NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-24

 The White House says the US is reviewing a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing¹ civilians² in drone attacks. N international SC says the Obama administration’s veil of secrecy³ prevents analysts⁴ from determining the truth. 

We can’t be 100% certain, but we are extremely concerned that these and other killings⁵ documented in our report may constitute x execution or war crimes. N international and human rights watch says they’ve gathered witness account and satellite images of drone strikes and concludes far more civilians have been killed than the US acknowledges. The administration is defending drones are far more precise than conventional weapons. 

 

Mexico’s foreign minister says his country is expecting a full investigation⁶ to allegations that the US spied on Mexicans officials’ emails. NPR Carrie C reports the foreign minister says President Obama personally promised the inquiry⁷. 

Foreign minister HTM made this comment in Geneva ahead of UN human rights meeting. M said President Obama told Mexican President R.P. the allegations would be investigated during a phone call between the two men and then again in person in last G20 summit. 

Following international law is not an empty promise, said M, we are sure that promise of an investigation is not either. A spokesman at the US embassy in Mexico City said a review is underway regarding how the US gathers intelligence. The spokesman added that matters related to Mexico are part of that ongoing⁸ review. Carrie C, NPR news, Mexico City. 

 

Job creation slowed last month. The labor⁹ department reports the employers added 148,000 jobs in September, that’s fewer than expected and it suggests a weak job market even before the temporary layoff¹⁰ during the government shutdown. Still the number was enough to bring the national employment rate down from 7.3% to 7.2%.

 

Competition in the tablet computer market is heating up. NPR’s Crag Winden reports Apple and two of its rivals have introduced some new versions. 

Apple’s new four sized Ipad will be called the Ipad Air, it’s 20% thinner and nearly 30% lighter¹¹ than its predecessor¹². There is also a new Ipad-mini with fast processing speeds and better graphics¹³. But Microsoft is putting the second version of its Suffice tablet on sale. And Nokia has unveiled its first tablet device, it will have a ten-inch screen on a special version of Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. Technology research firm A says he expects Apple’s share of the tablet market to slip below 50% this year, down from 65% just two years ago. Crag Winden, NPR news. 

 

On Wall Street today, the Dow closed up 75 points, the Nasdaq gained 9, the S&P rose 10 points. This is NPR. 

 

Officials in Nevada say Michael Lansberry, the middle school teacher shot and killed by a student yesterday was a former marine¹⁴ survive two terms in Afghanistan. Police are still investigating the motive¹⁵ for the shooting. They say the 12-year-old shooter get the 9 mm x gun from home. 

 

X maker¹⁶ D has agreed to pay 50 million dollars in criminal penalties to the department of Justice and securities in exchange commission. As Bryant B from WPA reports the Ohio base company was bribing¹⁷ foreigner officials in three countries. 

According the Justice’s documents, D x luxury travel and cash on officials in China, Indonesia and Russia, and falsified documents related to the sale that x the bank customers in those nations. US attorney Steve D of A district of Ohio says these actions carried of over a five-year period violating the Foreign Cooperate Practice Act. 

D is basically x, they received tens of millions of dollars of sales benefit from these bribes¹⁸. Now they gonna pay very very x price of these miss conduct. In addition, There is gonna independent monitor to make sure D this never happens again.

X Nasdaq, D executives voluntarily reported incidents to justice officials. For NPR news, I’m Bryant B, in C. 

 

Two Colorado farmers are pleading guilt¹⁹ to M chargers for shipping²⁰ c tied to 2011 outbreak of the l that killed 33 people. Lawyers for Eric and Ryan Jason said the guilty pleads do not apply any intentional²¹ wrong doing. Investigators²² said the Melons were likely contaminated by dirty water and old x clean equipment. 

1 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。

2 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。

3 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

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 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

6 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。

7 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

8 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

9 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

10 layoff   

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

11 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

12 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

13 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

14 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

15 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

16 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

17 bribing   

贿赂

参考例句：

• He tried to escape by bribing the guard. 他企图贿赂警卫而逃走。
• Always a new way of bribing unknown and maybe nonexistent forces. 总是用诸如此类的新方法来讨好那不知名的、甚或根本不存在的魔力。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

18 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

19 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

20 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

21 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

22 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》