NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-09

　　Some northeastern states are under a state of emergency because of the dangerous snow storm bearing down on the region. It's expected to blanket much of New England with as much as 3 feet of snow. That means major disruptions to travel and possibly lengthy¹ power outages. NPR's Joe Rose reports how the NewYork City area, which is still recovering from last year's super storm Sandy,  is preparing for this storm.

 

　　New York major Michael Bloomberg spent the morning thanking city sanitation² workers. They are the ones who had tried to remove the snow that's expected to start accumulating by the evening. On his weekly radio show Bloomberg said the snow plows³ and 250,000 tons of salt are on standby. We are locked in what's happening on Friday night, Saturday morning typically have a lot lost traffic. So ***  and make that a lot easier. New York city schools are open today and many after-school programs are not. And track has already cancelled trains north of New York's pen station and most major carriers plan to seize operations at a New York city's airport later today. Joe Rose NPR news, New York.

 

　　Authorities are searching the snow-swept mountain east of Los Angeles for the former police officer accused of a deadly shooting rampage. They are focusing on the Big Bear Lake region of the ## mountains after Christopher Dorner burned-out pickup⁴, was found on the 4th road. Sheriff John Macman says there's still a lot of ground to cover.

 

　　We are going to continue to search primarily up into the mountain area and make sure there's a lot of carbons up there that are abandoned we want to make sure he didn't find a place to hide out for the night. Authorities describe Dorner as a ## former officer who has threatened in rambling⁵ writings to bring 'welfare to police and their families'. He's accused of killing⁶ at least 3 people, including a police officer.

 

　　In response to the mass shooting in the Newtown of Connecticut you may recall New York quickly enacted⁷ the toughest gun laws in the nation, while  NPR's Richard # reports that now some California law makers⁸ want to top New York.

 

　　The law makers proposed to ban the future sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines. But the proposals come from Democratic law makers who control both Houses of California Legislature.  They also want to regulate amunnition sales and make some prohibition⁹ retroactive, in other words ' apply them to current gun owners, not just gun buyers in the future'. A spokesman for the group called Gun Owners of California says the proposed law would have zero impact on gun violence, and he accused the law makers of trying to windup the State of New York where similarily tough gun laws are in effect.  Richar #, NPR news San Francisco.

 

　　At the last check on Wallstreet, Dow is up 40 points at 13,984, NASDAQ up 28, S&P 500 gaining 8 points. This is NPR.

 

　　Syrian rebels have cut off the main highway out of the capital , Damascus, but the fighting has been especially fierce in the northwestern part of the country. And the mass exitors form Syria continues. The UN refugee agency now estimates 5,000 people a day are fleeing to neighboring countries.

 

　　In Egypt, growing frusration with President Mahomad Morsi led to rallies in several major cities today. Thousands of people took part in the arguing with the government's been too slow to change since the 2011 revolt. Adding to the political unrest, hardline Muslim clerics # to assasinate the Islamist President's opponent. The government swiftly denounced the fatwas # # assasianation Wednesday in Tunisia.

 

　　A Somalia journalist is in police custody¹⁰. NPR's ## reports from the capital recent court case has heightend tensions between journalists and police in Mogadishu. The journalist Dawood Abdidawood was arrested Tuesday after giving an interview to Somalia television just a few minutes after another Somalia journalist was convicted in court. That journalist  ##  was arrested after inviewing a woman who said she was raped¹¹ by government soldiers. She convicted for insulting a government body. According to the National Union of Somalia Journalists, Dawood Abdidawood was outside the courtroom giving a television interview about the case when he was arrested and ordered held for 5 days in jail without charge. Somalia has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for reporters. Last year a journalist was shot and killed on average every three weeks. ## NPR news Mogadishu.

 

　　At the last check on Wallstreet, the Dow is up 40 points. This is NPR news.

1 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• 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。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

2 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

3 plows   

n.犁( plow的名词复数 )；犁型铲雪机v.耕( plow的第三人称单数 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• Alex and Tony were turning awkward hands to plows and hoe handles. 亚历克斯和托尼在犁耙等农活方面都几乎变成新手了。
• Plows are still pulled by oxen in some countries. 在一些国家犁头仍由牛拖拉。

4 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

5 rambling   

adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的

参考例句：

• We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

6 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。

7 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

8 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

10 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

11 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句