60 years ago Tuesday.

On Monday about two-thousand people attended a thanksgiving service in their honor at the abbey. The royal couple is flying to the Mediterranean island of Malta today. They lived there as a young couple while Prince Philip was stationed on the island as a royal naval officer.