美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-13

 The Campaign is coming off speared debate between the vice¹ presidential candidates in Kentucky last night looking the bill momentum² in weeks left before the election. Vice president was in Wisconsin where he accusing GOP of trying to protect wealthiest Americans in expense of Middle class. They are so desperate to hold on to tax cut the Wealthiest are not asking for. They patriotic³ pufcus but they know they don't need it. And they know it's time for them to chip in. In Virginia, presidential candidate Mitt⁴ Romney applauded his republican running mate congressman⁵ Paul Ryan on outlining tickets economic plan last night. He laid out our 5-point plan to get this economic going. And other candidate of course just taxes. But American people are looking for answers not taxes. Romney and Ryan due to campaign in Ohio in fewer hours.

 

US Stocks have been drifting lower with mixed reaction for investors⁶ .They remain cautious over JP Morgan chase even the nation's largest bank reportedly better expect in quarterly earning.NPR reports JP Morgan Chase's third quarter profits were up more than 30% on stronger mortgage lending.JP Morgan chase reported quarterly profits are 5.7 billion dollars up37% over the same period a year ago. The bank says business was up across the board including 29& jump in home mortgage lending. That CEO Jimmy Diamond comment the housing market has finally turned the corner. Another major bank announced quarterly earning today. Wellsfago announced its profits thrived 22% over last year roughly in line with analysis expectation. Joe Rose NPR news New York.

 

SO far, we are seeing US stocks mixed with the Dow up 3 points, NASDAQ up 5 and S&P 500 down 4.

 

In Syria, rebels claimed to have taken over a major air defense⁷ base outside the country's largest city Allopp.NPR reports the rebels say the confiscated⁸ 21 rockets. Activists⁹ in Aleppo saying they raid on the Syria Air Base happened over night as rebels fighters are working to bring down Syria president Bushier and bush the base with machine guns. Some reporters say among rebels were Jihad fighters outlined with group that have amd mentality¹⁰ also included foreign fighters. The taking over comes as rebels also secure a town on major highway connecting Aleppo to Syrian capital Damascus. If the rebels hold the town, they would block the major transport point for the region army. Syrian rebels and regime army have been locked in stalemate for many months. As both sides make incremental¹¹ gains in the secure weapons and territory but neither side has been able to deal with defended blow to the other.NPR news ,Beirut.

 

Before the close, the Dow is up three at 13329,you are listening to NPR news.

Just contained with first 100 days of Egyptian president Mahaa Morsi term has touched off new clashes in Cairo square. Morsi supporters detroyed stage while anti-government crowd gathered for rally today. Egyptian leaders’ critique demanded more diversity on allowed Islamist dominated panel that would create to draft Egypt's new constitution.

 

The Nobel peace prize announced in Alot goes to European Union.NPR reports it's cited for six-decade contribution to advancement¹², peace, reconciliation¹³, democracy, and human right in Europe. The European Union grow out of ashes world 2,most devastating¹⁴ war in human history. Since it's reception, it guaranteed peace on cutland for the longest period in Modern history. The dream of United Europe starting in 1950 as long time enemy France and Germany agree to pull their war making industry colane steel. Wide range social reforms produced cretal degree wealthier states and also capped civil and ideological¹⁵ strife¹⁶ as they. But EU has been shaken by three year euro crisis that has fermenting¹⁷ populism and anti-Brussels sentiment.NPR news Berlin.

 

A dozen of states are now reporting case of fungus¹⁸ meningitis raising the number of illness linking to contaminated steroid shot for back pain to 184.Officials with Center for disease and control prevention say the death toll¹⁹ remain unchanged at 14.Medication manufacturing by Massachusetts base company has been recalled.

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 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

3 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

4 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

5 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

9 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

11 incremental   

adj.增加的

参考例句：

• For logic devices, the incremental current gain is very important. 对于逻辑器件来说，提高电流增益是非常重要的。 来自辞典例句
• By using an incremental approach, the problems involving material or geometric nonlinearity have been solved. 借应用一种增量方法，已经解决了包括材料的或几何的非线性问题。 来自辞典例句

12 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

13 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

14 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

15 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

16 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

17 fermenting   

v.（使）发酵( ferment的现在分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• The fermenting wine has bubbled up and over the top. 发酵的葡萄酒已经冒泡，溢了出来。 来自辞典例句
• It must be processed through methods like boiling, grinding or fermenting. 它必须通过煮沸、研磨、或者发酵等方法加工。 来自互联网

18 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

19 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。