NPR 2012-12-02

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

 

　　Police in Kansas City, Missouri say an NFL player has killed his girlfriend and himself today. Jovan Belcher committed suicide at Kansas City Chiefs facility. Laura Ziegler of member station KCUR in Kansas City says authorities have been called to the building before Belcher died.

 

　　When police arrived, he had a pistol to his head, he was talking to the coaches. The police later identified them as coaches of the team. Jovan Belcher then walked away from the coach and from the police. And in front of the police and his coaches, he then shot himself in the head.  Laura Ziegler  reporting.

 

　　Belcher's girlfriend was also shot. She was taken to the hospital where she later died.

 

　　Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says his country will hold a vote on December 15th on a proposed constitution. This was written by an assembly dominated by members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood¹. Liberal and Christian² members of the assembly boycotted³ it. They said the rights of all Egyptians are not equally protected in the draft constitution. Supporters of President Morsi confronted opponents in Alexandria, Egypt. The controversial constitution and Morsi's recent decree saying that his decisions cannot be challenged in court are drawing huge opposition⁴ from thousands of Egyptians, but tens of thousands of Morsi supporters also turned out for demonstrations⁵ in Egyptian cities today.

 

　　Israel's plans to build thousands of new homes and settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have drawn⁶ strong condemnation⁷ from Britain. NPR's Philip Reeves says London's urging Israel government to reverse the decision.

 

　　Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague says he is extremely concerned by Israel's plans to build 3,000 new homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. He points out Israeli settlement building is illegal in international law. If Israel goes ahead with these plans, he says it will alter the situation on the ground on a scale that makes it increasingly difficult to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. Israel announced the plans after the Palestinians secured a vote of recognition at the United Nations as a non-member observer state. Britain's long criticised Israel for settlement building but rarely in such blunt language. Hague calls on both sides to return to peace talks, warning the window for a two-state solution is closing. Philip Reeves, NPR News, Jerusalem.

 

　　Authorities in Miami, Florida say a bus crashed into an overpass⁸ at Miami International Airport today. Two people died and three others were badly injured. Twenty-seven more people are hurt. The bus was apparently⁹ too tall for the overpass, which was near the entrance to the airport arrivals area. Police say the bus was privately¹⁰ owned and is mostly used for tours and the driver was apparently not familiar with the area.

 

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　　This is World AIDS Day. The United States has promised to expand its global AIDS fighting program with increased medical intervention¹¹ and prevention efforts. The program was initially¹² started by former President George W. Bush. It is credited with helping¹³ more than 5 million people worldwide receive AIDS fighting medication. Although the number of deaths from AIDS is falling, the United Nations still says 1.7 million people died of it last year.

 

　　A shot at the College Football National Championship is on the line in Atlanta today. NPR's Debbie Elliott says Alabama and Georgia face off in the  Southeastern Conference Championship game.

 

　　The second ranked, Alabama Crimson¹⁴ Tide is on the hunt for a third national title in four years. But No. 3 Georgia has an identical eleven and one record and incentive¹⁵. Receiver Tavarres King remembers the Bulldogs' loss to LSU in last year's ACC championship.

 

　　I feel like now we know what it takes to win, you know, that game last year was a tough one, still tough to swallow.

 

　　Alabama running back Eddie Lacy knows the stakes are high for the defending national champs.

 

　　The ACC winner will meet top ranked Notre Dame¹⁶ for the national championship game in Miami, early next year. Debbie Elliott, NPR News.

 

　　Ford¹⁷ is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles because of a fire hazard. The 2013 models of Ford Escape SUV and its Fusion¹⁸ sedans with 1.6-liter engines could experience overheating injuries. There are reports of 12 engines catching¹⁹ fire. No injuries are reported.

 

　　I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.

1 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

4 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。

5 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

8 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

9 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。

10 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

11 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

12 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

13 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

14 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

15 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

16 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

17 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

18 fusion   

n.溶化；熔解；熔化状态，熔和；熔接

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。

19 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。