NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-20

　　From NPR news in Washington, I am Nora Raum.

 

　　The hostage crisis at a gas plant in the Sahara desert is over. Algerian officials say troops stormed the facility today. They say at least 32 militants¹ and 23 captors died. The nationalities of the workers killed have not been released. NPR’s Philip Reeves reports British Defense² Secretary Philip Hammond wants more information.

 

　　News the siege over was first announced by Algeria State News Agency. It said Algerian forces launched a final assault. Hammond gave no causality numbers, but said Britain was in close contact with Algerian government officials who said the operation has ended.

 

　　“The latest information that we have is that the hostage situation has now been brought to an end by further assault by Algerian forces which has resulted in further loss of life.”

 

　　Hammond said he was pressing the Algerians for more details.

 

　　“The loss of lives as a result of these attacks is appalling³ and unacceptable. We must be clear that it is the terrorists that bear sole responsibility for it.” Philip Reeves, for NPR news, London.

 

　　Law enforcement officials are expecting smaller crowds for Monday’s inauguration⁴ of President Obama than four year ago. But NPR’s Brain Naylor reports security will still be tight.

 

　　There are barricades⁵ along the inaugural⁶ parade route and miles of temporary fencing along Washington streets and preparation for the inaugural activities. The coast guard will be patrolling the Patomac River. And the FAA has imposed tighter-than-normal flight restrictions⁷ around the capital city. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

 

　　“Protecting an event this large, complex with these many different venues⁸, with this number of people coming, requires a lot of coordination⁹ and a lot of organization.”

 

　　Law enforcement officials have set up a security command post in the Washington suburbs. Some 1.8 million attended President Obama’s first inauguration, less than half of that are expected this time. Brain Naylor, NPR news, Washington.

 

　　Before his first inaugural, the President has started the National Day of Service on the Saturday before Martin Luther King Day. It’s designed to honor the memory of the slain¹⁰ civil rights leader by having people donate their time to the community. Today, the President and his family helped fixed¹¹ up an elementary school in Washington. He noted¹² that some volunteers had an easier time than others.

 

　　“The every young people did some really good work. And some of the older folks like me who in hurt getting our knees kinda bending down a little bit, we were able to manage, also. And somehow Mitchell looks stylish¹³ the whole time she was doing it.”

 

　　The President said he hopes the National Day of Service will be a tradition for future presidents. Meanwhile, others are attending rallies today in support of their right to own guns. Hundreds of advocates are gathering¹⁴ in state capitals to protest any effort to impose stricter gun controls.

 

　　This is NPR news from Washington.

 

　　West African leaders are holding a crisis summit today to discuss how best to coordinate¹⁵ the international military effort to dislodge the Islamist militants from Mali. NPR’s Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports that regional troops have begun deploying¹⁶ in a bid to reclaimed¹⁷ occupied northern Mali.

 

　　“West African heads of state are gathering in Ivory Coast for the first high-level meeting since the French military intervention¹⁸ in Mali last week. France’s decisive move came after Islamist fighters advanced south from their strongholds in the north. West Africa had a UN mandate¹⁹ to send in a regional force to try to end the partition of Mali. That strategy planned for later this year was overtaken by events. French troops backing the beleaguered²⁰ Malian army will continue to play a leading role. Regional leaders must agree on the rapid deployment²¹ of West African troops to assist in the effort to drive out the well-armed and mobile Jihadi fighters. But Mali’s anxious neighbors are asking ‘push them where?’. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR news, Bamako.”

 

　　The US is now about half way through the flu season and officials say it is shaping up to be worse than average. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more older people are being hospitalized with a flu. CDC director Doctor Tom Frieden says there is still time to avoid it, get a flu shot.

 

　　“Although that the flu vaccine²² is far from perfect, it’s by far the best tool we have to prevent influenza²³. You can still protect yourself through vaccination²⁴, particularly for folks out west, you probably have most of the flu seasons still to come.”

 

　　Widespread flu is reported in all 50 states except Tennessee and Hawaii.

 

　　I am Nora Raum, NPR news.

1 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。

2 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。

3 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

4 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。

5 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

6 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

9 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

10 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

11 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

12 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

13 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

14 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

15 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

16 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

17 reclaimed   

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18 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。

19 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

20 beleaguered   

adj.受到围困[围攻]的；包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)；困扰；骚扰

参考例句：

• The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
• We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

22 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

23 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

24 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。