NPR 2011-11-10

 Political changes are under way in Europe as a result of the region's burgeoning¹ debt crisis. Greece's embattled prime minister has stepped down after leading his country through a financial crisis for the past two years. John Psaropoulos reports from Athens an interim² government is to be announced to ratify³ a second bailout the country needs as a move toward an election next year.

 

George Papandreou bid Greeks an emotional farewell after four days of grueling negotiations⁴ with opposition⁵ conservatives on the makeup⁶ of the interim government that will succeed his. He called the new government an end to the acrimony of the past months and said it would represent Greek solidarity⁷ to the outside world. Its aims are clear, Papandreou said, to unblock the next installment⁸ of an existing bailout package and ratify a second 100-billion-euro bailout. Without the money, Greece will default in a matter of weeks. He also called on the new administration to continue structural⁹ reforms to turn the economy from austerity to development and reverse four years of recession. For NPR News, I'm John Psaropoulos in Athens.

 

Joe Paterno's legendary¹⁰ reign¹¹ as Penn State's head football coach is coming to an end, overshadowed by child sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach Shari Rudavsky. NPR's Mike Pesca says Paterno announced plans to leave at the end of the season.

 

Paterno, I think, took the only action that was available to him, which is to announce his retirement¹² before possibly being ousted¹³. There were reports that that was in the works. And while it's being reported by some that Joe Paterno is to retire at the end of the season, there is still a possibility that the board of trustees will say that is not acceptable, will intercede¹⁴ and will say Joe Paterno, you're gone after the Nebraska Game. We don't know what will happen. 

 

NPR's Mike Pesca.

 

In North Dakota, the legislature is now repealing¹⁵ a recently passed state law that requires University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. Prairie Public's Dave Thomson reports the NCAA considered that moniker to be offensive to native Americans.

 

The NCAA told state officials it would impose sanctions if the nickname and logo were not retired¹⁶, and the Big Sky Conference threatened to withdraw its invitation to UND if the nickname stayed. Democratic state senator Mac Schneider, who played football for UND, says keeping the nickname would do more harm than good.

 

"Life as an upper-Midwest independent under NCAA sanctions quite simply is not a realistic possibility for the University of North Dakota."

 

The bill says UND cannot have a new nickname and logo in place before January 1st, 2015. For NPR News, I'm Dave Thomson in Bismarck, North Dakota.

 

The latest from Wall Street. Dow Jones Industrial Average now down 350 points or 2.8% at 11,821; NASDAQ is off more than 3% at 2,639; S&P 500 down more than 3%.

 

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Abortion¹⁷ opponents say they won't be deterred¹⁸ by their latest defeat in Mississippi, where Bible Belt residents voted down an initiative that says life begins a fertilization. They say they're still working in six other states to get a personhood initiative passed. The proposal is aimed at forcing a legal challenge to Roe¹⁹ V. Wade²⁰, the 1973 Supreme²¹ Court decision that established the legal right to abortion. Yesterday's vote in Mississippi was among several key initiatives voted down. In Ohio, voters rejected a law signed by the Republican governor to restrict collective bargaining rights. And in Maine, people repealed²² a Republican-backed law to eliminate election day enrollment²³.

 

Rapper Heavy D has died at the age of 44. Authorities say he collapsed²⁴ outside his home in Beverly Hills yesterday and was declared dead at Cedar-Sinai hospital. NPR's Trina Williams reports Heavy D had a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s.

 

(I want somebody to love me, for me. Not because I'm MC, Heavy D. I'm looking for a love...)

 

"Somebody For Me" was just one of a number of popular songs by Heavy D & The Boyz. Their biggest hit was "Now That We Found Love." The group released their first album in 1987 with songs "Mr. Big Stuff" and "The Overweight Lovers In The House." The rapper also collaborated²⁵ with some high-profile stars including Michael Jackson.

 

(First I cooled like a fan Got with Janet then with guy Now with Michael Cause it ain't hard to.)

 

Heavy D, whose real name was Dwight Arrington Myers, didn't resist the pull of television and film. He appeared in "Boston Public," "Life" and "The Cider House Rules." He makes a cameo in the current movie "Tower Heist." Heavy D stayed connected to music, creating theme songs for "In Living Color" and "MADtv." His most recent album "Love Opus" was released in September. Trina Williams, NPR News.

 

I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.

1 burgeoning   

adj.迅速成长的，迅速发展的v.发芽，抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 )；迅速发展；发（芽），抽（枝）

参考例句：

• Our company's business is burgeoning now. 我们公司的业务现在发展很迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. 这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。 来自辞典例句

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

7 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

8 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

9 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

10 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

11 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

12 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

13 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

14 intercede   

vi.仲裁，说情

参考例句：

• He was quickly snubbed when he tried to intercede.当他试着说情时很快被制止了。
• At a time like that there has to be a third party to intercede.这时候要有个第三者出来斡旋。

15 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

16 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

17 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

18 deterred   

v.阻止，制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
• Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句

19 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

20 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

21 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

22 repealed   

撤销，废除( repeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
• The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。

23 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

24 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

25 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。