NPR 2010-11-25

So far so good, fear-belong-lines from a planned protest at the enhanced security scanning at the airports around the country haven't apparently¹ happened. Kirk Seydler with Colorado Public Radio is at Dan Branche International Airport. He says travelers are taking well.
“There is not a separate line for people who are opting² out for the machines and going for the pat-down, so there is a concern that the lines would be longer as the day goes on. The people I talked to so far, I’ve been surprised to find that a lot of people are, um, kind take in stride feeling it’s sort of something that has to happen, and there used to inconvenience while they travelled, so they are not too worried about the enhanced measures. I have talked to few travelers to, um, want to see the TSA back off. Um, They don’t want these increased measures because they are concerned about civil liberties.”
Colorado Public Radio’s Kirk Seydler reporting.
South Korean marines found two bodies of civilians³ today buried at a construction site on the small island Humoton yesterday as exchanged fire between the North and the South. From Seoul /(弄不清的人名) reports.
“A memorial has been set up in southern Seoul for the two marines killed yesterday. Today’s bodies have yet to be identified. Kwang Ki Sun runs a corset-sized mart near central Seoul. She hasn’t stopped watching localnese, this time families were seen mourning the two South Korean marines, as she watched / head the loss of innocent lines.
“North Korean is demand money, that’s clear. It’s all this, they without money they try to make nuclear weapons for nothing else.”
“A funeral for the two marines will be held this weekend. For NPR news, I’m / in Seoul.”
First time claims for unemployment benefits were down 34,000 last week more than analysts⁴ anticipated. And NPR’s Yokina Kuji(可能是日本名) reports some hope it could signal the job recovery.
“The number of jobless worker seeking unemployment benefits fell to their lowest levels in 2.5 years last week. Because of the Veteran’s Day and the Thanksgiving holidays, November can be also a month that's hard to read. Workers may put off filing claims because of the holidays which may mean numbers could rise in the future. The Labor⁵ Department releases more comprehensive data on unemployment at the end of next week. Separately, Commerce Department said the personal income rose and consumers spent more last month. That could be another sign of slow improvements in employment. Yokina Kuji, NPR news, Washington.”
But David Lewis, chief economist⁶ with the Standard Poor’s says those numbers may be a bit misleading.
“Whether it started, because this shopping season, we’re starting to see those temporary higher has been being added by the retailers⁷, so these numbers still get  a bit quirky this time of the year.”
Personal spending and incomes are also higher.
The Dow is up 140points at the last check, the NASDAQ up 45, S&P500 up 15. This is NPR news.
Ireland is unveiling a drastic new austerity plan, planning to trim billions dollars from the budget which could result in a 25% hike in the value-added sales tax. Irish Prime Minister Brian Colon,“I’m hopeful for the future, that this plan is another confidence building measure, another sign post along the road towards the national recovery, a journey upon which we have been embarrassed since the economic and financial crises began.”
But he can see that plan would hurt the living standard of everyone in Ireland. The plan cuts thousands of state jobs, trims welfare benefits and pensions, and imposes new taxes on property and water, but it’s required an order for the country to qualify for loan from EU and IMF.
Thousands of university and high-school students from across the UK have staged what they called a day of action. Larry Miller⁸ reports from London.
“London police were out in force, but there were also clashes with protesters with injuries and arrests. Mark Phil was a protest organizer.”
“We will take legitimate⁹ protests, we will take civil disobedience in order to stop these cops.”
“It won’t work, Education Secretary Michal Goal.”  “It’s a pity. People feel they need to make their point, um, in a democracy, by, um, engaging some direct action.”
“This is the second protest this month, last time only in London, this time in cities including Oxford¹⁰, Cambridge, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham. Besides marches, there have been sit-ins, occupations and walkouts. For NPR’s news, I’m Larry Miller in London.”
Two Turkeys are getting / tour in the nation’s capital including a stay in a upscale rank hotel in a trip to the white House. President Obama pardoned the two Turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

7 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

8 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

9 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

10 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。