NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-05-14

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.A Philadelphia abortion¹ doctor faces the death penalty after he was convicted today a first degree murder accused of killing² three babies, shortly after they were born. NPR's Jeff Brady reports on the jury's verdict moments ago in doctor  Kermit Gosnell's trial.

 

　　Doctor Gosnell was found guilty for three of the babies, but found not guilty of murder in the first degree for the fourth baby and then found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the female patient who died on his care. That's NPR's Jeff Brady reporting.

 

　　Prosecutors³ argued that the 72-year-old doctor routinely performed illegal late-term abortions⁴ beyond Pennsylvania's 24-week limit. The case became a flashpoint in the national debate over abortion.

 

　　The Justice Department has reached the biggest drug safety settlement today with a generic⁵ drug maker⁶. The U.S. subsidiary of an Indian pharmaceutical⁷ company has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges, including making false statements. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports the company will pay 500 million dollars to settle criminal and civil claims.

 

　　The deal with Ranbaxy laboratories involves generic drugs made at two manufacturing plants in India. Prosecutors in Maryland say the company violated the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic⁸ Act by importing drugs that did conform to good manufacturing standards. U.S. inspectors⁹ found incomplete testing records and a faulty program for assessing the safety of the drugs. Ranbaxy's U.S. subsidiary also allegedly made false statements about some of those tests. Authorities say their plea deal with the generic drug maker is the largest of its kind. Ranbaxy will pay $150 million in criminal fines and forfeiture¹⁰ and $350 million to settle civil claims under the False Claims Act. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　The war in Syria was high on the agenda when President Obama met today with British Prime Minister David Cameron. They say they are making a big push to find a diplomatic solution, NPR's Michele Kelemen has the latest.

 

　　Prime Minister Cameron says there is no more urgent task than getting Syrians to the table to agree on a transitional government.

 

　　Syria's history is being written in the blood of her people and it is happening on our watch. The world urgently needs to come together to bring the killing to an end.

 

　　The British prime minister came to Washington after he describes as very good talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria. President Obama says everyone including the Russians are interested in seeing a Syria that's not engaged in sectarian war and not an outpost of extremism. Russia, the U.S. and others are planning for a Syria conference in the coming weeks. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was down 25 points at 15,092.

 

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　　The U.S. Supreme¹¹ Court is citing with Monsanto in a fight over genetically¹² engineered soybeans. The justices unanimously rejected an Indiana farmer's argument that cheap soybeans purchased from a green elevator are not covered by the Monsanto patents. Even though, most were also genetically modified to resist Monsanto's roundup weed killer¹³.

 

　　Retailers¹⁴ are coming off a better month for sales. The Commerce Department says sales rose at 0.1% in April as more people purchased clothes and cars. Business stockpiles were flat in March and sales fell sharply. The Commerce Department saying today, sales dropped more than 1% reversing the previous month gain.

 

　　Barbara Walters is stepping down from ABC News after nearly forty years with the network. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports the veteran TV anchor announced the news today on the view.

 

　　Barbara Walters is apparently¹⁵ the kind of workaholic whose retirement¹⁶ will include continuing to executive produce "The View". That's the show she created 17 years ago in where she made her announcement.

 

　　I am perfectly¹⁷ healthy, this is my decision. I've been thinking about it for a longtime.

 

　　Walters is a path breaker, the first women to anchor network morning show and in evening network Newscast. Everyone who was anyone in the latter part of the 20th century, sat down across from  Barbara Walters, including Fidel Castro, Monica Lewinsky and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He appeared as part of the announcement.

 

　　I was in the neighbourhood and you've always been my idol¹⁸.

 

　　True to form, Walters started asking him about his own retirement. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.

 

　　At last glance, Dow was down 25 points; NASDAQ up two and the S&P 500 gaining slightly.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 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。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

5 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

6 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

7 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

8 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

9 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 forfeiture   

n.（名誉等）丧失

参考例句：

• Both face maximum forfeitures of about $1.2 million.双方都面临最高120万美元左右的罚金。
• If he should break his day,what should I gain by the exaction of the forfeiture?如果他到期不还我从这罚金中又能得到什么好处？

11 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

12 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

13 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

14 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。

15 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

16 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。

17 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

18 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。