NPR 2011-07-29

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jin Hour.
The House of representatives is now debate House Speaker John Boehner's plan to cut the deficit¹, but to voted expective leader today. Boehner's plan would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for deep cuts in spending. However, NPR's ?? ?? reports President Obama is not banking² gone for his threat to veto the plan should get his desk.
White House Spokesman Jay Carney says he is still confident that Congress will raise the debt ceilng before Tuesday's deadline, but he says House Speaker John Boehner's plan is not the way to do it.
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More than 50 senators have promised to oppose the Boehner plan, that means it won't pass the Congress. But it's not clear that any other oppositons can leader. ?? ???, NPR News, the White House.
For his parts Speaker John Boehner says his plan is a resolved of compromise and he says now it's time for others to support his proposal and move forward.
Our solution that was put other by the Bi Partison leaders in Congress. There's no reason for them to say no. It's time for somebody in this town to say yes. We said yes on the budget, we said yes on the plan last week. Now we say yes again this week on the plan. And whether somebody on the other side they are going to take yes for answers.
Lawmakers are working against the deadline of next Tuesday to raise the nation's debt ceiling, meanwhile, the Treasury³ Department says it will soon be up with its ? priorities of which bill the government will pay, should Congress not reach the agreement on the debt ceiling. The government makes about 80 millon individual payments a month. Earning taxes base energy giant EXXON Mobil is reporting second quarter profits of more than 10 and a half billion dollars, that's best showing in years that bill civil with member station KERA reports.
It wasn't a record biking second quarter but EXXON Mobil, the world's larget publicly-treated oil company still solve profits sort 41% of a year ago. The company reported 10.7 billion dollars income. Analyst⁴ expected better and earnings⁵ did not meet expectations. EXXON Mobil battle line with help by rising oil prices above 100 dollars a barrel from much of the recorder. The global economy improved, too, to help meet the energy demand. CEO ?? ??? says her company spent a record 10.3 billion dollars to develop new energy supplies. From NPR News, I'm Bill Zebal in Dalas.
A muslim soldier who's been granted conscientious⁶ of ??'s ?? could be facing new charges. After the FBI says bomb-making component⁷ to were founded in his hotel room near Four Could, Texas. Nasel Abeden has allegedly been A-war since July. The 21-year-old Hard ??? religious beliefs would prevent him from fighting in any war.
On Wall Street first bully⁸ by better jobless claims this month, NASDAQ are now turning mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average's down 57 pints⁹ at 12,244. The NASDAQ compose indexes top 1 point at 2766. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The way states gather and report high school graduation rates has been so unreliable. The federal government has ordered all states to begin use a more transparent¹⁰ uniform method. NPR's ?? ?? has this story.
The US department of education want one school to report them number of students graduated in 4 years and then devide that number by the number of students who enroll¹¹ 4 years earlier. Schools will be allowed to account for kids transfer in and out or who may require in next 2 year to graduate. Most states used Hogipojive methods to count high school graduates resorting in widely different rates states to states. So much so, that the date in 26 states was considered useless. The new method is based on the 2005 agreement among the nation's governers to create tracking number for every student that will allow schools to control with greater certainty. When or where student completed high school. States must begin using the new methods this fall. ?? ?? NPR News.
180 public school employees in Atlanta are receiving notices that they are been put on paided administrative¹² lead. As part of whites precheating investigation¹³. A state report out earlier this month. Applicants¹⁴ employee is in 44 schools for cheating on state tests. Official says at least 41 individual suspected the cheating have all requit or retired¹⁵. Atlanta school supreme¹⁶ attendant Allen David says he wants to begin termination proceedings¹⁷ as quickly as possible.
They had Norway's police security survey says that Anderson Breivik, the man who allgedly bombed building and attacked youth camp appears to be the associated paffic blown wolf. He said it was not part if, claimed with part of military group. Officials in Norway say they know doubt those claims.
Ange Power, NPR News in Washington.

1 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

3 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

6 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

7 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

8 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

9 pints   

n.品脱( pint的名词复数 )；一品脱啤酒

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel. 我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two pints today, please. 今天请来两品脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

11 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

12 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

13 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

14 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

15 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。

16 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。

17 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