美国国家电台 NPR 2012-08-27

 From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.In Syria, there are reports what British official says could be quoted atrocity¹ on a new scale requiring on equivocal condonation²? from International community. As R reports activists³ say Syrian troops swept into a suburb of domestic yesterday executed in 100s. 

The death toll⁴ is possibly the worse since Syrian conflicts began 17 months ago, most of the victims were young men, though were not clear if they will come?. The men's bodies were found in massacres⁵ and basements and Suburb of Daraya with evidence of gunfire at close range. Among the dead were entire family and total of 19 women and three children. The rebel Free Syrian Army have controlled the rest of the suburb but the aerial bombardment force the rebels to retreat. Activists say government forces entered Daraya after the rebels left on Friday and start to kill civilians⁶ retaliation⁷ for hosting the rebels. For NPR News, I'm R.

A typhoon is battering⁸ the Japanese island Okinawa. Forecasters say winds from the storm could overturn cars and cause waves of up to 40 feet. Forecasters now say they are not expecting tropical storm Isaac to become a hurricane before it hits the Florida Keys. However the storm is expected to energize⁹ as it moves over the open waters of the gulf¹⁰ of Mexico. A hurricane watch has been extended to the Louisiana coast and New Orleans.

And Tampa of meanwhile, Republicans are revamping their  schedule. NPR's Jeff Brady explains. 

Monday schedule was canceled because that's been high winds and heavy rain are expected as Isaac passes by Tampa and gulf of Mexico. Florida governor R says authority's preparing the estimated 70,000 visitors in town.

We make sure that the delegates are coming to have information about how they should act around here with regards because some of them have never been around a hurricane. Floridians we deal with these things. 

Scott was scheduled to address his fellow Republicans Monday night but he's canceled all his convention related activities through Tuesday so we can focus on storm response. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Tampa.

Presidential hopeful Mitt¹¹ Romney working on his speech this weekend. He is taking the day off and working from his New Hampshire lakeside house. The Republican who lost Obama in 2008 says Mitt Romney's challenged to sell his messages about jobs and the economy to women and Hispanics. Senator J spoke¹² on NBC's meet the press?. He said the Obama campaign is the characterization of Romney out of touch with the average voter is a challenge for Romney. He thinks that will change as Mitt Romney gets his chance to become more aggressive. A former Republican governor of Florida and * president Obama and OPEC? Peace in the Tampa of the time C says he thinks Obama is the right leader for the nation. 

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Heavy rain is expected to * on Monday but occupy demonstrators' gathering¹³ in Tampa to protest the GOP, convention say they will not be deterred¹⁴. The sampled crowd for now is small. They are stationed in a park about half a mile from the convention site. They are calling for change to protect the American middle class from major economic losses.

And  all star team of 12-year-old from Tennessee takes on Japan this afternoon in the little leaguer world series. B of member station WPLN says the team nearly squandered¹⁵ that 10-round-lead and yesterday's championship game.

The boys from G, a national suburb it was * have ever been. The Tennessee team had 15 rounds going into the final *, but the squad¹⁶ from California squatter¹⁷? 10 times in order to stay alive in the extended game. Ultimately, Goodlettsville into that * 24 to 16, one of the highest combine run* in little leaguer world series history.  Today they go from representing Tennessee in the Southeast to representing the US championship. They face the team from Tokyo, Japan last one world title in 2010. From NPR News, I'm B in Nashville. 

He became known around the world at the Olympic Games in London running on prosthetic blades? now South African S will be competing in the para-Olympics which started in London this week. More than 2 million tickets have been sold to the game. The S will be defending three titles he won four years ago at the Bei Jing para-Olympics.

1 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

2 condonation   

n.容忍，宽恕，原谅

参考例句：

3 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》

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

5 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 battering   

n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
• He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 energize   

vt.给予(某人或某物)精力、能量

参考例句：

• It is used to energize the city.它的作用是为城市供给能量。
• This is a great way to energize yourself and give yourself more power!这种方法非常棒，可以激活你的能量，让你有更多的活力！

10 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• 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。

11 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。

12 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

13 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。

14 deterred   

v.阻止，制止( deter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
• Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句

15 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

16 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

17 squatter   

n.擅自占地者

参考例句：

• The squatter settlements originally came into being through illegal land invasions. 违章建筑区最初是通过非法的土地占有而形成的。
• Squatter control is maintained by regular patrols and hut-to-hut checks. 当局定期逐户视察所有寮屋，以收管制之效。