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April 25, 2019
This is VOA news. I'm David Byrd.
President Donald Trump says that the White House will fight all the subpoenas that House Democrats issue while investigating his administration.
AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani has more.
Among those already facing subpoenas is former White House counsel Don McGahn, who cooperated in the special counsel's probe.
"The subpoena is ridiculous."
The president says he figured after a two-year probe "we'd be finished with it" but he says Democrats continue investigating because they know they can't beat him at the polls next year.
"The only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me on nonsense."
He'd earlier tweeted he'll go straight to the Supreme Court if Democrats try to impeach him. Problem is the high court itself has ruled impeachment is solely the jurisdiction of Congress.
Sagar Meghani, at the White House.
Perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season should be answered on Thursday when former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to launch his presidential campaign.
AP's Ben Thomas reports.
After two terms as Barack Obama's vice president and nearly four decades as U.S. senator from Delaware, Joe Biden ranks as one of the most recognizable and most experienced names in U.S. politics.
His high-profile working class background in connection to the Obama years should help make the 76-year-old a frontrunner in a crowded Democratic field that now features 20 candidates.
Along with his experience, though, come questions about age. Only Bernie Sanders is older at 77.
A person familiar with Biden's plans says the former vice president will address union workers in Pittsburgh on Monday as part of his campaign rollout tour.
Ben Thomas, Washington.
A down day on Wall Street, with all three major indices finishing in negative territory.
For more, visit our website voanews.com. This is VOA news.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds his first ever meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, a move which Kim says is the initial step toward closer ties with Moscow.
At the Thursday summit, Kim is expected to push Putin for economic aid, specifically relief from the international sanctions that remain in place after nuclear talks with the United States broke down.
After a February Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi ended with no deal, the United States has insisted it will not relax sanctions on until North Korea commits to abolishing its nuclear weapons program.
Russia, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, signed onto tougher sanctions amidst North Korea's nuclear and missile tests in 2016 and 2017. However, Moscow later called for sanctions against Pyongyang to be eased.
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the national police chief and the defense secretary to resign after security forces failed to respond to warnings of the Easter bombings that killed 359 people.
Reports say that Indian intelligence agencies had gathered details about Islamic group NTJ, which is suspected of carrying out the attacks and had sent several warnings to Sri Lanka.
Deputy Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said Wednesday the government is investigating the group to see if there are more cells.
"We are conducting investigations to find out that there are other people who are involved in this, in this group. It is not just restricted to the bombers."
The government also faces scrutiny over whether bitter political wrangling between President Sirisena and the country's prime minister contributed to the failure to act on those warnings.
Iranian's president says his country [must not] must resist U.S. sanctions because the Trump administration will not negotiate in good faith.
Ed Donahue of AP reports.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says people like President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo want to negotiate with his country.
"The leaders of Iran are racketeers, not revolutionaries."
But Zarif says national security adviser John Bolton and key U.S. allies in the Middle East want something different - "regime change at the very least" and "the disintegration of Iran."
At the United Nations, Zarif says U.S. economic pressure on his country must stop.
"This is the first time in the history of the United Nations that a Permanent Member of the Security Council punishes countries for observing a resolution of the Security Council, unheard of."
Zarif spoke to President Trump directly, saying "Try the language of respect. It won't kill you."
I'm Ed Donahue.
For more, be sure to visit our website voanews.com. I'm David Byrd, VOA news.
*【号外】听歌123 ：叫“苏花”的男孩 A Boy Named Sue
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"A Boy Named Sue"
Johnny Cash
A Boy Named Sue
My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."
Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,
It seems I had to fight my whole life through.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue."
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
And kill that man who gave me that awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry,
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue."
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!
Now your gonna die!!"
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down, but to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.
But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.
I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's the name that helped to make you strong."
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'"
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I came away with a different point of view.
And I think about him, now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!
