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Thousands of firefighters continued to battle blazes in and around Los Angeles County on Wednesday making gains in some areas,
周三，数千名消防员继续在洛杉矶县及其周边地区扑灭大火，一些地区取得了进展，

but officials were on high alert for the eruption of new fires as powerful winds were forecast.
但官员们对新火灾的爆发保持高度警惕，因为预计会有强风。

The Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire have consumed an area the size of Washington, D.C. and have left entire neighborhoods leveled. At least two dozen people have died.
帕利塞兹大火和伊顿大火吞噬了相当于华盛顿特区面积的地区，使整个街区夷为平地。至少有二十多人死亡。

Aaron Lubeley, who lost his Altadena home in the Eaton Fire, set up a table with water, food and necessary supplies for anyone who needs it.
在伊顿大火中失去阿尔塔迪纳家园的Aaron Lubeley摆了一张桌子，上面放着水、食物和必需品，供任何需要的人使用。

"I had to find some meaning in why this happened." Several schools in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood were seriously damaged in the fires.
“我必须找到发生这种情况的原因。”太平洋帕利塞兹社区的几所学校在火灾中严重受损。

On Wednesday, students and teachers displaced from a Palisades elementary school were welcomed for classes at a school in Brentwood.
周三，从帕利塞兹小学撤离的师生被布伦特伍德的一所学校接纳回校上课。

Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener. AP correspondent Julie Walker has more.
路透社记者Jillian Kitchener报道。美联社记者朱莉·沃克（Julie Walker）报道更多。

With thousands left homeless from the devastating California wildfires still raging and more than two dozen deaths, officials are left defending last week's response.
加州野火肆虐，数千人无家可归，20多人死亡，官员们只能为上周的应对措施辩护。

LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley: "We followed the system. We searched where we could search."
洛杉矶市消防局局长Kristin Crowley说：“我们遵循了系统。我们搜索了我们能搜索的地方。”

Crowley under fire for not doubling the number of firefighters on duty last Tuesday as the winds picked up and having only five of more than 40 engines deployed, according to internal records obtained by The Los Angeles Times.
据《洛杉矶时报》获得的内部记录显示，Crowley因上周二风力增强时没有将值班消防员人数增加一倍，并且40多辆消防车只有5辆被部署而受到批评。

"We pre-deployed the necessary resources knowing that, or not knowing, I should be very specific, and where a fire might break out in the city."
“我们预先部署了必要的资源，我应该非常具体，部署城市中可能爆发火灾的地方。”

The department calling in off-duty firefighters after the Palisades Fire erupted.
帕利塞兹大火爆发后，该部门召集了下班的消防员。

Crowley says they're studying the response to determine how the department can do better in the future. I'm Julie Walker.
Crowley表示，他们正在研究回应，以确定该部门未来如何做得更好。我是朱莉·沃克。

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken to a detention center near Seoul over his imposition of martial law last month.
被弹劾的韩国总统尹锡悦因上个月实施戒严而被带到首尔附近的拘留中心。

Yoon underwent about 10 hours of questioning on Wednesday by the country's anti-corruption agency after he was detained at his presidential residence earlier in the day.
尹锡悦周三早些时候在总统官邸被拘留，随后接受了该国反腐败机构约10小时的审讯。
He recorded a video message before he was escorted to the agency's headquarters. Yoon lamented that the, quote, "rule of law has completely collapsed in this country."
在被护送到该机构总部之前，他录制了一段视频信息。尹锡悦哀叹道，“这个国家的法治已经彻底崩溃。”

Yoon faces the prospect of a lengthy prison term over potential rebellion charges. [解析]
尹锡悦因潜在的叛乱指控面临长期监禁。

U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land" on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution more than a century after the guarantee of gender equality was first proposed.
美国总统乔·拜登周五称平等权利修正案是“国法”，支持将这一变化纳入美国宪法，这一努力是在性别平等保障首次提出一个多世纪之后做出的。

"Today, Iaffirmthe Equal Rights Amendment to have cleared all the necessary hurdles to be added to the U.S. Constitution now.
“今天，我确认平等权利修正案已经扫清了现在加入美国宪法的所有必要障碍。

The Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land now. It's the 28th amendment to the Constitution now."
平等权利修正案现在是国法。它现在是第28条宪法修正案。”

It was unclear what practical impact Biden's comments might have. The White House issued his statement just three days before he leaves office, handing off to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.
目前尚不清楚拜登的言论可能产生什么实际影响。白宫在他离任前三天发表了声明，周一将权力移交给候任总统唐纳德·特朗普。

The ERA declares that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
平等权利修正案宣称“美国或任何州不得因性别而否认或剥夺法律规定的平等权利。”

Its supporters say that it is needed to protect against sexual discrimination and would help achieve equal pay,
支持者表示，该修正案有助于防止性别歧视，并有助于实现同工同酬，

while opponents argue that the original timetable to have it become part of the Constitution has passed and that the amendment is no longer needed.
而反对者则认为，将其纳入宪法的原定时间表已经过去，该修正案不再需要。

Mexico has agreed to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as part of a regional migratory response.
墨西哥已同意扩大对其他拉丁美洲和加勒比国家的支持，作为区域移民应对措施的一部分。

The announcement Friday comes days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office with a promise to carry out mass deportations.
周五宣布这一消息的几天后，美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普将就职，承诺实施大规模驱逐。

The aid was announced by Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente after a two-day closed meeting with representatives of 11 countries.
墨西哥外交部长胡安·拉蒙·德拉富恩特（Juan Ramón de la Fuente）在与11个国家的代表举行为期两天的闭门会议后宣布了这项援助。

De la Fuente acknowledged that "significant changes are imminent" in the United States, the primary destination for most migrants traveling through Latin America.
德拉富恩特承认，美国“即将发生重大变化”，美国是大多数穿越拉丁美洲的移民的主要目的地。

A warrant has been issued for the former president of Bolivia. AP correspondent Haya Punjwani reports.
美联社记者Haya Punjwani报道，已向玻利维亚前总统发出逮捕令。

A Bolivian judge has ordered the arrest of former president Eva Morales in a sex abuse case.
玻利维亚一名法官下令逮捕前总统伊娃·莫拉莱斯（Eva Morales），罪名是性虐待。

The judge ordered the warrant after former president Morales didn't appear to testify in court in a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor.
前总统莫拉莱斯在被控性侵未成年人的案件中未出庭作证，法官下令签发逮捕令。

The hearing was in the southern region, where the alleged victim lives.
听证会在南部地区举行，据称受害者就住在该地区。

Morales, who is 65 years old, is alleged to have had a child with a teenage girl in 2016, a sexual relationship that's considered statutory rape under Bolivian law. I'm Haya Punjwani.
现年65岁的莫拉莱斯据称于2016年与一名少女生下孩子，根据玻利维亚法律，这种性关系被视为强奸罪。我是Haya Punjwani。

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as "refugees" from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform.
最近几天，随着热门短视频平台TikTok“难民”涌入中国社交媒体平台，中美之间罕见的友谊在网上爆发。

As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Xiaohongshu, making it the top downloaded app in the U.S.
在TikTok命运未卜之际，美国TikTok用户纷纷涌向小红书，使其成为美国下载量最大的应用程序。

Some of the TikTok "refugees," as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app, is being chosen in protest of the TikTok ban. The app is also known as RedNote.
一些自称TikTok“难民”的TikTok用户表示，选择这款中国应用程序替代TikTok是为了抗议TikTok禁令。该应用程序又名为RedNote。

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
美国众议院周三通过一项法案，要求拘留被指控犯有盗窃和暴力罪行的非法移民。

It marks the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line with his plans to crack down on illegal immigration.
这是唐纳德·特朗普总统可以签署的第一项立法，因为国会在两党的支持下迅速按照他的计划打击非法移民。

The Laken Riley Act is named after a nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan man.
《莱肯·莱利法案》以去年被一名委内瑞拉男子谋杀的一名护理专业学生的名字命名。

The bill requires a massive ramp-up in U.S. immigration and customs enforcement's capabilities but does not include any new funding.
该法案要求大幅提高美国移民和海关执法能力，但不包括任何新资金。

