NPR 美国国家电台 2014-10-04

 It turns out this past summer cyber attack against the nation's biggest bank JP Morgan Chase was much larger than first thought. The bank announced today customer information about 76 million households and seven million small businesses was compromised. Bryan Crabbs blogs about security issues and says the intrusion apparently² went undetected for weeks.

According to JP Morgan the attackers were in their networks for more than a month. And you know the kinds of hackers³ that would be able to pull off this type of attack are not the kind you want to have inside your network for a month.

The New York-based bank says there's no evidence sensed information like account numbers, passwords or social security numbers was compromised, however addresses, phone numbers and emails were taken. JP Morgan says it is working with law enforcement to investigate the attack.

 

Texas Health Department says family members of the Liberian man diagnosed with Ebola are not showing any signs of infection. NPR's Michael I reports four of those family members have been quarantined in their homes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that about a dozen people came into close contact with Thomas Eric Duncan after he became sick. Four of those people are part of Duncan's family, and they are now being held by police in their home, and monitored for signs of infection. But doctor D Lucky of the Texas Department of State Health Services, says at this point these family members are not showing symptoms and thus are not contagious⁴.

They did not have fever at this time. There's no risk that they have spread disease to any other individual. 

Lucky admits though that the conditions in their home are not good. The Texas Health Department is still trying to get somebody to remove contaminated clothes and sheets used by Duncan when he was sick. M D, NPR News.

 

A freelance cameraman helping⁵ to cover the Ebola outbreak in Liberia for NBC News is tested positive for the virus. The network says he will be flown back to the US for treatment.

 

Hong Kong's Chief Executive offered to initiate⁶ a dialogue with protesters who occupy key areas of the city. NPR's Anthony K reports that he did not agree to the protesters' demands to resign though.

Chief Executive CY Leung deputized several officials to meet with student leaders, although he didn't say when the meeting would take place. Protester leaders welcome the offer of talks. Leung also warned protesters there would be serious consequences if they try to occupy government offices. Bedlam⁷ broke out when some protesters who were dissatisfied with Leung's speech tried to block a major road. Other protesters who feared police might respond with force pulled them back. Anthony K, NPR News, Hong Kong.

 

The number of people filing first-time jobless claims fell last week to seasonally⁸ adjusted 287,000. We'll closely watch monthly numbers due out tomorrow.

 

On Wall Street the DOW dropped 3 points to 16801. The NASDAQ gained 8 points.

 

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US law makers⁹ are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to lean harder on Iran in talks about that country’s disputed nuclear program. More than 350 House members signed on a letter sent to Kerry expressing concerns on an agreement over Iran's nuclear program, that not require sufficiently¹⁰ strict inspections¹¹ of its facilities. One of UN's main nuclear watchdog group ** address concerns about this program. The West claims Iran is seeking to build an atomic bomb. Iran claims its program is for peaceful purposes.

 

No word today from the US Supreme¹² Court on gay marriage. The justice has issued a list of cases they'll hear in the new term which begins Monday. But as NPR's NT explains same sex marriage was notably¹³ absent.

The silence on the gay marriage question was no surprise. Although there are seven same sex marriage cases pending¹⁴ before the court, the justice is likely to thoroughly¹⁵ vet¹⁶ a big issue like this before they choose which cases to hear and when. The court of course could wait until there are more cases before it. All the Appeals courts that have ruled on the issue have said that state bans on same sex marriage are unconstitutional. But both pro¹ and anti gay rights forces are urging the court not to wait and to decide the question sooner rather than later. So sometime in the next few weeks, the High Court likely, though not certainly, will announce which gay marriage cases it has chosen as test cases for review this term. Nina T, NPR News, Washington.

 

** Warren Buffet¹⁷ and his Berkshire Hathaway Group are getting into car business. Berkshire Hathaway announced today they will purchase the privately¹⁸ owned auto¹⁹ dealership²⁰ company Van Tuyl Group for undisclosed price. With 78 independently operated dealership and more than 100 franchises²¹, Van Tuyl is among the largest privately held auto dealership companies in the nation. 

I'm Jack²² Speer, NPR News in Washington.

1 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？

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

4 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

7 bedlam   

n.混乱，骚乱；疯人院

参考例句：

• He is causing bedlam at the hotel.他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
• When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam.当老师被叫走的时候，教室便喧闹不堪。

8 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句

9 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》

10 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

11 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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。

13 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

14 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

15 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

16 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

17 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

18 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

19 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

20 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

21 franchises   

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句

22 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。