NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-11

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

 

　　这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是科法?科曼

 

　　Power is slowly being restored to residents in the Northeast after the blizzard¹ that left three feet of snow in some places. As NPR’s Tovia Smith reports, clean-up could take days.

 

　　东北部居民区的电力正在逐步恢复，之前的暴风雪给部分地区带来厚达三英尺的降雪。据NPR记者托维亚?史密斯报道，清除积雪需要数天时间。

 

　　The big dig continues. And in coastal² communities, the big drain, icy water surged over sea walls, onto streets and into homes. Hundreds of thousands remain without power, and about 1,000 residents are keeping warm in shelters. Carbon monoxide poisoning killed two people in Massachusetts who were in cars with tailpipes blocked by snow. And state Senate President Therese Murray is urging caution indoors as well.

 

　　大范围的除雪工作还将持续。在沿海社区，冰冷的海水漫过海堤，冲上街道，涌进民居。成千上万居民的供电被切断，上千人挤在收容所里取暖。在马萨诸塞州，由于积雪堵住排气管，有两人在车内死于一氧化碳中毒。参议员议长特雷泽?马瑞强烈呼吁在室内也要保持谨慎。

 

　　“People using their generators³ inside the house, dumb. It’s gonna kill you. And people really have to be careful with the built-up of that gas. We don’t want to see anybody else die.”

 

　　“有些人在室内使用发动机，这一愚蠢的做法会有致命的危险。人们需要对这种气体的积聚保持警惕。我们不希望再看到有人因此丧生了。”

 

　　Much of the clean-up has to be done by hand, especially around the many cars abandoned on roads.

 

　　很多铲雪工作要靠人工进行，尤其是在某些路段，大雪迫使车主们将汽车遗留在路上。

 

　　South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says the White House has more explaining to do about the attack on the US consulate⁴ in Benghazi, Libya last year. Speaking today on CBS’s Face the Nation, Graham has threatened to hold up the confirmations⁵ of two cabinet-level nominees⁶ unless President Obama complies with his demand.

 

　　南卡罗莱纳州的共和党参议员林赛?格雷厄姆表示，白宫需要对去年在班加西的美国驻利比亚大使馆遇袭事件做出更明确的解释。今日，格雷厄姆在CBS的“面向全国”节目中谈到，如果奥巴马总统不能顺从他的要求，他将保留对两个内阁级提名的赞同票。

 

　　“I don’t think we should allow Brennan to go for the CIA directorship, Hagel to be confirmed as secretary of defense⁷ until the White House gives us an accounting⁸.”

 

　　“我想我们不会同意让柏南成为中情局局长，也不会同意让哈盖尔成为国防部长，除非白宫给我们一个解释。”

 

　　But Democratic Senator Jack⁹ Reed of Rhode Island criticized, saying Graham has the right to push for new Benghazi information, but not to jeopardize¹⁰ nominations¹² over it.

 

　　然而来自罗德岛州的民主党参议员杰克?里德批评称，尽管格雷厄姆有权要求获得班加西事件的进一步解释，但不能因此阻碍提名的通过。

 

　　“To try to find information, to ask legitimate¹³ questions, as Senator Graham is doing is completely appropriate, but then to turn around and say I’m gonna to disrupt essentially¹⁴ the nomination¹¹ of two key members of the president’s cabinet. I don’t think that’s appropriate.”

 

　　“发掘更多的信息和提出合理的问题，正如格雷厄姆参议员现在所做的，都是完全妥当的。但是随后他却转身说‘其实我是为了阻碍总统内阁中两名关键成员的提名’，这样做就不对了。”

 

　　Senator Reed also appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation.

 

　　里德参议员也现身CBS的“面向全国”节目。

 

　　New Orleans police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of shooting four people on Bourbon Street. Eileen Fleming of member station WWNO reports a bystander recorded the confrontation¹⁵ on a cell phone.

 

　　新奥尔良警方向民众请求帮忙寻找一名男子，该男子涉嫌在波旁街开枪射伤4人。据WWNO分台记者艾琳?弗莱明报道，有目击者用手机拍下了当时的冲突现场。

 

　　Police say Bourbon Street was packed with Mardi Gras revelers in costumes when a man opened fire. The video shows two men arguing with another, who was shot three times. Two women and another man were also shot. Their injuries are described as less serious. Crowds remained along Bourbon Street after the shooting. New Orleans is in the build-up to Fat Tuesday, when celebrations peak ahead of Ash Thursday. The Christian¹⁶ tradition of fasting during Lent is then in effect until Easter. For NPR News, I’m Eileen Fleming.

