NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-06

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

 

　　The nation is coming off an especially rough month for employment. The Labor¹ Department is announcing the creation of 88,000 jobs that even close to what Wall Street was expecting. As NPR's Dan Bobkoff explains.

 

　　After posting solid job gains in February, March's numbers came in net make. Eighty-eight thousand new jobs is less than half what many economists² predicted. The unemployment rate did fall slightly to 7.6%. But the overall labor force also declined by nearly 0.5 million people, brighter spots included health care, professional services and construction which all gain jobs. But the retail⁴ sector⁵ cut 24,000. March's report now fully⁶ takes into account higher payroll⁷ taxes and the federal budget cuts, known as the sequester⁸. Now the question is whether today's jobs report is a bled in the recovery or signing the economy's slowing to a halt. Dan Bobkoff, NPR News, New York.

 

　　A federal judge in New York is ordering the Food and Drug Administration to remove existing age restrictions¹⁰ on the so-called morning after pill. NPR's Julie Rovner has the latest.

 

　　In 2003, two FDA advisory¹¹ committees ruled that the emergency contraceptive pill, known as Plan B, was safe enough to be sold over the counter. But the Bush Administration resisted ultimately approving it without a prescription¹² only for those aged¹³ 18 and over. The judge in today's case, Edward Korman, later ordered that lowered to 17. Women's groups, however, said the age restrictions still made a difficult for those over the age of 17 to get the medication. But the Obama Administration also refused to remove the restriction⁹. Now Judge Korman said that refusal was politically motivated and has ordered the decision reversed. Julie Rovner. NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Two more senior officials at Rutgers University are resigning as a result of abuses committed against the men's basketball team, bring to four, the number of people who have stepped down. Athletic¹⁴ Director Tim Pernetti and John Wolf, the New Jersey¹⁵ school's interim¹⁶ senior vice³ president and general council, are accused of not taking harsher action against coach Mike Rice months ago, when they learned of video showing him and his assistant Jimmy Martelli shoving around the players during practice and spouting¹⁷ anti-gay insults. Rutgers President Robert Barchi says he didn't see the video until this week when ESPN aired it.

 

　　It's clear to me and to everyone who have seen this video recently just how egregious¹⁸ the offenses¹⁹ were and how out of keeping with the Rutgers communities values they were.

 

　　But there are mixed feelings on the Rutgers campus about Pernetti's departure. In his resignation letter, announced today, Pernetti says he wanted to immediately fire coach Rice last fall, but was advised against it.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow Jones Industrial Average down 41 points at 14,565.

 

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　　There is some concern the scandal surrounding Rutgers basketball team is eclipsing one of the sports biggest events this weekend. The Final Four college basketball tournament which NPR's Kathy Lohr reminds us kicks off in Atlanta tomorrow.

 

　　The semifinal games start with the Louisville Cardinals²⁰ taking on the tournament's cinderella team the Wichita State Shockers. No one has been able to miss the coverage²¹ of Kevin Ware²² shocking leg injury and that's making Louisville, a fan favorite. Ware even appeared on the late show with David Letterman Thursday for the top 10 list, detailing what was going through his mind when his leg broke.

 

　　Number 8. Hey, look, my tibia.

 

　　With Ware on the sidelines, Louisville may have the emotional edge. In the other matchup, the Syracuse Orange will face the Michigan Wolverines. Both teams turned around late season slumps²³ to get here and seem to be clicking again. The championship game is on Monday night. Kathy Lohr, NPR News, Atlanta.

 

　　A white supremacist prison gang member's been detained and another is still being sought for questioning in connection with the death last month of Colorado Prison Chief Tom Clements. Authorities are looking into whether there is any connection between Clements murder and the recent slains of justice officials in Texas. '

 

　　North Korea is now warning diplomats²⁴ in Pyongyang to consider leaving, saying it cannot guarantee their safety in the event of a conflict. Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov,  told reporters Moscow's demanding an explanation from Kim Jong-Un's regime to clarify whether the evacuation warning is a recommendation or an order.

 

　　At last check on Wall Street, Dow was down more than 40 points.

 

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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 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》

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 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 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。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

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 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

10 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

11 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

12 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

13 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

14 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

15 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

16 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

17 spouting   

n.水落管系统v.（指液体）喷出( spout的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• He's always spouting off about the behaviour of young people today. 他总是没完没了地数落如今年轻人的行为。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血从他胳膊上深深的伤口里涌出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 egregious   

adj.非常的，过分的

参考例句：

• When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
• What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。

19 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

20 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。

21 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

22 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

23 slumps   

萧条期( slump的名词复数 )； （个人、球队等的）低潮状态； （销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降； 猛跌

参考例句：

• Deflation could emerge from simultaneous slumps in the world's three major economies. 如果世界经济三大主体同时衰退，通货紧缩就会出现。
• This is the cycle of economic booms and slumps. 这是经济繁荣和经济萧条的周期变化。

24 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》