NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-28

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

 

　　Across in Egypt and in Cairo, the death toll¹ is mounting as supporters of ousted² President Mohamed Morsi have been clashing with police. More than 70 people across Egypt who died in the clashes, more than 60 in Cairo alone. At the Brookings Institute Doha Center Shadi Hamid says that the state of government in Egypt now posed Morsi is cause for concern.

 

　　The new Egypt is ready after just a few weeks, significantly more  repressive and autocratic  than it ever was under Morsi in terms of unaccountable leadership, military intervention⁴ in daily politics.

 

　　Shadi Hamid of the Breekings Institute.

 

　　Israel is stepping up its dispute with the European Union by blocking European aid to some Palestinians. As NPR's Emily Harris reports the disagreement is over Israel's occupation of the West Bank.

 

　　The European Union has long considered Israeli occupation of the West Bank illegal. A couple of weeks ago, Europe put its money where it's nosense and decided⁵ it would no longer offer grants or other financial support to Israeli organizations which operate in the West Bank including universities and non-profits. Now Israeli media reports that in response Israel's defense⁶ minister will not allow any European Union funded projects that help Palestinians in the West Bank at least the part that Israel fully⁷ controls. That's about 60% and much of the land is agricultural. It's not clear exactly how many millions of dollars are at stake. European officials say they are urgently seeking clarification. Emily Harris, NPR News, Jerusalem.

 

　　Bee season in north Texas, a swarm⁸ of about 30,000 bees stung a couple. The woman, 200 times, her boyfriend 50 times. They survived, but too many of their horses were killed by the swarm.

 

　　She was a trailblazer  for civil rights and women's rights, a uniquely accomplished⁹ wife and mother, former member of Congress, and former ambassador,  Lindy Boggs, has died of natural causes at her home. Journalist and family friend Nina Totenberg recalls one of Boggs many contributions.

 

　　Her husband, Hale Boggs, was among those who voted for the Civil Rights Act in the 1964 and 1965 and it was extremely unpopular in the South. I don't know what it was in their backgrounds. Both her late husband Hale Boggs, who went on to become the House, Rep., and Lindy Boggs. But they were devoted¹⁰ to the notion of civil rights, equality for everyone. And I don't know what it is they led to that. I have no idea. They were special. NPR's Nina Totenberg. Lindy Boggs was 97.

 

　　Deliberations continue today in the case of army private Bradley Manning, court marshalled for a high-volume leak of U.S. secrets to Wikileaks.

 

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　　For the first time in 20 years, Consumer Reports is giving its top score to a sedan made in the U.S.. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports it's welcome news for General Motors.

 

　　Consumer Reports gave the Chevy Impala a score of 95 out of 100 above sedans by Lexus, Audi, Acura and Jaguar¹¹. The magazine earlier gave Chrysler's Ram¹² 1500 the top score for pickups. Jack¹³ Fisher is Consumer Reports director of auto³ testing. He says the scores point to an emerging domestic renaissance¹⁴.

 

　　What this showing in what other automakers are showing. Chrysler showing that's Ford¹⁵ showing, these cars, they can compete head on head in term of everything.

 

　　Fisher says Detroit automakers still have to close a reliability¹⁶ gap with foreign based competitors. For NPR News, I'm Tracy Samilton.

 

　　Two hundred more automotive jobs will be added at a Toyota manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana. The car company says it plans to boost production of its Highlander¹⁷ midsize SUVs, starting next year. The increased investment will bring the Toyota facilities workforce¹⁸ there to close to 5,000.

 

　　Two types of unmanned aircraft are now approved for civilian¹⁹ use. The Federal Aviation Administration says the drones are Insitu's Scan Eagle X200 and Aero Vironment's PUMA²⁰. Both weigh less than 55 pounds, about 4.5 feet long, have wingspans of about 9-10 feet. A major energy company plans to fly this Scan Eagle off the Alaska coast starting in August to survey ice floes and migrating whales.

 

　　I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, in Washington.

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 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。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 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。

8 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

9 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

10 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

11 jaguar   

n.美洲虎

参考例句：

• He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。

12 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

13 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

14 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

15 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

16 reliability   

n.可靠性，确实性

参考例句：

• We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性。
• I can assure you of the reliability of the information.我向你保证这消息可靠。

17 highlander   

n.高地的人，苏格兰高地地区的人

参考例句：

• They call him the highlander, he is Rory McLeod! 他们叫他寻事者，他是罗瑞·麦克劳德！ 来自互联网

18 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

19 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

20 puma   

美洲豹

参考例句：

• The police and the volunteers combed the forest for the lost puma from the zoo.警察和志愿者们在森林里到处寻找动物园迷失的美洲狮。
• A businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。