Dalai Lama Not Stepping Down
达赖喇嘛不会退位
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STORY: After six days of talks with Tibet’s government-in-exile in India the Dalai Lama has dismissed any speculation that he may retire .
新闻内容：在印度的西藏流亡政府经过六天的会谈后，达赖喇嘛驳斥了外界对他可能退位的猜测。
The speculation intensified amid fears about his health earlier this year.
But Tibet’s spiritual leader says he will never step down.
他在今年年初时，由于健康问题导致外界对此疑虑加深。但是身为西藏精神领袖的他表示绝不会退位。
[Dalai Lama]:”Till this body remain the name of Tibetan there. So moral responsibility, till my death moral responsibility always there. There is no point or question of retirement.”
达赖喇嘛说：“只要我的身体还在，我就代表西藏人。直到我死去，道德责任一直都还在。我没有理由退位。”
A day earlier Tibet’s exiled government agreed to stick with the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way plan for Tibet.
稍早前西藏流亡政府同意，遵照达赖喇嘛的西藏中间路线。
【新闻关键字】
1. step down :ph.退位
2. government-in-exile :n.流亡政府
3. dismiss :v. 排除
4. speculation: n. 猜测
5. retire :v. 退休
6. intensify :v. 使加强
7. stick with :ph.坚持
He had called for a review because of frustration over the lack of progress in talks with China.
由于与中国的对谈缺乏进展使他感到相当挫折，因此他要求检讨。
The Middle Way abandons the dream of an independent state but instead seeks greater autonomy for Tibet as a part of China. The exiles are warning that could change.
中间路线放弃了独立的梦想，但是却能够寻求在中国统治下更大的自治空间。流亡政府警告这个路线可能改变。
[Gyari Dolma, Tibetan Government-in-Exile]: “If China does not respond positively to our initiative then there is no option left for us than to go for complete independence.”
[卓玛嘉里，西藏流亡政府]：“如果中国对于我们的提议未有正面的回应，那我们没得选择，只能走向完全的独立。”
A meeting of more than 100 international support groups is due to take place in Delhi later this month which the Dalai Lama says should give a clearer picture of the way forward.
一项超过100个国际声援团体的会议，即将于本月底在德里举行，达赖喇嘛说应该对西藏的下一步，提出一个更清楚的蓝图。
【新闻关键字】
8. call for :ph. 呼吁
9. autonomy: n. 自治
10. initiative: n. 提议
11. take place: v. 举行
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