美国国家电台 NPR 2012-09-06

 President Obama has just arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, a day before he delivers his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. But tonight, all eyes will be on the president's former political adversary², a now staunch supporter, Bill Clinton. I spoke³ with NPR's Debbie Elliott a short time ago about what's some voters are expecting to hear this evening from the former president. 

 

I think there is a really high expectation that President Clinton will be able to lay out why Democrats⁴ so do want to have the answers to the nation's economic woes⁵. Everyone I spoke to, all of the delegates say, you know, we had a great economy during the Clinton Administration, He can get up there, he can articulate what the country is going through in a way that no one else can. And he can make the case that another four years of the Obama Administration is the right path for the country.

 

Our people are expecting details more than the rhetoric⁶ that they have been hearing.

 

Most of the delegates that I spoke with, say they are looking forward to curing some economic nitty-gritty that they think President Clinton is the one Democrat¹ who can lay out a clear vision of what President Obama has done in the last four years that got the economy moving again and even though there are some frustration⁷, with how slow the economic recovery has been. They expect Bill Clinton to convince voters that this is the right course and that they just need to be patient with the president. That's NPR's Debbie Elliott in Charlotte. 

 

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff, is stepping down as the campaign's national co-chair. He is going to raise money for the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action. The super PAC funded by GOP's strategist  Karl Rove, is starting a new $6 million ad purchase on the Obama campaign's forward slogan. NPR's Esphy Dultei has details.

 

The Crossroads GPS Social welfare group has run more than $50 million in TV ads, attacking President Obama this election cycle. But those ads ended last month as rules requiring disclosure of the group's donors⁸ kicked in with approachable election day. American Crossroads is relayed super PAC, which must disclose its donors each month. It has played a minor⁹ role so far on the Presidential ad campaign. The new spot is only the second major ad run by the group this year and attacks Mr. Obama for his heal care plan and for his economic record. 

 

All while Obama racked up 5 trillion more in debt. Is that really forward or backward? 

 

The ad is running in battleground states over the next ten days. Esphy Dultei NPR News. 

 

At last check on Wall Street, Dow was up 15 points at 13,051; NASDAQ was down three; and the S&P 500 also down a point.

 

This is NPR.

 

Insider attacks on NATO troops in Afghanistan threatened to undermine cooperation with the Afghan side in the fight against the Taliban. Well, Teri Schultz talks to the head of NATO's military operations in Afghanistan, General John Allen about his efforts to protect allied¹⁰ forces when their trainees¹¹ turned against them.

 

Allen says his troops are taking new measures constantly against the threat of the rogue¹² attacks from inside the  Afghan National Security Forces. While many of these steps are not publicised, one that has been announced by the Pentagon is stationing what are being called guardian¹³ angels wherever there is concern in Afghan soldier would have the chance to turn on its counterparts. Without giving away operational details, Allen explains what this will mean.

 

If we see something going wrong in terms of an insider beginning to reveal himself that we are postured¹⁴ in that relationship to be able to take immediate¹⁵ action as necessary to defend the force.

 

Allen says while he is training his troops to better protect themselves, Afghan security forces need to have a bias¹⁶ toward protecting them too. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz, in Brussels.

 

The Afghan government says it has fired hundreds of soldiers who have been revetted following that surge in insider attacks against coalition¹⁷ forces. The Defense¹⁸ Ministry¹⁹ says many of those troops were dismissed because their documents were forged or incomplete. 

 

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck Costa Rica. There are now reports of fatalities²⁰, but again, no immediate reports of major damage. 

 

At last check, US stocks were mixed with the Dow gaining nine points, it's 13,045; NASDAQ down five at 3,070; and the S&P 500 off a fraction of a point. 

1 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。

2 adversary   

adj.敌手，对手

参考例句：

• He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
• They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。

3 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。

4 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》

5 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

6 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

7 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

8 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

10 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

11 trainees   

新兵( trainee的名词复数 )； 练习生； 接受训练的人； 训练中的动物

参考例句：

• We've taken on our full complement of new trainees. 我们招收的新学员已经满额了。
• The trainees were put through an assault course. 受训人员接受了突击训练课程。

12 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

13 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

14 postured   

做出某种姿势( posture的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She postured before the camera. 她在相机前摆出做作的姿势。
• The painter postured his model. 画家使模特儿摆姿势。

15 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

16 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

17 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

18 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。

19 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。

20 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》