NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-05

　　from npr news in washingdon,i am laxshimi sighn.the hot marky washingdon dc weather is stopping people from coming out in the tens of thousands this independence day,one of the biggest was the reading of the declaration of independence from the steps of the national ar   building.npr's craig was there since the army five and drum core set the tone ceremony.'the soliders were wearing coloniel uniforms pattern after those one by general geroge washingdon's continent army.an actor dressed as washingdon rade the historic word from the declaration.'these united coloniels are and right up to be free and independent states.'among those cheering was 10 years old max whosays indpendence from england was definitely worth celebrated¹.'if we still england,we will still be bost round,we have to    keep soilders in our houses,so i ma really gald wo that have the 4th,july.'craig npr news at the national arkia building.

 

　　while america celebrates its independence,it's a far different scene in egypt which just seen its second coup² in two years.supporters of ousted³ president morsi rally outside the high constitutional court as the country's chief justice    rules interprem president.npr's layler explains the mood among morsi's backers.'there is a complete panic among the brother hood⁴ organization.the islam came to power here that after the revolution were finally allow to come off the shadows are now back in the shadows.'npr's layla.

 

　　turkey is a latest country to protest yesterday's military coup,pm   calls un acceptable,but also face political    at home where critics stage protest against what they call   's quest    religious islamic rule rather than a poor the country secular⁵ laws and institutions.

 

　　no european governments stepping out to offer asylum⁶ to nsa analyist confuge.snowden is still believed be hold up in moscow,but tery reports from brussel semiu law makers⁸ say snowden should at least be allowed to visit europ to talked about the classified information he leak alleges⁹ the us spied on allies.snowden has reportedly asked for asylum as many as 10 eu countries,those

 

　　acknowledge his request have all rejected it including austia,finnland,germany and spain.some law makers in the european parliment say that's a violation¹⁰ of eu ideals on freedom of expression.french left just law maker⁷ mrrin is among those insisting snowden be welcome here.'we  demand political asylum for mr snowden she says,other suggest he get at least a temporory past to the parliment,they also to hear a person from president obama.npr news,iam terry in brussel.this is npr news.

 

　　a truck driver has been killed in brazil after he ignored a stike call by fellow truckers.npr's lotta reports from senpolo that the protests are much smaller and scale these days but they are having an impact.'truck divers¹¹ block major highway in number of states ,shoying traffic and slowing transport goods.in brazil's south one diver was attaked for working anyway as he was esscorted by police he was hit with   his neck and he died on the scene.doctors also took to the streets in sanpolo around 5000 medical workers are protseting government'splan to bring foreign doctors to work in rural areas of the country.while the protests movment has slow down,many groups out are everyday fighting for their particular calls and in some casesmtheir voices are heard,brazil's government has raft legislation in the works after demonstrations¹² among the new proposals the house representatives have drewed to institute longer rest hours for truck drivers.npr news,sanpolo.

 

　　strikeing san francisco bay area rail workers in trans agency officials reportedly are back barggating table for talks.one union leader describe frustraiting.the associate press reporting joe barggar with servicer employees internatinal union reporter enter the negotiating side in oklan,earlier that bay area repre trant officials were not substantially addressing any of their main issues.

 

　　for anyone you could appreciate a good hotdog eating competion,brooklin's coney island was the place to be joe 69 old frank to break a world record and to win a 7th title,this is npr.

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

5 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

6 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

7 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

8 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

12 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。