NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-03

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

 

　　No sooner had global markets heaved a sign of relief with House passage of a fiscal¹ cliff deal than recriminations emerged about something GOP leaders had not done, approve emergency relief for states hit hard by superstorm Sandy. An irate² New Jersey³ Governor Chris Christie is denouncing the GOP-dominated House.

 

　　Shame on you, shame on Congress.

 

　　And as NPR's Allison Keyes tells us leaders everywhere are pressing the House to move now.

 

　　In a statement, President Obama says despite his urgent request for help for eastern states, devastated⁴ by the deadly storm, the House has refused to act. Mr. Obama urges Republicans in the House to vote today. Republican New York Congressman⁵, Peter King, accuses some in his party of having a double-standard when it comes to helping⁶ New York and New Jersey, telling MSNBC about his district.

 

　　I would say to the speaker, he is also a people who historically voted Republican.

 

　　The governors of New York and New Jersey issued a joint⁷ statement, calling the failure of the House to act unprecedented⁸. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner says he is committed to getting the bill passed this month. Allison Keyes, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　NPR's Elizabeth Wynne Johnson has details on the rosier⁹ side of a 11th hour House action.

 

　　Shortly after Wall Street ran into 2013, the collective response was clear.

 

　　That we've avoided the worst of the fiscal cliff. That we've avoided the biggest tax increases and spending cuts that could have pushed the US economy into recession.

 

　　Economist¹⁰   Gus Faucher of PNC Financial Services says this deal, pretty much looks like what Wall Street expected for now, but with no clear resolution of long-term federal spending concerns and another debt-limit increase looming¹¹.

 

　　So, there are still some uncertainty¹² out there, but it's certainly a lot lower than it was a day or two ago. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. NPR News.

 

　　The State Department is telling reporters that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains¹³ under care for a blood clot¹⁴ behind her right ear. Press Secretary Victoria Nuland says Mrs. Clinton has been taking calls and receiving staff memos¹⁵. Secretary Clinton has not been seen in public since early December when it was revealed that she had been hospitalized for treatment of a blood clot.

 

　　The United Nations estimates that more than 60,000 people have died in the Syrian uprising and civil war between spring of 2011 and the end of last November. In Geneva, UN Human Rights Commissioner¹⁶ Navi Pillay said researchers came to the figure by cross referencing seven sources over five months of analysis.

 

　　Avis is buying Zipcar for $491 million. The move expands the rental¹⁷ car company services to car sharing as well. Zipcar will become an Avis subsidiary.

 

　　Wall Street, the Dow up 228; NASDAQ up 72.

 

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1 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。

2 irate   

adj.发怒的，生气

参考例句：

• The irate animal made for us,coming at a full jump.那头发怒的动物以最快的速度向我们冲过来。
• We have received some irate phone calls from customers.我们接到顾客打来的一些愤怒的电话

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

5 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 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。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

9 rosier   

Rosieresite

参考例句：

• Rosier for an instant forgot the delicacy of his position. 罗齐尔一时间忘记了他的微妙处境。
• A meeting had immediately taken place between the Countess and Mr. Rosier. 伯爵夫人和罗齐尔先生已经搭讪上了。

10 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。

11 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

12 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

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 clot   

n.凝块；v.使凝成块

参考例句：

• Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
• The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。

15 memos   

n.备忘录( memo的名词复数 )；（美）内部通知

参考例句：

• Big shots get their dander up and memos start flying. 大人物们怒火中烧，备忘录四下乱飞。 来自辞典例句
• There was a pile of mail, memos and telephone messages on his desk. 他的办公桌上堆满着信件、备忘录和电话通知。 来自辞典例句

16 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

17 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。