NPR 2012-07-06

 Hundreds of thousands of people are now going on a week without electricity in parts of the mid¹ west and mid Atlantic,which is baking under 19 plus degree temperatures.Relieved workers in west Virginia,the hotest heat state in the region,are struggling to fit the masses who have been without electricity,C H x America red cross and west Virginia staff relations manager says,unlike previous operation in that state,this one is especially tough because the emergency is widespread in roads are blocked off.we used to go 20 minutes now it takes an action ahead ,you know,so the transportation is gonna be the difficulties,getting the s there,making sure it hot and it's safe for the family to have.More than 200,000 people are believed to be without power in west Virginia.

 

Memebers of the Syria opposition² say they expect results from an international conference on the crisis in their country,taking place in Paris on Friday.NPR's E N resports an opposition member met with the Franch foreign minister today to inaugurate a friendship x to show solidarity⁴ with Syria people.Tomorrow foreign minister N F will host some 100 countries and 50 foreign ministers including US secretary of state Hilary Clinton at the largest gathering⁵ yet of the friends of Syria.Only Russian and China will be absent.Last weekend another UN peace plan was agreed upon .But Syria opposition says the plan is too vague and leaves the door open to whether president Bashar al-Assadto could be part of the transitional government.B X ,a memeber of the opposition Syria national counsil,says she help the meeting tomorrow will make it clear Assadto must go.This is not a conflict between two sides we are speaking of a regime that is at war ,that has declared war on its own people. E V,NPR news,Paris.

 

The south Korea activists⁷ s long live national reunification as he stepped over the line deviding the north and south. C O B north Korean,the activist⁶ was arrested as soon as he was back on south Korea soil for making an unauthorized 3 months trip to the north.He swore to draw attention to the division of the Korean peninsula.

 

Romania is a group of  political s up the left social liberal government is trying to impeach⁸ its right wing president,and authorities are trying to make that happen within a month.The political dispute has been raising concerns on the international front about Romania's ability to remain committed to a global debt fighting agreement affecting Europe.

 

At last check on the Wall street,the DOW JONES Industry is average down 16 points 12927 in trading of 2 billion shares.NASDAQ up 5 of 2981 and the SNP5 500 4170XXXXXX.This is NPR.

 

US cities and states have more than 2 trillion dollars and unfunded pension obligations ,according to m and investors⁹' services.NPR

Jenifer L says it amounted far more has been reported by local governments. M credit agency considers pension cost when it raised municipal  bond markets.The agency director says these costs are some 3 times higher than what's state's localities have reported.The reasons ranged from overestimating¹⁰ returns on an investments to spreading out losses over a number of years.M plans to change the way it calculates pension liabilities and warn some cities and counties could see downgrades.M is seeking public comments through August.Public worker pensions have become a hot issue in local elections since states and cities graple with deficits¹¹.In recent years,more than 40 states have tried to reign³ in retiring benefits.Jenifer L,NPR news,Washington.

 

A Florida judge has said Geroge Z's bail¹² at a million dollars as he waits trial on the shooting death of T M.But the attorney of former neighbourhood watch volunteer said his claim only needs to put up 10% to be released from jail.Z's last bond of 150,000 dollars was r after prosecutors¹³ argued his wife lied to the court about how much money the couple had.

 

Wikileaks said XXXX's email from Syria that what it said embarrass not only domestic but also western opponents.The website's spokeswoman Sarah H says more than 2 million emails from Syria government officials are being published.Wikileaks founder¹⁴ Julia Assange is still held up in the Ecuador embassy in London to avoid an extradition¹⁵ to Sweeden.

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 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。

3 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

4 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

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 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

8 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

9 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

10 overestimating   

对（数量）估计过高，对…作过高的评价( overestimate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I think you're overestimating his abilities. 我看你对他的能力评价过高。
• With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace. 事后看来，他高估了他们对和平的渴望。

11 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

12 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• 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。

13 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。

14 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• 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。

15 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• 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。