美国国家电台 NPR 2012-10-18

 From NPR News in Washington. I'm Lakshmi Singh. Federal authority have arrested a Bangladeshi national in connection with plot to bomb New York Federal Reserve. The Justice Department says in the statement that the terroe suspect was picked up this morning in lower Manhattan. The culmination¹ of a sting operation during which the man was closely monitored by the FBI's Joint² Terrorism Task Force New York office. The authority say the public was never in any danger. 

 

President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt³ Romney are back on the campaign trail after their dramatic debate last night. Mr. Obama scheduled appearances in Iowa and Ohio while Romney appeared to voters in Virginia. The third and final debate between the two candidates is coming up in less than a week. NPR's P reports some political analysts⁴ say it may not be as contentious⁵ or as closely watched as last night showed out.

 

The third debate will focus on foreign policy and John who is the professor of government at the collage⁶ W in Virginia says the president is likely to feel he has a significant advantage in that area. 

He has a lot more experience in foreign affairs. He has a lot more information. He's probably going to be able to address a number of these issues. No way that the voters are likely to give the president more credibility on than the challenger. 

 

J says he does not expect next debate to get as much attention as the first two got.

 

People have seen these candidates a couple of times. I frankly⁷ unthink there is going to be as much intrest among the billions (of) audience.

 

Final debate is next Monday in B Florida. C, NPR News.

 

Germany powerful Finance Minister is calling on the European Union to appoint a  commissioner who would in effect control the per strains of member countries' budgets. NPR's P reports from Berlin that the suggestion is likely to meet with stiff opposition⁸ that two-day EU summit that begins Thursday.

 

German Finance Minister VS says the point is to get the European Union to take more meaningful steps for creating a fiscal⁹ union that would stabilize¹⁰ the euro. But his proposal for currencies are, in call for a more flexible voting arrangements in European parliament are likely to make many EU members skittish¹¹. What's more likely a garner¹² support the summit in Brussels is a proposal to strengthen the European Central Bank role by giving it control of private banks. Currently, those banks are regulated by the central banks of the country they are located in. Analysts say any of these measures if approved would require a new treaty , discussions for which will happen in December at the earliest. N, NPR News, Berlin.

 

Before the close on Wall Street, Dow Drones Industrial Average up 5 points at 13,557, Nasdaq gaining 3 at 3,104; the S&P 500 up slightly, it's 1,461. 

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The Taliban is claiming responsibility for another mass attack on coalition¹³ forces in Afghanistan. This time, in Eastern P province. For NPR S says ten Afghan troops were wounded.

 

The attacks targeting Afghan bases and forces around the rises they continue to consume more responsibility for security in the country. According to NATO, Afghan forces are now leading 60% of security operations and they are suffering five times as many casualties as coalition forces. NPR C reporting.

 

US officials say a CIA operative was among those killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan Intelligence Office in K, Saturday. Another intelligence officer, 24 year-old soldier and four Afghan intelligence officials also lost their lives. 

A trial day has been set for Gorge¹⁴ Zellman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting and killing¹⁵ unarmed teenager TM. NPR's M reports form Miami. The trial was set for next June.

 

It was the first hearing in the case for second judge DN .She took over the case after Zellman defended successfully,a sock? had previous judge dismissed. The Judge set trial for June tenth next year. Attorney says the trial may last three weeks. Z's lawyer M indicated he may not be ready by then. M has previously¹⁶ asked the judge to delay proceedings¹⁷ in the case, saying he has taken as many as 75 depositions¹⁸ and still seeking discovery documents from prosecutors¹⁹. This week, Z's defense²⁰ is also waiting for records of trails on Facebook and twitter accounts. Another hearing in the case in S, Friday, to determine whether the Z's defends is *, the teenager's school records. M, NPR News, Miami.

1 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

6 collage   

n.拼贴画；v.拼贴；把……创作成拼贴画

参考例句：

• A collage of coloured paper covers a table top.一副彩纸拼贴画盖在桌面上。
• He has used a mixture of mosaic,collage and felt-tip pen.他混合使用了马赛克、拼贴画和毡头笔。

7 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• 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。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

10 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

11 skittish   

adj.易激动的，轻佻的

参考例句：

• She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around.她男朋友在场时，她就显得格外轻佻。
• I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.我不准我的儿子与轻佻的女孩交往。

12 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

13 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

14 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

15 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

16 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

17 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

18 depositions   

沉积（物）( deposition的名词复数 )； （在法庭上的）宣誓作证； 处置； 罢免

参考例句：

• The safety problems are more severe for low-pressure depositions because the processes often use concentrated gases. 对于低压淀积来说安全性问题更为突出，因为这种工艺通常使用高浓度的气体。
• The chief method is to take depositions of parties and witnesses. 主要的方法是录取当事人和证人的宣誓证言。 来自口语例句

19 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• 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。

20 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。