NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-14

　　For NPR news in Washington. I’m L W.

 

　　Violence erupted at Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba today. Military officials say guards were moving some inmates¹ from the communal² section into the solitary³ cells when the inmates resisted using improvised⁴ weapons. The guards fired warning shots to put down the disturbance⁵. Officials say there were major injuries. They say the guards acted against the detainees who had been hungry strike for more than two months and covered windows and surveillance cameras to block guard’s view.

 

　　The mother of a six-year-old killed in the Connecticut school shootings last year stepped in for President Obama during the weekly address. NPR’s Alison K reports she made a personal plea for law makers⁶ to address gun violence.

 

　　The anguish⁷ in the voice of Francine Wheeler is tangible⁸.

 

　　“Our younger son Ben, age 6, was murdered in his first grade classroom”

 

　　She said since the 26 died at S elementary school, thousands of other Americans have died in gun violence and she pleads the Senate to take actions.

 

　　Please, help us to do something before our tragedy becomes your tragedy.

 

　　In the Republican weekly address, Indiana’s W Jack⁹ attacked the president’s budget plan, calling its tax-increase proposal a blank check for more spending and more debt. Alison K, NPR news, Washington.

 

　　Secretary of State John Kerry is in Beijing, where he met with Chinese leaders. A major topic is the rising tensions on the Korea Peninsular because of war threats by North Korea. The U.S. wants China to pressure Pyongyang to scale back its rhetoric¹⁰. After today’s meeting, officials from both sides said they pledged to work closely to resolve the situation and agreed the Korea Peninsular should be nuclear free.

 

　　Chinese officials today confirmed another case of bird flu, the first in the capital Beijing. The H7N9 virus already has infected dozens of others in eastern China. 11 people have died. Health experts say they believe people are becoming infected after contact with sick birds. Sick bird is no evidence that the virus is spread easily among people.

 

　　An Indonesian budget airline flight overshot the runway and plunged¹¹ into the ocean off the resort island Bali today. NPR’s A K reports nearly two dozens of passengers were hurt but no one died.

 

　　One passenger told the Jakarta Globe newspaper that the pilot on the air flight gave no warning as the Boeing 737 flew right over the runway and crash-landed 57 yards off the shore. Emergence¹² team rescued some passengers and at least one just swam ashore¹³ himself. The flight with more than one hundred passengers on board was flying from the city B in Indonesia’s main island Java to D, Bali’s main city. M Air is expanding rapidly. In recent years, it has given both Boeing and Airbus their biggest purchase orders ever. But its poor safety record has led the European Union to ban M Air from European air space. A K NPR news, Moloming.

 

　　This is NPR news from Washington.

 

　　In Cairo the retrial of the deposed¹⁴ Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ended shortly after it began today. The presiding judge recused himself. He did say why and referred the case to an appeals court to select replacement¹⁵. Mubarak faces charges of complexity¹⁶ in the death of more than 800 demonstrators during the protest that led to his ouster. His conviction last summer had been overturned.

 

　　A few hundred people showed up in London’s F Square today to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister M Thatcher¹⁷. Critics say her policies helped the rich at the expenses of trade unions and the middle class.

 

　　Two teams from Connecticut will face off tonight in the NCAA college championship for men’s hockey. From member station WSATU in Connecticut, Greg M reports the game is the first for both teams.

 

　　For the last 8 weeks, the No.1 college hockey team in the country has been Quinnipiac University in H Connecticut. Their hockey rivals in Division 1 championship are just about 10 miles away in New Haven¹⁸ at Yale University. John N is the president of Quinnipiac.

 

　　At least for one day, it is just great for New Haven to …

 

　　Yale has the oldest college hockey programme in the country. N says when Quinnipiac joined conference Division 1 just 6 years ago, Yale was very supportive and even Quinnipiac could use their stadium while they built their own. N says depending on the outcome of the final game, Yale might regret being so nice. For NPR news, I’m Greg M in Connecticut.

 

　　At the Masters Golf tournament at Atlanta today, Tiger Woods was given a two-stroke penalty for improper¹⁹ drop during the second round yesterday. He could be disqualified.

 

　　I’m L W. NPR news in Washington.

1 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

3 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

4 improvised   

a.即席而作的,即兴的

参考例句：

• He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
• We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。

5 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

6 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

8 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

10 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

11 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

12 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

13 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

14 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

16 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

17 thatcher   

n.茅屋匠

参考例句：

• Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

18 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

19 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。