NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-29

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

 

　　Rescue crews who've been trying to reach survivors¹ still trapped in the wreckage² of a collapsed³ garment factory in Bangladesh are facing new challenges. A fire broke out at the site when rescuers sent off sparks says they try to cut through a steel rod to reach a woman. At least three workers have been injured. More than 370 people are dead.

 

　　Italy's new coalition⁴ government has been sworn in two months after an inconclusive general election. The ceremony was marred⁵ however by a gun man as the inauguration⁶ was taking place. The BBC's Bethany Bell reports two police officers were shot and wounded outside the prime minister's office.

 

　　Italian police have told the BBC it isn't clear if there is any connection between the shootings and the swearing in of the new government. The incident took place some distance across town, from where the swear in ceremony was taking place. Police have arrested a man who they say may have mental problems. It's a somber⁷ start Italy's new government. The new

 

　　Prime Minister Enrico Letta

 

　　from the center-left, has formed an awkward political alliance, with Silvio Berlusconi center-right party. Mr. Berlusconi isn't part of the new cabinet, but one of his closest allies is deputy prime minister.

 

　　The BBC's Bethany Bell.

 

　　Southern California is struggling with an earlier arrival of the wild fire season which usually begins in August after a long hot summer. As Danielle Karson reports, the dry conditions have kept fire fighters busy responding to almost 700 wild fires so far this year.

 

　　Los Angeles has seen just over five inches of rain so far this year, normally it's 14. That's left normally green hill sites brown and turn to dry. William

 

　　Patzert

 

　　, a climatologist with the Jet

 

　　Propulsion Laboratory

 

　　, says the combination of dry heat and strong winds, create the ideal conditions for wild fires.

 

　　When the situation is so in sandy area as we see it today, and we get a nice strong sun at there for a few days or as long as a week then we're in deep trouble.

 

　　Humans cause most wild fires which means they're preventable. So officials urge people to make sure their camp fires, or cigarettes are fully⁸ extinguished. Meanwhile forecasters say it's unlikely southern California will get much rain before the fall. For NPR News, I'm Danielle Karson in Los Angeles.

 

　　The chairman of the

 

　　House Homeland Security Committee

 

　　says he believes the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had some training in carrying out the attack. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, representative Mike McCaul says it's too soon to rule out foreign terrorist links.

 

　　Right out of the box, U.S. officials anonymously⁹ are saying there's no foreign connection to this case when in fact the FBI just began its investigation¹⁰

 

　　Officials say homemade bombs built from pressure cookers had been used by militants¹¹ in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. This is NPR News.

 

　　Dozens of air shows that bringing millions of dollars for local communities are being cancelled this year. And military has grounded its jet teams because of the automatic federal spending cuts implemented¹² this spring.

 

　　The U.S. navy's Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Forces' Thunder Birds have cancelled their seasons a

 

　　long with the U.S. army parachute team. The arm services have also grounded smaller demonstration¹³ teams and won't provide ground displace for more shows.

 

　　On Monday, new episodes of All My Children, and One Life to Live will be available online. The two legendary¹⁴ soap operas aired for more than four decades on broadcast TV until they were cancelled two years ago, now they will be on Hulu and iTunes. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

 

　　Turns out there is more than One Life to Live when your daytime drama.

 

　　"...am I just a good father ?"

 

　　New episodes of One Life to Live and All My Children will now be produced by a company that took a big risk reviving them as web only series. The question is whether the millions of older viewers who watched them when they were on broadcast TV will find them on Hulu or iTunes.

 

　　How could you even ask me a question like that?

 

　　Elizabeth Blair NPR News.

 

　　Regaining¹⁵ 20 million dollars in its debut¹⁶, Pain and Gain, lands the top spot at the box office this weekend. But Air man III, is looking to knock a door next week. The super hero sequel starring Robert Downey Junior, opens Friday, but it had started overseas. It's already earned more than $195 million in 42 overseas markets.

 

　　I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR NEws, Washington.

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 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。

5 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

6 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

7 somber   

adj.昏暗的，阴天的，阴森的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
• His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 anonymously   

ad.用匿名的方式

参考例句：

• The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
• Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

12 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

13 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

14 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

15 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

16 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。