NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-11

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

 

　　Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pleading not guilty to thirty counts stemming from an attack that killed three people and left more than 260 wounded, some of whom lost their legs. Tsarnaev appealed in federal court in Boston for the first time since he was captured in mid¹ April. NPR's Tovia Smith describes the scene at the court house today.

 

　　The court house is mobbed, two long lines formed earlier this morning, one for journalists looking to get in on the hearing, the other for members of the public, some who I spoke² to said, that they were at the Marathon narrowly escaped without injury, and they wanted to come and as one said, I want to stare Tsarnaev down, and show him, this man said, that we are stronger than anything that he did. There were a couple of people in line who said they were here to show support for Tsarnaev, believing that he was being set up by the federal government, they said.

 

　　NPR's Tovia Smith. Tsarnaev's older brother Tamerlan died during a gun battle with police days after the attack, and both are accused of also killing³ a fourth person while they were on the run.

 

　　The defence says resident George Zimmerman's trial over the shooting death of an unarmed teenage in central Florida last year and former neighborhood watch volunteer has descided not to testify.

 

　　Have you made the decision?  Yes, sir.

 

　　And, what is their decision, sir?

 

　　after consulting with council, not to testify your own.

 

　　Ok, you understand that no matter what council says to you, is still your decision, you understand that?

 

　　Yes, sir.

 

　　Zimmerman in an exchange with the judge, he maintains he shot 17-year-old  Trayvon Martin in self defence. Martin's family argues the teen was hunted down and murdered.

 

　　An attempt to restore lower interest rates on students loans failed in the senate this afternoon. Rates doubled on July 1st after the chamber⁴ could not reach an agreement on legislation. We have the latest from NPR's Else Chenxx.

 

　　Senate democrats⁵ had hoped to pass the one year extension of the 3.4% interest rate to give sales more time to find ways to make college more affordable⁶ overall. Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina was opposed to that one-year extension and instead pushing it bipartisan plan that would tie the student loan rate to a market rate, the ten-year treasury⁷ note. He says it's still possible for the senate to come up the plan before the August recess⁸.

 

　　We've sent couple of different opportunity, you know, we are in conversation with the White House, with the parliament of edcuation, and what senate do.

 

　　In the meantime, a 6.8% interest rate remains⁹ in place for subsidized Stanford loans. Most loans are issued in August and September, right before classes begin. Else Chenxxx, NPR News, the Capitol.

 

　　Today US stocks remained mixed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down eight points before the closing bell. It's at 15,292; NASDAQ composite index gaining 17 nearly 0.50% at 3,521 and the S&P 500 up slightly at 1,653. You are listening to NPR News.

 

　　The CEO of the railway company that owned the runway train involved in last weekend's fiery¹⁰ crash in Quebec, is blaming it on a train engineer. Edward Burkhardt says that employee has been suspended without pay.

 

　　It's very questionable¹¹ whether the brakes, the hand brakes were proper we plied¹² on this train. Matter of fact all said they warned elsewhere we wouldn't, if had this, this sensitive.

 

　　The train broke loose then derailed several miles away in LAC-MEGANTIC, where explosion rifted several buildings including a crowded bar. At least 15 people are confirmed dead, however dozens more people are still missing and fear dead. Quebec's premier¹³ has announced the 60-million dollar fund to help rebuild the community.

 

　　The securities exchange commission has voted to do a way with the ban on advertising¹⁴ by hedge funds in private equity¹⁵ firms. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports this would allow hedge funds to solicit¹⁶ investments from the public, but consumer advocates are concerned it could lead to more fragility or risky¹⁷ investments.

 

　　The jobs act, business startup act of jobs act, passed last year, requiring the limination of the ban on advertisements from private investment groups, and by a vote of 4:1, the commission adopted it. The loan descent came from democratic commissioner¹⁸, Louis Eglerxx, who echoed consumer protection groups, saying it could lead to explication of smaller investors¹⁹ and wanted strict rules in place. The commission also voted to monitor the advertisements, despite republican opposition²⁰ and additional regulation would staff a business. Yuki Noguchi NPR News, Washington.

 

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1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

5 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》

6 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

7 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

8 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

9 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。

10 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

11 questionable   

adj.可疑的，有问题的

参考例句：

• There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

12 plied   

v.使用（工具）( ply的过去式和过去分词 )；经常供应（食物、饮料）；固定往来；经营生意

参考例句：

• They plied me with questions about my visit to England. 他们不断地询问我的英国之行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They plied us with tea and cakes. 他们一个劲儿地让我们喝茶、吃糕饼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

14 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

15 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

16 solicit   

vi.勾引；乞求；vt.请求，乞求；招揽(生意)

参考例句：

• Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。
• We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。

17 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

18 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

19 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

20 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。