美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-06

 There’s been a shooting at a Sikh temple south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Earlier today, a shooter entered the Sikh temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek¹ and began firing. Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt of nearby Greenfield says seven people were killed.

 

“The emergency medical personnel, the tactical personnel who have gone through the scene had initially² identified what they believed to be four deceased inside of this temple and three deceased outside of the temple. One of whom is the shooter.”

 

The shooter was apparently³ killed by a police officer who was shot himself in the exchange of gunfire. The officer is hospitalized and being operated upon. His condition is not known. Wentlandt says they do not believe there is a second shooter at the scene. But police officers continue to investigate. 

 

Syrian rebels claimed to be holding 48 Iranians who Iran says are pilgrims kidnapped in Syria. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Beirut Syria's chief ally Iran is asking foreign governments in the region for help in getting the rebels to release the Iranians.

 

Fighters of the Free Syrian Army Baraa Brigade posted a video purporting⁴ to show the group whose members the rebels claim were conducting reconnaissance in Syria. They claim one man is a member of the elite⁵ Iranian republican guards unit. The rebels promised to kill or capture other Iranians operating in Syria. Iran has demanded that Turkey and Qatar who Iran accuses of supporting the Syrian rebels use their influence to free the 48 Iranians. At the same time, Iran warned foreign governments not to interfere⁶ in Syria, saying the conflict could spread and eventually engulf⁷ Israel. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Beirut. 

 

There’s been excitement at the Summer Olympic Games in London. Today on the tennis court, the powerhouse women's doubles team of Venus and Serena Williams did very well, says NPR's Mike Pesca.

 

Venus and Serena Williams won gold just as they had in the 2008 Beijing Games. Serena also won gold in women's singles. And they were joyous⁸ and they were triumphant⁹. And I think that Venus Williams really loves the chance because Serena has as of late eclipsed her sister and the chance for them to play and demonstrate their sisterly bonds and to do it for their country is obvious something that brings great joy to the William sisters. NPR's Mike Pesca in London.

 

In the men's singles final today, it was a repeat of the Wimbledon final from June. Britain's Andy Murray and Switzerland’s Roger Federer competed. But this time, Britain's Murray took the gold medal. He'd lost to Federer at Wimbledon in June.

 

Tropical Storm Ernesto is plowing¹⁰ through the Caribbean Sea, drenching¹¹ nearby Jamaica with heavy rain. The storm will not hit Jamaica. It's headed for the Mexican coast next week, where it is expected to become a hurricane. Tropical storm conditions are expected as far south as Honduras and Grand Cayman Island.

 

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A Pakistani couple have been convicted of murdering their teenage daughter in Great Britain because they opposed how the girl had adopted Western customs. As NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Islamabad, the case has drawn¹² attention in both Britain and Pakistan.

 

Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed have been sentenced to life in prison for suffocating¹³ their 17-year-old daughter with a plastic bag nearly ten years ago. The husband and wife are Pakistani-born first cousins who'd immigrated¹⁴ to North West England. They disapproved¹⁵ of their daughter Shafilea wearing Western clothes and makeup¹⁶. Social services said the girl showed up at school with bruises¹⁷. When her parents sent her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, she drank bleach¹⁸ in protest and had to be hospitalized back in the UK. She disappeared in 2003. Initially, her parents went on TV to report her missing. Her body was later found in a river. Years later, Shafilea's younger sister came forward, saying she witnessed the murder. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, Islamabad.

 

Three young women in a Russian punk rock band could learn if they’re going to prison this week. They went into a church in February and urged a Virgin¹⁹ Mary statue to “throw out President Vladimir Putin.” They were charged with hooliganism. They could receive a seven-year jail term. Critics say the trial highlights new crackdown on dissent²⁰ in Russia.

 

Reports from Yemen say a suicide bomber²¹ attacked a crowd of mourners at a wake and killed at least 30 people. Dozens more were hurt. The bomber may have been targeting a tribal²² leader who was at the wake, who fought with the Yemeni government against al-Qaeda rebels in the south. The tribal leader was injured in today's attack.

1 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 purporting   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cindy Adams (Columnist) : He's purporting to be Mother Teresa. 辛迪？亚当斯（专栏作家）：他无意成为德兰修女。 来自互联网
• To prohibit certain practices purporting to be sales by auction. 本条例旨在对看来是以拍卖方式作出的售卖中某些行为予以禁止。 来自互联网

5 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

6 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

7 engulf   

vt.吞没，吞食

参考例句：

• Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。
• If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念，就会有被他们吞没的危险。

8 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

9 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

10 plowing   

v.耕( plow的现在分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• "There are things more important now than plowing, Sugar. "如今有比耕种更重要的事情要做呀，宝贝儿。 来自飘（部分）
• Since his wife's death, he has been plowing a lonely furrow. 从他妻子死后，他一直过着孤独的生活。 来自辞典例句

11 drenching   

n.湿透v.使湿透( drench的现在分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午，一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来。 来自辞典例句
• A drenching rain poured down and the rising hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground. 一阵倾盆大雨泼下来了，越来越大的狂风把它顺着地面刮成了一片一片的雨幕。 来自辞典例句

12 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

13 suffocating   

a.使人窒息的

参考例句：

• After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。
• That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。

14 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句

15 disapproved   

v.不赞成( disapprove的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My parents disapproved of my marriage. 我父母不赞成我的婚事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing. 她不赞成儿子不加选择地收看电视。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

17 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 bleach   

vt.使漂白；vi.变白；n.漂白剂

参考例句：

• These products don't bleach the hair.这些产品不会使头发变白。
• Did you bleach this tablecloth?你把这块桌布漂白了吗？

19 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

20 dissent   

n./v.不同意，持异议

参考例句：

• It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
• He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。

21 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

22 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。