NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-13

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

 

　　Black smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel¹, signifying that the cardinals³ selected to choose next pope have not reached a decision on their first try. Earlier today, cardinals chanted the Litany of Saints as they filed into the chapel to start the process of electing a new pope. New York Cardinal² Timothy Dolan was among the first to recite the oath of secrecy⁴ before the start of the papal conclave⁵. Pope Benedict is said to be following the proceedings⁶ from home. He is the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.

 

　　House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan says his newly unveiled budget plan will balance the U.S. budget within a decade. NPR's Brakkton Booker reports this year's spending plan is nearly identical to the one Ryan proposed last year.

 

　　There was much anticipation⁷ for the Wisconsin congressman⁸'s new budget plan. It calls for repealing⁹ the president's health care law and reshaping medicare into a voucher-like program for future recipients¹¹. Both were hallmarks in his 2012 budget.

 

　　What we believe in this divided government era. We need to put up our vision. We think we owe the country a balanced budget.

 

　　Congressman Ryan's budget projects a $7 billion surplus in fiscal¹² year 2023 and is likely to sell to the House. Senate Democrats¹³ unveil their own budget plan tomorrow and it's expected to vastly differ from the House GOP plan. Brakkton Booker, NPR News, the Capitol.

 

　　The United Nations Children's Fund says the conflict in Syria is producing what it calls a lost generation of children. NPR's Paul Brown reports on UNICEF's findings, two years into the Syrian uprising.

 

　　UNICEF spokesman Simon Ingram says the million or more Syrian children either displaced within their country or in refugee camps elsewhere are suffering profoundly.

 

　　Children in many respects have lost a sense of what their childhood was all about. There are children who've been traumatized by what they've seen, who are distressed¹⁴ and unable to deal with or assimilate the kind of experiences they've been through.

 

　　UNICEF also says as the war the complex mosaic¹⁵  of Syrian society, children are more prone¹⁶ than ever to acquiring sectarian and ethnic¹⁷ prejudices as the adults around them express resentments¹⁸. Paul Brown, NPR News.

 

　　The nation's top intelligence chief says budget cuts are jeopardizing¹⁹ America's security and safety. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper says the U.S. is facing threats extending beyond other nations and terror groups.

 

　　When it comes to the distinct threat areas, our statement this year leads with cyber and it's hard to overemphasize its significance.

 

　　Clapper says the across-the-board funding cuts have shaved an estimated $4 billion from intelligence budgets, that amounts to about 10% of national intelligence.

 

　　On Wall Street, the Dow was down 13 points.

 

　　This is NPR.

 

　　Two space launch workers remain hospitalized after they suffered serious burns following an electrical explosion at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast on Saturday. The United Launch Alliance, a company that launches spacecraft for the U.S. government, has(误读成了have) not yet issued details on the cause or circumstances regarding the incident.

 

　　The body of the prime suspect in the Delhi gang-rape trial, who was found dead in his jail cell yesterday, was released to his family today following a post-mortem exam. From New Delhi, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports the results of the exam have not yet been made public and the details of the circumstances are being closely held.

 

　　Whether a suicide or foul²⁰ play as his family and lawyer have alleged²¹, Ram¹⁰ Singh's  death is an enormous security failure at one of India's best-known prisons. It calls into question the monitoring of the defendants²² of the case that already had the world watching  India's criminal justice system. Critics asked how could authorities tasked with protecting the main accused, allow him to die. The former director of the Tihar jail, Kiran Bedi said prison officials had a moral and legal obligation to insure Singh's safety. Government and jail officials remained silence, saying only that the circumstances are under investigation²³. The court that was trying Ram Singh has ordered jail authorities to provide daily updates of the security for the remaining four accused being held at the jail. Julie McCarthy, NPR News, New Delhi.

 

　　Five American service members were killed after their helicopter crashed near Kandahar city in Afghanistan. NATO says the crash is under investigation and initial report showed no sign of enemy activity. The latest casualties made yesterday, the deadliest so far for American forces this year.

 

　　This is NPR News.

1 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。

2 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

3 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。

4 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

5 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。

6 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

7 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

8 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

9 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

10 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

11 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

13 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》

14 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

15 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

16 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

17 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

18 resentments   

（因受虐待而）愤恨，不满，怨恨( resentment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He could never transcend his resentments and his complexes. 他从来不能把他的怨恨和感情上的症结置之度外。
• These local resentments burst into open revolt. 地方性反感变成公开暴动。

19 jeopardizing   

危及，损害( jeopardize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群体利益方法去达到目标的计划，也是无效率的。
• That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业，电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们。

20 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

21 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

22 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

23 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。