美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-28

 Residents along the northeast are bracing¹ for a potentially dangerous super storms that could bring damaging winds and heavy rain. Officials are on alert from Maine to North Carolina. From member station WHYY in Philadelphia Elizbeth * reports. 

 

Officials are not taking lightly what has already been adopted in  Frankenstorm, and potentially the storm of the century. Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett has declared a disaster emergency. And mayor Michael Nutter² is urging Philadelphia 211 flat prone³ neighborhoods to head to safer ground. People are being encouraged to stay off the roads during the severe weather and begin to prepare for the storm by securing trash cans and lung furniture, cleaning debrids out of drains and guarders and stocking up enough food and water for 3 days. Mass transit⁴ could be interrupted and utility companies are warning customers throughtout the region of potential widespread power outages. For NPR news, I'm Elizbeth P in Philadelpia.

 

The White House says the president Obama consulted today with top emergency officials about the storm. And president made it clear that Federal government would do whatever it can to arrive resources to stay in local officials. The president received an update while flying to New Hampshire to campaign. He told supporters there, that states four electrol votes could make the difference in the re-election.     

 

In this election, you can stand up for that basic principle it shines in our founding documents. That all of us are created equal. 

Republican Romney is campaigning in Florida. NPR's Debbie Elliott is rallying with Romney on the campaign bus. She reports he's trying to fire up his supporters on the day that early voting begin in Florida. 

 

An enthusiastic crowd topping 10,000 welcomed Romney on his first stop in Pensacola. Senate candidate C M and Florida senate Marco Rubio joined the campaign, urging people to go vote when they leave the rally. Romney told the crowd he will bring big change to America.

You know the supporters of the President to have this chance, they do four more years, four more years. I like what I heard a moment ago with Marco Rubio, I like ten more days. It's a lot better. You like that.

 

Above conservative republicans dominate this north end of Florida, there are more independence in the region where Romney's ahead next. The I ford⁵ quarter between O and tamper⁶. Debbie Elliott, NPR news, Pensacola.        

 

Government troops and rebels are fighting in several parts of Syria today despite of a 4-day truce⁷. Both sides had agreed to stop fighting during a Muslim feast. Observer says the ceasefire collapsed⁸ just hours after it went into effect yesterday. Syrian troops shelled rebel-held areas and street battles rocked the city in Aleppo. Activists⁹ say at least 100 people have been killed. Both sides blamed the other side for the assumption of hostility¹⁰. 

 

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Two bombs exploded in Bagdhad today. Authorities say at least 13 people were killed. Both attacks targeted Shiite Muslims. It's on the second day of Islamist festival. Sunnie insurgents¹¹ and militants¹² associate with Okaida often strike Shiites in an attempt to store up S violence in Iraq.   

 

The National Hocky League's lockout players is forcing the cancelation of another month worth of games. The season was scheduled to begin in October 11. But the League is now canceling games through November 30 because of the labor¹³ dispute. NPR's David Schaper reports players say they want to return to the Ice, but the League is not interested in negotiating. 

 

After a charity game outside of Chicago Friday night, the j nearly 2,000 fans with little advance publicity¹⁴, the A tells players participated said they are more willing to negotiate, but they contend the League refuses offering only a take it or leave it bargaining position.    The dispute is over how to divide hocky-related revenue, which tops 3 billion dollars last year. The lock-out has only been in fishery , Ronald McDonald House Charity which raised more than 300,000 dollars from Friday's benefit gain. David Schaper, NPR news, Chicago.

 

In baseball, the World Series moved to Detroit tonight after the first two games in San Fransisco. The Giant s Detroit Tigers two games to none. So far 52 teams have had it to nothing lead in the World Series. 41 of them would underwin the title.  

 

I'm Nora Raum, NPR news in Washington.

1 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

2 nutter   

n.疯子

参考例句：

• Don't call him nutter because it is such a bad term.别叫他“疯子”，这不是个好词。
• But it's awfully ruthless and cold-blooded for a nutter from the other side.但是对那边的疯子们来说，却也实在太冷血无情了。

3 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

4 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 tamper   

v.干预，玩弄，贿赂，窜改，削弱，损害

参考例句：

• Do not tamper with other's business.不要干预别人的事。
• They had strict orders not to tamper with the customs of the minorities.他们得到命令严禁干涉少数民族的风俗习惯。

7 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

8 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

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 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

11 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

12 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。

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 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。