Meanwhile, the new president has launched a slew of executive orders intended to seal off the border with Mexico to immigration and ultimately deport millions of migrants without permanent legal status in the U.S.
与此同时，新总统推出了一系列行政命令，旨在封锁与墨西哥的边境，阻止移民入境，并最终驱逐数百万在美国没有永久合法身份的移民。

Trump has also canceled refugee resettlement, and his administration has signaled intentions to prosecute local law enforcement officials who do not enforce his new immigration policies.
特朗普还取消了难民安置，他的政府已表示有意起诉不执行新移民政策的地方执法官员。

The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying U.S. active duty troops to help secure the southern border. AP correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.
五角大楼周三表示，已开始部署美国现役部队，以帮助保卫南部边境。美联社记者萨加尔·梅加尼（Sagar Meghani）报道。

There are no active duty forces working along the border right now. Officials say up to 1,500 may be sent there to join the roughly 2,500 National Guard and Reserve forces who are there.
目前没有现役部队在边境工作。官员们说，可能会有多达1500人被派往边境，加入大约2500名国民警卫队和预备役部队。

They're expected to support Border Patrol agents with things like logistics, transportation, and barrier construction, similar to what they've done in the past under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
他们预计将在后勤、运输和屏障建设等方面为边境巡逻人员提供支持，类似于他们过去在特朗普和拜登政府领导下所做的那样。

It's unclear if they'll end up doing law enforcement, which would put U.S. forces in a dramatic new role unseen in recent history.
目前尚不清楚他们最终是否会执行执法任务，这将使美国军队承担起近代历史上前所未有的重大新角色。

An extremist group leader who orchestrated part of the assault on the U.S. Capitol four years ago defended his role in the attack as he returned to the scene of the crime on Wednesday. AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.
四年前策划了部分袭击美国国会大厦事件的极端组织头目周三返回犯罪现场时为自己在袭击中的角色辩护。美联社记者哈亚·潘杰瓦尼（Haya Panjwani）报道。

Oath Keepers' founder Stuart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the January 6th, 2021 attack, has visited Capitol Hill after President Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence.
誓言守卫者创始人斯图尔特·罗德斯是2021年1月6日袭击事件中因煽动阴谋罪被定罪的极右翼极端组织头目，在特朗普总统赦免其18年监禁后，他访问了国会山。

Rhodes was convicted in one of the most serious cases brought by the Justice Department over the riot that left more than a hundred police officers injured.
罗德斯因这场骚乱被定罪，这是司法部提起诉讼的最严重案件之一，骚乱导致一百多名警察受伤。

Rhodes's appearance came the day after he was released from prison as a result of Trump's order of clemency benefiting the more than 1,500 people charged with federal crimes in the January 6 attack.
罗德斯出庭的第二天，他因特朗普下令赦免1月6日袭击事件中被指控犯有联邦罪行的1500多人而出狱。

Meanwhile, the Proud Boys' former top leader, Enrique Tarrio, and three of his lieutenants were also convicted of seditious conspiracy in the attack.
与此同时，骄傲男孩的前最高领导人恩里克·塔里奥（Enrique Tarrio）及其三名副手也因煽动叛乱罪被判刑。

Tarrio was serving a 22-year prison sentence, the longest of any Capitol riot case, before Trump pardoned him.
在特朗普赦免塔里奥之前，他正在服22年的刑期，这是国会骚乱案中服刑时间最长的一个案件。

He came home to cheers when he landed at a Miami airport. Haya Panjwani, Washington.
当他降落在迈阿密机场时，他受到了欢呼。记者哈亚·潘杰瓦尼在华盛顿报道。

Experts say the extraordinary reversal for rioters who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes four years ago will only embolden extremist groups who've openly called for political violence. Reuters correspondent Freddie Joyner reports.
专家表示，四年前犯下暴力和非暴力罪行的暴徒的惊人逆转只会鼓舞那些公开呼吁政治暴力的极端主义团体。路透社记者弗雷迪·乔伊纳（Freddie Joyner）报道。

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday defended President Donald Trump's sweeping pardon of January 6 rioters, referring to the 2021 attack as a, quote, "peaceful protest."
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊周三为唐纳德·特朗普总统对1月6日暴徒的全面赦免辩护，称2021年的袭击是“和平抗议”。

