NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-01
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From NPR News in Washington, I’m Louis Givorni.
As midnight deadline approaches, President Obama is signaling that a budget deal to avert 1 the fiscal 2 cliff is within side, but NPR’s Scott Horsley reports that there are still details to air out. “President Obama surrounded himself with middle class tax payers at the White House, as he made another appeal from law makers 3 to compromise before automatic taxing increases take effect in the New Year. He says days of bargaining have * to progress, but so far no final agreement.” “There are solicitous 4 left resolve, but were hopeful that Congress can get it done.” “The White House has agreed to limit income tax heights to families making more than $ 450,000, up from $ 250,000 threshold Mr. Obama wanted. Negotiations 5 continue over how to prevent automatic spending cuts. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.
The Secretary of State remains 6 under observation at New York Presbyterian Hospital Hillary Rodham Clinton is being treated for a blood clot 7 related to a concussion 8 she sustained and a recent home fall.
A Bipartisan report from a Senate Panel Find said that the State Department failed to assure the security of the U.S. mission in Benghazi Libya. U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed in a September 11th attack.
China has expelled a journalist working for the New York Times by declining to extend his media accreditation 9. NPR’s Louisa Lim has more. “A statement from the New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson acknowledged that Chris Buckley has been forced to relocate outside China. She said the newspaper has made repeated requests for his journalist visa to be renewed, Buckley, an Australian reporter who left Reuters for the New York Times in October. This act could be a retaliation 10 for the Times’ exposal on the wealth of family members of China’s Premier 11 Wen Jiabao. Beijing has reacted angrily blocking the newspaper’s website. In May, Beijing expelled Melissa Chan, an American working for Al-Jazeera, and what was believed to have been the first such case in 14 years. The two respected journalists should be expelled in one year underlines Beijing’s new hardline stance on the foreign media. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Beijing.
The first new medicine in four decades ended to tuberculosis 12 has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The pill called Sirturo has been formulated 13 for use with other older drugs to fight how to treat tuberculosis. Pam* of Johnson & Johnson. “Globally, this is a very very significant global health problem. Therefore, over 600,000 cases reported in 21.”
On Wall Street this hour, the Dow is up 128 points at 13,066. The NASDAQ is up 55 points. This is NPR News.
Violence erupted across Iraq today. At least 23 people dead in insurgent 14 attacks aiming at Shiite communities and pilgrims. The deadliest blasts were seen about 40 miles south of the capital where militants 15 planted bombs around two homes, one belonging to a police officer.
The UN’s Peacekeeping Mission to the young nation of East Timor is due to expire as the errand. NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports the last of the 1600 strong force who pulled out East Timor as their missions lies down. “The successful completion of Parliamentary Presidential Elections this year was seen as a key sign of the country’s political stability. The Peacekeepers have completed their training as Timorian police and soldiers. Other UN organizations will stay on in East Timor to help with development and institution building. After East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 referendum, the UN help administer the country until it achieved full sovereignty in 2002. UN peacekeepers stepped in to restore order after * fighting broke out in 2006. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Jakarta.”
Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers said join the roads of National Football League Coaches with the losing records who have been asked also looking for work Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles, Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears, Pat Shurmur of the Cleveland Browns, Chan Gailey of the Buffalo 16 Bills and Kansas City chief coach Romeo Crennel.
Happy new year to much of Russia and United Arab Emirates. Among others, Iran rings to 2013 about 25 minutes from now.
I’m Louis Givorni, this is NPR News, Washington.
- 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。
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was so solicitous of his guests.他对他的客人们非常关切。
- I am solicitous of his help.我渴得到他的帮助。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- 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。
- Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
- The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。
- He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
- She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。
- a letter of accreditation 一份合格证明书
- This paper gives an overview of the Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) in High Level Architecture(HLA). 对基于高层体系结构(High Level Architecture,简称HLA)的仿真系统的校核、验证与确认(Verification, Validation and Accreditation,简称VV&A)问题进行了详细的介绍及分析。 来自互联网
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
- Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。
- He claims that the writer never consciously formulated his own theoretical position. 他声称该作家从未有意识地阐明他自己的理论见解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This idea can be formulated in two different ways. 这个意思可以有两种说法。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
- The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。