NPR 美国国家电台 2014-11-01

 The Pentagon says it's considering ways of bringing more Sunni Arab tribes in Iraq's Ambar province into the fights against the group calling itself Islamic State. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint¹ Chief of Staff, telling the reporters today expanding US training in advisor² efforts to include the tribes just the part of strategy being in put place to push ISIS fighters back from areas at north of Iraq. 

"We got a program in place where we're beginning to restore some offensive capability³ and mindset to the Iraqi security forces. We need to think about how to do that with tribes."

Other elements in the plan could create so-called National Guard Units as a part of cooperate military force that first have to be approved by the Iraqi government. Congress have approved spending up 500 million dollars on the training program. 

 

New York state officials have announced the program to encourage healthcare workers to treat Ebola patients in West Africa. A move came after criticism to the state's mandatory⁴ 21-day quarantine for such travelers. NPR's Joel Rose explains. 

The idea is to reassure⁵ healthcare workers that they won't lose their paychecks or benefits if they had to be quarantined, says New York mayor Bill de Blasio. 

"It's a fight to protect healthcare people around the world, including the healthcares of the United States. So we have to make sure everyone is willing to go there and support our nation gets the supports they need."

The plan is similar to financial and incentive⁶ protection provided to military reservists. It was announced in a joint press release from the mayor and New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo and New Jersey⁷ governor Chris Christie have been heavily criticized by healthcare workers for imposing⁸ a mandatory quarantine for all travelers who have close contacts with Ebola patients. Universal travelers show no symptoms of the disease. Joel Rose, NPR News, New York. 

 

Sweden has formally recognized Palestine is a state, the first country to do so as a member of European Union. Israel criticizes the move, saying "it gives strength to extreme elements among the Palestinians". From Jerusalem NPR's Emily Harris has more. 

Sweden foreign minister said her government hopes that recognizing a state of Palestine will help to bring back a peace agreement with Israel by putting the 2 sides on a more equal footing. Israel foreign minister responded by saying the only path to a peace deal including a potential Palestinian state is directed in negotiation⁹ not unilateral recognition. Israel Palestinian peace talks fell apart 3 months ago. There has been no public indication that talks may start again. Meanwhile tension and violence confrontation¹⁰ have been rising over the past several weeks, particularly in Jerusalem. Emily Harris, NPR News, Jerusalem. 

 

Eric Frein, the man is the center of a extensive manhunt to the Pocono Mountains area, Pennsylvania is now in police custody¹¹. A brief statement, the Pennsylvanian state police confirming the arrest. There are media reports filmed he was captured in an abandoned aircraft hangar. Police say they have been looking for the 31 year old for upward 7 weeks. He's accused of killing¹² a state trooper. 

 

On Wall Street, the Dow was up 221 points. 

 

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Discount retail¹³ Wal-Mart has a new strategy heading into the holiday season. The company announces today it's considering matching prices of its online competitors. Based on Bentonville, Arkansas, the world's largest retailer¹⁴ matched prices of local competitors in the past, but not necessarily follow moves by such big companies BestBuy or Targets or try to match the prices of online competitors like Amazon. 

 

One of the most prestige awards in the international popular music is gone to a band from Edinburgh, Scotland. the Mercury Prize recognizes the year's best record from the British isles¹⁵. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports it's singing something of perimeter¹⁶ for breaking musicians. 

Young Fathers is not the band everyone expected to win. They call themselves psychedelic hip-hop, and the musicians are mostly being the children of immigrants to Scotland. The judges call their new album, titled the Dead, forceful, unexpected and moving. Industry watchers have been betting another musician, the much Hide singer, FKA Twigs¹⁷. Previous Mercury Prize Winners have gone on the international success. They include Arctic Monkeys, Primal¹⁸ Scream and PG Hovi, this won the prize twice. Neda Ulaby, NPR News. 

 

An Australian cyclist decide a new record, covering a distance of 51.852 kilometers in one hour at a velodrome in Switzerland. 24-year-old Matthias Brandle broke the old record of 51.1 kilometers in one hour. International Cycling Union, this sport's governing body, confirmed the record today. 

 

Crude oil future prices move lower. The price of oil was down $1.08 a barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange, ending the session at $81.12 a barrel. 

 

I'm Jack¹⁹ Speer, NPR News in Washington.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 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。

3 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

6 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

7 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

8 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

9 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。

10 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

11 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。

12 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。

13 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

14 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

15 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

16 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

17 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

18 primal   

adj.原始的；最重要的

参考例句：

• Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。

19 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。