NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-20

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　Cyprus is going back to the drawing board after it scrapped¹ a bailout measure that sent shock waves to world markets this week. In Nicosia, John Psaropoulos reports lawmakers have voted down a bill to impose a hefty levy² on bank deposits in order to receive an international loan.

 

　　Cyprus is still technically³ able to borrow from financial markets, around the world, so it is giving itself a little bit more legislative⁴ time, because it has financial time. John Psaropoulos reporting.

 

　　U.S. stocks edging up with the Dow gaining four, it's at 14,456, but the NASDAQ and S&P 500 still down slightly.

 

　　The Marine⁵ Corps⁶ is notifying the families of the seven marines killed during a training exercise at a Nevada facility last night. Officials say several others were also wounded when a mortar⁷ shell exploded. Several of the victims were from the II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

 

　　The State Department says it has no reason to believe Syrian government charges that rebels have used chemical weapons, but NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that Washington is looking into similar rebel charges against the government.

 

　　The U.S. is brushing off the Syrian government allegations as yet another attempt by the regime to discredit⁸ the opposition⁹ in the country. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland says there is no evidence that the rebels even have a chemical weapons capability¹⁰. But the Syrian government does have such weapons and Nuland says the U.S. is worried about Syrian intentions.

 

　　We've been concerned that the regime in failing to achieve its military objectives even by the most barbaric conventional means may get desperate enough to use these weapons.

 

　　The Obama Administration calls that a red line. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Shiite communities across Iraqi capital are reeling from several explosions carried out the day before the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. Officials say at least 60 people were killed.

 

　　An 18-year-old man spending the rest of his life behind bars for murdering three high school teens and wounding three others last year in Chardon, Ohio. Nick Castele of member station WCPN describes a judge threw the book at T.J. Lane he says lacked remorse¹¹.

 

　　T.J. Lane wore a white T-shirt in the courtroom with the word killer¹² written on it. When given the chance to speak, Lane made an obscene remark to the families of the victims and showed them his middle finger. Crystal King whose brother Russell was killed in the shooting, said Lane robbed parents everywhere of their sense of safety.

 

　　He took the lives of three young men who were doing what they were supposed to do. Go to school, a place your children are supposed to be safe.

 

　　Lane's lawyers had been preparing an insanity¹³ defense¹⁴. But last month, Lane changed his plea to guilty. Lane was charged as an adult, he wasn't eligible¹⁵ for the death penalty because he committed the murders when he was 17. For NPR News, I'm Nick Castele in Cleveland.

 

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　　Pope Francis is urging the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics to take care of one another, especially the poorest and weakest among them. He also appealed for better stewardship¹⁶ of the environment during his installation mass at the Vatican. As many as 200,000 people attended today's ceremony at the Vatican and many more watched on giant television screens, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the pontiff's homeland. Francis succeeds Benedict XVI who earlier this year made the historic decision to resign his papacy.

 

　　The Supreme¹⁷ Court has ruled that textbooks and other goods made abroad can be resold in the United States without violating copyright law. The ruling is a major victory for importers and online retailers¹⁸. As NPR's Joel Rose reports.

 

　　The case concerned a Thai graduate student who took textbooks bought overseas and resold them on eBay in the U.S. at a profit. The textbook publisher sued the student for copyright infringement¹⁹ and won in lower courts. But the student's lawyers argued that his business should be protected by what's called the first-sale doctrine²⁰, which is what allows libraries and retailers or anyone else to lend or resell books and other works that they've bought legally and the Supreme Court agreed. Writing for the majority Justice Stephen Breyer, made clear that the first-sale doctrine does apply, even if something is made or bought overseas. That's a defeat for publishers and other U.S. copyright holders²¹. They say they need stronger copyright protections to fight piracy²² in developing countries. Joel Rose, NPR News, New York.

 

　　The housing recovery is getting yet another boost. The Commerce Department says builders broke ground on homes last month at a seasonally²³ adjusted annual rate of 917,000, second fastest pace in more than four years.

 

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1 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

2 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

3 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

4 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

8 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

11 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

12 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

13 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

14 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。

15 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

16 stewardship   

n. n. 管理工作；管事人的职位及职责

参考例句：

• The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
• Last, but certainly not least, are the issues of stewardship and ethics. 最后，但当然不是微不足道的，是工作和道德规范的问题。

17 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

18 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

19 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯

20 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

21 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

22 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

23 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句