NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-02-26

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　The Syrian crisis is nominating  John Kerry's agenda, his day will trip overseas as secretary of state. Today in Britain, Kerry called on Syrain opposition¹ leaders to meet him in Roma to discuss whether else the US can do to help them. More from NPR's Michele Kelemen.

 

　　Kerry says he understands the frustrations² of Syrians who have been seeking more help in their bid to topple Bashar Assad's regime, he too says he wants to change Assad's calculous and his meeting to Europe are focused on that.

 

　　This moment is right for us to be considering what more we can do.

 

　　Kerry was speaking in London alongside British foreign secretary William Hague, who suggested his country might soon offer a non-lethal aid to rebel fighters in Syria. As he put it a policy can not stay static in the face of ongoing³ atrocity⁴ by the Syrian regime. Michele Kelemen NPR News London.

 

　　As role prepares to host the Syrian opposition conference this Thursday, all lines are also on the Vatican next step to choosing the next pope and its reaction to new controversy⁵. British media reports the cardinal⁶ Keith O'Brien has polled out from the conflict to choose a pound     after allegation surface, that engaged in inner appropriate behaviour with other prays.

 

　　Blizzard⁷ warnings in watchers are in effects winter snow packing highways and snow travels across Texas, and toward Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports forecasters also warned the storm could positively⁸ cause tornadoes⁹ in the southeast.

 

　　Wind gust¹⁰ of up to 65 miles per hour and drifting snow made for wide out conditions and impassable roads in the Texas's panhandle. Even snow ploughs were forced off roads and Texas officials called in the national guide, to help stranded¹¹ motorists and to respond to emergency calls. There have been planning of road closures in the central plains and the weather service warns the travel could be very dangerous until Tuesday morning. A blizzard warning is an effect for the Oklahoma Panhandle and counties along the Kansas border. Meteorologists say the storm might also cause tornadoes from Louisiana to Georgia. Despite those concerns, some farmers say the moistures they welcome relief from the wash drought in 50 years. Cheryl Corley NPR News.

 

　　The trial is underway to determine how much more money BP and other company should pay for the 2010 gulf¹² oil disaster. Environmentalist Steve ConKurnxx, with the Mississippi river delta¹³ land, water and wild live says he wants the court to make a statement that can forever change how business's done in the gulf.

 

　　This is an very powerful signal to every operator in the gulf, every company that's doing businesses there. BUt this is too important to cut corners to try to save a bulk to the shoring that coasts in the main time.

 

　　BP which is also expected to present its side had said it expects to pay the total of 42 billion dollars to fully¹⁴ result of its part in the oil disaster. But the federal government and attorneys for businesses and individuals say they are hoping to make BP pay much more.

 

　　Dow was down 76 points at 13,926.  This is NPR NEws.

 

　　A horse meat scandal has spread to cafeterias of popular world furnitur retailer¹⁵, IKEA. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley  reports the horse meat has been dectected in IKEA Swedish meat balls.

 

　　Swedish media are reporting that traces of horse meat were found by check inspectors¹⁶ in IKEA's Denish imported beef, demonstrating the true international nature of the scandal. IKEA announced on its Facebook page, that it was withdrawing its meat balls in stored in 14 countries. At IKEA just out side of Paris, DanisAlla and Moctarxx, say they are surprise.

 

　　I saw it was a something very natural for me, it's impossible to find this yet.

 

　　Yeah, I'm, I like say,   being English, with, yet, a repetition.

 

　　Allaxx says with IKEA is an eligible¹⁷ organization and proceeding¹⁸, he never thought it would get called up in the horse meat scandle. Eleanor Beardsley NPR NEws, Paris.

 

　　And Italian prosecutor¹⁹ has formally requested a men slaughter²⁰ indictment²¹ against the capitain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship, where 32 people died when the ship capsized off Tuscany last year. A judge is deciding whether Francesco Schettino and five other should go on trial.

 

　　The former heads AOL, Mozilla and other online giants are organizing a virtual march to overhaul²² immigration law in the US. THey say they are specially²³ interested in attracting immigrants who want to work in high tech fields. Organizers say that's sometime the spring they planned to fled lawmakers officers with messages via social networking sites by phone and in person. Their announced being comes just weeks after bipartisan group of lawmakers announced proposals for sweeping²⁴ changes to immigration.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi SIngh, NPR NEws, in Washington.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

7 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

8 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

9 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

10 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

11 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

12 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

13 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

14 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。

15 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

16 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

18 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

19 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

20 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

21 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

22 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。

23 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

24 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？