NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-18

 President Obama put his travel plan on hold for a second straight date to meet with lawmakers in top public House officials to discuss the Ebola outbreak. The incoming as the first down was the nurse to track  this disease and has been moved to a special medical facility-- International Health Instutes in Maryland, speaking after the meeting the President talked about the infected medical personnel. '' They are gonna get the best possible care, our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families in? we are continuing to monitor their condition.''  Twenty-six-year-old Nina F. was diagnosed with Ebola after treating a Liberian man who later died, a second nurse is also tested positive for the disease-- Amber¹ Joe Vinson, who was transferred to an Atlanta Hospital, president Obama meanwhile raised the possibility, he might appoint the Ebola zard, Managed government  responsed to the disease. 

 

World Heath Organization says will send teams back to twist tested Ebola readiness measures, the border is in Ivory coast in Mali shared with country shared by the epidemic², NPR's O.K reports. The WHO's health security response chief Isabel Latu says West African countries who has land borders with Giseneniel and Liberia are most at risk. '' Now when we think about the neighboring African countries, we have a bigger concern, they really need to be better prepared.''  Latu says these and other African coutries with significant trade or travellings with Ebola afftected nations are now priority. A monitoring team is due to head to Mali on Sunday and another soon to Ivory coast to check on there Ebola prepareness. WHO says Ivory coast has already performed a simulation exercise to test its response. O.K NPR News, Akure. 

 

Encouraging data out today from even? looking for a job is on NPR's Chris A.'s reports the latest number on seeking employment shots are near a wicked low. These weekly jobs' climbs numbers keep coming in a better than analysts³ expected. One of economists⁴ call the numbers specutacular which we haven't heard about the economy in a while, actually when you adjust for the size of the working population, they have only been a few times going all the way back to 1948 where there has been this few Americans looking to collect on employment. Actual job growth has been slowly improving over the past year, and sent it on estate that these jobs climbs numbers sugguest we may soon get stronger job growth. On the downside, wage is still pretty flat for most of Americans, but if the job market keeps improving and that eventually should push wages higher.Chris O. NPR News. 

 

Nation's homebuilders were bid last confident in this month that's according to the latest survery, xx the national association homebuilders in world's fargo. Confidence fell after a clibming the previous month with highest level since November 2005 just before the housing bubble burst. 

 

On Wallstreet today the Dou. dropped 24 points, the Nasdac was up 2 points. This is NPR.

 

The owner of Naudefunc Ady Agin Clinic in Florida, that was a part of sxx scandal that led to suspension in majorly baseball star Alex W. that he pleaded guilty to supplying performancing hance and drugs. Fifty-one-year-old A. Barsh exx the guilty and pleaded on the charge of conspiracy⁵ to distribute testosterone?, bases up to 10 years in prison and half million dollar fine. Barsh's cooperation automatically led to the suspension of more than a dozen of players. 

 

Almost 49 million people in the U.S repour last year that's according to supplemental property measure real estate by the Sense's? bureau, that's about 3 million more people than earlier estimates using official property measures. Pam Fosler has more. There is ongoing⁶ debate over the best way to measure property and many economists believe that the new supplemental measure is more accurate, it includes the value of government benefits that people receive, such as foods, stamps and housing subsidies⁷ as well as geographic⁸ differences in the cost of living. The official property measure does't reflect either of those things. Under the new estimates of the U.S property rate last year was 15.5% down from 16% in 2012. The property rate for children was lower using the new measure, the Sense's bureau says that awful largely due to tax rate has received by many low-income working families. Pam Fosler NPR  News, Washington. 

 

Although some weather services are particular harsh weather than Oceanic atmosphere in ministration is offering somewhere neutral winter forcast when the national weather services they are equal chances were cold mild to normal winter, Janual Outlook Agencies says the special weather than normal winter weather blow average temperatures in the south and up average temperatures in the west.  I'm Jack⁹ Spear, NPR News in Washington.

1 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

6 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。

7 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》

8 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

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。