NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-28

 

　　federal reserve chairman XX is defending fed's bound-buying program aimed at keeping the interest rates low and boosting the economy.   but house republicans are skeptical¹.   XX reports XX was testifying before the house financial committee today.  chairman of the penal² XX says fed's policy is taking the us to what he calls the monetary³ outer-limits.    if one remembers the science fiction TV program, typically the episodes didn't end well. XX says the fed's policy created considerable risk.  XX was asked about the looming⁴ spending cut known as the sequester⁵.   He says it will be better to do less in near turn when sweeping⁶ cuts hamper⁷ economic growth.   Instead to focus on the longer turn where i think the real problem remains⁸.

 

　　The late civil rights icon⁹ XX was honored today with ? stature¹⁰ in the capital statuary hall.   President XX paid tribute to the women who he says helped change the world the day she refuse,back in 1955,to give up her seat back to a white man on a but in XX.   It was XX's help now i elected the office.she possessed¹¹ no fortune,lived a life far from the former seats of power, yet today she take the right place among those who shape the nation's course.   House speaker XX calls this a historical moment. It's the 1st stature of a Africa america women that to be placed in this ? .   Meanwhile a section of a landmark¹² civil rights law has come under debate in the supreme¹³ court . Justices are considering whether there is ongoing¹⁴ need for keeping the provisions of the voting right act of 1965.   The section requires states with discrimination mainly the deep south to obtain approve before they any changes in a way of elections are held.

 

　　Pop Benedict the 16th bid a emotional farewell to crowd estimated at 150,000 in the XX square for the pop's final general audience.   The pop dropped his usual theological tone to explain why tomorrow he will be the 1st pop in 600 years to resign voluntarily.   Pilgrims and well-wishers holding banners with words saying think you pop the 16th took a long victory lap along the square on his pop mobile.   Many chanted ? ? his name in Italian which also mean blessing¹⁵.   In his remarks, the pop reviews that as the pop he has the moments of joy and light, but also times of great difficulty , moments of turbulency and rough winds.    He says sometime to love the church means also to have the courage to take the painful difficult decisions.   Many cardinals¹⁶ will choose the benedict's successor are already in rome including XX the target of a grass-root campaign calling on him to recuse himself for having covering up clerical sex abuse.

 

　　Members of senate judiciary committee heard from the teachers and the parents of the children affected¹⁷ by the mass school shooting in XX in December.   The father of one of the first graders who was killed appealed to lawmakers to ban assault weapons. says he support the second amendment¹⁸ right to bear arms but he says assault weapons are far different.   Republicans at the hearing says the ban will be unconstitutional.

 

　　a boat hit a ?at last night in a shallow waters off the coast of XX.   reports that an oily water mixture was still spilling out into the fragile ecosystem¹⁹ this afternoon.   According to the coast guard that a swift energy crew boat hit an well-head owned by the same company.   The company says the well had been shot down for several years after it became inactive.   Still when it was struck it's started discharging a mixture of oily water.   Two boats at the are trying to stop the apill and contain the oil.   The accident took place about 9 miles south-west of port xx xx.   The coast guard doesn't know yet how much oil it is spilling or whether it has the potential to harm the ? or water life in the area.

 

　　In XX, authorities spent a day trying to reach to people who were stranded²⁰ in a snow storm and some drivers called for help after they got stuck on mostly side roads.   The XX county sheriff office says it also had to help about 60 students who were forced to spend the night in their school because the roads were too dangerous to travel.

 

　　in a sign the business investment will pick up, the commerce department says the orders for long-lasting factory goods rose last month by the most in a year.

 

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1 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

2 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

3 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 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

5 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

6 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

7 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

8 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。

9 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

10 stature   

n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材

参考例句：

• He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
• The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。

11 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

12 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

13 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

14 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

15 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

16 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

17 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

18 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

19 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

20 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。