NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-10

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

 

　　Two people are dead and dozens more are injured in violent clashes in Cairo. This follows a controversial ruling on an Egyptian case that has spurred weeks of violence. Soccer fans are angry there weren't harsher sentences for defendants¹ who participated in a deadly soccer riot in Port Said. NPR's Leila Fadel has more.

 

　　The judge reaffirmed 21 death sentences but acquitted² seven of nine police officers along with 21 others. The defendants are accused of participating in a bloody³ riot last year when soccer fans of the Port Said team stormed the fields and a deadly mayhem ensued that security forces fail to stop. Most the teenage Cairo soccer fans of the visiting team, known as Ultras Al-Ahly, see the dead as their own, and are demanding harsher sentences. A statement on their Facebook page warned that if more police officers are not prosecuted⁴ to the full extent of the law, today's clashes would only be the beginning of their "wrath⁵". They accused the state of interfering⁶ in the case to free the policemen. Angry soccer fans in Cairo ransacked⁷ and set fire to the police club and football association in protest. Leila Fadel NPR News, Cairo.

 

　　Militants⁸ in Afghanistan staged two suicide attacks that killed at least 18 people today. The Taliban says it is responsible for the bombing in Karbul. They say it's a message to new Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. He is in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit. He wasn't near the Karbul explosion but was in the city and heard it. Hagel says the US will continue to work with allies to make sure Afghanistan develops democracy.

 

　　President Obama and Republican lawmakers squared off over budget issues in their media addresses this week. But NPR's Allison Keyes tells us the president says he is reaching out to both parties.

 

　　Last week the President blasted republicans for what he called their failure to compromise and causing the so-called sequester⁹ of automatic spending cuts. Now he says he's reaching out to republican, the democrats¹⁰ are alike to untangle some of the gridlock.

 

　　In the months ahead, there will be more contentious¹¹ debate and honest disagreement between principled people who want what's best for this country. But I still believe a compromise is possible.

 

　　Meantime republican Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions in his party's address, worries of the democratic budget plans set to be unveiled next week will raise taxes and grow the government instead of the economy. Allison Keyes NPR News, Washington.

 

　　The next stage of Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race has a new leader. Four-time winner Martin Buser is in the lead. He's followed by Aliy Zirkle, who was the second place finisher last year. In third, is the 2004 champion Mitch Seavey. The winner of the 1,000-mile track from Willow¹² to Nome, Alaska, is expected to cross the finish line some time next week.

 

　　It is time to change your clocks, day light saving time starts tomorrow, at 2:00 AM, your time. Remember set your clock forward by an hour at 2:00 AM on Sunday, or before you go to bed tonight. Firefighters remind people as they change their clocks, change their batteries on smoke detectors¹³.

 

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　　Telecommunications company, AT&T is announcing a deal between its wireless¹⁴ subsidiary and more than 20,000 union workers. As Bill Zeeble of member station KERA, reports the agreement applies to workers across the country.

 

　　AT&T says the tentative deal affects 22,000 employees across 36 states and the District of Columbia. That generally includes the northeast, mid-Atlantic, midwest, mountain states and the west coast. The employees are represented by the Communications Workers of America. The four-year agreement provides a pay raise each year of between 2% and 3%. The company says pensions and the retirement¹⁵ savings¹⁶ plan will not change. The union's bargaining committee says it supports terms of the deal and recommends a yes vote. Members have to wait until April 5 to vote, if they OK it. The new contract will last through February 11 of 2017. For NPR News, I'm Bill Zeeble in Dallas.

 

　　Election officials in Kenya say Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected as the country's next president. The result is expected to be problematic. Kenyatta is accused of crimes against humanity, associated with Kenya's last election five years ago. More than 1,000 people died in politically related violence.

 

　　Firefighters in Italy have put the top portion of a chimney on the roof of the Sistine chapel¹⁷. Roman catholic cardinals¹⁸ are going inside and lock themselves in starting Tuesday as they reflect and then vote for a new pope. When that's over, they'll burn ballots¹⁹ in the chimney. White smoke indicates they've selected a new pope. They'll send up black smoke, if they have not yet voted for a pontiff. In 2005, there was confusion about the color of the smoke, so the Vatican installed an extra stove to make the two smoke colors more clear.

 

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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 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

4 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

5 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

6 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

7 ransacked   

v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺

参考例句：

• The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
• The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 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。

9 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。

10 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》

11 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。

12 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

13 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

14 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

15 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

16 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

17 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

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 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》