NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-23

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

 

　　It's a boy. Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her first child, the third in line to the British throne. We have yet to learn the name of the newest member of the royal family, but he weighs eight pounds, six ounces. Just moments ago,an official announcement was placed on a golden easel outside Buckingham to the cheers of large numbers of onlookers¹ outside the palace gate.  NPR's Philip Reeves is in London where he describes the crowds were smaller early in the day thanks to weather.

 

　　This was one of the hottest days, perhaps the hottest day of the summer in London. The sun was blazing down on the city from enormous cloudless sky. A crowd frankly² not very large in number, gathered outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and peered to the black and gold railings for much the day, awaiting this news. And when the news finally came, they cheered lastly. Those cheers were now echoed around much of Britain. As people raised a toast in celebration to the birth after all have much speculation³ and a lot of gambling⁴ and betting, a boy, a boy that weighs eight pounds six ounces. NPR's Philip Reeves on news of the great-grandson's birth.

 

　　Queen Elizabeth II said she was delighted.

 

　　In other news, major policy change for the European Union which has placed the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist. The decision was unanimous. It results from prolonged pressure from the U.S. and Israel which accuses Hezbollah of a number of deadly attacks on Israeli targets worldwide, including one in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian national a year ago.

 

　　In Egypt, at least three people are dead, many others wounded in renewed clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted⁵ President Mohamed Morsi. NPR's Leila Fadel reports the clashes come as Morsi's family accuses the military chief of kidnapping the former president.

 

　　Morsi's son, Osama, told reporters in a press conference. No one has heard from his father since he was ousted on July 3rd. He said the family plans to take legal action against Defense⁶ Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, who oversaw⁷ Morsi's removal from power. Morsi has been incommunicado nearly three weeks. He is believed to be in military custody⁸, but has been charged with no crime. Osama's comments come as protest turned bloody⁹ again on Monday. Clashes in Qalyoub, central Cairo and  Suez Canal city erupted between opponents and supporters of the president who hurled¹⁰ rocks at each other and fired birdshot. Leila Fadel, NPR News, Cairo.

 

　　Vice¹¹ President Joe Biden is in India. He is promoting the administration's new focus on stronger partnerships¹² in the Asia Pacific region in an attempt to offset¹³ China's burgeoning¹⁴ influence in the area.

 

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　　In southern California, fire that has destroyed seven homes is nearly 70% contained. Thousands of evacuees¹⁵ are being allowed to return home in the mountain communities of Idyllwild and Fern Valley. Recent thunderstorms dumped a lot of rain and helped slow down the more than 42-square-mile blaze the  forcecasters warned new storms could trigger mudslides and floods.

 

　　Actor Dennis Farina who spent much of his 30-year career playing policemen or thugs has died. Farina passed away after suffering a blood clot¹⁶ in his lung. He was 69 years old. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this appreciation¹⁷.

 

　　Right down to the cigar and mustache, Dennis Farina was convincing as a mobster like Ray Bones Barboni in the comedy Get Shorty.

 

　　Don't you puke on my shoes Harry¹⁸?

 

　　and law enforcement, like detective Joe Fontana in Law &  Order.

 

　　Hey, don't be a smart guy, you know how it is, it is to get violated and so effected the great bar hotel. Do you?

 

　　Dennis Farina was a Chicago policeman for ten years before becoming an actor when a former cop friend asked him to be a technical advisor¹⁹ on the 1981 film Thief. The director liked Farina so much. He gave him a part. Dennis Farina  recently starred with  Dustin Hoffman in the HBO drama, Luck. Farina died in Scottsdale, Arizona. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.

 

　　U.S. home sales have dropped more than 1%. The National Association of Realtors found a seasonally²⁰ adjusted annual rate of 5 million, previously²¹ owned home sold in June That's slightly the month before. Meanwhile, mortgage rates have surged in recent weeks.

 

　　U.S. stocks trading higher before the close with the Dow up two; NASDAQ up 12;S&P 500 gaining four.

 

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1 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

2 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

5 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

6 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。

7 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

8 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

9 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

10 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

12 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

13 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

14 burgeoning   

adj.迅速成长的，迅速发展的v.发芽，抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 )；迅速发展；发（芽），抽（枝）

参考例句：

• Our company's business is burgeoning now. 我们公司的业务现在发展很迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. 这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。 来自辞典例句

15 evacuees   

n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
• Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网

16 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。

17 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

18 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

19 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

20 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句

21 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。