Dalai Lama Not Stepping Down
達賴喇嘛不會退位

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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 .
新聞內容：在印度的西藏流亡政府經過六天的會談後，達賴喇嘛駁斥了外界對他可能退位的猜測。

The speculation intensified amid fears about his health earlier this year.
But Tibet’s spiritual leader says he will never step down.
他在今年年初時，由於健康問題導致外界對此疑慮加深。但是身為西藏精神領袖的他表示絕不會退位。

[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.”
達賴喇嘛說：「只要我的身體還在，我就代表西藏人。直到我死去，道德責任一直都還在。我沒有理由退位。」

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，遵照達賴喇嘛的西藏中間路線。

【新聞關鍵字】
1. step down :ph.退位

2. government-in-exile :n.流亡政府

3. dismiss :v. 排除

4. speculation: n. 猜測

5. retire :v. 退休

6. intensify :v. 使加強

7. stick with :ph.堅持

He had called for a review because of frustration over the lack of progress in talks with China.
由於與中國的對談缺乏進展使他感到相當挫折，因此他要求檢討。

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.
中間路線放棄了獨立的夢想，但是卻能夠尋求在中國統治下更大的自治空間。流亡政府警告這個路線可能改變。

[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.”
[卓瑪嘉里，西藏流亡政府]：「如果中國對於我們的提議未有正面的回應，那我們沒得選擇，只能走向完全的獨立。」

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.
一項超過100個國際聲援團體的會議，即將於本月底在德里舉行，達賴喇嘛說應該對西藏的下一步，提出一個更清楚的藍圖。

【新聞關鍵字】
8. call for :ph. 呼籲

9. autonomy: n. 自治

10. initiative: n. 提議

11. take place: v. 舉行

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