NPR 2011-11-20

 From NPR News in Washington, I’m Louise Schiavone.

        Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protestors in Cairo’s Tahrir Square this weekend.

        Clashes began when authorities stormed the tent encampment. In the chaos¹ that followed at least 500 people were injured, demonstrators are calling for a return to civilian² government. 

        In Libya, there’re celebrations on warrant that the son of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been captured. As NPR’s Allison Keyes tells us Libya’s Interim³ Justice Minister says Saif al-Islam Gaddafi would be prosecuted⁴ in accordance with international standards.

        Libyan officials say Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was captured in the Libyan desert that he travelled with his aides. And Interim Justice Minister says he would be trialed for Syria’s crimes that carried death penalty. Mahmoud Shammam, Information Minister for Libya’s interim government says he should be trialed there. 

        “He should be trialed in front of the Libyan Court, by Libyan people and by Libyan justice.”

        But the International Criminal Court has charged Saif al-Islam with crimes against humanity admitted he’s allegedly role in killing⁵ demonstrators after the uprising against his father. ICC prosecutor⁶ Luis Moreno Ocampo says he’s ahead to Libya in a week to discuss where Saif al-Islam would be trialed.

        “Saif will face justice. And where and how that we will discuss it.”

        Allison Keyes, NPR News.

        Near Reno, Nevada, crackling sound of 2,000 acre fire authorities are saying now that arcing power lines are probably behind the blaze that was made all the more intense by high winds. Firefighters believe they had apprehend⁷ on the fire and thousands of people who’d evacuated⁸ now being given to go ahead to return home.

        Police say 3 women were struck by U-Haul truck pulling into a tailgating area at the Yale-Harvard football game in New Haven⁹, Connecticut today. From member station WSHU, Ebong Udoma reports one woman died.

        New Haven police spokesman David Hartman says the truck entered a parking lot designated for free game tailgating sped for unknown reasons and hit the women. A 30-year-old Massachusetts woman was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Another 30-year-old woman from New Haven was seriously hurt but was in stable condition. The third woman suffered minor¹⁰ injuries. Hartman says police was questioning the driver of the U-Haul truck described as a young male. The tailgaters had gathered for the 128th game of the Yale-Harvard Ivy¹¹ League football rivalry¹². For NPR News, I’m Ebong Udoma in Fairfield, Connecticut. 

        In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo went other Democrats¹³ have been accused of partisan¹⁴ self dealing¹⁵ as they walk to redraw Congressional district boundaries. Community leader’s filed a suit in Brooklyn asking a federal judge to take over the process. 

        This is NPR.

        A California food processer is recalling 5,400 cases of bagged salad because of possible E.coli contamination. As Bob Hensley of Capitol Public Radio reports the producer was distributed in 15 states.

        Ready Pac Food is just voluntarily recalling dozen different bagged salads. They were sold in supermarkets under the Ready Pac, Trader Joe’s, Safeway and Dinning¹⁶ In Classic labels. The packages were stamped with the use by date of November 8th. The suspect approaches were so primarily in western states including California, Texas and Colorado. Officials with the California Department of Public Health said the recall followed are random¹⁷ sample of bagged lettuce¹⁸ that was analyzed¹⁹ by the US Department of Agriculture. Inspectors²⁰ are trying to pinpoint²¹ the source that contamination. There hadn’t been any report that the owner says the contributor to the products in question again. For NPR News, I’m Bob Hensley in Modesto, California.

        In a suburb of Sydney, Australia, a nurse to elder patients has been charged with murdering connection with the fire that authorities believed that he said the suspect Roger Dean originally said he rescued pensions from the blaze, 5 people died and more than a dozen were injured. 

        GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. The former Godfather’s Pizza executive was asked if he was ready to resume the responsibilities of President.

        “I’ll back to create jobs. I’ll back to turn around businesses.”

        “But the United States government”

        “But, yes.”

        “is different from running a pizza corporation.”

        “It shouldn’t be”

        That’s from the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.

        I’m Louise Schiavone, NPR News in Washington.

1 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 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。

3 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。

4 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 apprehend   

vt.理解，领悟，逮捕，拘捕，忧虑

参考例句：

• I apprehend no worsening of the situation.我不担心局势会恶化。
• Police have not apprehended her killer.警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。

8 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。

9 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

10 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

11 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

12 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

13 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

15 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

16 dinning   

vt.喧闹（din的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• The cries of his tormentors were still dinning in his ears. 使他痛苦的人们的叫嚣仍然在他的耳际震响。 来自辞典例句
• The meals in the artistic little dinning-room were pleasant. 在雅致的小餐厅里吃饭是一种享受。 来自辞典例句

17 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

18 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

19 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。