NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-29

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　President Obama is in South Africa, the second leg of his three-country tour through Africa. His arrival has prompted protests against US foreign policy including the war in Afghnistan. But NPR's Ari Shapiro reports Obama will be focusing in large part on young people.

 

　　The median age on the African continent is 17. That means millions of Africans will be ready to enter the workforce¹ in the next decade. So President Obama's holding a town hall meeting Saturday with youth leaders in Soweto, with young people from other parts of the continent participating remotely. On the flight from Dakar to Johannesburg President Obama talked about incorperating the African continent into world markets. He said that stands to help Africa and the United States. Ari Shapiro, NPR News, Johannesburg.

 

　　President Obama's trip to South Africa is overshadowed by nationwide concerns over Nelson Mandela's health. He remains² hospitalized in Pretoria in critical but stable condition. Outside people continue to pray in they own way. Salvation³ Army members sing a prayer for Mandela among a number of tributes shown to the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader. Obama says he's not sure he will visit Mandela out of concern that might interfere⁴ with the privacy of Mandela's family.

 

　　Mr. Obama's pressing House Republicans this day to vote in favor of the bipartisan immigration measure that passed the Senate yesterday. The bill's expected to run into heavier resistance in the House, where conservatives generally oppose citizenship⁵ for immigrants who enter the US illegally. The legislation that passed the Senate offers millions of undocumented immigrants a path to becoming legal residents. It also significantly steps up support for border security.

 

　　The father of Edward Snowden, the man who leaked word of the government’s surveillance of email and phone call data, says his son has broken the law, but he does not believe he is committed treason. NPR's Craig Windham reports Lonnie Snowden has told NBC's Today Show he thinks the former National Security Agency contractor⁶ is willing to return to the US and surrender to authorities under certain conditions.

 

　　Edward Snowden has been charged with violating US espionage⁷ laws, but his father says he does not consider his son a traitor⁸.

 

　　“He has betrayed his government, but I don't believe that he betrayed the people of the United States.”

 

　　Lonnie Snowden says he hasn't spoken to his son since April.

 

　　“I love him. I would like to have the opportunity to communicate with him. I don't want to put him in peril⁹, but I'm concerned about those who surround him.”

 

　　Snowden believes his son is being manipulated by the anti-secrecy group Wikileaks, which has been trying to help him gain political asylum¹⁰. Snowden says his son would turn himself in if prosecutors¹¹ would agree not to impose a gag order or to jail him pending¹² trial. Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was down 118 points at 14,906. This is NPR News.

 

　　With all eyes on the fate of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, an even higher-profile figure now finds himslef the target of a federal probe. Retired¹³ Marine¹⁴ General James Hoss Cartwright is suspected of leaking information about a top-secret cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, which was first disclosed in a New York Times artical in 2012.

 

　　Two former editors at the center of a phone-hacking scandal in Britain are forced to stand trial in September after they lost the battle today to get the charges against them dropped. Rebekah Brooks¹⁵ and Andy Coulson are among five people accused of conspiring¹⁶ to intercept¹⁷ the voice mail messages of celebrities¹⁸ and others in the pursuit of stories. They worked for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. The tabloid¹⁹ was shut down in 2011.

 

　　Forward Anthony Bennett is surprise No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers made Bennett the first Canadian-born top pick in NBA history last night. We have the latest from NPR's Tom Goldman.

 

　　Few expected University of Nevada, Las Vegas freshman²⁰ forward Anthony Bennett to start the annual draft cavalcade²¹ of young tall men in nice suits and goofy baseball hats. Even Bennett born in Ontario, Canada admitted he was as surprised as anyone else. But Cleveland like his athleticism²² and size: 6’8’’, 240 pounds and his offensive versatility²³. And truth be told, Bennett's selection really wasn't a surprise in the draft labeled underwhelming and lacking a consensus²⁴ No. 1 pick going in. One of the favorites for the top spot, Kentucky center Nerlens Noel, was taken sixth by New Orleans and then traded to Philadelphia for all-star point guard June Holiday. Tom Goldman, NPR News.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

2 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。

3 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

4 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

5 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

6 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

7 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

8 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

9 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

10 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

11 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。

12 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

13 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

14 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

15 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

17 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

18 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

19 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。

20 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

21 cavalcade   

n.车队等的行列

参考例句：

• A cavalcade processed through town.马车队列队从城里经过。
• The cavalcade drew together in silence.马队在静默中靠拢在一起。

22 athleticism   

n.运动竞赛，崇尚运动，竞技热

参考例句：

• He brings defense. He brings talent. He brings athleticism. That's a lot. “他带来的防御，他带来了人才，他带来了身体，这是很多”。 来自互联网
• Each of these sports isn't won through sheer athleticism alone. 每个体育项目无法凭借纯粹的运动能力而获胜。 来自互联网

23 versatility   

n.多才多艺，多样性，多功能

参考例句：

• Versatility is another of your strong points,but don't overdo it by having too many irons in the fire.你还有一个长处是多才多艺，但不要揽事太多而太露锋芒。
• This versatility comes from a dual weather influence.这种多样性是由于双重的气候影响而形成的。

24 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？