NPR 2010-12-30

rescue workers are reportedly, are trying to get two people still trapped in the wreckage¹ of Berlin furniture stores burnt and destroyed, a third person was rescued earlier today hours after apparent natural gas explosion, when city manager JohnZetode told CNN the expolosion around 19:00 of local time was last.
city hall is about four blocks, from the scene and people in the city hall where I am now, they need something seriously occured.
nearby buildings had to be evacuated².

Danish and Swedish authorities have custodies five men suspected of plotting attacks on a newspaper, that five year ago published controversial cartoons of Islam's prophet Mohamud, the BBC's MichealRich says most of the suspectes were arrested in Denmark.
Danish justice minister described the plot as terror fine, probably the most serious terror attempt in the country, the authority said underlines of the threat directly particularly against the institutions and individuals related to the publications of the cartoons in 2005, today news Cuty service says three of the four men arrested in Denmark, had entered from Sweden during the nights, several of those arrested appeared to be militant³ activists⁴, with links to international terror networks, and police has seized a machine gun with a matching silencer around ammunition⁵. a spokesman for the muslim council of Denmark, called the revelation of the latest plot extremely worry, and he said he condemned⁶ any active terrorism recoveries of the motives⁷. the BBC's MichealRich.

the blizzard⁸ hit northeastern US is as known in its winter misery⁹, a powerful storm is palm link the west as well, Airisona public radios JuliaFils called the reports blizzard conditions are expected across that state.
the national weather service has issued a rare blizzard warning from mountainous areas in southern and northern Airisona, between 2 and 3 feet of snow are expected to fall before evening and another foot is predicted overnight. the Airisona department and transportation are preparing for heavy closures, as snow fall increses and snow level drops throughout the day, down to about 3,000 feet, some norhtern areas and communities are still recovering from last week's winter weather, when flood waters washed away six homes and civilian¹¹ damage, at least a dozen others. for NPR news, I am JilianFerisco, in Flexdef.

oil prices are holding a near two-year high, as around 91 dollars a barrel, former Shell oil president Johnhafmaster, who now leads an energy development A basic group, says prices are likely to keep rising.
we use 20 million barrels a day, we produce about 7, we're not drilling, we're going to produce about 6 a year, year a haf from now, that means we have to import more oil, while the whole rest of the world is also importing oil, it's a petrol demands upset pressure on the crude oil price.
hitting oil another energy commodities usually cost as more as the weather gets colder.
let us check on wall street, Dow is up more than 0.50%, at 11,617. this is NPR.

doctor BillTailer has died, NPR's NatherWolerbi reports that the jazz, pianist, composer, and educator, past away last night, following heart failure at a NewYork city hospital, he was 89 years old.
BillTailer's contribution to American music's / / around, he was / ,just world's presidents from the days of world war 2, and true  embassador of the form, before hosting shows on NewYork radio, national television and NPR for decades, he tutors the streets and jazz more / teach kids about the music, among his consilience conservations, was this civilized¹² song made famous "/ moon" .  BillTailer was awarded a national metal award in 1992, he won a grani, and anni, and peabody, but his greatest legacy¹³ maybe the numerable fans and students of a form he talked to love. NaitoWolerbi, NPR news.

a donor¹⁴ in what's widely recognized, as the world's first successful organ transplant, has died. RoonleEric past away Monday, in May at the age of 79, on December 23rd, 1954, Eric donated a kedney to his twin brother, allowing his sibling¹⁵ to live fore¹⁰ 8 more years, the lead surgeon, doctor JoeSefmorry, when on to win the nobel prize.

after days of heavy rainfall, river levels are rising across already severely¹⁶ flooded parts of northeastern Australia, media Roligi say high waters are making their way towards the sea making communities down string more vulnerable.

1 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

6 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

7 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

8 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

9 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

10 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

11 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

12 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

13 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

14 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

15 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

16 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。