NPR 2011-02-18
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From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
In Wisconsin a movement to strip away collective bargaining rights of public workers has hit a new snag. There are no democratic senators to be found in the state capital. The republicans who hold a 19:14 majority, lead at least one democrat 1 in the senate present before a vote can be held on republican governors Scott Walker's bill. State police announced searching for them, meanwhile, MantiMichaelson in the member station of WUWM, says teachers and other public workers are outing for forth 2 again on Madison to protest the measure.
There people are avowing 3 agency wants of this year. School children with school teachers sit in counting workers. Many children are out of school today, because public school teachers in the Madison area fall in steps, and the law speaker inspiring you know, sound everything is wrong, what they discussed is union made to brew 4 spring team fallen the USA.
MantiMichaelson of member station, WUU, WUWM.
President Barack Obama is due to leave this hour for the west coast. NPR's JoeSxxx reports Mr.Obama will be meeting with Facebook founder 5 Mark Zuckerberg, as he focuses on the plan to increase spending on education.
The meet with Zuckerberg and other business executives in the San Francisco bay area, comes as president's new budget proposal as congress to spend billions more on science and techology education. Even as he calls for a five-year freeze on government spending else well.
Engineering men, critical frankly 6, problems are weak. These are the kinds of subjects and skills that I give the needs to achieve susccess in the 21st century.
The president was speaking earlier this weekend in Mxxx. Mr.Obama will have dinner with San Francisco business executive Sxxx, who will be in Oregon, the two will entire manufacturing facility and meet with a chip-maker CEO and other intellectual executives. JxxSxxx NPR news, Washington.
A quick resolution to a diplomatic stand of involving American drone in Pakistan on murder charges are suffering a setback 8. A court in Lahore will remain David works as the US consulate 9, give Pakistan government three more weeks to determine his status as a diplomat 7 entitle to community. From Lahore NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that the delay is likely to aggravate 10 US-Pakistan relations already tested by this case.
The failure of the Pakistan govenment to clarify its position on whether remain David has diplomatic community, mean said he is likely to remain in jail at least until March 14th, when the next hearing is scheduled. As the weeks drag on, the case is becoming mild in dozens of unseal?/ private potentials, they challenge everything from David's claims to a community to his conditions in jail. The US council general in Lohore issued a statement, saying David has been treated like every other Pakistani prisoners, adding he sleeps on the phone matches on a concrete pad. Julie McCarthy NPR news, Lahore.
The Dow is up nearly 30 at 12,300. This is NPR.
US economy is growing that today according to conference board in industry research group, its gage 11 of leading indicators 12 inched up to 0.10% last month. Even though it's the 17th consecutive 13 increase, Danielle Karson reports only six of the ten components 14 were up. The journalist is saying it means economic growth is far from robust 15.
There are fresh signs of life in the economy, it grew in the first quarter. Stocks are rallied. Exports are up. Consumer spending is on the road again. But last month index which major states are on building permits jobless claims in the financial markets, suggest while the economy is growing, is still not going gain busters. Bank of American Merrill Lynch economist 16 Michael Hanson.
We have targets that ahead within the economy, so labor 17 market is taking its time, the housing market I think is going to take several years before we really fundamentally say that turned round, on that's the near term getting a way located on growth.
The federal reserve forecasts growth could reach for 3% this year. The economy needs to grow a 5% for a full year to lower the jobless rate by a percentage point. For NPR news, I am Danielle Karson in Washington.
Taking a look at consumer core prices, the government says it's on 0.20% increase in January, the largest labor department has more than a year. However, include the voluntary categories of gas and food cost, and rising of the consumer price index closed to 0.40%.
Loaning was seriously looking at a buyer home maybe that much more encourage by news that mortgage rates were down this week. The mortgage giant Freddie Mac says year average has been around 5% for thirty years fixed 18 rate loans, and just over 4.25% on fifteen-year loans.
- 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 wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- Hafiz Ismail's message, while avowing sweeping terms, stated a modest and largely psychological objective. 哈菲兹·伊斯梅尔的电报虽然提出了种种难以满足的条件,却说出了一个不算过高而且在很大程度上属于心理上的目标。 来自辞典例句
- Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
- The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群,因恐他们酿祸。
- 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。
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话,紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- 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。
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
- Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
- He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。
- Can you gage what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗?
- It's difficult to gage one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
- The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
- It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
- the components of a machine 机器部件
- Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高,身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道,中国希望保持经济强势增长,以减少贫困和失业状况。
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。