PBS高端访谈:新闻回顾:十一月的医疗登记人数是十月份的三倍

 　　GWEN IFILL: The new budget deal in Congress drew support and criticism today. Party leaders on both sidesgenerally backed the agreement. But Tea Party conservatives said there's still too much spending. And Democrats¹ grumbled² there's no help for the long-term unemployed³. We will report the details and hear much morereaction right after the news summary.

　　The government's latest enrollment⁴ numbers for health care coverage⁵ showed signs of improvement today and the Cabinet officer overseeing the effort urged the public to give it another try.

　　KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary: To those who have been frustrated⁶ with the experience so far, we are asking you to come back.

　　GWEN IFILL: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius went before a House committee this morning with an appeal for those who've tried unsuccessfully to shop for a plan on HealthCare.gov.

　　KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Department of Health and Human Services: I don't think there's any question that the flawed launch of the Web site put a damper on people's enthusiasm about early sign-up. We have been invitingthem back to use a newly improved site, and we're seeing some very, very positive trends in that direction.

　　GWEN IFILL: Those trends include an HHS report today that more than 364,000 people signed up for private coverage as of November 30. That's more than three times the number who had enrolled⁷ by the end of October. But it's still far below the 1.2 million that the administration projected for the first two months.

　　And time is growing short. Individuals must sign up by December 23 and pay premiums⁸ byDecember 31 to receive coverage by January 1. Republicans at today's hearing argued the real story remains⁹ the number of people losing coverage they thought they'd be allowed to keep.

　　Committee Chairman Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania:

　　REP. JOSEPH PITTS, R-Penn.: Some news reports have indicated that as many as 5.6 million individuals have had their policy canceled. Isn't it the case that, on January 1, more Americans will have their coverage canceled than will have enrolled in an exchange?

　　KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: Well, sir, I don't know where the five million number comes from. I know people have been told that their health plan doesn't necessarily match the ACA-compliant plans; they are not in a grandfathered plan.

　　GWEN IFILL: Sebelius did announce today that she's asked her department's inspector¹⁰ general to investigate what led to the massive problems with the launch of HealthCare.gov.

　　In Ukraine, security forces withdrew from a protest camp today, after failing to rout¹¹ demonstrators from Kiev's Independence Square. The protesters cheered as riot police drove away from city hall in buses. They're demanding the government reject Russian pressure and improve ties with the European Union.

　　Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland also visited the square. Later, she met with President ViktorYanukovych as well.

　　VICTORIA NULAND, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State: V There is a way out for Ukraine, that it is still possible to save Ukraine's European future, and that's what we want to see the president lead. That's going to require immediate¹² security steps and getting back into a conversation with Europe and with the International Monetary¹³ Fund

　　GWEN IFILL: Later, Yanukovych offered to hold talks with opposition¹⁴ leaders, but they rejected the invitation and insisted again that he resign.

　　The U.S. and Britain have suspended non-lethal aid, including night-vision and communications gear, to rebels in northern Syria. They acted after Islamic front fighters, linked to al-Qaida, seized bases and warehouses¹⁵ from the Western-backed Free Syrian Army. Deliveries of humanitarian¹⁶ aid will continue.

　　The body of Nelson Mandela is lying in state tonight for first of three days in Pretoria, South Africa. Thousands of people joined the procession to view his remains today, so many that some will have to wait until later this week.

　　We have a report from Rohit Kachroo of Independent Television News, who's in South Africa.

　　ROHIT KACHROO: First, there was silence, then cheering, as South Africa's hero was driven through the streets, his coffin¹⁷ draped in the national flag.

　　(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

　　ROHIT KACHROO: Today, his death seemed real.

　　WOMAN: There will never be people like Nelson Mandela. He has done a lot for us. I'm what I am because ofhim.

　　ROHIT KACHROO: And this is how much he is loved, a rush to see his body today, the lucky few pulled fromthe crowd, others told to return tomorrow.

　　At the seat of government, the patient procession of the Mandela family. Inside, his widow touched his casket, supported as she walked away. World leaders had to wait in line. They were just mourners today, the last apartheid president among them, the man who freed the man who freed South Africa.

　　F.W. DE KLERK, former South African President: former S I'm very sad. Yesterday was a day for celebration. Today isa day for mourning.

　　ROHIT KACHROO: Then the gates were opened for everyone to see Mandela's body.

　　Nineteen years ago, this is where Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president. Now and for the next three days, he will lie in state on precisely¹⁸ the same spot. There is not enough space for the people who want to be here, many who traveled through the night.

　　After four hours of waiting, Julian gets the chance to see Mandela.

　　JULIAN MIENIES, South Africa: When I walked past Madiba, all that anger, it goes away, because I know he is the father that doesn't want to be angry with anybody. He wants to love in peace.

　　ROHIT KACHROO: Of course, many didn't get to see their icon¹⁹. Today has been a long walk for Mandela. Buthis country has walked much further before.

　　GWEN IFILL: In a related story, advocates for the deaf charged the sign-language interpreter at Mandela'smemorial service yesterday was a fake. They said there was no meaning to the hand movements by the unidentified man. A government official said the matter is being investigated.

　　Prosecutors²⁰ in Central Florida will not file domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman after all.That's after his girlfriend recanted her claim that he pointed²¹ a shotgun at her. Zimmerman has had severalscrapes with the law since he was acquitted²² last summer in the 2012 killing²³ of Trayvon Martin.

　　Broad-based selling hit Wall Street today after a series of disappointing earnings²⁴ reports. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 129 points to close at 15,843. The Nasdaq fell 56 points to close at 4,003.

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 grumbled   

抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 发牢骚； 咕哝； 发哼声

参考例句：

• He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
• The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏，水手们边干活边发着牢骚。

3 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

4 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 premiums   

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

• He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

11 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

12 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

13 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

14 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

15 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。

16 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

17 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

18 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

19 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

20 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。

21 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

22 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

23 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。

24 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。