NPR 2012-12-25

　　From NPR news in Washington. I am LK. The upstate New York town of Webster is coping with a Christmas Eve tragedy after firefighters responding to a blaze and countered gunfire from a wood struct, two of them died. Police say the man suspected in the shooting is dead, and they have identified him as 62-year-old William Spengler. Webster police chief Gerald L. Pickering tells reporters it looks like the shots were set to draw the firefighters.

 

　　It does appear that was a trap that was set, for responding ,you know, first responders, but causative reasons, we don, t have this time.

 

　　Police say the suspected shooter died at a self-inflicted gun shot to the head. A winter storm morning is out for the S, between S and R, assuring a white but treacherous¹ Christmas for some. Snowy road conditions are also rough set at the Oregon border. More rain is expected for Northern California tomorrow. The plain states and northeast meanwhile are bracing² for a dose of winter weather, National Weather Service lead forcaster Bob O.

 

　　The definitely weather system is passing the country, some parts of the country have received some heavy snow in the past week, and the very stormy across the west, and with the new storm developing across the S, United States moving northeast toward a large part of the country from plains toward northeastern U.S., who had potential forceful storm on the ground on the Christmas day.

 

　　Bob O  with the National Weather Service. Next time the Airlines says your baggages overweight, don, t be so sure. NPR, S TR says an hour owner report show that at three local airports, a quater of the scales were out of complaints.

 

　　The A department of weight measures tested the scales at airline counters in Phenix and Tucson, some scales lacked signs with overweight baggage charges, from fifty dollars to two hundred dollars per bag, some scales didn, t work right, both in the passenger, s favor and in the airline, s. Department director K says weight heavy bags at home first.

 

　　Take it into your bedroom scale and hopefully your bedroom scale isn, t cheating you either, and it will give you an idea about how much your bag is going to weight, and so that you at least have some idea before you get to the airport.

 

　　Another tip, make sure the airline scale is at zero before your bag goes on it. Tr NPR NEWS, Tucson.

 

　　In lower Manhattan this evening, New Yorkers will gather at a 911 memorial for mid³ night mass on Christmas EVE, the tradition began 11 years ago the first Christmas after the attacks. On Wall Street, traders went home earlier for Christmas, worries about the fiscal⁴ cliff, put a damper on the outcome, Dow Jones Industrial Average  lost 51 points to close at 13 139, the NASDAQ was down 8. This is NPR.

 

　　Pakistan, s army chief says finding peace with Afghanistan is a top priority for his country, NPR, s D reports it is the clearest sign yet that Pakistan is serious about the discussions with the Taliban.

 

　　For some time now, there have been question swirling⁵ about the seriousness of the Pakistani government, s efforts to find peace with Afghanistan, now aguably, the most powerful man in Pakistan, army chief  A, has told officials that it should be a top priority. U.S. officials say they believe the new focus on peace grows out of Pakistani concern that once U.S. troops pulled out of Afghanistan in 2014, militants⁶ will set their sites on Pakistan, the question is whether the intelligence services here still hold enough sway with Taliban to move them towards talks. A great deal of mistrust built up between Pakistani intelligence service and the Taliban,  U.S. officials, for their part say they have noticed real shift in Pakistani attitude and that should give some momentum⁷ to the talks. D  NPR NEWS. Islamabad.

 

　　How did you do with your Christmas shopping, still shopping ,dont worry, you have company.

 

　　Just start...proberbly four, five more people...really...so I will be out for couple of more hours...

 

　　Washington shopper T says it is not his favorite thing to do, persistent⁸ worries about the economy, rough weather and the school shooting in New town dampen the shopping spirit over all, says a market researcher MPD, and shopper track says in the final week before the Christmas, traffic was bustling⁹ allright, but actual buying at the malls was not robust¹⁰, I am L, NPR news, Washington.

 

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1 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

4 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

5 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

7 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

8 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

9 bustling   

adj.喧闹的

参考例句：

• The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

10 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。