NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-16

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

 

　　Civil rights activists¹ are planning to hold vigils and rallies outside federal buildings in 100 cities in memory of Trayvon Martin this Saturday. It will have been a week since a central Florida jury acquitted² the man who killed the African-American teen whose 2012 death has reignited debates over race and the justice system. Earlier today Attorney General Eric Holder³ weighed in, saying the Justice Department is still investigating the case, but as NPR's Mara Liasson reports, the White House says President Obama is staying out of it.

 

　　The Justice Department is deciding whether to file criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says President Obama plans to leave that decision to the attorney general.

 

　　“As the Justice Department said yesterday, they first acknowledged last year that they have an opening investigation⁴ into Trayvon Martin's death and they are continuing to evaluate that evidence.”

 

　　Since Zimmerman was acquitted, the president has released a statement saying that all Americans should be asking themselves what they can do to stem the tide of gun violence for our communities and how they can help prevent future tragedies like this one from happening again. Mara Liasson, NPR News, the White House.

 

　　Georgia death row inmate⁵ Warren Hill is scheduled for execution tonight. Warren Hill's attorneys maintain their client should not have received the death penalty for a 1990 murder because he's intellectually disable, those IQs below 70. During his trial, doctors from the state testified Hill still knew right from wrong.

 

　　Senate Majority Leader Harry⁶ Reid threw cold water today on hopes expressed by Senate Republicans that a deal can be worked out to avert⁷ a potentially explosive rules change limiting the use of the filibuster⁸. NPR's David Welna reports the Democratic leader says a rules change will happen unless Republicans let seven stalled nominations⁹ move forward.

 

　　With just one day to go before Senate Democrats¹⁰ could pull the trigger on what's known as the nuclear option, Majority Leader Reid said he's prepared to change the Senate rules on the filibuster with just a 51-vote simple majority and set up a traditional 2/3 supermajority. Republicans have called for an evening meeting of all senators to discuss the stand-off, but Reid told reporters there's no need for talks.

 

　　“If the sky's falling and they think it's falling, let them stop the filibusters¹¹ on the seven I filed cloture on, and we will have up-or-down votes on these people and go on to the business for the day.”

 

　　Sixty votes would be required for cloture on limiting further debate on the seven nominations. Reid said Republicans have held up too many nominees¹² and he's ready to eliminate the 60-vote barrier. David Welna, NPR News, the Capitol.

 

　　More clashes are reported this hour in Egypt, where security forces have fired tear gas into a crowd in central Cairo in the unrest over President Mohammed Morsi's ouster more than a week ago. In Cairo today, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns urged Egypt’s interim¹³ government to be transparent¹⁴ and inclusive.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was up 20 at 15, 484. This is NPR.

 

　　Envoys¹⁵ from North and South Korea have ended their latest meeting without an agreement over a joint¹⁶ industrial park that was shut down three months ago. Here's the latest from Jason Strother in Seoul.

 

　　The Kaes?ng joint industrial park isn't any closer to reopening. It was the third time that envoys from North and South Korea failed to find common ground. Seoul wants an apology and new safeguards from Pyongyang, but those do not seem likely. Officials will pick up again later this week during another round of talks. The complex is home to 123 South Korean factories that employed 53,000 North Korean workers. For NPR News, I'm Jason Strother in Seoul.

 

　　Under mounting opposition¹⁷ and media pressure, the Italian government is acknowledging the stakes in allowing the hasty deportation¹⁸ of the wife and daughter of a Kazakh dissident. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports the government revoked¹⁹ the deportation orders what Kazakhstan says the woman is not allowed to leave.

 

　　Anna Shalabayevais is the wife of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a former Kazakh energy minister granted asylum²⁰ by Britain, but whose current whereabouts are unknown. By allowing her deportation to a country known for human rights abuses, Italy could be in violation²¹ of international treaties. Responding to questions from the UN, human rights rapporteur Prime Minister Enrico Letta launched an inquiry²². Letta said neither he, the interior, foreign nor justice ministers were informed about the deportation. Interior Minister Angelino Alfano is under pressure to resign. He's the right-hand man of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a close friend of Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbaev. Opposition leaders suspect the deportations could be carried out only on orders from the highest level. Sylvia Poggioli, NPR News, Rome.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.

1 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》

2 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

3 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

4 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。

5 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。

6 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

8 filibuster   

n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠

参考例句：

• A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
• The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。

9 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

10 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》

11 filibusters   

n.掠夺兵( filibuster的名词复数 )；暴兵；（用冗长的发言）阻挠议事的议员；会议妨碍行为v.阻碍或延宕国会或其他立法机构通过提案( filibuster的第三人称单数 )；掠夺

参考例句：

• This Republican leadership has waged 78 filibusters and we still have six months to go. 而这届参议院上台才一年半，共和党领导层已经应用了78次。 来自互联网
• Yes, there were filibusters in the past-most notably by segregationists trying to block civil rights legislation. 没错，过去也有使用阻挠立法手段的——尤其是种族隔离分子阻止民权法案使用过。 来自互联网

12 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

13 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。

14 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

15 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

16 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

17 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。

18 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

19 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

20 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

21 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。

22 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。