NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-07-31
时间：2019-03-15 作者：英语课 分类：2013年NPR美国国家公共电台7月
英语课
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
A military judge has convicted Private First Class Bradley Manning on all but two of all criminal charges against him for giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrete group WikiLeaks, which posted them online. But NPR’s Craig Windham reports the former Army intelligence analyst 1 was acquitted 2 of the most serious charge against him -- aiding the enemy, which carried a potential life sentence.
Manning could still face a maximum sentence of up to 136 years behind bars. The judge’s ruling on the “aiding the enemy” charge is a setback 3 for the Obama administration, which was hoping that a guilty verdict on that count would discourage others from leaking government secrets. But civil libertarians and press freedom advocates were worried the charge could put a damper on investigative journalism 4 about national security. The 25-year-old Manning stood quietly in his dress uniform and showed no emotion as the military judge read her verdict. The sentencing phase of the trial could last for weeks, and any appeals could take years. Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.
WikiLeaks is calling the espionage 5 convictions “dangerous national security extremism.” Michael Ratner, attorney for WikiLeaks founder 6 in exile Julian Assange spoke 7 to NPR moments ago about what Manning’s conviction could mean.
“The espionage convictions are very serious. The idea that you’re trying or charging people who are whistleblowers with espionage is to mean a misuse 8 of the espionage statute 9.”
But again, the Obama administration says Assange is not a whistleblower. Ratner says Assange has been given a green light to remain at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for as long as he needs. He’s been holed up there to avoid extradition 10 to Sweden for questioning in a sex-crime investigation 11.
In other news, Secretary of State John Kerry says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet again in the coming weeks. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reports they launched a peace process with a goal of reaching a deal in nine months.
Kerry says it’s taken a lot of work just to get to this point, and he knows there are plenty of, as he puts it, passionate 12 skeptics.
“So while I understand the skepticism, I don’t share it, and I don’t think we have time for it. I firmly believe the leaders, the negotiators and citizens invested in this efforts can make peace for one simple reason: because they must.”
He says there’s no other way out but a two-state solution and time is running out. Kerry stood alongside Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, who went earlier in the day to the White House to see President Obama. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, the State Department.
The death toll 13 in Syria’s civil war is still climbing with at least ten more people reportedly killed in a late-night mortar 14 round attack in Homs. Activists 15 say dozens of people were wounded. The attack in Dablan came hours after government forces seized control of another district in Homs.
Before the close, Dow was down sharply. This is NPR.
Spanish authorities have confirmed the driver of the train that derailed and killed 79 people was on the phone. They say the train may have reached its highest 119 mph moments before the crash.
In Switzerland, rescuers have recovered the body of 24-year-old driver of one of the two regional trains that slammed into each other yesterday. At least 26 people were injured.
A group of cancer specialists says the disease is often being overtreated. NPR’s Richard Knox says the issue is whether many patients are getting aggressive treatment when their disease might never cause a problem.
Most people think cancer is nearly always lethal 16 if not treated. But Dr. Laura Esserman, a San Francisco surgeon, says there is a wide variety of cancers.
“There are some they can’t grow a little bit [inaudible], some that’s in progress slowly and some very very aggressive. You could have any one of these things. But if you don't recognize that’s possible, you’re for sure gonna get overtreated.”
She's part of a National Cancer Institute group that looked at whether many cancers might not need to be treated. Its work is summarized in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The group says many cancers of the breast, lung, prostate and thyroid are overdiagnosed. It calls on researchers to figure out which ones can safely be watched and which need early aggressive treatment. Richard Knox, NPR News.
Two stars of the Real Housewives of New Jersey 17 are out on bail 18, half a million dollars each. Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe faced 39 counts of fraud. If convicted, the husband could be deported 19 to Italy since he is not a US citizen.
Well, before the closing bell, Dow was off slightly a point at 15,521.
I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
A military judge has convicted Private First Class Bradley Manning on all but two of all criminal charges against him for giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrete group WikiLeaks, which posted them online. But NPR’s Craig Windham reports the former Army intelligence analyst 1 was acquitted 2 of the most serious charge against him -- aiding the enemy, which carried a potential life sentence.
