NPR 2010-01-20

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

 

The US military says another airport will open in Haiti by tomorrow. This will allow rescue teams to bring more help into the earthquake-stricken nation. Supplies have been backed up at the single airport open in Port-au-Prince, the capital. NPR's Jackie Northam is there where she says relief aid is trickling¹ in.

 

The US took over the airport several days ago, and there were some complaints that all that we are trying to do, the US was putting their military people, which makes sense to help keep the distribution centers safe and that type of thing, but there have been complaints that not enough aid flights were getting in because the US was putting its military flights in it. So now the US who are taking , have taken over the airport saying fine, the priority now is to get the aid in whether be fuel or water or medicine or what have yielded. But at this point, there are many many people who still haven't seen any relief whatsoever².

 

NPR's Jackie Northam in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

 

Iran has formally turned down an offer to ship much of its enriched uranium out of the country, and have it reprocessed into nuclear fuel rods. Iran had originally agreed to the proposal made last year by the United States. Iran objects now because officials say the process takes too long. Instead, Iran offered a counterproposal suggesting an immediate⁴ swap⁵, but the United States objected to that. Iran's decision came in a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

 

Defense⁶ Secretary Robert Gates is holding what the Pentagon says are productive talks with top officials in New Delhi, among the issues discussed: joint⁷ counter-terrorism efforts, relations with Pakistan and China's rising military might. From New Delhi, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

 

Secretary Gates is in Delhi for two days of talks aimed at strengthening the defense partnership⁸ between India and Washington. A senior defense official who briefed reporters after the first round of talks says the secretary delivered this key message - the US has learned from past mistakes and plans "to be involved in the region for a very long time". The official added that the US, India and its neighbors will need to make a collective effort to defeat the terrorism syndicate that's hogged⁹ in the region. Gates and top Indian officials also shared concerns about China's expanding military strength, and Secretary Gates is managing to fit in a bit of sightseeing in India with a quick visit to the Taj Mahal. Mary Louise Kelly, NPR News, Delhi.

 

Massachusetts voters are going to the polls to select a new senator to take the seat of the late Ted³ Kennedy. Democrat¹⁰ Martha Coakley is facing Republican Scott Brown. Polling data suggests the race is very close. One main independent candidate is libertarian Joseph L. Kennedy who is unrelated to the late senator.

 

On Wall Street at this hour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 100 points at 10,709. The NASDAQ is up 28 points at 2,316. The S&P 500 is up 11 points.

 

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The American Kraft Foods Company is buying the English chocolate maker¹¹ Cadbury, paying more than 19 billion dollars. Larry Miller¹² reports from London.

 

After Kraft boosted its initial offer, the possibility of a hostile takeover faded, and the Cadbury board advised the shareholders¹³ to accept the Kraft bid. Kraft said the deal creates a global confectionery leader. Since being founded 186 years ago, Cadbury has been the English candy company, but it's also seen as far more than a chocolate maker, and has a history of good employee relations and remains¹⁴ a successful company. Kraft says it will respect Cadbury's brands, heritage and people. Yet, there is apprehension¹⁵ that in the hands of an American conglomerate¹⁶, its character and taste will change, and that UK production will go elsewhere. One immediate result of the Kraft takeover is that the Cadbury production facility earmarked for closure will now remain open. For NPR News, I'm Larry Miller in London.

 

Internet company Google has delayed the launch of its mobile phone in China. Google hasn’t officially said why, but the company and the Chinese government are at odds¹⁷ over China's Internet censorship practices and recent episodes of email hacking¹⁸ into Google accounts.

 

Reports from Nigeria say there has been more fighting between Christians¹⁹ and Muslims in the central part of the country. At least 27 people are dead in the city of Jos and the military has imposed a curfew. Fighting began over the weekend when a Catholic church was burned and rioters attacked passers-by. More than eight years ago, fighting between the Christians and Muslims in the same area left more than 1,000 people dead.

 

I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
 

1 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 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。

5 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

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 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

9 hogged   

adj.（船）中拱的，（路）拱曲的

参考例句：

• The guy hogged the whole park bench. 那个人占着整张公园长椅。 来自辞典例句
• The cat hogged himself to attack a big dog. 那只猫拱起背向一条大狗发起了攻击。 来自互联网

10 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

11 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。

12 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

13 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

14 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。

15 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

16 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

17 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

18 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。

19 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。