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标题: 2月25日英语资讯:布朗向英国移民儿童道歉 [打印本页]

作者: peopoo 时间: 2010-2-25 15:03 标题: 2月25日英语资讯:布朗向英国移民儿童道歉

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布朗向英国移民儿童道歉

In a statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Prime Minister will say sorry to the estimated 150,000 children aged between three and 14 who were sent overseas, mainly to Australia and Canada, in a programme that began in the 1920s and did not stop until 1967.

在下议院周三发表的声明中，估计有150000名3到14岁的儿童被送往海外，主要是澳大利亚和加拿大，这个计划在20世纪20年代就开始了，并且知道1967年才被终止，首相对此表示抱歉。

Many were abused in foster homes, state-run orphanages and religious institutions.
很多孩子在寄养家庭、公办孤儿院和宗教机构里被虐待。

Mr Brown announced he would apologise in November, saying the "time is now right".
布朗宣言他将会在11月公开道歉，并称“现在时机成熟了”。

作者: nali219 时间: 2010-2-27 10:05

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