Manning could still face a maximum sentence of up to 136 years behind bars. The judge’s ruling on the “aiding the enemy” charge is a setback 3 for the Obama administration, which was hoping that a guilty verdict on that count would discourage others from leaking government secrets. But civil libertarians and press freedom advocates were worried the charge could put a damper on investigative journalism 4 about national security. The 25-year-old Manning stood quietly in his dress uniform and showed no emotion as the military judge read her verdict. The sentencing phase of the trial could last for weeks, and any appeals could take years. Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.
WikiLeaks is calling the espionage 5 convictions “dangerous national security extremism.” Michael Ratner, attorney for WikiLeaks founder 6 in exile Julian Assange spoke 7 to NPR moments ago about what Manning’s conviction could mean.
“The espionage convictions are very serious. The idea that you’re trying or charging people who are whistleblowers with espionage is to mean a misuse 8 of the espionage statute 9.”
But again, the Obama administration says Assange is not a whistleblower. Ratner says Assange has been given a green light to remain at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for as long as he needs. He’s been holed up there to avoid extradition 10 to Sweden for questioning in a sex-crime investigation 11.
In other news, Secretary of State John Kerry says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet again in the coming weeks. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reports they launched a peace process with a goal of reaching a deal in nine months.
Kerry says it’s taken a lot of work just to get to this point, and he knows there are plenty of, as he puts it, passionate 12 skeptics.
“So while I understand the skepticism, I don’t share it, and I don’t think we have time for it. I firmly believe the leaders, the negotiators and citizens invested in this efforts can make peace for one simple reason: because they must.”
He says there’s no other way out but a two-state solution and time is running out. Kerry stood alongside Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, who went earlier in the day to the White House to see President Obama. Michele Kelemen, NPR News, the State Department.
The death toll 13 in Syria’s civil war is still climbing with at least ten more people reportedly killed in a late-night mortar 14 round attack in Homs. Activists 15 say dozens of people were wounded. The attack in Dablan came hours after government forces seized control of another district in Homs.
Before the close, Dow was down sharply. This is NPR.
Spanish authorities have confirmed the driver of the train that derailed and killed 79 people was on the phone. They say the train may have reached its highest 119 mph moments before the crash.
In Switzerland, rescuers have recovered the body of 24-year-old driver of one of the two regional trains that slammed into each other yesterday. At least 26 people were injured.
A group of cancer specialists says the disease is often being overtreated. NPR’s Richard Knox says the issue is whether many patients are getting aggressive treatment when their disease might never cause a problem.
Most people think cancer is nearly always lethal 16 if not treated. But Dr. Laura Esserman, a San Francisco surgeon, says there is a wide variety of cancers.
“There are some they can’t grow a little bit [inaudible], some that’s in progress slowly and some very very aggressive. You could have any one of these things. But if you don't recognize that’s possible, you’re for sure gonna get overtreated.”
She's part of a National Cancer Institute group that looked at whether many cancers might not need to be treated. Its work is summarized in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The group says many cancers of the breast, lung, prostate and thyroid are overdiagnosed. It calls on researchers to figure out which ones can safely be watched and which need early aggressive treatment. Richard Knox, NPR News.
Two stars of the Real Housewives of New Jersey 17 are out on bail 18, half a million dollars each. Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe faced 39 counts of fraud. If convicted, the husband could be deported 19 to Italy since he is not a US citizen.
Well, before the closing bell, Dow was off slightly a point at 15,521.
I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
- 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。
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现
- 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。
n.退步，挫折，挫败
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
n.新闻工作，报业
- He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
- He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
n.间谍行为，谍报活动
- The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
- Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
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。
n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用
- It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
- He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。
n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
n.引渡（逃犯）
- The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。
n.调查，调查研究
- 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。
adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的
- He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
- He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- 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》
adj.致死的；毁灭性的
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
n.运动衫
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
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。