NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-15

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

 

　　This week 8 senators, 4 Democrats² and 4 Republicans may reveal their plan on how to overhaul³ immigration laws. Republican Mark Robio of Florida made the rounds of TV talk show this morning to provide a preview. He says it would include the way to deal with those here illegally but he stressed that it is not amnesty. Here is a FOX news Sunday.

 

　　They have to pass the background check. They have to be able to pay for registration⁴ fee. They have to pay a fine. And then they have to renew it. This is not forever. This is a renewable thing. And then they don’t qualify for any federal benefits. This is an important point. No federal benefits, no food stamps, no welfare, no Obama care.

 

　　Robio said it would be impractical⁵ to round up and deport⁶ the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.

 

　　A Senate vote on expanding background check for gun buyers could come as early as Wednesday. NPR’s C reports the bipartisan team behind the plan says it is too close to call over a vote to move the bill forward.

 

　　West Virginia Democrat¹ Joe Mansion⁷ and Republican P in Pennsylvania are co-sponsoring the bill that would require background check for people buying firing arms, gun shoots under and on line. Speaking on CNN State of the Union, Senator T said the bill is not an infringement⁸ on the second amendment⁹.

 

　　This is about whether or not it is reasonable to try to make it more difficult for dangerous people, for whom, we talked already, are illegal, for them to have weapons, to … them.

 

　　The NRA has opposed the measure, calling it is the first step toward restricting gun rights to non-criminals. The bill seems one of the only measures proposed in the wake of the recent mass shootings that could get a vote by the full Senate. C NPR news.

 

　　The Afghan government now says NATO killed 17 civilians¹¹ during a recent air strike in eastern Afghanistan. NPR’s S C says Afghan officials initially¹² claimed NATO killed 11 civilians.

 

　　An Afghan government fact-finding delegation¹³ says 12 of the victims of the air strike were children. Militants¹⁴ ambushed¹⁵ Afghan forces who were attempting to arrest two Taliban commanders. The U.S. civilian¹⁰ advisor¹⁶ died in the attack. At that point, U.S. forces called for air support. The Afghan government says NATO aircraft bombed the area for several hours, killing¹⁷ the civilians along with several militants. President H K called the NATO actions human rights violation¹⁸. He also condemned¹⁹ the Taliban for using the civilians and their homes as shields. NATO says it is still investigating the incident and has not offered its own account of what happened. S C, NPR news, Kabul.

 

　　Secretary of State John Kerry is wrapping up a ten-day overseas trip in Tokyo. He said the U.S. and Japan are open to new negotiations²⁰ with North Korea on its nuclear programme. But Kerry said that Pyongyang would have to first honour past agreements and lower tensions on the Korea Peninsular.

 

　　This is NPR news from Washington.

 

　　China’s state news agency reports today that two more people have died from the bird flu, bringing the death toll²¹ to 13. Health officials believe the H7N9 virus is spreading through contact with infected birds. They say there is no evidence that the flu is spread by human to human contact.

 

　　More than a trillion dollars goes missing every year across the European Union, lost in tax evasion²² and money laundry. Now as Terry S reports the biggest EU economies are taking the lead to close the loopholes and catch tax cheats, hoping they can convince the rest of the bloc²³ to come onboard.

 

　　EU member states are struggling to pay their bills, yet lack in enforcement and manipulation of tax laws mean $1.3 trillion of the governments go uncollected every year. At EU meeting of finance ministers, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain announced they are spearheading a push to end tax evasion and corruption²⁴. British Finance Minister J D says tax evaders must get the message that they have to pay their share.

 

　　“The places you can hide are getting fewer and fewer.”

 

　　France’s Budget Minister just resigned over his own secret Swiss bank account. French Finance Minister P M says that has an impact.

 

　　“We are more resolute²⁵ that ever”

 

　　But one country, Austria, remains²⁶ unwilling²⁷ to share more booking information, calling it government slipping in. For NPR news, I’m T S, Brussels.

 

　　Voters are going to polls in Venezuela today to select new president to replace Hugo Chavez. The interim²⁸ president Nicolas M promises to continue his socialism. Opposition²⁹ candidate R is running for what he calls incompetence³⁰ of the government. Some Venezuelas are impatient with frequent power outages, food shortages and rising crime rate.

 

　　I’m L W. NPR news in Washington.

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 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》

3 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 impractical   

adj.不现实的，不实用的，不切实际的

参考例句：

• He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.一到规划新项目，他就完全没有了实际操作的能力。
• An entirely rigid system is impractical.一套完全死板的体制是不实际的。

6 deport   

vt.驱逐出境

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
• More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。

7 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

8 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

9 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

10 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

11 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。

12 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

13 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

14 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。

15 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

17 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

18 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

19 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

20 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

21 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

22 evasion   

n.逃避，偷漏(税)

参考例句：

• The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
• The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

23 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

24 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

25 resolute   

adj.坚决的，果敢的

参考例句：

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
• The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

26 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

27 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

28 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。

29 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。

30 incompetence   

n.不胜任，不称职

参考例句：

• He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
• She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。