>National anthem mix-up
法總統(tǒng)為放錯(cuò)國歌致歉
French President Emmanuel Macron sent an apology message to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for a national anthem mix-up ahead of a football match, Rama tweeted on Sunday.
阿爾巴尼亞總理埃迪?拉馬8日發(fā)表推文表示，法國總統(tǒng)馬克龍就足球比賽前放錯(cuò)國歌一事向其發(fā)來道歉信。
"President Macron expressed his sincere apologies for the scandalous gaffe of the French Football Federation. He called it an "unacceptable mistake"," Rama posted on Twitter.
拉馬在推文中稱："馬克龍總統(tǒng)就法國足協(xié)的失誤向我表達(dá)了誠摯歉意，他認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)'不可接受的錯(cuò)誤'"。
According to Rama, in his message the French president appreciated the reaction of Albania's national football team players and asked Rama to make his apology public.
拉馬還稱，馬克龍?jiān)谛胖袑?duì)阿爾巴尼亞國家隊(duì)球員的反應(yīng)表示贊賞，并希望拉馬將他的道歉信公開。
Before the European Qualifier match kicked off in Stade de France in Paris Saturday evening, the Albanian football fans and players were expecting to hear their national anthem called "Himni i Flamurit" (National Flag) prior to the start of the game, but the national anthem of Andorra was played by mistake by the organizers.
7日晚，在巴黎法蘭西大球場(chǎng)舉行的歐洲杯預(yù)選賽開賽前，阿爾巴尼亞球迷和球員翹首等待體育場(chǎng)播放他們的國歌《國旗》，但組織方播放的卻是安道爾的國歌。
Albania lost 1-4 against the French team.
這場(chǎng)比賽阿爾巴尼亞隊(duì)以1比4輸給了法國隊(duì)。

>Off-duty pilot flies plane
度假乘客頂替機(jī)長駕機(jī)
An off-duty pilot was hailed a "legend" after stepping in to fly a plane himself to stop the flight being cancelled.
一位休假的飛行員因親自駕駛飛機(jī)使航班免遭取消而被譽(yù)為"傳奇人物"。
Michael Bradley, a qualified easyJet pilot, had a busman's holiday when he ended up flying a plane that was delayed by two hours.
邁克爾?布拉德利是一名有資質(zhì)的易捷航空飛行員，他在休假時(shí)遇到飛機(jī)延誤兩個(gè)小時(shí)，然后他就臨時(shí)上崗把飛機(jī)開到了目的地。
He told passengers on board the Manchester Airport flight to Alicante that he was offering his services as there was no pilot available.
他對(duì)航班上的乘客表示，由于飛行員不在，他將代為駕駛。這趟航班從英國曼徹斯特飛往西班牙阿利坎特。
An easyJet spokesman said the flight's delay was due to "the knock-on effects of the French Air Traffic Control failure on Sunday, which impacted on crew and meant they had to rely on standbys".
易捷航空一位發(fā)言人表示，航班延誤是由于"法國9月1日空中交通管制失誤的連鎖反應(yīng)，影響到了機(jī)組人員，因此不得不依靠后備人員。"
He added: "We are grateful to one of our pilots who was travelling on holiday from Manchester to Alicante on Sept 2 with his family and volunteered to operate the flight."
他補(bǔ)充道："非常感謝我們的一名飛行員，他于9月2日與家人從曼徹斯特前往阿利坎特度假，并自愿駕駛這架飛機(jī)。"
The spokesman also said the incident was "exceptional", Mr Bradley was legally permitted to fly and he was well-rested from taking four days off.
發(fā)言人還表示，這起事件是"例外"，布拉德利依法獲準(zhǔn)飛行，他當(dāng)時(shí)已休假四天，駕駛飛機(jī)之前得到了充分的休息。"

>Logo for 2022 WCup released
卡塔爾世界杯會(huì)徽公布
Qatar finally has a logo for the 2022 World Cup, and it reflects both the tournament's compact infrastructure and winter schedule.
2022年卡塔爾世界杯會(huì)徽終于出爐，會(huì)徽設(shè)計(jì)反映出這屆世界杯緊湊的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施和冬季賽程。
Using the colors of the Qatari flag, the white emblem is set against a maroon background.
這款白色會(huì)徽的背景是紅褐色的，采用了卡塔爾國旗的色彩搭配。
It is inspired by the contours of the World Cup trophy with the unbroken loop depicting a figure of eight - the number of stadiums built for the Middle East's first World Cup in the tiny Persian Gulf nation.
會(huì)徽的靈感源自世界杯獎(jiǎng)杯的輪廓，閉合環(huán)狀輪廓形似數(shù)字8——這也是這個(gè)波斯灣小國為中東首次世界杯所建的體育場(chǎng)館數(shù)量。
FIFA says the design also draws "inspiration from a traditional woolen shawl," a winter garment reflecting the World Cup being played in November and December 2022 to avoid the fierce summer heat in June and July when the tournament is usually played.
國際足聯(lián)稱，這一設(shè)計(jì)也"從一種傳統(tǒng)羊毛披肩中汲取了靈感"，這種冬季服飾反映出本屆世界杯的舉辦時(shí)間是2022年11月和12月，避開夏季最熱的6月和7月——世界杯的常規(guī)舉辦時(shí)間。

>New commemorative coins
央行公布70周年紀(jì)念幣
China will issue a set of coins, starting from Sept 10, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the central bank said.
中國人民銀行在其官網(wǎng)宣布，定于本月10日起陸續(xù)發(fā)行中華人民共和國成立70周年紀(jì)念幣一套。
The set includes two gold, four silver and one copper alloy coins, all legal tender, the People's Bank of China said on its website.
該套紀(jì)念幣共7枚，其中金質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣2枚，銀質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣4枚，雙色銅合金紀(jì)念幣1枚，均為中華人民共和國法定貨幣。
One of the gold coins, with a diameter of 60 mm, contains 150 grams of gold and has a denomination of 2,000 yuan.
150克金質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣直徑60毫米，面額2000元。
The other gold coin, 22 mm in diameter, contains 8 grams of gold and has a denomination of 100 yuan, according to the central bank.
8克金質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣直徑22毫米，面額100元。
A total of 2,000 large-size gold coins and 60,000 smaller gold coins will be available for purchase, it said.
150克金質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣和8克金質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣的發(fā)行量分別為2000枚和6萬枚。
The silver coins have denominations of 300 yuan, 50 yuan and 10 yuan, with issuing amounts of 5,000, 7,000 and 200,000 respectively.
3種銀質(zhì)紀(jì)念幣的面值分別為300元、50元和10元，發(fā)行量分別為5000枚、7000枚和20萬枚。
All coins feature the national emblem on the obverse and are inscribed with Chinese characters reading "the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC" on the reverse side.
所有紀(jì)念幣正面圖案均為中華人民共和國國徽，背面印有"中華人民共和國成立70周年"字樣。

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