VOA常速英语2019--埃塞俄比亚总理斩获2019年诺贝尔和平奖（在线收听）

This year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient has been announced.

2019年诺贝尔和平奖得主已公布。

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

挪威诺贝尔委员会决定将2019年诺贝尔和平奖颁给埃塞尔比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德·阿里。

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was named for his initiatives to end his country's conflict with Eritrea within months of his coming to office in 2018.

埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德·阿里获得此奖是因为他倡导终结本国与厄立特里亚国的冲突，在2018年上任短短几个月后就提出这个建议。

A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday. A presidential adviser says all eight passengers and crew were killed. 

周四，刚果东部一架载有总统工作人员的运输飞机坠毁。某总统顾问表示，机上有8名乘客和机组人员，无一幸存。

This is VOA news.

感谢收听VOA。

Iranian officials say two missiles struck an Iranian tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia Friday.

伊朗多名官员表示，2枚导弹在红海上距离沙特海岸有一段距离的地方袭击了一艘伊朗油轮，时间周五。

Iran's state news IRNA said in a statement the Sabiti oil tanker was hit 130 kilometers southwest of Jeddah.

伊朗官媒伊斯兰共和国通讯社（IRNA）在一份声明中表示，这艘名为Sabiti的油轮在吉达东南部130公里的地方遇袭。

President Donald Trump and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are now engaged in a constitutional standoff over the issue of impeachment.

特朗普总统和美国众议员的一些民主党议员现在正着力于一场有关宪法的对峙中，内容与弹劾有骨感。

VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.

请听我台记者吉姆·马隆从华盛顿发回的报道。

The standoff escalated in recent days as the Trump White House sent Congress a letter dismissing the impeachment probe as a partisan witch hunt and refused to cooperate.

近日，双方的对峙开始升级，因为特朗普政府给白宫发了一封信，驳回了弹劾调查的正确性，称弹劾调查是党派之间的政治迫害，并且特朗普政府拒绝配合。

Democrats by Congressman Adam Schiff are determined to move forward.

以国会议员亚当·希夫为首的民主党人决心继续推进。

The failure to produce this witness, the failure to produce these documents we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction of the constitutional functions of Congress - a co-equal branch of government.

没能让证人出庭、没能提供这些文件，这些事实在我们眼中更加有力地证明了特朗普政府阻碍宪法赋予国会的权利——国会是同样平等的政府分支。

Trump supporters like Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz are ready to battle on the president's behalf.

特朗普的一些支持者，比如佛罗里达州议员盖兹愿意为特朗普而战。

What we see in this impeachment is a kangaroo court, and Chairman Schiff is acting like a malicious Captain Kangaroo.

我们在这场弹劾中看到的是袋鼠法庭，而主席希夫扮演的是邪恶袋鼠船长的角色。