NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-10

　　the man accused of prisonning three women roughly ten years is behind bars this hour held on eight million dollars bound. standing¹ silent with head down, xx was arraigned² today in the xx courtroom where the charges against him will read aloud. xx has emerged as the long suspect in the case. his two brothers who were also been arrested were released. the police said the women endeared years of abuse. they were chained and hidden from public view in xx's dingy³ home. until one of them escaped with the help of the neighbor and called 911.

 

　　a final resting place has been found for suspected xx bomber⁴ xx and he has been intombed. officials are not saying where. xx funeral home has been struggling since the remains⁵ arrived there a week ago to find any cemetery⁶ to take the accused terrorist. xx police said they drained their budget trying to pay for extra-security around the funeral home. and yesterday they publicly appealed for help saying and quote we are not barbarians⁷ we buried the dead. and now sergeant⁸ xx says someone step up to the plea. a courageous⁹ and compassionate¹⁰ individual has come forward to provide the help we needed to properly bury the deceased. his body is now intombed. police said the body is no longer in xx but refuse to provide any details.

 

　　the U.S.government delivered part of a pledged ten million dollars' worth of none-lethal aid to Syria rebel. some 65,000 ? U.S. military has been transferred to northern Syria. a convoy¹¹ of six truck crossed into northern Syria to deliver aid pledged in April. according to media activists¹² at the Syria boarder, U.S. ambassador xx stepped into Syria to hand over the aid package himself. xx has make similar high-profile diplomatic gestures as U.S. ambassador to Syria he traveled to the protest town of xx in 2011. the non-lethal aid was part of a policy to support the general xx ? supreme-military command considered the modern ring of the arm revolt tapped by the U.S. as the ? for aid to the rebels.

 

　　xx is responding to Israeli airstrike last week with a warning that it too will acquire sophisticated weaponry with help from xx and ally. in a televised speech today the leader of a Lebanese military group xx said adjusting the weapon could be a game changer. Israel has targeted weapons in Syria it says is bound for the ? militants¹³ in xx. Israel has not formally acknowledged the attack.

 

　　north Korea is offering more details on the accusations¹⁵ of a Korea-american who has been recently sentenced to 15 years of labor¹⁶. in a statement today spokesman says xx has smuggled¹⁷ in inflammatory ? and tried to set up a base for anti-north Korea activities. the government is denying the accusation¹⁴ that it's holding xx as a bate¹⁸ to start a talk with White House.

 

　　a family in xx is stepping up the demanding at federal government investigating the murder of ?.  the victim's family is frustrated¹⁹ with the local investigation²⁰. relatives of xx say his Febuary killing²¹ may have been a hate crime. xx black and openly gay was running for Mayor in xx when he was found dead alone the xx levy²². a recently released autopsy²³ report placed the cause of death as asphyxia by undetermined ? with evidence that he was beaten. but xx's family says they received little infomations from local authorities. the sherrif's department has arrested a suspect and official says he has admitted to the crime. a national black association has also called on federal government to step in. justice department says it's monitoring the local investigation.

 

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1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 arraigned   

v.告发( arraign的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；传讯；指责

参考例句：

• He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
• She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 dingy   

adj.昏暗的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
• The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。

4 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

5 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。

6 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

7 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

8 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

9 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

10 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

11 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

12 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 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。

14 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

15 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

16 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。

17 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

18 bate   

v.压制；减弱；n.（制革用的）软化剂

参考例句：

• The cruel landlord would bate him no rent.那个狠心的地主不肯给他减租。
• I was unable to bate my enthusiasm.我无法抑制自己的热切的心情。

19 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

21 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。

22 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。

23 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。