NPR 2012-05-29

  In communities, margin¹ small American are honoring US military members today. In Washington president Obama placed grace in tomb of unknown and Vienna memorial. In the upstate ,New York community North country public radio Brand reports observance is more typical in hometown across US. A marching band from local high school praised down mainstream² followed by veteran. Men and women who served in conflict  from war 2 through Afghanistan and Iraq .The revocation³ given by servant Roman Catholic Priest Mark Rally. He says service members far to protect American freedom. You see into arm mercy although have 80 ultimate sacrifice grant a week with member granddad such gift. Bazer rally himself naval⁴ reserve to serve in Iraq. He has been called Baged where served a year in Jubilee⁵ which lies next Somalia east of Africa. For NPR news, Brain in New York.

  In Pakistan, officials say a drone missile attack in Northwest killed 4 suspected militant⁶ NPR reports from Islamabad. That drone attack is just one of many issues straining US-Pakistan relations. The drone missile attack was the fourth in less than a week on what we thought to be insurgent⁷ hide out in Pakistan tribal⁸ belt accelerate pace come amid delegate negotiation⁹ to be open supply line as Pakistan block while security cooperation has deteriorated¹⁰. Some analysts¹¹ say there is still support within Pakistan senior rank for US attacks on militants¹² that can be public as the drone are hugely unpopular.US source meanwhile have said Pakistan is seeking several thousands of dollars for every NATO truck used for overland deliberate to Afghanistan. But defense¹³ secretary Leon Panetta told ABC this week, Washington is not about to be quote gioge.NPR news, Islamabad

   Result of first run of Egyptian presidential election was end.Reports from Cairo about 46% registered voter protesting participated in election. The winner of first run was brotherhood¹⁵ candidate Mohamed Morsi and former Mubarak prime minister Ahmed Shafik . Morsi led with more than 5.7 million votes, Shafik polling in 5.5 million. Neither of winners took more than 25% of vote in wide field which included candidate foreign minister Amr Moussa. Egypt presidential election commission rejected several appeal by losing candidate saying someone not legally sound and others return too late. The two winners now facing each other in runoff election next month. For NPR news, I’m ad in Cairo.

  Market on wall street was closed today for holiday ,Europe concerned over condition of banks in Spain sent stocks in negative territory. But in Greece, investors¹⁶ pushed market close 7.7% up on news. But pro-bailout party could win next month selection and keep Greece in Euro zone. This is NPR news.

  Syrian government officials are now blaming Islamic militant for the killing¹⁷ of more than 100 men and women, children in community of Homs this weekend. Syrian government officials denied the government tank shelled residential¹⁴ neighborhood. In a letter to UN Security Council, Syrian foreign ministry¹⁸ says the country is in the state of self-defense against armed terrorist group.

  Spanish officials say a senior figure in militant Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested. As reports from Madrid the suspect was called along with complex late Sunday. Spanish officials described 30-year old suspect ETA most senior military commander. He and other ETA member were stopped in stolen car with fake license¹⁹ plates in town of southwest France. It was part of joint²⁰ operation by France, Spanish police who say the suspect were armed. ETA wants independent for Basque province in Spain and France .It killed more than 100 people in 1960 and classified as terrorist group by Spain European Union and US.But group ranks been decimated by wave of rest. And grape bak October to relinquish²¹ its weapon for good. For NPR news ,I'm Narrow ,in Madrid.

It’s now tropical depression Beryl.But forecaster say heavy rain and gusty²² wind could make the drive along southeast Atlantic coast difficult for some holiday travelers. The storm made landfill early tonight in Jackson wield²³ Florida about 40000 customers lose power in early hour of the storm. Forecasters say there is risk flooding from Florida to Georgia. Many of original memorial day celebration have took place in drench²⁴ downfall.

I'm Jim Howard, NPR News, in Washington.

1 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

2 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

3 revocation   

n.废止，撤回

参考例句：

• the revocation of planning permission 建筑许可的撤销
• The revocation of the Edict of Nantes was signed here in 1685. 1685年南特敕令的废除是在这里宣布的。 来自互联网

4 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

5 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

6 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。

7 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

8 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

9 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

10 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

11 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

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 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。

14 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

15 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

16 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

17 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

18 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。

19 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

20 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

21 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

22 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

23 wield   

vt.行使，运用，支配；挥，使用(武器等)

参考例句：

• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
• People may wield the power in a democracy.在民主国家里，人民可以行使权力。

24 drench   

v.使淋透，使湿透

参考例句：

• He met a drench of rain.他遇上一场倾盆大雨。
• They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them.他们将消防水管对着人们，把他们浇了个透。