NPR 美国国家电台 2015-1-8
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：2015年NPR美国国家公共电台1月
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Former Virginia governor Bob McDonell has been sentenced to 2 years in prison on federal corruption 1 charges. NPR's Jenifer reports it's a lord last prosecutors 2 asked for Bob McDonell has appealed.
A string of XX witnesses were hearing pleaded from XX, McDonell's lawyer read from some of the hundreds of letters for testing he has compassion 3, integrity and lifetime of public service. Legal analyse say all that clearly has an impact though the jail time should still serves a warning for other politician who accept gift from constituents 4. After the sentencing McDonell spoke 5 briefly 6 to reporters:
The judge ordered McDonell to report to jail Fabruary 9th. He is asking to remain free on bail 7 while his cases appealed.
New congress was gambling 8 today with the republicans formerly 9 taking control of the senate. As NPR's Bracline B. explains Senators on both signs of the optimistic about getting things done but also had friendly advice the college cross the aisle 10:
Senaters are still adjusting to the new rules. D. an Illinois democratic and party leader is now in the minority.
I 'm hoping that turns out democrats 11 will be more affective productive and cooperative minority than those republicans were .
Republican XX of South Carolana pushed back:
Here is until on Democrats. You will give a chance to express yourself as a minority
In aside by partisanship 12, two senators earlier in the day introduced legislation on the Keystone XL pipeline 13. But the White House says if it passes congress the president will veto it.
US Houses re-elected republican John Benner the service of terms speaker won
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1 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
- 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。
2 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- 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。
3 compassion
n.同情，怜悯
- He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
- Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
4 constituents
n.选民( constituent的名词复数 )；成分；构成部分；要素
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 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
- 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。
6 briefly
adv.简单地，简短地
- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
7 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
8 gambling
n.赌博；投机
- They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
- The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
9 formerly
adv.从前，以前
- We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
10 aisle
n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道
- The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
- The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
11 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- 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》
12 Partisanship
n. 党派性, 党派偏见
- Her violent partisanship was fighting Soames's battle. 她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。
- There was a link of understanding between them, more important than affection or partisanship. ' 比起人间的感情，比起相同的政见，这一点都来得格外重要。 来自英汉文学