 

　　警方称波旁街当时人潮汹涌，人们身穿盛装参加四旬斋前的狂欢节，一名男子突然在人群中开火。录像显示，当时有两名男子与第三名男子发生争执，后者身中三枪。另外还有两名女子以及第四名男子遭受枪伤，但是他们的伤势并不严重。枪击发生之后，波旁街上依旧人头攒动。新奥尔良市正在大肆宣传“肥美星期二”，并在圣灰星期三迎来庆祝高峰，随之而来的就是基督教传统的斋月，会持续到复活节为止。

 

　　The US State Department is condemning¹⁷ a rocket and mortar¹⁸ attack yesterday on a refugee camp in Iraq. At least six people died near Baghdad’s airport, several were wounded.

 

　　美国国务院谴责昨日发生在伊拉克一个难民营的袭击事件。火箭和迫击炮袭击了巴格达机场附近的一个难民营，至少造成六人死亡，多人受伤。

 

　　This is NPR.

 

　　这里是NPR新闻。

 

　　The International Organization for Migration¹⁹ reports nearly 350,000 people are still living in squalid camps three years after the devastating²⁰ earthquake in Haiti. Lisa Schlein in Geneva reports IOM plans to relocate thousands of them to safer places this year.

 

　　根据国际移民组织的报告，海地大地震三年后的今天仍有35万人生活在脏乱的营地中。该组织计划在今年内将部分居民重新安置到更安全的地区生活，丽莎?施雷恩从日内瓦发回相关报道。

 

　　IOM reports it will provide rental²¹ subsidies²² to more than 36,000 Haitians to encourage them to move out of 50 high-risk camps to safe housing. Spokesman Chris Lom says there are 450 makeshift camps dotted around the country.

 

　　国际移民组织的报告显示这项计划将会向超过3.6万名海地人提供住房补贴，以鼓励他们搬离50个高危营地，移居到安全的地区。发言人克里斯?罗姆表示，有450个临时搭建的营地分布在全国各地。

 

　　“They are home to about 87,750 families, and many of them of course are makeshift, insanitary and very dangerous to live in.”

 

　　“营地里大约住了87,750户家庭。大多数营地都是临时性的，卫生情况差，对于居住者非常危险。”

 

　　The operation is able to go ahead, thanks to a multi-million-dollar contribution from the European Commission. Lom says the program offers displaced families the opportunity to make a fresh start after losing their homes three years ago.

 

　　得益于欧盟委员会数百万美元的捐款，这项计划才能付诸实施。罗姆认为这项计划将帮助那些流离失所的家庭从头开始，三年前的地震使他们无家可归。

 

　　The family of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has released a report contradicting the findings of an earlier report on the child sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant Jerry Sandusky. The family’s commissioned report says the earlier investigation²³ was fundamentally flawed and incomplete and was a rush to injustice²⁴. The first report was commissioned by Penn State and was led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh. He says that his report and investigation were accurate, and he found that four Penn State officials, including Paterno, failed to stop a child sexual predator²⁵.

 

　　已故宾州大学橄榄球教练乔?彼得诺的家属发布了一份报告，以反驳之前一份报告中的调查结果，即彼得诺的前助手杰瑞?桑达斯基涉嫌儿童性虐待丑闻。这份由彼得诺家人委托的报告声称，先前的调查根本是有缺陷且不完整，草率且不公正。之前的报告由宾州大学委任前FBI主管刘易斯?弗里奇进行调查。弗里奇认为他的调查结果准确无误，包括彼得诺在内的四名宾州大学行政人员没能及时阻止一名恋童癖罪犯。

 

　　I’m Korva Coleman, NPR News.

 

　　我是科法?科曼，这里是华盛顿NPR新闻。

1 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 generators   

n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司

参考例句：

• The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
• Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

5 confirmations   

证实( confirmation的名词复数 )； 证据； 确认； （基督教中的）坚信礼

参考例句：

• Never use transitory dialogs as error messages or confirmations. 绝不要用临时对话框作为错误信息框或确认信息框。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Dismissing confirmations thus becomes as routine as issuing them. 因此关闭确认对话框和发起确认对话框一样成为例行公事。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

10 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

11 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

12 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

13 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

14 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

15 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。

16 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。

17 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

19 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

20 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

21 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。

22 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 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。

24 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

25 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。