NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-03

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

 

　　President Obama is in Mexico this hour for a three day trip to Latin America. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports from Mexico City, Obama says he wants to talk the economy, but security matters will also be topping his agenda.

 

　　The streets surrounding Mexico City's historic center have been closed for hours in anticipation¹ of President Obama's arrival. Enthusiastic supporters and a few protestors made a path to police barriers in front of national palace, where Obama is meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Obama said he came to discuss trade and the economy. Mexico is the United States third largest trading partner. Economic trade across the two countries' borders now tops $1 billion a day. But a recent decision by Mexican officials to curb² U.S. anti-drug agents access in the country will likely dominate discussions. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Mexico City.

 

　　Obama's trip comes hours after he nominated longtime fundraiser, philanthropist Penny Pritzker to run the Commerce Department and economic advisor³ Michael Froman to be the next trade representative.

 

　　Defense⁴ Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. is rethinking all of its options amid suspicions chemical weapons were used in Syria. He says the options include,

 

　　Arming the rebels, that's an option, that's an option.

 

　　President Obama had said he needed concrete proof that the Syrian government used chemical weapons before taking further action against Damascus but he stopped short of saying he would consider a military response.

 

　　Just today, after the arrest of three friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, law enforcement is continuing to follow leads. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports officials are looking for clues on his laptop.

 

　　For more than a week now, law enforcement officials have been trying to get an idea of what bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did in the weeks leading up to the Marathon attacks. His laptop computer is expected to give them those clues. The three men arrested on charges that they helped Tsarnaev after the bombing had grabbed two things from his dorm room, a backpack full of empty fireworks canisters  and the young man's laptop computer. Forensics experts are combing through the computer's hard drive now, looking for things Tsarnaev searched for and possibly deleted. It could take days or even weeks however to find the clues that might be buried there. Dina Temple-Raston, NPR News.

 

　　Rescuers in Bangladesh are working into the night to find more than 100 victims still missing and presumed dead a week after garment factory collapsed⁵ in Dhaka. Authorities have already pulled more than 400 bodies from the rubble⁶ of Rana Plaza⁷. The tragedy is stoking public outcry for more accountability among global retailers⁸ to ensure that when they outsource, working conditions meet international safety standards.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was up 131 points at 14,832.

 

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　　Today marks the start of an unprecedented⁹ situation in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, two popes living alongside each other. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that the retired¹⁰ Pope Benedict, the XVI today returned to the Vatican where he was welcomed by his successor Pope Francis.

 

　　A Vatican statement said Pope Francis greeted Benedict at his new retirement¹¹ home,  a converted monastery¹² on the edge of the Vatican gardens. The two then prayed together in the monastery chapel¹³. Benedict arrived by helicopter from the papal summer residence south of Roman Castel Gandolfo where he has been staying since he stepped down on February 28th and became the first pope to resign in 600 years. When he was away, renovation¹⁴ work was completed on the monastery. This was the second time the two men met as popes ten days after he was elected in a secret conclave¹⁵ on March 13th. Pope Francis went to Castel Gandolfo for a private meeting with his predecessor¹⁶. Sylvia Poggioli, NPR News. Rome.

 

　　Scientists have added another year to the list of hottest on record. The World Meteorological Organization says 2012 was the 9th warmest year since record keeping began in 1850 and WMO says the years from 2001 to last year, were all among the top 13 warmest.

 

　　Maryland has become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley signed the measure today ending a long battle over punishment in the state among those attendants was a former Maryland death row inmate¹⁷, Kirk Bloodsworth, was the first person in the nation released after he was cleared by DNA¹⁸ evidence.

 

　　U.S. stocks were trading higher before the close, the Dow up 131 at 14,832.

 

　　This is NPR News.

1 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。

2 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

3 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。

4 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。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

7 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

8 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。

9 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

10 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

11 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

12 monastery   

n.修道院，僧院，寺院

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• She was appointed the superior of the monastery two years ago.两年前她被任命为这个修道院的院长。

13 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。

14 renovation   

n.革新，整修

参考例句：

• The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
• The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

15 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。

16 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

17 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

18 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。