NPR 2008-11-02

Vice¹ President Dick Cheney made a rare campaign appearance to stump² for Republicans in his home state of Wyoming. He also voiced his support for GOP presidential candidate John McCain. McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama was quick to pounce³ on the Cheney endorsement⁴. "Do you think Dick Cheney is delighted to support John McCain because he thinks John McCain is gonna bring change to Washington? Do you think, John McCain and Dick Cheney have been talking about, how to really shake things up, get rid of the lobbyists, and put Halliburton on the sidelines, and put an end to the old boys club in Washington! " Obama speaking at a rally in Pueblo⁵, Colorado this afternoon. McCain was hammering away at economic issues as he campaigned today in Virginia. "The answer to a slowing economy is not higher taxes, but that's exactly what's gonna happen when the Democrats⁶ have total control of Washington. We can't let it happen, my friends. " McCain was speaking at a rally in Springfield, Virginia. He also campaigned today in Pennsylvania.

 For the first time in several days, a shipment of emergency supplies has arrived outside the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels have taken over the area in eastern Congo, forcing tens of thousands of people out of camps where they were living. From a UNICEF feeding station outside Goma, the BBC's Peter Greste reports energy biscuits have been distributed, but it's not enough for the large numbers of people displaced by the fighting. "These people are desperate, they're living in the open. They're living without water, without food, without shelter, and they're extremely hungry. Hopefully, the situation will ease. The UNICEF says that they're starting to bring in more supplies, as they are able to mobilize the staff that they sent home during the worst fighting. But clearly, it's going to take time to feed these people. It's going to take time to get the water in here, given the fact that a lot of children, I can see, have skin infections, have running noses, have breathing problems. " The BBC's Peter Greste reporting from near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 Iraq has sent more troops and security forces to its border with Syria, following a US raid just inside Syrian territory nearly a week ago. NPR's Jonathan Blakely reports from Baghdad.

 Iraqi police say a quick reaction force has moved to the border town of Qaim in Anbar province. The move is to prevent Al-Qaeda militants⁸ in Syria from entering the country. Meanwhile, Syria has pulled some of its own troops from the Iraqi border. The target was apparently⁹ a key  militant⁷ who helped smuggle¹⁰ foreign fighters into Iraq. News agencies say U. S. officials claim he was killed. Damascus says eight civilians¹¹ lost their lives. It's demanding an apology from the U. S. Baghdad also denounced the attack, but says Syria needs to keep militants from entering Iraq. Jonathan Blakely, NPR News, Baghdad.

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 Bolivia's President Evo Morales says he is suspending all cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration and he accused the agency of spying. It was the latest example of the icy relations between the US and Bolivia. Bolivia expelled the US ambassador to the country last month and the Bush Administration later put Bolivia on a list of countries that failed to meet antidrug obligations. Bolivia is the world's third-largest cocaine¹² producer.

 Security officials in Yemen say the six suicide bombers¹³ who attacked the U. S. embassy there last month had ties to the group Al-Qaeda in Iraq. It was the deadliest direct assault on an American embassy in a decade. Dale Gavlak has more.

 Authority said half the men fought with Al-Qaeda in Iraq, while others received training and weapons at an Al-Qaeda camp in southern Yemen. All were in their thirties but were not leading members of the terror network. Yemen is the ancestral homeland of Osmar Bin¹⁴ Laden¹⁵. Rocket-propelled grenades, automatic weapons and at least one car  bomb at the embassy's gate killed 19 people, including an 18-year-old American woman. While Washington considers Yemen an ally in the war on terror, US officials have expressed frustration¹⁶ with what they say is its "revolving¹⁷ door policy toward Al-Qaeda militants. " For NPR News, I'm Dale Gavlak in Amman, Jordan.

 In Sumter, South Carolina, police say an ex-convict who thought he was being robbed shot and killed a 12-year-old trick-or-treater last night. The man sprayed nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside his home after hearing the boy knock at the door.

 Daylight saving time ends overnight tonight. Clocks are to be set back an hour as of 2 am. The time change does not affect Arizona and Hawaii, which are on standard time year round.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

3 pounce   

n.猛扑；v.猛扑，突然袭击，欣然同意

参考例句：

• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。

4 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

5 pueblo   

n.（美国西南部或墨西哥等）印第安人的村庄

参考例句：

• For over 2,000 years,Pueblo peoples occupied a vast region of the south-western United States.在长达2，000多年的时间里，印第安人统治着现在美国西南部的大片土地。
• The cross memorializes the Spanish victims of the 1680 revolt,when the region's Pueblo Indians rose up in violent protest against their mistreatment and burned the cit

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

8 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。

9 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。

10 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

11 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

12 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

13 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

15 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

16 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

17 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。