NPR 2012-05-06

 The man who claimed he planned the 9/11 attacks is before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba today. But Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants¹ would not answer the judge's questions and even refuse to listen to them by taking off the earphones that provided interpretation² into Arabic. They’re being arraigned³ on charges including nearly 3,000 counts of murder. Some of the families of those who died are watching via closed-circuit TV. New York City Deputy Fire Chief Jim Riches lost his son on September 11th. He doesn't expect to learn anything from the defendants during the proceeding⁴.

 

"We won't know what they say because they're not saying anything, they keep their mouths shut, and they put their heads down, read newspapers, saying prayers, and you won't get it rather in court."

 

Riches' son Jimmy was a firefighter who died at the World Trade Center. His father said he hoped the defendants are executed if found guilty.

 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has left China after a trip overshadowed by negotiations⁵ over the fate of a dissident, who'd appealed for US protection. NPR’s Louisa Lim reports.

 

Chen Guangcheng remains⁶ in hospital, surrounded by Chinese security. Beijing has hinted it will give him a passport to study in the US. But it's not clear when he'll be able to leave China. Yesterday Chen saw US embassy staff and doctors, who confirmed he has three broken bones. Access to him is still restricted. Last night, around a dozen Western journalists were summoned for trying to interview him in hospital. They were warned their visas could be revoked⁷ if found inside the hospital again. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Beijing.

 

Security is tight in Cairo after violent clashes yesterday near the Ministry⁸ of Defense⁹. One person was killed, hundreds were injured. Merrit Kennedy reports.

 

Clashes erupted in the mid-afternoon between protesters and military police in front the ministry. Protesters were trapped on a narrow street as fights broke out between unidentified assailants and some demonstrators on the other end of the road. The military forcefully cleared the area and imposed a curfew around the ministry until early this morning. In a statement, the ruling military council called the actions of protesters a threat to the nation. This happened after mass marches brought thousands of protesters to the military's own doorstep. Voice and suspicion that the military would not hand over power to a democratically elected government next month as promised. For NPR News, I'm Merrit Kennedy in Cairo.

 

The president's reelection campaign is officially underway.

 

"We are going to win this thing the old-fashioned way, door by door, block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.”

 

Mr. Obama spoke¹⁰ to a rally at Ohio State University earlier this afternoon. His next stop is Virginia Commonwealth¹¹ University in Richmond, Virginia. Both those states are expected to be important in selecting the next president. 

 

This is NPR News from Washington. 

 

Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky have filed papers that suggest there may be more people claiming he sexually abused them than originally thought. The former Penn State University assistant football coach is charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse involving ten boys. The children have been identified only as victims one through ten. His lawyers want the judge to order the prosecution¹² to handle over more documents connected to the case, including information relating to accusers' reference as one through 17 as well as 18 through an unknown number. Sandusky has maintained his innocence¹³.

 

The Archbishop of Philadelphia has suspended several priests and exonerated¹⁴ others after a 15-month investigation¹⁵. But NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports watchdog groups aren't satisfied.

 

Five priests are being removed from ministry for abusing or behaving inappropriately with children. Three have been exonerated and will return to ministry. Investigators¹⁶ hired by the archdiocese say they had unfettered access to documents and witnesses and did a thorough job, but Terrence McKiernan of BishopsAccountability.org says the report falls short.

 

"We would've liked a transparent¹⁷ assessment¹⁸ with real findings and real reasons why the priest was either allowed to remain in ministry or was going to be removed from ministry. We didn't get that."

 

The archdiocese says it will decide the fate of 17 other priests sometime in the next few weeks. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR News.

 

The morning training at Churchill Downs in Louisville was canceled today after a night of thunderstorms. Officials expect the Kentucky derby will take place as scheduled at 6:24 PM Eastern Time. It's the 138th running of the first leg of horse racing¹⁹ Triple Crown.

 

I'm Nora Raum, NPR News.

1 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

2 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

3 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

5 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。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 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。

10 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

11 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

12 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

13 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

14 exonerated   

v.使免罪，免除( exonerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption. 警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。
• An investigation exonerated the school from any blame. 一项调查证明该学校没有任何过失。 来自辞典例句

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

18 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

19 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。