NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-12

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

 

　　The cardinals¹ who will decide who will succeed Pope Benedict have wrapped up their pre-conclave² discussions. Vatican's spokesman Thomas Rosica says the session focused on the qualities next pontiff will need.

 

　　One of the themes that went through almost all of the presentations was that of the expectations and hopes for the new pope a profile that has been addressed over the past presentations, but this morning was addressed particularly.

 

　　The conclave gets underway tomorrow, Sean O'Malley of Boston and Timothy Dolan of New York are among the U.S. cardinals voting on the successor.

 

　　A federal jury has found former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick guilty of racketeering. As WDET's Quinn Klinefelter reports the verdict comes after a nearly six-month trial.

 

　　Prosecutors³ argued that Kilpatrick-ran Detroit's government like an organized crime syndicates, stealing millions of taxpayers⁴' dollars to his friend contractor⁵ Bobby Ferguson, taking kickbacks⁶ and using his own father Bernard as a go-between. All three were on trial and the jury found the former mayor guilty of 24 of the 30 counts against him, convicted Ferguson of racketeering, extortion and bribery⁷, but found Bernard Kilpatrick guilty of only one tax charge. Jurors said they reached their verdict late last Friday but wanted the weekend to sleep on their decision before rendering⁸ it publicly. The racketeering conspiracy⁹ carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. For NPR News, I'm Quinn Klinefelter, in Detroit.

 

　　Harvard University has offered a qualified¹⁰ apology for the way it handled an investigation¹¹ into who leak news of the student cheating scandal last year. As NPR's Tovia Smith reports many on campus remain outraged¹² that the university searched employee emails.

 

　　After news broke there are more than 100 students may have traded answers or plagiarized¹³ during finals last year, Harvard began investigating who leaked the story. Officials secretly searched the email of 16 resident deans only the subject-lines and only in accounts used for official university business. They ultimately discovered who leaked it but concluded it was an accident and let it go. Harvard officials say it's a "fair question" why they didn't tell the deans their accounts were searched when faculty¹⁴ policy requires disclosure. And they apologized to those who feel their communication was "insufficient¹⁵". But to some on campus that apology is insufficient for what they call an unconscionable intrusion of privacy. Tovia Smith, NPR News, Boston.

 

　　The White House says it's concerned by North Korea's threats of war. North Korean state media say Pyongyang wants to cancel the 60-year old agreement that ended the Korean War.The Obama Administration is warning the North that it'll achieve nothing by its threats. The Treasury¹⁶ Department meanwhile is imposing¹⁷ new sanctions against a North Korean bank and an official there.

 

　　At last check on Wall Street for the Dow was up 50 points at 14,447; the NASDAQ was up seven; the S&P up four.

 

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　　Five people are dead and 36 are wounded after a suicide attacker drove an explosive-laden car into a police station in northern Iraq. Officials say two policemen and three civilians¹⁸ were killed, and students from nearby school were among the wounded. So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

 

　　Animal rights activists¹⁹ are praising the European Union for banning animal testing in all phases of cosmetic²⁰ production. But as Teri Schultz reports from Brussels, some producers say the so called cruelty-free measure will end up hurting businesses.

 

　　The website of the Humane²¹ Society International hails the EU move with fluffy²² bunnies expressing their happiness. The organization urges governments around the world to join Europe in prohibiting animal testing at every stage and with every ingredient in cosmetics²³ and other personal care products. EU official Susan ** acknowledges while substitutes aren't available yet for 100% of testing practices. She believes producers should welcome the alternatives. They're not necessarily more expensive. In some cases, they could even be cheaper. But the trade group of Cosmetics Europe says there is a big gap between what's available and what's needed to ensure human safety without this testing. The group says the ban won't do much for animal welfare worldwide but will be painful for the European cosmetics industry. For NPR News, I'm Teri Schultz, in Brussels.

 

　　One of the five men on trial for the rape²⁴ and murder of a young woman in New Delhi has committed suicide behind bars. Police say Ram²⁵ Singh who allegedly drove the bus during the December attack had been under suicide watch. Officials say his family suspects foul²⁶ play. The 23-year-old victim was travelling with a friend when she was gang-raped and beaten by six men.

 

　　I'am Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.

1 cardinals   

红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数

参考例句：

• cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
• A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

2 conclave   

n.秘密会议，红衣主教团

参考例句：

• Signore,I ask and I prey,that you break this conclave.各位阁下，我请求，并祈祷，你们能停止这次秘密会议。
• I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.我就是在那次大会上遇到了我的伴侣的，而我的生活就转向了一个巨大的改变。

3 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。

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

5 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

6 kickbacks   

n.激烈反应( kickback的名词复数 )；佣金，回扣

参考例句：

• Everyone at City Hall is receiving kickbacks. It's the only way to get anything done there. 市政府里的每个人都收回扣，在那里只有送红包，事情才办得成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• G raft or kickbacks paid to officials or law enforcem ent authorities. 暗中付给官员或执法人员的回扣。 来自互联网

7 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

8 rendering   

n.表现，描写

参考例句：

• She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。
• His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。

9 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

10 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

11 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。

12 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

13 plagiarized   

v.剽窃，抄袭( plagiarize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The poem employs as its first lines a verse plagiarized from a billboard. 这首诗开头的几行抄袭了一个广告牌上的一节诗。 来自辞典例句
• Whole passages of the work are plagiarized. 那作品整段整段都是剽窃的。 来自辞典例句

14 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

15 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

16 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

17 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

18 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。

19 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》

20 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

21 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

22 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

23 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

24 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

25 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

26 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！