NPR 2012-12-07

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　　From NPR news in Washington, I am Kova Coman.

 

　　Senate republican leader Mitch McConnell called for vote today on whether to let the president Obama control the U.S debt limit. Senate majority leader Harry¹ Reid then brought the bill froward for a vote, but McConnell blocked it, Senate majority leader Reid had said he had more than 50 votes to pass the legislation in the 100 member Senate. Republicans are now demanding a super majority for the bill that would require at least 60 votes.

 

　　Michigan state police pushed back protesters in the Michigan state Senate today with chemical spray. The protesters are at the capital in Lansing with the Michigan legislator is considering passing right to worker laws. There is would ban unions from requiring non-union workers to pay dues to support union activity. Michigan public radio net worker Rick Boluta  is at the capital, he says all four stories of the rotunda² are jammed with demonstrators." Every floor is sort of surrounded by the protesters, you can hear them chanting behind me, and they are just trying to make as much nosies as they can, and hoping that the legislators in the chamber³ on either side of them will hear them." Rick Boluta, reporting.

 

　　A former Navy sealer has been charged with attempting to share  classified information with Russia. The justice department says      Robert Patrick Hoffman unknowingly passed documents to FBI agents. NPR' s Gary Johnson reports he faces life in prison if convicted. Robert Hoffman spent 20 years in the Navy where he had an access to secret programs in operations, until he retired⁴ last year. The U.S attorney in Virginia says Hoffman tried to give classified information about ways to track American submarines to the Russian government. But Russians warned at the October 21st meeting, instead Hoffman that was FBI agent posing as foreigners. The justice department says Russia broke no laws in this case. Gary Johnson, NPR news, Washington.

 

　　Egyptian's protesters are gathering⁵ again in front of the Egyptian presidential palace, this is a day after opponents of Egyptian president Mohamed Mulsi faced off  with his supporters in the violent clash that killed several people. NPR 's Sahaa Sahadi Nelsen is there and says there is only one sain/sign president now, president Mulsi's opponents. " There is different from last night stays, besides different mood, it's a back/bad, back/bad, different republicans are known, have set up tent and broad wire around or I think it's locking up three. They are not letting protesters get closed as they did before, the officials for the military have said they are not hear to repress or suppress the protesters but they are trying to keep someone in order and prevent any confluence⁶ that occurred last night between pro-Mulsi's supporters and anti-Mulsi's supporters. NPR 's Sahaa Sahadi Nelsen.

 

　　On wall street, the Dow-Jones industrial average is up 18 points at 13052, this is NPR.

 

　　U.S republican senator James Dimanda in South Carolina is resigning his seat, he is leaving to become the head of the conversative think-tank---the heritage foundation. Dimanda says he is stepping down because the conversative movement needs leadership in the marveled ideas. His resignation opens the way for South Carolina governor Nicky Haley to appoint his successor. She is also a republican and has not hinted who she is thinking of naming to take over the demand seat.

 

　　Italian authorities has discovered a centuries-old Egyptian's Sphinx, that was about to be sold on the black market. NPR 's Sofia Po Julie reports it came to light and probe into trafficking in antiquities⁷. " The work is in Egyptian grand sculpture of Sphinx dating for perhaps fourth century B.C, Italian task police said it was found on the outskirt to Roma last week, it was inside a box hidden in a green house near an ancient Etruscan acropolis. An Italian and a Romanian were under investigation⁸. Task police major Marcey Moluoxi said this things about 2 feet tall and 4 feet long, and probably adorned⁹ first century B.C Roman villa¹⁰ at the time when egyptian 's sculptures were fashionable. The Sphinx will fined in U in Roma's Vela Juliet museum which specializes in Etruscan antiquities. Sofia Po Julie, NPR news , Roma.

 

　　The U.N 's secretary general Ban Ki-moon is asking Syria president Bashar al-Assad to avoid using chemical weapons under any circumstances in the Syrian civil war. The secretary general said Assad letter, but also talked with the head of the world organizations against chemical weapons, and said Syria's decision to use them would be an outrageous¹¹ crime with dire¹² consequences.

 

　　I am Kova Coman.NPR news.

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 rotunda   

n.圆形建筑物；圆厅

参考例句：

• The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅。
• The rotunda was almost deserted today,dotted with just a few tourists.圆形大厅今天几乎没有多少人，只零星散布着几个游客。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 confluence   

n.汇合，聚集

参考例句：

• They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.他们建造了城市的汇合两条河流。
• The whole DV movements actually was a confluence of several trends.整个当时的DV运动，实际上是几股潮流的同谋。

7 antiquities   

n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 )；古迹；古人们；古代的风俗习惯

参考例句：

• There is rest and healing in the contemplation of antiquities. 欣赏古物有休息和疗养之功。 来自辞典例句
• Bertha developed a fine enthusiasm for the antiquities of London. 伯沙对伦敦的古迹产生了很大的热情。 来自辞典例句

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

9 adorned   

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
• And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

10 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

11 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

12 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。