叫”苏花“的男孩
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我爸在我三岁时离开家
他给我和妈留下的东西并不多
只有一把老吉它还有一支空酒瓶
现在 ，我不责怪他，因为他要跑路去躲藏
但他干了件特缺德的事儿
就在他离开前，他给我取名叫“苏花”（女孩名）
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好吧，他肯定以为这就是个天大的玩笑
而这名字也确实（令我）被很多家伙嘲笑过
这似乎注定我必须为此争斗一辈子
有些姑娘会咯咯笑，让我羞红脸
有些家伙会嘲笑我，而我则揍爆他的头
跟你说吧；对于一个叫“苏花”的男孩，这样的生活可不容易
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我迅速长大，人也变得刻薄
我的拳头变硬，头脑变敏锐
我游荡在一个个城镇间，以此隐藏我的自卑
但我对着月亮和星星发下誓
我要搜遍低级酒馆和酒吧
然后干掉那个给我起这变态名字的男人
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那是在七月中旬的加特林堡
进了镇子我正口干舌燥
停下来，我要给自己来杯啤酒
在一条泥泞路旁的老酒吧
就在一张桌子旁坐着耍扑克的
正是那个给我起名叫“苏花”的肮脏发疮的“老狗”
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呵，之所以知道那条毒蛇就是我的亲爹
从妈保留的一张残破旧像里，我认出他
我认得他脸颊上的伤疤和他魔鬼般的眼睛
他块头很大，弯腰驼背，头发灰白，脸苍老
我盯着他，开始血脉喷张
我说：“我的名字就叫‘苏花‘，你可好啊！
你的死期到了！”
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我猛力的一拳直打他面门
他应声倒地，但出乎我意料
他起身亮出刀子并把我的耳朵削掉了一块
但我抡起一把椅子打落他的牙
我们撞穿了墙，扭打到街上
在和着血和啤酒的泥泞中，我们拳打脚踢
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说真的，再狠的角色我也揍过
但我还真记不起是在何时
他踢人时像头骡子，咬人时就像条鳄鱼
我听到他癫笑，随后开始咒骂
他打算掏出他的枪，而我先拔出了我的枪
他站住盯着我，我看到他在讪笑
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他说：“儿子，世事艰难
如果一个男人想要活下来，他必须变强悍
而我知道，我不能在你身边陪你长大
所以我给你起了个“娘们儿”的名字，并和你道别
我知道你若不够强悍，就会“挂掉”
而正是那个名字助你变得坚强”
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他说：“你刚刚这一仗打得真像样
我知道你恨我，你有这个资格
现在干掉我，就算你这样做，我也不会责怪你
但是在我死前，你应该感谢我
为你胸中的怒火和受过的屈辱
因为我就是那个给你起名叫苏花’的混蛋”
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我整个人开始哽噎起来，丢开我的枪
我喊他爸爸，他唤我儿啊
离开时候我心态已然改观
我不时会想起他
在我的每次尝试和每次胜利之时
如果将来我有了儿子，我想我会给他起名叫
比尔或者乔治！无论如何不叫“苏花”！我仍然讨厌那个名字！
这首歌的演唱者是美国殿堂级的民谣歌手Johnny Cash。
一个被父亲抛弃的少年，一直对父亲心怀憎恨，原因非常可笑——因为父亲给他起了一个女孩儿的名字Sue，让他饱受嘲笑。
有的时候，我们的憎恨和想法，都会集中在某个看起来不是那么重要的点上。而对于父亲这样一个角色，其实我们憎恨的还是给我新生却不给我正常生活这件事情吧。
然而，事到最后也许我们能做的还是只有原谅而已。
这才是这首歌的黑色幽默吧。
Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight.
Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.
All your life, you will be faced with a choice.
-- Johnny Cash
强尼·卡什（Johnny Cash，1932年2月26日－2003年9月12日）美国乡村音乐创作歌手，多次格莱美奖获得主，公认的美国音乐史上最具影响力的音乐家之一。他黑色装束还有特立独行的作风亦为他赢得了“黑衣人”（The Man in Black）的绰号。他的大部分作品，尤其是晚期作品，常常回响着悲伤、精神忧患和救赎的主题。J.R.Cash 是他出生证明上的名字。据说是因为他父母无法在取名上达成一致，最后只能用字母代替。直到他应募入伍，军队无法接受他的名字，他只好自己给自己取名为 John R. Cash（果然是任性的父母，用字母给孩子取名）
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