NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-26

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　The State Department confirms that one American is among the 80 killed in a train derailment in northern Spain. That's now described as one of Europe's worst rail disasters. More than 100 people including five Americans were injured last night when eight-carriage train came off the tracks near pilgrimage center of Santiago de Compostela. People there and across the nation are now mourning on the day when Santiago was supposed to celebrating one of Europe's biggest Christian¹ festivals. The BBC's Tom Burridge is at the crash site where he says cranes have been spending the last several hours removing mangled² metal.

 

　　One by one the damaged carriages of the wrecked³ train have been lifted from the tracks, as an investigation⁴ is carried out to establish the cause of the crash. The train driver is quoted by one Spanish newspaper as saying that he was driving too fast. But Spain's National Train company have not commented on that claim. They have though ruled out to technical fault with the train. The BBC's Tom Burridge reporting from the crash site.

 

　　The White House has issued a statement expressing condolences to the victims' families and pledged support should Spanish authorities requested.

 

　　The Obama administration is also keeping a close eye on the growing unrest in Tunisia where opposition⁵ party leader Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated⁶ this morning. Hours later, protestors trying to storm a local government office in Sfax, police moved in with tear gas, today's attack is renewing fears of political instability in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring. NPR's Craig Windham reports the U.S. is urging Tunisia to take swift action.

 

　　State Department spokeswoman  Marie Harf notes that this is the second assassination⁸ of a key opposition figure in Tunisia this year.

 

　　There is no justification⁹ for such outrages¹⁰ and cowardly acts in a democratic Tunisia. Harf called on Tunisian authorities to track down those responsible for the killing¹¹.

 

　　We urge the Tunisian government to immediately conduct a transparent¹² and professional investigation to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice in a timely manner.

 

　　Harf urged all Tunisians to express themselves peacefully. She added that violence is not appropriate response to the killing and will only lead to more violence. Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　President Obama is back on the road to build support for initiatives, he has long argued with speed of economic recovery. In Jacksonville Florida, today Obama again blamed congressional Republicans for blocking progress.

 

　　But I am not going to let gridlock or inaction or indifference¹³ to the plight¹⁴ of families get in the way of this country. So where I can act on my own, I am going to act on my own. I won't wait for Congress.

 

　　But Republican leaders say the president's not offering any new ideas for reducing deficits¹⁵ or putting millions of Americans back to work.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was up 14 points at 15,556.

 

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　　Five people are charged in what's being described as the largest case of computer hacking¹⁶ ever prosecuted¹⁷ in the United States. In New Jersey¹⁸, officials announced indictment¹⁹ of four Russians and Ukrainian national who were accused of operating a network that managed to breach²⁰ the computer systems of more than a dozen major corporations in the U.S. and overseas. Paul Fishman, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey says the hackers²¹ allegedly stole and sold at least 160 million credit and debit²² card numbers.

 

　　Losses of at least $300 million, and that by the way is our conservative estimate of the losses, the amount we've been able to confirm so far and suffered by only three of the victim companies.

 

　　Among the firm's breached²³ VISA, , Dow Jones J.C. Penney and JetBlue.

 

　　A big drop in the polls for New York mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner following new sexting revelations. NPR's Dan Bobkoff reports an NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll out today shows Weiner 9 points behind the frontrunner.

 

　　Weiner had been the improbable frontrunner in the race for New York mayor. Up five points over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but that was before he admitted to communicating sexually with women long after resigning from Congress for that very reason. With Weiner again embroiled²⁴ in scandal, Quinn now leads Weiner 25% to 16% among Democratic voters. And as old boss in the House, Nancy Pelosi spoke⁷ out, calling the behavior of men like him reprehensible²⁵.

 

　　It's so disrespectful of women and what's really stunning²⁶ about it is they don't even realize it.

 

　　Meanwhile, Weiner admitted that he may have communicated with as many as three women since leaving Congress. He vows²⁷ to stay in the race. Dan Bobkoff, NPR News, New York.

 

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1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 mangled   

vt.乱砍（mangle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• His hand was mangled in the machine. 他的手卷到机器里轧烂了。
• He was off work because he'd mangled his hand in a machine. 他没上班，因为他的手给机器严重压伤了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

4 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。

5 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。

6 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 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。

9 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

10 outrages   

引起…的义愤，激怒( outrage的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages. 人们在设法对恐怖分子最近的暴行进行严惩。
• He [She] is not allowed to commit any outrages. 不能任其胡作非为。

11 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。

12 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

13 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

14 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

15 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

16 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

17 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

18 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。

19 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

20 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

21 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

22 debit   

n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项

参考例句：

• To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？
• We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。

23 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

24 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 reprehensible   

adj.该受责备的

参考例句：

• Lying is not seen as being morally reprehensible in any strong way.人们并不把撒谎当作一件应该大加谴责的事儿。
• It was reprehensible of him to be so disloyal.他如此不忠，应受谴责。

26 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

27 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。