NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2015-09-29

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Barbara Cline.In Philadelphia, ecstatic crowds as Pope Francis rose to the street to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway where he's just beginning to celebrate outdoor Mass, the last major event of his US trip. Earlier today, Francis met with victims of sexual abuse. God weeps for the sexual abuse of children. These cannot be maintained and secreted¹. Speaking through an interpreter to US bishops² this morning in Philadelphia, Francis promised those responsible for abusing children will be held accountable. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani tells NPR his country is committed to living up to the terms of the nuclear agreement reached with the US and five other world powers. Whether it was a financial economy agreement or security agreement, anything that Iran has signed up to, it has aways lived up to. We have never broken our commitment. This is our cultural framework. This is our comportment. This is our religious duty. The Iranian president also says his country is open to discussions with the US and other countries to come up with a formula for Syria's future.

Iraqi officials say Iraq, Iran, Russia and Syria have agreed to share intelligence to counter ISIS. They say a committee is formed to coordinate³ their efforts. And France is expanding its role in the fight against IS militants⁴. French jets have already been attacking ISIS in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition⁵. Now JS reports France is targeting IS militants in Syria. Extremist terror attacks at home and an influx⁶ of war refugees have spurred France to take direct action in Syria. And officials statement says the air strikes were conducted autonomously⁷ by France but in coordination⁸ with coalition partners. It also says France will strike every time its national security is at stake. The president's office says it will actively⁹ for political transition from the regime of Bashar al-Assad. According to the New York Times, nearly 30,000 people with intentions of joining ISIS have entered Syria in the last year. The air strikes come just as heads of state gather in New York this week for United Nations meeting on the fight against ISIS. For NPR news, I'm JS in Paris.

President Obama meets tomorrow with Russian president Vladimir Putin in New York. Syria and Russia's military build-up. They'll be high in the agenda. They haven't meet face to face in nearly a year. Tuesday, Mr Obama meets with Cuban president Raul Castro. It'll be their first one-on-one meeting since the US and Cuba reopen their embassies in Washington and Havana. This is NPR.

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner says there will be no government shutdown when funding expires this week. The senate is expected to pass and continue a resolution this week. The house will take up the senate bill. Speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, B also had pointed¹⁰ remarks for the uncompromising faction¹¹ of the GOP saying 'beware of false profits'.

Vote-coungting is under way in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia. Voters cast ballots¹² for regional parliament but LF reports the poll is really about whether Catalonians want to break away from Spain. Catalans have their language and culture and have long sought more autonomy from Spain. But the central government in Madrid has blocked those efforts and didn't recognize independence referendum held last year. Now Catalan separatists say if they win a majority of seats in Catalonia's regional parliament, they'll move to break away from Spain unilaterally. Within 18 months, it could establish a new country in Europe. They'll start by setting up a Catalan tax office and embassies around the world, moves Spain says violate the country's constitution. NPR news, I'm LF.

A rare celestial¹³ event this evening that you may be able to see if it's not cloudy, a super moon lunar eclipse with the earth and moon closer than usual, earth will pass between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow over the moon and giving it a red glow. NASA says it'll start at 8:11 eastern time this evening and last for an hour and eleven minutes. It won't happen again for another 18 years. I'm Barbara Cline. NPR news in Washington.

1 secreted   

v.（尤指动物或植物器官）分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 )；隐匿，隐藏

参考例句：

• Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. 胰岛素是胰腺分泌的。
• He secreted his winnings in a drawer. 他把赢来的钱藏在抽届里。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

3 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

7 autonomously   

adv. 自律地，自治地

参考例句：

• To learn autonomously in the network environment is totally new to students. 基于网络环境下的自主学习对学生来说，是一种全新的学习方式。
• The QC-RS can operate autonomously or by remote control. QC-RS能实现自动操作或通过遥控来操作。

8 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

9 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

12 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。