NPR 2008-12-31
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has named his choice to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the US Senate. Blagojevich today picked former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Arnold reports.
Blagojevich named Burris much to the chagrin 1 of Senate Democrats 2 and Illinois officials. Several have said Burris will make a fine Senator, but the appointment isn't Blagojevich's to make anymore. That's because federal prosecutors 3 allege 4 the governor tried to sell the Senate appointment in exchange for campaign cash and other political favors. Blagojevich has denied any wrongdoing and says Burris has nothing to do with the corruption 5 case. "Please, don't allow the allegations against me to taint 6 this good and honest man. " Burris now works as a consultant 7 but served as a state comptroller in the 1980s. Senate majority leader Harry 8 Reid has released a statement, saying the appointment will not stand. For NPR News, I'm Tony Arnold in Chicago.
israeli fighter jets pummeled Hamas targets in Gaza for a fourth day and rocket fire from Gaza militants 10 reached into the Israeli city of Beersheba, the deepest attack yet into Israel. NPR's Eric Westervelt has more.
The Israeli air force expanded its targets in the last 48 hours to include homes of militant 9 leaders and government buildings. Many residential 11 areas are next to these structures. Gaza resident Hossam al Madhoun says now nowhere feels safe. "They started to target mosques 12, they started to target the ministries 13, the Ministry 14 of Culture that was bombarded. So how come they would figure out what is the safe place anymore." Hamas rocket fire today struck Beersheba, an Israeli city some thirty miles from Gaza, the furthest Gaza rockets that have penetrated 15 into Israel. No one was seriously injured. There's word the French have proposed a 48-hour cease fire to allow for vital food and supplies to enter bomb-battered Gaza. And there is strong diplomatic pressure from the UN and the EU to get a new truce 16, but it's not clear that will happen and there's little guarantee a two-day lull 17, if it's implemented 18, would lead to a lasting 19 calm. Eric Westervelt, NPR News, Jerusalem.
US home prices continue to fall with one key measure that examines prices in 20 large metropolitan 20 areas showing prices falling by another 18% in October from the same period a year ago. The yearly drop in the Case-Shiller index is the biggest since tracking began some eight years ago. Patrick Newport is a housing analyst 21 from Global Insight and says one main factor is pushing down house prices. "What's really driving the numbers right now are foreclosures and the foreclosure problem unfortunately is getting worse and it's bound to get worse next year and we're really not sure what to do to mitigate 22 the number of foreclosures." According to the 20 city index, home prices are now down more than 23% from their peak in July of 2006. Three cities Phoenix 23, Las Vegas and San Francisco have seen prices plunge 24 by more than 30% compared with a year ago.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 184 points today to close at 8,668. The NASDAQ was up 40 points.
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The government has agreed to come to the aid of General Motors' embattled financial arm GMAC with a five-billion-dollar cash infusion 25. In addition, the Treasury 26 Department says it will also lend parent company GM as much as a billion dollars. The assistance comes at a time the world's largest automaker's seen a 41% plunge in November sales, in part due to the inability of some would-be car and truck buyers to obtain financing. GM says it will offer 0-4.9% financing on vehicle loans of up to five years on some 2008 models as well as other financing deals on its 2009 models.
New York Times is being sued by the lobbyist that linked to imprint 27 of Senator John McCain amid the presidential primaries last February. Lobbyist Vicky Iceman is seeking 27 million dollars in the defamation 28 of character suit. NPR's David Folkenflik has more.
The Times had reported that members of Senator McCain's inner circle became apprehensive 29 about the frequent presence of lobbyist Vicky Iceman in the senator's company at the early stages of his 2008 presidential bid. The Times did not state a romantic affair occurred but cited instead several unnamed former campaign associates who said top advisers 30 had become convinced one existed. Iceman lobbied on behalf of companies that did business before McCain's Senator Committee. In her lawsuit 31, Iceman says she had no inappropriate involvement with McCain but suffered professionally and personally from the article's clear implications. In a statement the Times replied that the article was true and accurate saying it "raised questions about a presidential contender and the perception that he had been engaged in conflicts of interest." David Folkenflik, NPR News, New York.
- His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
- Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。
- 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》
- 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。
- The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
- Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- Everything possible should be done to free them from the economic taint.应尽可能把他们从经济的腐蚀中解脱出来。
- Moral taint has spread among young people.道德的败坏在年轻人之间蔓延。
- He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
- Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
- 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。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
- Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
- The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。
- Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
- The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
- Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
- Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。
- The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
- The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
- Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
- That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
- Old families need an infusion of new blood from time to time.古老的家族需要不时地注入新鲜血液。
- Careful observation of the infusion site is necessary.必须仔细观察输液部位。
- 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。
- That dictionary is published under the Longman imprint.那本词典以朗曼公司的名义出版。
- Her speech left its imprint on me.她的演讲给我留下了深刻印象。
- Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
- The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。
- She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
- He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。