NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-11

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

 

　　Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is claiming the United States is working with the Taliban in an effort to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He says the U.S. and militants² are scaring Afghans into believing violence will get worse if foreign troops leave. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Karzai allegation is "categorically faults".

 

　　The number of refugees in Syria is already passed the one million marks, but this number could double or even triple by the end of 2013 according to the U.N.'s Refugee Cheif Antonio Guterres. He was speaking in Turkey and warned a regional explosion if the Syrian conflict does not end. NPR's Daborah Amos reports from Gaziantep.

 

　　The sharp warning of an even larger refugee crisis by year's end, comes as the numbers of Syrians fleeing the country is raising dramatically. An average of 8,000 civilians³ cross border everyday. In Jordan, a refugee camp housing more than 100,000 is now the forth⁴ largest city in the country. In Lebanon, the projected rise of refugee numbers would make Syrians one quarter of Lebanon's population. New reports of Syrian government air strike on the north central city of Raqqa could drive up refugee numbers in Turkey. Rebels captured Raqqa a week ago, a provincial⁵ capital where more than a million displaced Syrians had found shelter. Daborah Amos, NPR News, Gaziantep.

 

　　President Obama could announce as early as tomorrow, his latest cabinet pick. The Associated Press and other news outlets⁶ cite sources within the administration. They say he will nominate Justic Department official Thomas Perez to replace Hilda Solis as Labor⁷ Secretory⁸. NPR's Elizabeth Wynne Johnson has more.

 

　　Thomas Perez is the assistant to Attorney General for the Justice Department Civil Rights Division where he oversaw⁹ federal voting right cases against South Carolina and Texas. Perez previously¹⁰ served as Labor Secretory for the State Maryland after being the first Latino elected to the Montgomery county council. Perez is first generation Dominican American. This second-term cabinet vacancy¹¹ is being closely watched by Latino groups. The Labor Secretary will play a key role in carrying out the president's immigration agenda. Department will also be at the centre of any further effort to raise federal minimum wage. The president's choice will have to be confirmed by the Senate. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson, NPR News.

 

　　Here is a new leader today in Alaska's Iditarod Sled dog race, Aliy Zirkle is the leader. She overtook yesterday's leader Martin Buser who was now in third place in second Aaron Burmeister. The Iditarod is expected to conclude early this week in Nome, Alaska.

 

　　Daylight saving time started today at 2 am, your time. In most parts of the country you should have set you clock forward by 1 hour. Safety officials also suggests as you change your clocks change the batteries in your smoke detectors¹². This is NPR.

 

　　European diplomats¹³ confirm 7 foreign hostages kidnapped by Nigerian militants have been killed in captivity¹⁴. The hostages were from Britain, Greece, Lebanon and Italy. The militants made the claim yesterday, saying they'd recently seen Britain warplanes flying near them. Britain said this weekend its warplanes were in West Africa to support French and African troops who are fighting Islamist militant¹ in Mali, they were not on a hostage extraction mission.

 

　　Cyclists are rolling from Newtown Connnecticut to Washington DC to sent a message. From member station WSHU Ebong Udoma reports 26 cyclists began the 400 miles journey on Saturday.

 

　　The cyclists are riding in support of what they described as common sense solutions to prevent gun violence. There is one rider for each victim of December's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Conneticut joined other lawmakers to see off the group. He says they want Congress to take immidate action to reduce gun violence.

 

　　"I am hoping that this ride will help continue momentum¹⁵ for measures in the the United States Senate that will be under consideration this week before the Judiciary Committee."

 

　　The riders are expected to arrive at Capitol Hill on Tuesday. From NPR News, I'm  Ebong Udoma, in Connecticut.

 

　　Wintery weather is ploughing through the midwest today with blizzard¹⁶ warning posted for parts of Kansas and Nebraska. This is the same storm that poured heavy storm on Colorado and other parts of the Rockies this weekend. That was pushing north then east toward Michigan's upper-peninsula and the Great Lakes.

 

　　I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

1 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。

2 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。

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

6 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 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。

8 secretory   

adj.分泌的，能分泌的，促分泌的n.分泌腺，分泌器官

参考例句：

• Secretory granules are apparently built up from fusion of smaller vesicles. 分泌颗粒显然是从较小的小泡融合而成的。 来自辞典例句
• The secretory system of the respiratory tract is probably the most appreciated. 呼吸道的分泌系统可能是最先被意识到的。 来自辞典例句

9 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

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

11 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

12 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

13 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

15 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

16 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。