NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-06-30

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

 

　　The President and First Lady will not visit South African leader Nelson Mandela in the hospital during their current visit to Johannesburg. But as NPR's Ari Shapiro reports, the Obamas are meeting with the Mandela family to offer support.

 

　　White House aids say the president decided¹ not to see Nelson Mandela out of deference² to his peace and comfort and to respect the family's wishes. On this trip President Obama's been talking a lot about Mandela's influence on him personally and on the entire world.

 

　　“The outpouring of love that we've seen in recent days shows that the triumph of Nelson Mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit.”

 

　　At a news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma, Obama said Mandela's teachings are especially relevant today, when so many regions are divided by sectarian disputes and religious or ethnic³ wars. Ari Shapiro, NPR News, Johannesburg.

 

　　Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today. It's their second meeting in as many days. Kerry's doing shuttle diplomacy⁴ between Palestinian and Israeli officials, hoping to jump-start peace talks between both sides.

 

　　Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clashed today in Egypt before national protests scheduled for the rest of the weekend. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports from Cairo at least two people were killed, one of them American, and 85 were wounded in the fighting.

 

　　Kenyon College in Ohio identified the American victim as one of its students, Andrew Pochter. The college says on its website that Pochter was entering in an American non-profit organization involved in education and development in the Middle East. Egyptian security officials say the 21-year-old from Chevy Chase, Maryland was stabbed to death in Alexandria during a battle between pro⁵ and anti-Muslim Brotherhood⁶ supporters. The State Department, meanwhile, warned Americans against all but essential travel to Egypt in the coming days given the uncertain security situation. The State Department also said it authorized⁷ non-essential staff and the families of personnel at the US embassy in Cairo to leave until conditions improve. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Cairo.

 

　　Two California couples whose case came to an end this week with a pivotal Supreme⁸ Court ruling on same-sex marriage will wed⁹ on Friday. Opponents of same-sex marriage were dismayed at the news. They say the US appellate court acted too quickly in allowing such weddings to go forward and should have waited for a 25-day reconsideration period. That's when the Supreme Court may revisit its decision on California's Proposition 8.

 

　　The National Weather Service says an intense heat wave will grip the West for several days. One of the hottest areas, Death Valley, California, it's said the area's hottest temperature record a century ago at 134 degrees. Presently it is 114 degrees. It won't be that much cooler today in Las Vegas or Phoenix¹⁰.

 

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　　Are you thinking of traveling to Spain this summer? Well, that glass of sanguine¹¹ will cost you more. Lauren Frayer reports the Spanish government is hiking taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

 

　　Tax on tobacco and liquor are going up by 10% effective immediately just as summer tourism gets underway. But the hike won't affect beer and wine. Europe bailed¹² out Spain's banking¹³ system last year, and it's been pressuring Madrid to make such reforms. Ruling conservatives have already raised sales tax on things like movie tickets and new cars to 21%. The government is also scrapping¹⁴ some corporate¹⁵ tax deductions¹⁶. It's been five years since Spain's huge property bubble burst. New taxes are part of austerity measures designed to avoid a full-blown bailout from Europe. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Frayer.

 

　　The first leg of the Tour de France bicycle race began on the French island of Corsica today. German rider Marcel Kittel won the first stage of this 100th tour. There were several crashes, and there was one tense moment when a team's bus got stuck under the finish line. It was moved out of the way before the winner crossed the finish line ahead of a speeding cluster of riders.

 

　　Thousands of Civil War reenactors are gathered in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. They are clustered on a private farm near the actual battlefield. Events have been planned by both the US Park Service and many volunteers and organizers, some who say up to 10,000 people will participate. The Battle of Gettysburg between July 1st and 3rd, 1863 was decisive and bloody¹⁷. There were 50,000 American casualties as union troops turned back advancing Confederates.

 

　　I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 deference   

n.尊重，顺从；敬意

参考例句：

• Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗？
• The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。

3 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

6 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

7 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

8 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。

9 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

10 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。

11 sanguine   

adj.充满希望的，乐观的，血红色的

参考例句：

• He has a sanguine attitude to life.他对于人生有乐观的看法。
• He is not very sanguine about our chances of success.他对我们成功的机会不太乐观。

12 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。

13 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

14 scrapping   

刮，切除坯体余泥

参考例句：

• He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。
• These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。

15 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

16 deductions   

扣除( deduction的名词复数 )； 结论； 扣除的量； 推演

参考例句：

• Many of the older officers trusted agents sightings more than cryptanalysts'deductions. 许多年纪比较大的军官往往相信特务的发现，而不怎么相信密码分析员的推断。
• You know how you rush at things,jump to conclusions without proper deductions. 你知道你处理问题是多么仓促，毫无合适的演绎就仓促下结论。

17 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。