NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-09

　　NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

 

　　The Labor¹ Department says the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% in February on higher job growth than the market expected. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports the private sector² also added higher paying jobs.

 

　　The report far surpass predictions with 236,000 net new jobs added last month. Many of them were in well-paid positions, including business and professional services, house care and information technology, those who worked also worked more and earned more. Still, the overall picture remains⁴ challenging there are 12 million people who are unemployed⁵ and the number of long-term unemployed remained unchanged. Many economists⁷ worry whether this growth can be sustained to the federal spending cuts imposed by the sequester⁸. Furloughs of government workers take effect in coming weeks. Yuki Noguchi NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Osama Bin⁹ Laden¹⁰ son-in-law has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy¹¹ to kill Americans in a New York federal court today. As NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports the hearing provided few new details about the case.

 

　　Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, was a spokesman for al-Qaeda, and frequently appeared in the organizations propaganda videos. At first blush, Bin Laden's son-in-law seems like a better candidate for a military trial at Guantanamo than a civilian¹² one in New York. In fact, a handful Republicans have already made that point, saying the president didn't umbrella around the requirement that's something like Bin Laden's son-in-law, has to be in military detention¹³. But Abu Ghaith has been charged with conspiracy, and conspiracy is not an internationally recognized war crime, has such, it'd be difficult to try him on that charge alone in Guantanamo because the military commissions try defendants¹⁴ who've broken the laws of war. Dina Temple-Raston, NPR news, New York.

 

　　A new look at American's wallet shows people are regaining¹⁵ losses they suffered after the great recession. As NPR's Jeanine Herbst reports the government says U.S. household wealth made great strides in the fourth quarter.

 

　　The Federal Reserves quarterly flow of fund report shows a strong stock market and a healing housing market, helped Americans gain back trillions of dollars they lost during the recession. The report shows household wealth came at a 66.1 trillion dollars in the fourth quarter of 2012. That's up 1.2 trillion dollars from the previous quarter. Some economists though say the better balance sheets may not translate into more consumer spending. And an economist⁶ from Credit Suisse says Americans are no longer taking as much as equity¹⁶ out of their homes for shopping, as they did before the recession. Jeanine Herbst, NPR news, Washington.

 

　　The papal conclave¹⁷ will start Tuesday afternoon following morning mass at the Vatican. Cardinals¹⁸ have been attending pre-conclave meetings to discuss the problems of the church and decide who among them is best suited to succeed Pope Benedict.

 

　　At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industry Average was up 44 points, at 14,374. This is NPR.

 

　　John Brennan has been sworn in as the director of the CIA. The White House says Vice³ President Joe Biden swore him in during a private ceremony in the Roosevelt room this morning. He won confirmation¹⁹ the yesterday after a contentious²⁰ senate debate on the use of armed drones against terror suspects.

 

　　The funeral for Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is underway. He died earlier this week after a battle of cancer. Over 30 heads of government are attending today's funeral, including Cuban President Raul Castro.

 

　　South Korea's new president says he (NPR的主播都不知道韩国总统是女的) won't tolerate North Korea's threats. Pyongyang says it's calling off a non-aggression pact²¹ with its neighbor. Jason Strother has more from Seoul, South Korea.

 

　　"Park Geun-hye hasn't been president for even two weeks, and already her hands are full with North Korea. This week, Pyongyang has threatened to cut off a military hardline, attack its enemies with nuclear weapons and end the Korean war ceasefire agreement. The provocations²² came as the United Nations imposed new sanctions on the North, they are meant to punish the regime for its February nuclear test. President Park calls the security situation on the peninsula grave but says she still holds out hope that relations can improve. For NPR News, I'm Jason Strother in Seoul."

 

　　Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has arrived in Afghanistan in his first trip to the country in his new position. He's planning to meet with President Hamid Karzai and U.S. commanders. Hagel says there are numerous challenges ahead as NATO prepares to hand over the country security to Afghans. Hagel made four trips to the country during his two terms as a Nebraska senator. He was confirmed by the Senate last week.

 

　　I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 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。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 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。

5 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

6 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。

7 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

9 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。

10 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。

11 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

12 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

13 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

14 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

15 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

16 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

17 conclave   

n.秘密会议，红衣主教团

参考例句：

• Signore,I ask and I prey,that you break this conclave.各位阁下，我请求，并祈祷，你们能停止这次秘密会议。
• I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.我就是在那次大会上遇到了我的伴侣的，而我的生活就转向了一个巨大的改变。

18 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

19 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

20 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

21 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

22 provocations   

n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 )；激怒；刺激；愤怒的原因

参考例句：

• We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》