NPR 2012-06-06

 US officials say another top al-Qaeda leader has been killed in Pakistan by a drone strike. The man known as Abu Yahya Al-Libi was considered the No.2 al-Qaeda leader and a former top associate to Usama bin¹ Laden². NPR’s Tom Gjelten says the killing³, if verified, could be the biggest blow to al-Qaeda since the death of bin Laden over a year ago.

Abu Yahya Al-Libi or the Libyan was famous in jihadist(伊斯兰圣战士) circles for having escaped from a US military prison in Afghanistan in 2005. He and three other suspected al-Qaeda members picked a lock, crawled over a wall, and made off in a getaway vehicle. Abu Yahya later became known both for his theological writings and his military leadership. He was a top US target. A US official, confirming his death in a drone strike, said Abu Yahya oversaw⁴ al-Qaeda’s operations against the west. He was widely considered to be the No.2 in al-Qaeda behind Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over after Usama bin Laden was killed. The US official says no one in al-Qaeda even comes close to Abu Yahya in terms of his expertise⁵. Tom Gjelten, NPR news, Washington.

 

 

The Senate is voting a legislation designed to bridge the pay gap in the work place between men and women, who currently earn an average of 77 cents for every dollar males earn. Under the bill, companies would be required to show that differences in pay are not based on gender⁶.

 

 

A landmark⁷ recall vote is under way in Wisconsin whose republican governor Scott Walker is fighting to stay in office, efface(抹去) his midterm challenge from democrat⁸ Tom Barrett after coming under fire, for cartelling public sector⁹ union rights.

 

 

Voters in New Jersey¹⁰ are choosing which of the two long serving democratic incumbents¹¹ will return to congress next year. As NPR’s Joe Rose tells us, the primary contest has been a tough fight.

Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman are both democrats¹², both have represented districts in suburban¹³ northern New Jersey for 16 years. But congressional redistricting means that only one of them will be returning to Washington next year. And both men all calling in all the political favors they can. Steve Rothman, who is an early supporter of President Barak Obama, earned the endorsement¹⁴ of Obama campaign advisor¹⁵ David Alexrod. Bill Pascrell got the endorsement of former President Bill Clinton, who appeared at the Get Out the Vote rally last week. Political observers say turnout could be crucial in a race that is expected to be close. Joe Rose, NPR news, New York.

 

 

Disney programing is going junk food free. The company announced today it’ll become the first US base media that work to ban junk food ads from all its channels, radio stations and websites that were geared toward children. 16 other big companies, including Coco Cola and Campbell Soup also pledge to offer kids healthier options by the year 2014.

 

 

At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 27 points at 12,128. This is NPR news.

 

 

Queen Elizabeth has delivered a rare thanks to the millions of people across Britain who took part in the last 4 days of Diamond Jubilee¹⁶ Celebrations.

Prince Philip and I want to take this opportunity to offer our special thanks and appreciation¹⁷ to all those who have a hand in organizing this Jubilee Celebrations.

Prince Philip could not be at the grand *, celebrating the Queen’s 60 year in reign¹⁸ though. The 90-year-old is in hospital, recovering from a bladder infection.

 

 

The Flame spyware that infect computers across the Mideast exploited a security flaw in Microsoft window operating system. NPR’s Steve Han reports the flaw open millions of computers around the world to potential attacks.

The Flame virus enabled its creators to lock a key district, turn on and turn off microphones and suck down nearly any information passing through an infected machine. It is so ambitious, many security experts assume it was created by a government agency intent on spying. Because it was discovered in computers in Iran, suspicion has focused on the US and Israel. Over the weekend, Microsoft announced the vulnerability that allowed the virus to infect its targets was wide spread. Its creators discover a way to trick computers into believing that a malicious¹⁹ program was in fact created by Microsoft. Microsoft has now fixed²⁰ up that bug²¹. Steve Han, NPR news, *.

 

 

Recent gains in US stocks today with Dow up 28 points at 12,129 in trading of 2 billion shares; Nasdaq up 19 or more than a 0.5% at 2,779; S&P500 also up more than 0.5% at 1,285.

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 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。

4 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

5 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

6 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

7 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

8 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

9 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

10 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

11 incumbents   

教区牧师( incumbent的名词复数 )； 教会中的任职者

参考例句：

• In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being reelected. 通常现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。
• This arangement yields a wonderful gain to incumbents. 这种安排为在职人员提供了意外的得益。

12 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

14 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

15 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

16 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。

17 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

18 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

19 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

20 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

21 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。