NPR 2012-12-04

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack¹ Speer.

 

　　House Republican leaders today send President Obama what they are calling a "bold counter-offer" end up heading of severe spending cuts that across the board tax increases on January 1st. As NPR's David Welna explains the White House has already rejected the GOP's proposal.

 

　　Shortly after GOP leader sends the letter to the president outlining their counter-proposal on deficit² reduction, the White House put out the statement saying the plan does not meet the [tax]? of balance, because it lowers the tax rates for the wealthy and sticks the middle class with the bill. In their offer, House Republicans [flat]? they will reject raising any tax rates on the wealthy as President Obama would do, and instead promise additional tax cuts [overall]? raising 800 billion dollars and additional revenue over the next decade and waste that are not specified³. Republicans say their plan is based on comments made by Erskine Bowles, coauthor of the Bowles-Simpson Deficit Reduction Plan, but Bowles says what they are offering is not his plan and edge both sides to give some ground. David Welna, NPR News, the Capital.

 

　　Opponents of Egypt's President will again take to the streets Tuesday to condemn⁴ a set of controversial decrease and a plan vote on a constitution. NPR's Leila Fadel reports the march to the presidential pals⁵ has been dubbed⁶ "The Final Warning".

 

　　Outside the palace, security was bolstered⁷ in advance of the planned protest. The third mass demonstration⁸ since president Mohamed Morsi's decrease which put him above jurisdiction⁹ oversight¹⁰. The opposition¹¹ has unified¹² in an unprecedented¹³ manner against his decisions and the plan [refer random¹⁴ on his three draft constitution]?. The document was adopted on Islamic majority body with the popular mandate¹⁵. Today, several newspapers ran covers with the words "No to Dictatorship". At least 11 independent newspapers were suspend publication tomorrow in solidarity¹⁶ with the Anti-Morsi protest, and at least three privately¹⁷ owned channels won't broadcast. The highest jurisdictional¹⁸ authority has agreed to monitor the vote scheduled for December 15th, but many judges are still calling for a boycott¹⁹. Leila Fadel, NPR News, Cairo.

 

　　[… ground]? on more new projects in October, the []? says construction spending was up 1.4%, posting its biggest gain since the Spring. Spending on new home construction, the biggest part of that rose 3%. PNC economist²⁰ Stuart Hoffman says the recent storm that hit US could mean more building in coming months.

 

　　There are many things to rebuild from Sandy, probably over the Winter into the Spring months, would probably only add to the construction activity in those affected²¹ hearted areas.

 

　　Non-residential construction was up by a small to 3 [times represent]?.

 

　　More people were visiting auto²² dealer²³ showrooms last month. Auto makers²⁴ from [] to [] reporting strong November sales figures. [] say all to they expect November vehicle sales of top 15 million units, the highest level since 2008. Both [] and Ford²⁵ reported double-digit sales gains.

 

　　Stocks closed lower today. Investors²⁶ continued with a [check]? cautiously. Negotiations²⁷ continue in Washington towards a []? year-end tax []? spending cuts. The Dow was down 59 points. This is NPR.

 

　　President Obama is taking Israel [attacks] to the plan construction of new settlements in the West Bank. State department today saying such plans are specially²⁸ damaging the prospects²⁹, for resumption that was really Palestinians peace talks. Israel Friday announced plans to build 3000 settler homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem on territory the Palestinians have claimed that was theirs to punished Palestinians []? a recognition. State department official says that both sides should stop taking actions that hurt ongoing³⁰ peace efforts.

 

　　The coauthor of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea" has died in an apparent suicide. David Oliver Relin cowrote the 2006 memoir³¹ with Greg Mortenson about building schools in Afghanistan. As NPR's Neda Ulaby reports he died November 15th at Portland, Oregon at the age of 49.

 

　　Relin had apparently³² suffered from depression [while coping with the follow..]? after parts of "Three Cups of Tea" were exposed as fraudulent on the CPS News Shows 16 Minutes last year. He hired a lawyer to protect himself against the federal lawsuit³³. The authors and publishers were accused to deceiving readers to boost sales and donations. Relin have long published heart-warming stories for magazines such as []. They are often focused on children set in the developing world. Details of Relin's death has not yet been made public. His second book about doctors performing [] surgeries in the third world is scheduled to be published in February. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.

 

　　Presidents of rain worry California aren't going to get much of a break. The national weather services says after series of wit windy storms, more bad weathers are on the way. [] significant range which were expected to hit parts of California bringing with it another five inches of rain in some spots. [Some official says latest] it won't match the 15-20 brought last week.

 

　　I'm Jack Speer, NPR News, Washington.

1 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。

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。

4 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

5 pals   

n.朋友( pal的名词复数 )；老兄；小子；（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙

参考例句：

• We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
• CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网

6 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bolstered   

v.支持( bolster的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The data must be bolstered by inferences and indirect estimates of varying degrees of reliability. 这些资料必须借助于推理及可靠程度不同的间接估计。 来自辞典例句

8 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

9 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

10 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

11 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

12 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

13 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

14 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

15 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

16 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

17 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

18 jurisdictional   

adj. 司法权的，裁决权的，管辖权的

参考例句：

• In practice, however, this jurisdictional limit on administrative investigations is generally easy to satisfy. 然而在实践中，对行政调查的这种司法限制通常很容易符合规定标准。
• The jurisdictional amount is set by statute and is currently $80,000. 案件标的管辖权由法律规定，目前是80，000美元。 来自口语例句

19 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

20 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

21 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

22 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

23 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

24 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 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。

26 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

27 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

28 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

29 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。

30 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

31 memoir   

n.[pl.]回忆录，自传；记事录

参考例句：

• He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
• In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。

32 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。

33 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。