美国国家公共电台 NPR 2016-1-5

 From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst.Saudi Arabia is cutting diplomatic ties with Iran and has pulled its diplomats¹ out after a prominent Shiite cleric was executed by the kingdom this weekend. Iranian protestor then stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. And as NPR's Peter Kenyon reports Iran's president is condemning² the execution as well along with the protests. The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken³ critic of the Saudi royal family, has inflamed⁴ sectarian anger across the region. Iran's supreme⁵ leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says it was a crime and a mistake. Khamenei says Saudi rulers should have no doubt that there would be divine retribution for this bloodshed. President Hassan Rouhani condemned⁶ the execution but also criticized the mob that stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and burnt part of the building. A number of arrests were reported and Rouhani says those responsible must be brought to justice. Peter Kenyon, NPR news, Istanbul.

 

 

The IS has released a new video purporting⁷ to show the killing⁸ of five men who were accused of spying on behalf of Britain. NPR's EM reports that video included a warning to Britain which recently joined the US in bombing Syria. In a video posted online, the alleged⁹ victims are shown on camera one by one. They say their names, jobs and birthplace, the IS stronghold of Raqqa. In what is presented as a confession¹⁰, they say they smuggled¹¹ cameras to spy, provided footages for the BBC and gave coordinates¹² to the US-led coalition¹³. But the video is directed at Britain which last month began bombing IS in Syria as the victims kneeled in orange jumpsuits. A masked fighter frightens David Cameron. Speaking in a British accent, he promises that IS will one day invade the UK. In recent months, IS has claimed the assassination¹⁴ of three Syrian activists¹⁵ in Turkey. EM, NPR news, Beirut.

 

 

President Obama is back at the White House after Hawaiian vacation. And the House and the  go back into session over the next weeks and sentencing reform is high on their agenda. It has rare bipartisan support. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports though that they're facing time restraints. President Obama says reducing the number of the non-violent drug offenders¹⁶ in prison is a priority for his last year in office. Republican house speaker Paul Ryan has been sending a hopeful note too. But there is not much time on the legislative¹⁷ calendar to move.That's because of congressional brakes in the intensifying¹⁸ presidential campaign. Negotiations¹⁹ over the precise language in the justice overall plans and what kind of people they would help are far from finished. Lawmakers have been parring²⁰ over a measure that would raise the burden of proof for prosecutors²¹ in many food safety and environment cases. And they have yet to compromise on what to do about offenders who use guns in the course of their crimes. Kerry Johnson, NPR news, Washington.  And you're listening to NPR news.

 

 

In Oregon, officials are warning people to stay away from the headquarters of a National Wildlife Refuge as an armed group of protestors who support two ranchers, a father and a son, occupied the space. The two faced additional time in prison for starting a fire on federal land. Among the occupiers are the sons of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada ranchers who was involved in a standoff with the government over grazing rights in 2014. 

 

 

The National Park Service is marking its centennial this year. Large crowds are expected to attend celebrations and some of the country's most popular and oldest parks. And as NPR's Kirk Siegler reports the number of visitations could set a new record. The 2015 totals are still being tallied²² but the number of visitors at America's national parks is expected to crest²³ 300 million. And the park system saw more visitors in the first 10 months of 2015 than it's ever experienced. This is a good news-bad news situation. The Parks Service is certainly encouraged by the amount of interests and visiting and experiencing some of the country's most spectacular wild places but it also means more pollution, and traffic and already clogged²⁴ mountain highways in parks like Yosemite and Glacier²⁵. Yellow Stone, the country's first park, also reported a higher-than usual number of human-wildlife conflicts this last year in which tourist were getting two close to animals. For the centennial, many parks are planning crowd management. Kirk Siegler, NPR news.

 

 

In Green Bay Wisconsin, the last regular season game in 2015 and a play-off season will be played tonight When the Packers host the Minnesota Vikings, the winner will be the NFC North Champ. I'm Jeanine Herbst. NPR news in Washington.

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

4 inflamed   

adj.发炎的，红肿的v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. 他的评论激怒了全国教师。
• Her joints are severely inflamed. 她的关节严重发炎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

7 purporting   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cindy Adams (Columnist) : He's purporting to be Mother Teresa. 辛迪？亚当斯（专栏作家）：他无意成为德兰修女。 来自互联网
• To prohibit certain practices purporting to be sales by auction. 本条例旨在对看来是以拍卖方式作出的售卖中某些行为予以禁止。 来自互联网

8 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。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

11 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

12 coordinates   

n.相配之衣物；坐标( coordinate的名词复数 )；（颜色协调的）配套服装；[复数]女套服；同等重要的人（或物）v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的第三人称单数 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• The town coordinates on this map are 695037. 该镇在这幅地图上的坐标是695037。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

14 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

15 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

17 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

18 intensifying   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉

参考例句：

• The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
• The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

19 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

20 parring   

v.平均( par的现在分词 )；平价；同等；（高尔夫球中的）标准杆数

参考例句：

21 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。

22 tallied   

v.计算，清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
• His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句

23 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

24 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

25 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。