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 Ukraine is beginning to evacuate¹ families of its military personnel stationed in Crimea. That’s after the latest reports crowds stormed the Ukrainian ship in Sevastopol Harbor. NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley reports the Kiev government has decided² to pull all of its troops out of the chaotic³ peninsula.

 

The Ukrainian government has called for the demilitarization of the entire Crimean peninsula. Its soldiers are overwhelmed by Russian forces and so-called civilian⁴ self-defense units including women that have stormed several bases. In Kiev, Wendy Sherman, US under secretary of state for political affairs, says the West will not tolerate Russia’s illegal actions in Crimea.

 

“The president signed an executive order that can be populated with many sanctions. We have put down a third set, and we will take subsequent steps as necessary.”

 

Meanwhile, Russia shows no sign of backing down to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis. President Vladimir Putin says Crimea is Russia and called its giveaway to Ukraine in the Soviet⁵ era a mistake. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kiev.

 

Search planes are returning for a second day to an area in the southern Indian Ocean to look for possible debris⁶ from the missing Malaysian Airline’s flight. As Stuart Cohen reports from Sydney, authorities believe satellite images show what could be debris from the lost plane in the far southern edge of the search zone.

 

Bad weather and poor visibility hampered⁷ the first day of searching the area, roughly 1,500 miles off Australia’s southwest coast. In addition to search planes from Australia, New Zealand and the US, several navy and merchant ships are now in the area or on their way. Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss says it could take days to locate any debris.

 

“As you’ll all be aware, it is a very long journey to the site and unfortunately aircraft can only have one or two hours over the search area before they need to return to the mainland for fuel. Clearly this is a very, very difficult and challenging search.”

 

Experts say if it turns out to be debris from the missing plane, retrieving⁸ crucial items like the flight recorders will be difficult with ocean depths in the area greater than 10,000 feet. For NPR News, I’m Stuart Cohen in Sydney.

 

You want to avoid being a victim of cybercrime, you might want to be on your guard in California. That’s based on a new report out today from the state’s attorney general who says California is a top target in terms of international criminal enterprises. Attorney General Kamala Harris says the LA region appears to be especially vulnerable.

 

“They use technology directly in a way that perpetuates⁹ and commits crimes, and in particular the crimes of hacking¹⁰ and data breaches¹¹, malware, and a big concern again for us throughout the state and in particular in this region -- digital privacy.”

 

The 181-page report is the first effort to outline the effect international criminal organizations have on the state.

 

The number of people seeking first-time jobless claims up modestly last week, climbing to a seasonally¹² adjusted 320,000, [the] rise of 5,000 new claims for unemployment benefits showing a labor¹³ market that moves closer to pre-recession levels. This is NPR.

 

The Rev¹⁴. Fred Phelps, leader of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church, died. According to Phelps’ daughter, he died shortly after midnight, though she did not give a cause of death. Phelps founded the church in Topeka, Kansas, which became best-known for mounting anti-gay protests and pickets¹⁵ at military funerals. The practice had angered many. Church’s actions also spawned¹⁶ a federal law on funeral picketing¹⁷ and laws in more than 40 states as well as a state Supreme¹⁸ Court case, which determined¹⁹ the church’s members could not be sued for damages.

 

President Obama headlined a pair of Democratic fundraisers in Florida today. NPR’s Scott Horsley reports the president also visited a community college in Orlando, where he touted²⁰ efforts to boost economic opportunities for women.

 

The president held a roundtable discussion at Valencia College with half a dozen women to talk about some of the challenges they face, whether it’s juggling²¹ work and childcare or going back to school to improve their job prospects²². This is the first of at least five such meetings the president plans in the coming weeks as he prepares for a White House summit meeting devoted²³ to working families.

 

“This is a family agenda, but it starts with making sure every woman is getting a fair shot. It’s time for a woman’s economic agenda that grows our economy for everybody.”

 

Support from women voters is critical to Democrats’ political fortunes in November. As part of his pitch to women, the president also appeared on the Ellen Degeneres TV show. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.

 

Maybe the first day of spring on the calendar, but it definitely is not looking so spring-like in some parts of the country. In areas of the Great Lakes region, snow is on the ground while drier-than-normal conditions continue to grip California and the Southwest. That’s so much the country remains²⁴ and the decrease could relate to risk of spring flooding though. Government weather watchers released their annual report today.

 

I’m Jack²⁵ Speer, NPR News in Washington.

1 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 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。

3 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

4 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。

5 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

6 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

7 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

8 retrieving   

n.检索（过程），取还v.取回( retrieve的现在分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Ignoring all, he searches the ground carefully for any cigarette-end worth retrieving. 没管打锣的说了什么，他留神的在地上找，看有没有值得拾起来的烟头儿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Retrieving the nodules from these great depths is no easy task. 从这样的海底深渊中取回结核可不是容易的事情。 来自辞典例句

9 perpetuates   

n.使永存，使人记住不忘( perpetuate的名词复数 )；使永久化，使持久化，使持续

参考例句：

• Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem. 媒体大量地报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Lack of water perpetuates poverty, increases the risk of political instability, and affects global prosperity. 水资源短缺导致贫穷，使政局不稳，且影响全球的繁荣。 来自互联网

10 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

11 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

12 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

13 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

14 rev   

v.发动机旋转，加快速度

参考例句：

• It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
• Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。

15 pickets   

罢工纠察员( picket的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Five pickets were arrested by police. 五名纠察队员被警方逮捕。
• We could hear the chanting of the pickets. 我们可以听到罢工纠察员有节奏的喊叫声。

16 spawned   

（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）( spawn的过去式和过去分词 )； 大量生产

参考例句：

• The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
• The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

17 picketing   

[经] 罢工工人劝阻工人上班，工人纠察线

参考例句：

• mass picketing of the factory 罢工工人集体对工厂的封锁
• "And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing! “我的人也是防着女工们要拦厂！ 来自子夜部分

18 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。

19 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

20 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句

21 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

22 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

23 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

24 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

25 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。