NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-30

　　From NPR News in Washington. I’m Lakshimi Singh.

 

　　President Obama is putting his ideas for immigration overhaul¹ before the people of Las Vegas, Nevada this hour.

 

　　“I’m here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehensive immigration reform. The time is now.” Obama’s visit comes a day after bipartisan group of senators unveil their own plan for addressing the deeply divisive issue. Jude Joffe-Block, a member of Station KJZZ, reports the bipartisan plan won applause from immigrant advocates.

 

　　Advocates have applauded the senator’s plan for including a pathway to citizenship² for immigrants in the country now without papers. At the same time, they voice concerns that such a path would be contingent³ on additional border security measures. Patrick Coyne with the Grass Root Group promised that originally form to impose Arizona’s immigration enforcement law.

 

　　“We don’t need more money being spent on border security. We’ve got enough out there. We don’t need all of these technology to hunt down people like animals.”

 

　　Coyne says policies that promote family unity⁵ should be the focus of a final immigration bill and her group will continue to advocate for that. From NPR News, I’m Jude Joffe-Block in Phoenix⁶.

 

　　But there is still a fair amount of skepticism surrounding the bipartisan proposal. Jessica Zuckerman with the Heritage Foundation says in principle all seems well.

 

　　“A coeternal is that this will just be the same type of bill we’ve seen before, a large comprehensive legislation that tries to address everything at once in sale to recognize that we are not talking about one monolith group of illegal immigrants.”

 

　　Zuckerman is research associate for homeland security and Latin America at the Heritage Foundation.

 

　　At the United Nations this afternoon, UN peace envoy⁷ for Syria Lakhdar Bahimi is scheduled to brief his security cancel regarding his latest efforts to mediate⁸ and end the Syria crisis. Linda Fasulo reports diplomats⁹ expect international envoy assessment¹⁰ will be bleak¹¹.

 

　　Bahimi has been working for a political solution to the Syrian conflicts since last fall to **. He’s expected to press Security Council members again including Russia which has vetoed three resolutions calling stronger action. Last week UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that it is essential for the Council to hold responsibility to help resolve the crisis. He also expressed full support for Bahimi. From NPR News, I’m Linda Fasulo in New York.

 

　　The Syria crisis will be one of the most pressing issues to confront this country’s ** Secretary of State. That person is widely expected to be Democratic Senator John Carrie. The lawmaker’s nomination¹² was approved this morning by his colleagues on the Senate from a relations committee. The full senate will decide this afternoon on whether to confirm Carrie.

 

　　At last check on Wall Street, Dow was up 16.9 points at 13,951.

 

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　　Syrian activists¹³ are reporting bodies of at least 65 men have been uncovered on the muddy banks of a small river in Aleppo today. The British based observatory¹⁴ for human rights says many of the victims were found with their hands bound behind their banks. No one’s saying who the men were. Rebels and pro-government militia¹⁵ have often blamed each other for massacre¹⁶ killings¹⁷.

 

　　A new scientific study calls a question the use of the phrase shark-attack. NPR’s Greg Alan reports from Miami researchers from Florida and Australia say the term is misleading and suggests sharks pose a greater risk to humans than it is actually the case.

 

　　The researchers analyzed¹⁸ shark statistics from around the world and found that many so-called attacks involve no injuries to people. Dr. Robert Hueter of Mote⁴ Marine¹⁹ Laboratory Center in Florida is calling for researchers an immediate²⁰ to stop using the phrase shark-attack which he says wrongly expected on shark’s motives²¹ and intentions. He’s advocating characterizing them as shark sidings, encounters, bites or fatal bites. In Florida that will change the numbers from six hundred attacks over the last century to just 11 fatal shark bites.

 

　　“And that really changes the public perception on how dangerous it is going into the water.”

 

　　Heuter says more realistic description of shark events will help improve scientists understanding of sharks and discourage governments’ sponsor shark-cons. Greg Alan NPR News, Miami.

 

　　Reflecting new life in the housing market, home prices have risen the highest rate in six years. The Standard and Poor’s Case Shiller index increased 5.5% in November from the year before. Prices generally rose in all but one of the cities sure abate²² with Phoenix, San Francisco and Detroit leading the way.

 

　　I’m Lakshimi Singh, NPR News in Washington.

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 contingent   

adj.视条件而定的；n.一组，代表团，分遣队

参考例句：

• The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
• Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。

4 mote   

n.微粒；斑点

参考例句：

• Seeing the mote in one's neighbor's eye,but not the beam in one's own.能看见别人眼里的尘埃，看不见自己眼里的木头。
• The small mote on her forehead distinguishes her from her twin sister.她额头上的这个小斑点是她与其双胞胎妹妹的区别。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

7 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

8 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

9 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

11 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

12 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

13 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

15 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

16 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

17 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

18 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

20 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。

21 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

22 abate   

vi.(风势，疼痛等)减弱，减轻，减退

参考例句：

• We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
• The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药，以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。