时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:2013年NPR美国国家公共电台11月


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 The Obama administration and congressional law makers 2 are rejecting a plea for clemency 3 from Edward Snowden whose in the sylum in Russia. Snowden met with a German law maker 1 last week and gave him a letter asking the US for clemency for charges of allegedly leaking classified information form the National Security Agency. Snowden wrote speaking the truth is not a crime. The White House adviser 4 DF told ABC this week clemency is not a option.Mr.Snowden violated the US law,there ends of in our believes always been, he should return to United States and face justice.


House intelligence committee chairman MR agrees Snowden has triggered a firestorm among US Allies over allegations over the US spied on them.
Sectary of States John Carry in on the tour of the middle east that started today with a surprised visit to Egypt, and C/ reports/
It was a sign of just how much has changed between the US and Egypt, once the most s/ ally in the Arab world, that the visit was shroud 5 in secrecy 6. In the Cairo press conference with Egypt foreign minister, Carry acknowledged turbulence 7 between the two nations, but said the US is committed to the Egyptian people and praised the in-term government for taking steps toward holding the election next year. The United States believes that the US-Egypt partnership 8 is going to be the strongest when Egypt is represented by a inclusive, democratically elected s/ government. The US has suspended a sizeable amount of US military aid to Egypt following a wide crackdown on M/ supporters, over 1000 people has been killed so far. 
And it is really drown crashed in the GS today.Israel says it went down because of a technical malfunction 9. A P/ militant 10 group says it shut the drown/ down and seize it. Israeli officials say they are investigating Israel's one of world's largest manufactures of military drowns.
The World Food Program says it distributed food/ to a record of 3.3 million sereals last month, but as S/ reports, the WFP says the aids still felt short.
WFP spokeswoman I/ says more areas in Syria are becoming inaccessible 11 to /agencies because of the intensification 12 of the conflict, especially near D/. WFP feels very concerned about the fate of many Syrians trapped in conflict area and still in need of urgent food assistance. I/ says WFP is monitoring reports of emerging malnutrition 13 among children in besieged 14 areas. She notes the UN food agency has been unable to access 38 locations in rural D/ for more than a year, the residences are cut off from food, medical supplies and other basic items.
B/ international airport is back open after a threat this afternoon, prompted evacuation, flight dever/ and an investigation 15 by bomb technicians. Officials say an airport employee found a note containing the threat. The incident comes after Friday shooting at LA's international airport left a TSA agent dead. The TSA administrator 16 was planning to go to congress to call for a thorough re-examination of federal airport security policy.
In the NewO courtroom tomorrow, oil giant BP will try to reverse a multi-billion dollar settlement for the 2010 oil spill in the gulf 17 of Mexico. BP had agreed to a payment system worked out with the residences and businesses,but now is arguing the cut deal is being misinterpretated and  the administrators 18 are allowing payment for some froge/ and claims.
The New York marathon was back in action today after super Sandy forced to be canceled last year. It was run without incident as JS, a member station WNYC reports.
Two million supporters line in the 46.2 miles road, cheering them more than 48,000 runners who started the race. Marathon organizers say they spent a million dollars on security this year, more than twice as much as last year in response to the Bostin marathon bombing.

1 maker
n.制造者,制造商
  • He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
2 makers
n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式)
  • 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》
3 clemency
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题,将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
4 adviser
n.劝告者,顾问
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
5 shroud
n.裹尸布,寿衣;罩,幕;vt.覆盖,隐藏
  • His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
  • How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下,我该怎么做呢?
6 secrecy
n.秘密,保密,隐蔽
  • All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
  • Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。
7 turbulence
n.喧嚣,狂暴,骚乱,湍流
  • The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
  • The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。
8 partnership
n.合作关系,伙伴关系
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
9 malfunction
vi.发生功能故障,发生故障,显示机能失常
  • There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
  • Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障,计算结果推迟了。
10 militant
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
  • 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。
11 inaccessible
adj.达不到的,难接近的
  • This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
  • The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
12 intensification
n.激烈化,增强明暗度;加厚
  • The intensification of the immunological response represents the body's natural defense. 增强免疫反应代表身体的自然保卫。 来自辞典例句
  • Agriculture in the developing nations is not irreversibly committed, to a particular pattern of intensification. 发展中国家的农业并没有完全为某种集约化形式所束缚。 来自辞典例句
13 malnutrition
n.营养不良
  • In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
  • It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。
14 besieged
包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
  • The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问,弄得报社应接不暇。
15 investigation
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。
16 administrator
n.经营管理者,行政官员
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
17 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
18 administrators
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
学英语单词
abigail
agression
aluminium powder paint
amfetamines
Andrew's Fourier-type plot
arendalite
Arrow, L.
arrowwood
audacity
auxiliary drive
Bacteroprotein
bettered
blende roasting
carob bean trees
carst river
chalga
cholecystopyelostomy
Chorley cakes
chromaphil system
ciliare neuralgia
clea
complete stop
conditional reactions
confess without being pressed
cross ampere-turns
daylight saving
dial selection
diphenylarsine trichloride
earthquakeprediction
Egbako
fan-delta facies
fiercening
flexible die forming
geeing up
glucolyl
grey-brown desert soil
helmet transceiver
Hess capiliary tests
highest intercostal vein
hose hanger
hostessy
hystroflator
indemnity bond
inquietness
internal combustion stove
jeeter
juridical, juridic
landscape sample
lemas
macro-insemination
maintenance fund
merchet
micropolariscope
milling and boring machine
modem server
Muarakumpe
mud-flats
musengezis
narrow-band pyrometer
O chem
oidiomycosis unguium
osmium dichloride
parallel-serial computer
parchemyner
pasakbumin
passive resistence
pile-plank retaining wall
pilodius pilumnoides
privileged processor state word
puntius semifasciolatus
rake product
rebinned
recovery file
reinviting
rip-sulwer
Saint Helier
semi-fresh egg
shippo
soupii
sprout discharge gate
strip storage
supreme council
taking out
Taumaturgo
tea-making
tear fracture toughness
tessels
thermal load
three-point line
toe sock
triakistertrahedron
two circuit microprocessor
ultrasonic immersion technique
uncouch
virtuall
volume discount
vortex-generator
walu
Wawanesa
xeromas
y-axes
yistai