NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-30

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

 

　　Law enforcement officials tell NPR that the mystery man known as Misha who was tied to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is not believed to have played a part in the attacks. But as NPR's Dina Temple-Raston explains officials are investigating as many as a dozen people.

 

　　Officials say they have spoken with the man known as Misha while he knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the bombing suspects. He doesn't appear to have radicalised Tamerlan Tsarnaev. They said that Misha had not had contacted the Tsarnaev for years and he is cooperating completely with the investigation¹. Officials say that the inquiry² is broadening. Investigators³ are looking at a dozen people they think have helped the Tsarnaev brothers either before or after the bombings. Among them, two students from Kazakhstan who were arrested in New Bedford soon after the attacks. They are now being held on immigration violations⁴. Dina Temple-Raston, NPR News.

 

　　The administration is declining the comment on a report alleging⁵ that Afghanistan received tens of millions of dollars in secret CIA payments during the last ten years. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is confirming his government received payments for medical housing and other needs though he wouldn't say how much.

 

　　The New York Times quotes Karzai's former aide Khalil Roman saying the CIA sent suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags full of cash every month to the Afghan National Security Council.

 

　　A U.S. civilian⁶ cargo⁷ plane has crashed in Afghanistan. NATO says all seven members are dead, even though the Taliban is claiming responsibility, the alliance says there was no sign of insurgent⁸ activity in the area at the time.

 

　　The head of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is appealing to Syria to allow a team of experts to investigate the alleged⁹ use of chemical weapons. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports the secretary general met with the UN team in New York today.

 

　　Ban Ki-moon says the team led by a Swedish chemical expert has been gathering¹⁰ and analysing available evidence, but he says the investigators need to go to Syria to establish the facts.

 

　　A credible¹¹ and comprehensive inquiry requires full access to the sites where chemical weapons are alleged to have been used.

 

　　He says he takes seriously a U.S. intelligence report on limited chemical weapons used by Syria. The U.S. has also been calling on Syria to allow in UN investigators. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　President Obama selecting Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next transportation secretary. The nominee¹² requires Senate confirmation¹³.

 

　　The Mississippi man charged with making and possessing the toxic¹⁴ ricin for uses of weapon, has made his first appearance in federal court since he was arrested Saturday. The FBI picked up James Dutschke at his home as part of their investigation into ricin-laced letters that were addressed to a number of high profile figures, including President Obama.

 

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　　NBA center, Jason Collins has announced he is gay. The veteran of six different NBA teams came out in the pages of Sports Illustrated¹⁵, making him the first male athlete on a major North American team sport to make such an announcement while still playing. We've got details from NPR's Mike Pesca.

 

　　Collins, 34, says that he surprised his twin brother NBA player Jarron with his announcement, but other family members confirmed they'd long suspected when Jason began coming out process two years ago. So far the reaction from NBA players, such as, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Earl Watson and NBA Commissioner¹⁶ David Stern have been positive. Collins who's currently a free agent attended Stanford University with Chelsea Clinton. Former President Bill Clinton issued a statement supporting Collins and White House Spokesman, Jay Carney, also issued words of support. Mike Pesca, NPR News.

 

　　Alabama lost latest legal battle to reinstate parts of a strict immigration law that had been widely controversial. U.S. Supreme¹⁷ Court upheld a federal appeals court ruling that block sections of line, including one that made it a crime to harbor undocumented immigrants. The Appeals Court had found that the immigration law should mainly come under the preview of the federal government.

 

　　Heavy machinery¹⁸ now being used to dig through the wreckage¹⁹ of a collapsed²¹ factory in Bangladesh where the search for survivors²² is over. At least 380 people died in Dahka when the vast building housing thousands of garment workers caved in last week. Local authorities blamed the collapse²⁰ on shoddy construction. The building's owner has been arrested.

 

　　Before the closing bell, the Dow was up 106 points at 14,819.

 

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1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

5 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

6 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

8 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 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。

11 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

12 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

13 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

14 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

15 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

16 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

17 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

18 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

19 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

20 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

21 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

22 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者