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Thai protesters face tear gas
泰国抗议者遭遇催泪瓦斯
Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Thailand. Tensions are rising, with thousands swarming government buildings on Sunday, trying to force a government shutdown. One group tried to dismantle road blocks at the Government House, where the prime minister holds office. The protesters threw back tear gas canisters in response to police. Another roup approached the Metropolitan Police department, and were also dispersed. Smoke filled the streets. Security was beefed up around the capital,as the government anticipated a big push from protesters on Sunday. The protesters are demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down from office, accusing her of empowering her exiled brother Thaksin. These protests are the biggest since 2010. Back then, it was Thaksin's supporters who were challenging the government. Those demonstrations paralysed the Thai capital, and ended in a deadly military crackdown.
泰国警方施放催泪弹驱散抗议者。紧张关系不断升级。周日，数千名抗议者蜂拥至政府大楼，试图迫使政府关闭。一个团体试图拆除通往总理办公地点的路障。抗议者扔回催泪瓦斯罐作为对警察的回应。另外一个团体抵达都市警察部，也遭到驱散。街道上浓烟滚滚。首都安全保卫措施升级，因为政府预料到周日会出现的大量示威人群。抗议者要求总理英拉辞职，指控她授权给流亡的哥哥他信。这是自2010年以来规模最大的抗议活动。那时是他信的支持者挑战政府。当时的示威活动导致泰国首都陷入瘫痪，结束了致命的军事制裁。
Potential toy shortage could dampen holiday fun
玩具短缺或影响节日气氛
Waiting until later to do your holiday shopping this year? Parents, especially, might get hit with an unexpected surprise.Many retailers are ordering fewer toys - worried consumer confidence isn't high enough to stock up on inventory. So they're ordering 'just enough' - analysts say - leaving some stores to run out of this year's favorite toys. At some stores, demand for this bracelet making kit is so high there's a wait list. Big chains, like Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, don't expect shortages on toys. But toy shipments to the United States, overall, are down 2 percent, compared to this time last year. That's in addition to an almost 10 percent drop in 2012.
今年还打算等到节日购物的最后时刻？父母们将受到这个意想不到的消息的冲击。许多零售商预订的玩具数量减少，担心消费者信心不够，不会储备大量库存。所以，分析家表示，零售商预订的玩具数量“刚好足够”，导致一些商场内今年最受欢迎的玩具数量短缺。在一些商场，对这种手镯编织工具箱的需求量非常大，已经列起了长长的等候名单。沃尔玛和玩具反斗城等大型连锁商场预期不会出现玩具短缺。但是运往美国的玩具总量与去年同期相比下降了2%，与2012年相比下降了接近10%。
Water, water everywhere as heavy rain hits Cuba
古巴遭遇暴雨袭击 陷入一片汪洋
Heavy rains slam into Cuba Saturday drenching the country in water. Some say they can't remember the last time there was so much rain.
周六，暴雨袭击古巴，整个国家陷入一片汪洋。一些人表示，他们已经不记得上次遭遇这样的暴雨是什么时候了。
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HAVANA RESIDENT ROBERTO BELLO SAYING: "We weren't expecting this. The hurricane season ended without any storms and this deluge caught us by surprise. Now streets have turned to rivers.
哈瓦那居民ROBERTO BELLO：“我们完全没有料到。飓风季节没有经历暴风雨，这次的暴雨却让我们出其不意。现在街道已经变成河川。”
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HAVANA RESIDENT MARIA ELENA RIVAS SAYING: "It's just water and water and water every day. The water hasn't stopped."
哈瓦那居民MARIA ELENA RIVAS：“每天都下雨，暴雨还没有停止。”
The rain comes from slow-moving front moving across the island. Two people were killed Friday when their home collapsed under a deluge of water.
这次暴雨来自穿越古巴岛的移动缓慢的一股气流。周五，一座房屋在洪水突然袭击时倒塌，两人遇难。