This, despite 140 police officers suffering injuries on January 6th and one who died the next day after fighting the rioters.
尽管1月6日有140名警察受伤，第二天一名警察在与暴徒搏斗后死亡，但特朗普还是赦免了这些暴徒。

House DemocraticCaucusChair Pete Aguilar said the pardons posed a danger to public safety.
众议院民主党党团主席Pete Aguilar表示，这些赦免对公共安全构成了威胁。

"These violent offenders are roaming the streets because Donald Trump took these actions."
“这些暴力罪犯之所以在街上游荡，是因为唐纳德·特朗普采取了这些行动。”

Chad Alan Goldberg, professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin: "What we see, if anything, is a deepening of that partisan divide around January 6,
威斯康星大学社会学教授Chad Alan Goldberg表示：“我们看到1月6日前后党派分歧加深，

a deepening division about what it means and how we should understand it. And I think that is going to grow."
关于它的含义以及我们应该如何理解它的分歧加深。我认为这种分歧还会加剧。”

Among the people he pardoned were more than 300 whopleadedguilty to either assaulting or obstructing law enforcement, including 69 who admitted to assaulting police with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
在他赦免的人中，有300多人承认袭击或妨碍执法，其中69人承认使用危险或致命武器袭击警察。

Some political extremism experts said the pardons would incentivize pro-Trump vigilantes to commit violence under the belief they'll receive legal immunity if they act in the interests of Trump. Reuters correspondent Freddie Joyner.
一些政治极端主义专家表示，这些赦免将激励支持特朗普的治安维护者实施暴力，因为他们相信，如果他们为特朗普的利益行事，就会获得法律豁免。路透社记者弗雷迪·乔伊纳报道。

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二建议将流离失所的加沙巴勒斯坦人永久安置在这片饱受战争蹂躏的领土之外。

"You can't live in Gaza right now and I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that's gonna make people happy.
“现在你不能住在加沙，我认为我们需要另一个地方。我认为那应该是一个能让人们快乐的地方。

You look over the decades, it's all death in Gaza. This has been happening for years, it's all death.
回顾过去几十年，加沙充斥着死亡。这种情况已经持续多年，全是死亡。

If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people, permanently, in nice homes where they can be happy and not be shot, not be killed, not be knifed to death like what's happening in Gaza."
如果我们能找到一个美丽的地方，永久地安置人们，让他们住在舒适的家中，在那里他们可以快乐，不会像在加沙那样被枪杀、被杀害、被刀刺死。”

Trump made the comments at the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where the two leaders were expected to discuss the fragile cease-fire and hostage deal in the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
特朗普在会见以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡的开始时发表了上述言论，预计两位领导人将讨论哈以冲突中脆弱的停火协议和人质协议。

The president has previously called on Egypt and Jordan to resettle Gazans. Both countries have flatly rejected such proposals.
总统此前曾呼吁埃及和约旦重新安置加沙人。两国都断然拒绝了这样的提议。

The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, departed on Tuesday. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports.
美军第一架飞机于周二起飞，将美国移民遣送到古巴关塔那摩湾。美联社记者朱莉·沃克（Julie Walker）报道。

The flight from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay is the first step in what's expected to be a surge in the number of migrants held at the Navy base in Cuba, which was primarily used to detain foreigners associated with the 9/11 attacks.
从美国飞往关塔那摩湾的航班是古巴海军基地关押移民数量预计将激增的第一步，该基地主要用于拘留与9/11袭击有关的外国人。

President Trump has said the facility can hold 30,000. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assigned to Guantanamo Bay when he was on active duty. He calls it "the perfect place to house migrants."
特朗普总统表示，该设施可容纳30000人。国防部长皮特·海格塞斯在现役期间被派往关塔那摩湾。他称这是“安置移民的最佳场所”。

But Amnesty International's Amy Fischer says sending immigrants to Guantanamo is "cruel and costly" and cuts people off from lawyers and family.
但国际特赦组织的艾米·菲舍尔表示，将移民送往关塔那摩是“残忍且代价高昂的”，并切断了人们与律师和家人的联系。

Trump has been actively deporting with flights to India, Ecuador, Guam, Honduras and Peru.
特朗普一直在积极驱逐移民，他派飞机飞往印度、厄瓜多尔、关岛、洪都拉斯和秘鲁