NPR 2011-06-26
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：2011年NPR美国国家公共电台6月
At New York's legislature, a victory for gay marriage supporters. The bill has been signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and it’s due to take effect in 30 days. Correspondent Kemmie Getts reports not everyone is pleased.
The Senate approved the bill 33-29, with four members of the Republican majority joining all but one Democrat 1 in support. New York is now the sixth and largest state to permit same-sex marriage. People have varied 2 reactions on the streets of Brooklyn. Julie Ruediger says she's elated.
"It's just not about having a wedding or rings but gives gay people rights that many people have."
But Goffta Joseph disagrees.
"I know lots of gay people. I love them. I have no bad feeling against them because they're human being like myself, but I just, I find they should not be getting married."
Opponents have vowed 3 to retaliate 4 at election time. The law goes into effect in 30 days.
For NPR News, I'm Kemmie Getts in New York.
In waterlogged Minot, North Dakota, the Souris surface rise appears to be slowing down as it approaches a crest 5 that could turn out to be lower than an earlier projection 6 of 8.5 feet above major flood stage. In nearby Sawyer, North Dakota, crews are working hard to prevent major flooding damage. Mayor Cy Kotaska:
"It’s a full floods effort that still saved the city. I'm standing 7 in my office at City Hall right now, and we pretty all got this out because we think that City Hall will be in the water sometime."
The town population 350 is under mandatory 8 evacuation orders.
In Pakistan, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 policemen in the country's restive 9 northwest. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports militants 10, some reportedly dressed in burkas, seized a police station, took several hostages in the latest terror assault since the raid that killed bin 11 Laden 12.
Local authorities say the siege in Dera Ismail Khan lasted some four hours before police regained 13 control of the station that fell to the attackers when officials say three or four suicide bombers 14 entered the building, hurling 15 grenades. Local media say a series of explosions was followed by a fierce gun battle. Television footage showed thick black smoke billowing from the roof of the fortress-like police station as security forces and police deployed 16 to end the assault. Authorities say five terrorists were killed. Dera Ismail Khan sits beside Pakistan's violence-ridden tribal 17 belt. It's proximity 18 to South Waziristan, used as a base by al-Qaeda, and the Pakistan Taliban has put it on the frontline of the militancy 19. Julie McCarthy, NPR News, Islamabad.
In his weekly address, President Obama is saying high-tech 20 manufacturing is key to job growth in the US.
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One researcher is saying that diabetes 21 may become the defining global health issue for the next decade. In a study published in The Lancet journal, an international team of researchers reports that in the past 30 years rates of diabetes have either risen or at best remained the same in almost all parts of the world. The study conducted with the World Health Organization estimates there're 347 million people with diabetes worldwide.
The UN High Commissioner 22 for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is calling for the end of civilian 23 trials in Bahrain and for the immediate 24 release of all peaceful demonstrators arrested in February. Lisa Schlein in Geneva reports Pillay has sent a letter to the king of Bahrain, conveying her concerns.
Pillay condemns 25 the harsh sentences including life imprisonment 26 handed down to 21 political activists 27 in Bahrain. She says these are the marks of political persecution 28. Her spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani says some of those sentenced reportedly have been severely 29 beaten.
"We noted 30 particularly that four individuals previously 31 arrested reportedly died in detention 32 due to injuries resulting from severe torture."
Shamdasani says the UN has information that more than 100 people have been convicted of crimes allegedly committed during the protests since March. And up to 1000 people remain in detention. For NPR News, I'm Lisa Schlein in Geneva.
As the 4th of July approaches, South Georgia officials banning the use of fireworks as a precaution against wildfires. Three large fires have burned more than 500 square miles in that region.
I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News.
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
- The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
- He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。
- Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
- The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。
- 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。
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
- The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
- The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。
- 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。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
- Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。
- Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发， 斗志昂扬，为实现四个现代化而奋战。
- The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。
- The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
- The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
- 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。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
- He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
- 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》
- He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
- Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。