NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-24

　　(From) NPR News in Washington, I’m Nora Raum.

 

　　Edward Snowden, the former US contractor¹ who’s wanted on espionage² charges for revealing information on surveillance programs, has left Hong Kong and is seeking asylum³ elsewhere. NPR’s Nathan Rott reports Snowden is believed to be in Moscow now and eventually wants to make his way to a country that would grant him asylum, such as Venezuela or Ecuador.

 

　　Hong Kong officials said that the US’s request to extradite Snowden did not meet their legal requirements, allowing the former NSA contractor to flee. The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks is reportedly aiding Snowden and his movements, and said that Snowden is bound for “a democratic nation via a safe route for the purpose of asylum.” Appearing on Fox News, Utah Senator Mike Lee said that Snowden may be in for a rude awakening⁴.

 

　　“I think Mr. Snowden is delusional⁵ if he thinks that he is gonna find a country with a better human rights record in Moscow or in Havana or in Caracas.”

 

　　Justice Department officials have said they will continue to work with foreign officials, whoever they may be, to extradite Snowden back to the US. Nathan Rott, NPR News.

 

　　Gunmen wearing police uniforms attacked a mountaineering base camp in northern Pakistan today. They killed nine foreign tourists and their Pakistani guide. One climber escaped. Pakistani officials say the tourists were mostly from China and Ukraine. Taliban fighters claimed responsibility, saying the attack was retaliation⁶ for a US drone attack.

 

　　In Turkey, police used water cannons⁷ to disperse⁸ the first mass gathering⁹ in Istanbul's Taksim Square in nearly a week. NPR’s Peter Kenyon reports demonstrators brought flowers in memory of those killed in more than three weeks of protests.

 

　　Thousands of protesters came to Taksim to remember the four fatalities¹⁰ from the anti-government protests. Riot policed backed by water canons dispersed¹¹ the crowd, and police chased scattered¹² demonstrators down to Jason Street. Separately, an Ankara court ordered the detention¹³ of 22 protesters, bringing the total number of those arrested in the capital to more than 50. Nearly 70 protesters face charges in Istanbul. Speaking to a rally of government supporters in the city near the Black Sea, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the same plot against Turkey was now being repeated in Brazil. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Istanbul.

 

　　Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are planning demonstrations¹⁴ in Cairo this week to demand his resignation. The head of the army warned today the military is ready to intervene to prevent any violence. He made a statement on Facebook saying both sides must put aside their differences.

 

　　The South African government says Nelson Mandela is now in critical condition. The former South African president has been hospitalized for two weeks, being treated for a reoccurring lung infection. Doctors say he is susceptible¹⁵ to respiratory problems because he contracted pneumonia¹⁶ while in prison for 27 years for fighting apartheid.

 

　　This is NPR News from Washington.

 

　　An air show near Dayton, Ohio reopened today with a moment of silence to honor two performers who died yesterday. A plane crashed and burst into flames, killing¹⁷ the pilot and a wing walker. Video showed the plane gliding¹⁸ through the sky before it abruptly¹⁹ rolled over and went down in front of hundreds of horrified²⁰ spectators.

 

　　The man known as “The King of the High Wire” plans to walk across the Grand Canyon²¹ later today. Native American tribes have mixed feels about the stunt²². From member station KJZZ in Flagstaff, Laurel Morales reports.

 

　　Nik Wallenda will walk across a two-inch thick wire 1,500 feet in the air where winds have been gusting²³ this weekend at 35 mph. But Wallenda says he’s been training with wind machines, and that he feels ready. Northern Arizona American-Indian tribes believe this gorge²⁴ on Navajo land to be sacred. And the Hopi tribe has said if he falls, his death is their spiritual burden. The tribe has requested Wallenda wear a safety harness, but he refuses.

 

　　“I truly hope that when this walk is complete, (that) they will all be excited about this the fact that it happened there. And it really is shining the light of the world on this area.”

 

　　Wallenda says his last walk across the Niagara Falls brought 25 million tourist dollars to that area. For NPR News, I’m Laurel Morales in Flagstaff.

 

　　The wait is almost over. Twinkies are coming back. Hostess went bankrupt last year, ending production of the popular snack cake. The company is operating again under new owners. It says Twinkies will be back on the store shelves, starting July 15th. And not to worry, they’ll taste the same. But the boxes will include the tag line “The Sweetest Comeback In The History Of Ever.”

 

　　I'm Nora Rome, NPR News in Washington.

1 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

2 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

• the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
• People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

5 delusional   

妄想的

参考例句：

• You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
• He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的，妄想的，幻听的症状。 来自电影对白

6 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

9 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。

10 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

12 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

13 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

15 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

16 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

17 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。

18 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

19 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

20 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

21 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

22 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

23 gusting   

（风）猛刮（gust的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Then the treacherous North Atlantic struck, with hail, rain, lightning and gusting wind. 这时，气候变幻莫测的北大西洋出现了冰雹、大雨、闪电和狂风。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• Jeff: Sometimes, the partiality and miscarriage of justice are dis-gusting too. 杰夫： 有时，裁判的不公平和误判也真是令人讨厌的一件事情。

24 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。