Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?

-it was dead

-为什么猴子会从树上掉下来？

-它死了！

Why did the second monkey fall out of the tree?

-it was dead

-为什么第二只猴子也从树上掉了下来？

-它死了！

Why did the thirs monkey fall out of the tree?

-it was tied to the other two

-为什么第三只猴子还是从树上掉下来？

-它和另外两只猴子绑在了一起。

Why did the elephant fall over?

-it was hit by falling monkees

-为什么地面的大象会四脚朝天？

-因为它被掉下来的猴子砸到了。

AIDS deaths, infections hit new high

爱滋病感染及死亡率再出新高

Deaths and new cases of HIV/AIDS have reached unprecedented highs this year and are set to rise further still.

新报道：今年因感染爱滋病死亡人数，以及爱滋病感染人数又高出了往年的人数。并且呈继续上升的趋势。

New global estimates, based on improved data, show about 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS, including an estimated 2.5 million children under 15 years old.

一项新预计，目前全球范围内，一共有4千万爱滋病病毒感染者。其中包括了250万年龄在15岁以下的孩童。

About 5 million people were infected in 2003 and more than 3 million have died.

其中在2003年感染上爱滋病的人就有500万人，超过300万人因此丧生。

Peter Piot, head of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), said: "The AIDS epidemic continues to expand, we haven't reached the limit yet.

联合国艾滋病规划署的领导人Peter Piot表示：“爱滋病病毒的流行仍旧处于扩张的势头，人们目前还是没有能力阻止它！”

"More people have become infected this year than ever before and more people have died from AIDS than ever before.

“比起往年来，今年感染爱滋病毒的人数更多了，而今年因为爱滋病而死亡的人也比往年要多得多。”

"It is the first cause of death in Africa and the fourth cause of death worldwide."

“这是非洲地区人员死亡的头号因素，也是全世界人员死亡的第四大因素！”

世界足球先生/小姐候选人出台

The world's football governing body, FIFA, has announced the candidates for this year's World Player of the Year and Women's World Player of the Year.

国际足联日前宣布了今年世界足球先生和小姐的候选人名单。

Thierry Henry of France will be making his debut appearance on the podium showcasing the three top players in the world, along with his fellow countryman Zinedine Zidane and three-time World Player of the Year, Ronaldo.

排在本次足球先生候选人名单头位的是法国前锋蒂埃里.亨利。紧跟在他后面的是其同胞奇达内，而排在第三位的是今年的世界足球先生，罗纳尔多。

The women's shortlist features Mia Hamm of the United States, Hanna Ljungberg of Sweden and Germany's Birgit Prinz.

本次世界足球小姐候选人是，来自美国的米娅.哈姆，瑞典的汉娜.永贝里，以及德国的比尔吉特.普林茨。

The results will be revealed in Switzerland on December 15th.

最终评选结果将会于12月15日，在瑞士揭晓。

妇女获得选举权

Q:  What country on Earth do you think gave women the right to vote before any other country?

Q：几个世纪以前，你知道哪个国家给予女性选举的权利吗？

A:  It was New Zealand, and on this day in 1893, the women of New Zealand cast their first votes in an election. Australian women were next to achieve national suffrage in 1902, followed by several Scandinavian countries, Canada and, in 1920, the United States. By the end of World War II, most women in the world could vote. The women of Kuwait are still not allowed to do so.

A：是新西兰，1893年的11月28日，新西兰妇女在一次选举中，第一次投下了她们的选票。在几个北欧地区国家给予了女性选举权后，澳大利亚妇女也在1902年获得了选举和投票的权利。而加拿大和美国的女性，都是在1920年获得选举权利的。第二次世界大战结束以后，世界上许多女性都获得了选举权利，但是，在科威特的女性，至今还没有获得选举权。