NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-09

　　From NPR news in Washington, I am Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　Cheers ring out from a Cleveland neighborhood where Gina DeJesus became the second of three kidnapping survivors¹ to reunite today with loved ones. After spending nearly ten years in apparent captivity² not far from where she diapered. Earlier today, Amanda Berry, the women who escaped and called 911 Monday led to freedom of all three women also reunited with family. Michelle Knights³ remain in the hospital. Later today, three brothers Ariel, Pedro, and Onil Castro are expected to be charged. DeJesus’ aunt Sandra Ruiz urged the public not to act out against the Castro family. “Do not go retaliate⁴ the family of the suspects of this crime”. Meanwhile, authorities say a Cleveland courage found has been established to accept donations for the kidnapping survivors.

 

　　House Republicans were pressing their claims of the administration is covering up information about the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya last year that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. NPR’s Craig Windham reports that the House Oversight⁵ and Government Reform Committee has heard from three State Department employees including Gregory Hicks, the number two diplomat⁶ under Stevens in Libya.

 

　　Hicks says he learned from a call from Libya’s Prime Minister that Stevens had been killed. “I think it’s the saddest phone call I have ever had in my life”. He says he has spoken with Stevens earlier. GOP Congressman⁷ Trey Gowdy asked about that call, “What precisely⁸ did he say to you?” “ He said Greg we are under attack.” Hicks says he was stunned⁹ when he heard UN Ambassador Susan Rice said initially¹⁰ the attack had been prompted by a anti-Islam video. The democrat¹¹ panel Elijah Cumming scolded Chairman Darrel Issa for claiming the administration intentionally¹² kept the military from doing more to help. “Based on what military commanders have told us this allegation is simply untrue.” Craig Windham, NPR news, Washington.

 

　　British Prime Minister David Cameron ** western leader to a new calls for an end to Israel’s Assad regime. “There is an urgent need to start a proper negotiation¹³ to force a political transition and to bring this conflict to an end. “I will be flying to Sochi on Friday to meet President Putin to discuss this issue further.”

 

　　Meanwhile, the head of South Korea she is the President of a grateful nation for its ally for the U.S. in the face of nuclear threat posed by North Korea. South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye delivered a speech to the members of the Congress that began with a tribute to US veteran of the Korean War. “Our profound gratitude¹⁴ to America’s veterans, their blood, sweat, and tears help to safeguard freedom and democracy.” Park met with President Obama yesterday. This is NPR News.

 

　　A district attorney in Utah wants to charge a 17-year-old boy with homicide by assault in the pouching¹⁵ death of a soccer referee¹⁶. NPR’s Howard Berkes has reports that prosecutors¹⁷ are also trying to try the teenager as an adult. “Homicide by assault is a third degree felony punishably by up to 5 years in prison if the 17-year-old is tried and convicted as an adult, but first a juvenile¹⁸ court judge must approve because unidentified suspect is a minor¹⁹. He has been help in juvenile detention²⁰ since he allegedly punch referee Ricardo Portillo in the head 10 days ago. Portillo has cited the player with a yellow card warning for rough play. The 46-year-old referee suffered a serious head injury and died Saturday. Homicide by assault is charged when unlawful force is used to cause badly injury but death is unintentional. Howard Berkes, NPR news, Salt Lake City.

 

　　In Italy, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his latest appeal to dismiss a tax fraud conviction. Today, a court sentenced him to 4 years in prison. However, Berlusconi is expected to get a third shot at an appeal. And he is likely to face a lifetime ban from politics.

 

　　Italian authorities are investigating another deadly maritime²¹ accident that becoming nearly as high-profile as the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster over a year ago. Authorities say a cargo²² ship *** last night sending the control tower tumbling into the harbor killing²³ at least 7 people. Officials are considering the possibility that the ship suffered mechanical failure that might have prevented the capital from steering²⁴ it properly.

 

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1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

3 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

4 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

5 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

6 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

7 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。

8 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

9 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

10 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

11 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

12 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

13 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

14 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

15 pouching   

vt.& vi.（使）成为袋状（pouch的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

16 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

17 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

18 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

19 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

20 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

21 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

22 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

23 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

24 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。