NPR 2012-07-28

 The London summer Olympics are about to officially begin with the traditional opening ceremony. NPR .. reports the spectacle features thousands of performers and perhaps a bit of controversy¹. Ten thsousand volunteer performers will sing, dance and act their way through an old British culture and history. Much has been kept a secret, but some sources have revealed details of the ceremony. Sunday Ta...of London reports on British's national health service, and a confrontation³ wonder how it gonna turn out. Between actors depicting⁴ .. and evil ..to the Harry⁵ Potter series, there could have been a potential .. The International Olympic Committee has said it won't have a moment of silence for members of the Israel Olympic team killed in 1972 terrorist attack. But the winner one of the slain⁶ Israeli has asked ceremony goers to stand in silent protest during tonigt's event.

 

The White House has released its federal budget defict predictions. The deficit⁷ projected to rise by $1.2 trillion by the end of the fiscal⁸ year. The 2012 fiscal year ends up Sepetember 30th. It's the forth⁹ euro roll, the deficit is reaching rather recent above one trillion dollars.  The white house projects next budget gaps will be just under a trillion dollars. Meanwhile the US economic growth slowed juring April May and June to an annual rate of 1.5%, according to government data released today. As NPR .. reports the slow down give the federal reserve more evidence that to add stimulus¹⁰ to the economy is needed. 

The slowdown in growth came as the coutious consumers pulled back a growth of spending to its slowest pace in the year. The weakest in spending was concentrated in the big ticket items like automobiles¹¹. construction and exports also dragged down growth. The 1.5% growth rate is above what the economist¹² has expected. But it's not enough to bring down the unemployment rate.  Federal Reserve Chaieman .. has made it clear that if the unemployment rate remains¹³ stuck at the current high levels, the reserve will take actions to try to stimulate¹⁴ growth. Federal policy makers¹⁵ will meet again next week ans will discuss whether it's time to take more actions.  

 

This is the sound from an ameteur video taking from an anti-Syrian government crowd that reportedly gathered in Syria's largest city, Allepo. The United States fears there maybe an inminent massacre¹⁶ in Allepo, as Syrian government troops battle rebels for control. US serecretary ...has strong words today for the syrian government about its store of chemical weapon, he demanded Syrian officials state these will never be used against anyone.    

 

At wall street the DOW JOHN INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE is up 200 points at 13,087.

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The president of CNN is stepping down, J .. said in a memo¹⁷ to staff today that his news network needs a new leader with a new perspective. He'll leave by the end of this year. CNN is slipping among viewers, in the second quarter of this year the network G showed its weakest ratings for prime time has the lowest in more than 20 years. 

 

D airline..says it will shut down one of its reginal carriers based in the S.

..member association WBXU reports operations will cease in September. D was founded in 1977, and beginning in 1984 was ..'s partner, it became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2000. In a memo, D's connection vice² president.. says while reginal lines has and will remain a key component¹⁸ of D's network. Customers expectations and cost of reginal flying have involved. Says as a response, .has announced its plans to reduce the total number of reginal jets in its network. D says S will continue to be an important D's market, common operations are scheduled to cease after September 29th this year.

 

Chinese authorities today ordered journalists to limit their reporting on deadly flood occurred in Beijing a week ago. The unexpectedly heavy rain kills at least 77 people. Beijing authorites were slowed to release information about victims, outraged¹⁹ residents started to compiling their own death tolls²⁰。 They are also complaining about the city's poor drainage system, and whether city officials handle the emergency well.

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

4 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

7 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。

8 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。

9 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

10 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

11 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

14 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

15 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

17 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

18 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。

19 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

20 tolls   

（缓慢而有规律的）钟声( toll的名词复数 )； 通行费； 损耗； （战争、灾难等造成的）毁坏

参考例句：

• A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
• The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。