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本周末，巴勒斯坦伊斯兰抵抗势力向以色列境内发射了600余枚火箭。虽然大部分被拦截，但仍然有3位以色列人死于此次事件。
Over this weekend, Palestinian militants have fired more than 600 rockets into Israeli territory. Although most were intercepted, there are still 3 Israelis died over this incident.

以色列随后反击，并击中了加沙地带的260多个目标。以方声明他们的反击防止了更“大规模”的袭击。而巴方表示，自星期五以来，已有9名巴勒斯坦人死于反击。
Israel retaliated soon after and hit 260 targets in the Gaza Strip. Israel says that their fire-back has prevented further ‘massive’ strikes, while Palestine says that 9 Palestinians have been killed from the fire-back since Friday.

美国佛罗里达州当地时间5月3日21时，一架从古巴起飞的波音737客机在杰克逊维尔国际机场降落。降落时该机冲出跑道，滑入附近的圣约翰河，浮在水面。
Local time around 9 pm on 3rd May, a Boeing 737 passenger plane from Cuba lands at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida, US. During the landing, the plane rushed off the runway and skidded into the nearby St John’s River, but fortunately, it did not sink.

4月中旬，美国司法部揭发了一起前所未有的名校招生行贿受贿丑闻，其中耶鲁、斯坦福这样世界首屈一指的名校都被牵涉其中。
Around mid-April, the Justice Department of America revealed the college admissions scandal that shocked the world. Top universities such as Yale and Stanford are also implicated in the scandal.

作为漫威宇宙的第22部电影，《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》可谓是一部众望所归的高潮（gāocháo – n. climax）制作！
As the 22nd movie of the Marvel universe, Avengers 4: Endgame is truly a climax production that everyone has hoped for a long time.

它的前作——《复仇者联盟3：无限战争》以一个悲伤又充满遐想的方式结尾了，众多漫威粉们对复联4的感受真的是翘首以待，望眼欲穿（wàngyǎnyùchuān – v. to wait with great anticipation）！
The one before it, Avengers 3: Infinity war ended in a way that is both sad but also imaginative. Many Marvel fans have been waiting for 4 since the day they watched 3 and they could not wait any longer!

今天，第九起爆炸发生在科伦坡市的一座教堂附近。炸弹在警察尝试解除它的时候爆炸了，目前我们尚未得知是否有伤亡。
The 9th explosion happened on Monday near a church in Colombo. The police were attempting to defuse the bomb when it went off. Whether there are casualties is not clear yet.

今天，斯里兰卡多地一共发生了八起连环爆炸。其中六起发生在酒店或者教堂附近，包括首都的三间高级酒店、科伦坡市的两座教堂和东部城市拜蒂克洛的一座教堂。截止到现在，已造成至少450人受伤、207人死亡。

Today, a total of 8 explosions are reported at multiple locations in Sri Lanka. Six of the explosions happened at near hotels or churches, including three luxury hotels in the capital city, two churches in Colombo and one church at Batticaloa. Up until now, at least 450 people are hurt and 207 are killed in the explosions.

由于今天是基督教的复活节，很多教徒都前往教堂参加复活节活动。密集的人口给了不法分子可乘之机。

作为一个多种族国家，新加坡庆祝主要种族和宗教信仰的多个节日，其中比较重要的节日更是成为了公共假日，其中就包括了圣周五。
As a multiracial country, Singapore celebrates the festivals of all its major ethnic groups and religious groups, among which the more important ones become public holidays, Good Friday included.

2015年新加坡人口报告显示，基督教徒占据了新加坡人口的19%，其中包括大约38%的天主教徒和大约60%的清教徒，只有很少的一部分属于其他的基督教分支。
According to the demographic report of 2015, Christians take up 19% of Singapore’s population, among which there are about 60% of Protestants, 38% of Catholics, and a very minor percentage follows other branches of Christianity.

18日中午1时，台湾东部发生了规模达6.1级的地震，地震中央位于花莲县秀林乡。海峡对面的中国大陆的众多省市都有震感，包括福建、江苏、浙江、安徽和上海。

A strong earthquake with a registered magnitude of 6.1 shook the east of Taipei around 1 pm local time on 18th Apr. The center of the earthquake is near Hualian county. Multiple provinces and city in mainland China also have detectable traits and feelings of the earthquake, including Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Shanghai.

一共有17人因地震受伤。地震发生时，两人位来自日本的游客正在登山，余下15人处于两座受影响较大的建筑物内。目前没有死亡。

当地时间17日，印度尼西亚迎来5年一次的总统大选。这是总统佐科·维多多退役与普拉博沃·苏比安托自2014年总统大选以来的第二次对决。
Local time 17th Apr, Indonesia Presidential Election, which happens every five years, took place. This election is the second time where Joko Widodo run against his rival, Prabowo Subianto since 2014.

目前，多家私营民调机构的非官方统计显示现任总统佐科以至少七个百分点领先，预计会成功连任。
Currently, multiple privately-run polling organization released their unofficial result, which shows that Joko Widodo leads by at least 7% and is expected to be successfully re-elected.

巴黎圣母院的大火在10多个小时后终于扑灭。顶部三分之二惨遭焚毁，包括它号称“森林”的木质框架、尖顶和尖顶上的公鸡形状的风向标和三件圣人遗物。
The massive fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral was put out after more than 10 hours. Two-thirds of the roof was destroyed in flames, including the medieval wooden structure, the iconic spire together with the rooster-shaped wind vane and three relics of the Saints on top.

不过也有一部分标志幸免于难：
Silver lining, some managed to survive from the fire