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英国脱欧大戏仍在紧锣密鼓地上演。英国议会星期六（10月19日）就脱欧问题举行辩论投票，但结果决定再次延迟英国议会的脱欧表决。约翰逊政府遭遇重大挫折。
The Brexit drama is still in full swing. The British Parliament held a debate on the Brexit vote on Saturday (October 19), but decided to delay the Brexit vote of the British Parliament again. The Johnson administration suffered a major setback.
英国外交大臣拉布（Dominic Raab）称，有信心能够争取到足够多的支持票，让政府按计划脱欧。
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he is confident that he can win enough support votes to let the government leave the EU as planned.

近日，有百余名中国人聚集在中国驻马来西亚大使馆门外，手持横幅。
In the recent days, more than a hundred Chinese have been holding a banner, gathering outside the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia.

他们声称被马来西亚的某个金钱游戏投资公司欺诈至少1000亿人民币。希望中国大使馆和马来西亚官方可以主持公道，协助他们讨回被骗金额。
They claim that they were scammed of no less than 100 trillion RMB by a investment gaming company in Malaysia. They are appealing to the Chinese Embassy and Malaysian government to help them get their money back.

10月11日，中美双方在贸易谈判中达成了共识，起草了初步贸易协议文本。预计本月底，中国国务院副总理刘鹤会携代表团再次赴美，进一步敲定协议。
During the trade talk which took place on 11th Oct, China and the US reached an agreement and drafted a preliminary trade deal text. Chinese delegation team and Vice Premier Liu He might make another visit to Washington by the end of this month to discuss the details of the deal.

据彭博社报道，中美元首可能会在下个月在智利句型的亚太经济合作组织峰会上签署最终协议。
According to Bloomberg, leaders of both countries might sign the final agreement during the APEC summit in Chile next month.

香港示威已持续4个多月，虽然人数有所下降，但示威者的行为变得更加激进。
As the protest in Hong Kong entered into its 4th months, although the number of protestors has declined, their actions have become more and more radical.

这几个月，反修例示威者曾破坏过警察宿舍的设施。
The protestors have damaged facilities in police dormitories in recent months.

台风海贝斯于星期六（10月12日）袭击了日本中东地区。它被称为数十年内最强的台风，造成了严重水灾并导致了13万余家庭停水，2万余停电。
Typhoon Hagibis hit the central and eastern region of Japon on 12th Oct. As described as the worst to hit Japan in decades, it caused serious floods, which leads to water breakdown in over 130,000 households and electricity breakdown in over 20,000.

于今天（10月15日），死亡人数预计上升至58。其中35人确认死亡，剩余失踪人士随着时间推迟，生机渺茫。
The death toll rises to 58 this morning (15th Oct). Among which 35 are confirmed deaths, the chances of survival for the rest also decreases as time passes.

今天（10月4日），香港特首林郑月娥宣布通过引用紧急法订立《禁止蒙面条规》，将于10月5日凌晨0时生效。
Today (4th Oct), Chief executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam invoked an emergency law to pass a face mask ban, which will take effect at midnight on 5th Oct.

反对团体已向香港高等法院申请临时禁令，禁止该法案生效。
Oppositions of this ban have already filed an application for a temporary ban at the supreme court to prevent the above-mentioned face mask ban to take effect.

本地一名英勇的司机在危机状况下的紧急措施很可能预防了更加严重的事故。
The quick action of a brave driver under an emergent circumstance might have prevented a more serious accident.

在受访中，这名本地司机表示发现一辆德士行驶缓慢。赶上后，发现该德士开始失控，左摇右晃。这名司机当机立下，把车子停在德士前方，在德士上女乘客的配合下把德士听了下来。
During an interview, this local driver reviewed that he noticed a taxi driving unusually slow. After caught up, the taxi started to lose control and move left and right. This driver made a quick decision to park in front of the taxi. With the cooperation of a female passenger in the taxi, the taxi was finally parked.

自从美国总统特朗普被报道出向乌克兰总统施压调查民主党总统候选人乔·拜登的儿子以来，众议院议长佩洛西上周二宣布会开始弹劾调查，一部分美国民众对此事还处于摇摆状态。
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms. Pelosi announced that an impeachment investigation will start over the matter that President Donald Trump might have pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate the son of Joe Biden, who was a major Democratic candidate for 2020 presidential election. Since then, most US citizens are still carrying doubt about this matter.

10月1日的香港示威活动中，一名示威的中五学生被警方已实弹击中左胸，子弹进入肺部，随后送医治疗。
In the protest on 1st Oct, a secondary student was being shot in his left chest during protest. The bullet went into his lung and he was sent to hospital after.

在这起目前最激烈的示威活动中，示威者向警方投掷砖头等硬物；除了催泪弹和水枪等，警方还发射了6发真的子弹。
During this protest which is one of the most violent so far, the protestors were seen throwing hard objects such as bricks. To respond, the police fired tear gas, water cannon, and 6 live bullets.

昨日（10月1日），在中国庆祝70周年国庆的这一天，香港示威活动继续，空前激烈。
1st Oct, on the day that the People’s Republic of China is celebrating its 70th anniversary, the protest in Hong Kong persisted and reached one of the highest degree of violence thus far.

示威过程中，示威者和警方以及中国拥护者多次发生冲突。示威者向警方扔砖头等硬物，警方则发射催泪弹、水枪等等，以及6发真子弹。
During the protest, repeated confrontations were observed between the protestors and the police or the protestors and pro-China supporters. Protestors have thrown hard objects like bricks at the police and the police responded with tear gas, water guns and 6 real bullets.