NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-19

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

 

　　The Obama Administration is closely monitoring the situation in Cyprus, which is considering taxing all of its bank depositors to help pay for a bailout of that country's financial system. But NPR's Craig Windham reports some analysts¹ believe the problems in Cyprus could be a plus for U.S. markets.

 

　　Economist² Edward Yardeni says Cyprus' vows³ are the latest reminder⁴ that the European debt crisis has not been solved, but he says the idea of taxing bank deposits is not likely to spread.

 

　　In effect that the reaction already is just so awful, demonstrates that this might not have been such a good idea.

 

　　Yardeni says Cyprus has been seen as something of the safe haven⁵ for investors⁶, similar to the Cayman Islands, but now those days may be over. He says that leads the United States into good position.

 

　　For global investors, the U.S. is looking better and better.

 

　　Yardeni says U.S. stocks could benefit from the new concerns about Europe's financial situation. Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　But at last check, the Dow was down 62 points at 14,452.

 

　　The chants of revolution from the Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari Camp among the voices represented at a historic event in Turkey. Members of Syria's main opposition⁷ group are gathered in Istanbul to discuss the creation of a rival government against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. One of the men running for Interim⁸ Prime Minister Salem Al Meslet says it's time.

 

　　It's very important there are liberated⁹ areas in Syria, big area, more than 70% of Syria liberated and needs to be controlled and to be managed.

 

　　Fresh clashes abound¹⁰ though. Today sectarian violence broke out in several Lebanese cities where groups supporting opposing sides of the conflict in neighboring Syria, have been fighting.

 

　　Hillary Clinton is announcing her support for same-sex marriage, similar to remarks made by other potential Democratic presidential candidates for 2016. An online video was released the same day that the GOP announced efforts to widen its appeal to minority voters. The Republican National Committee says it's now endorsing¹¹ comprehensive immigration overhaul¹².

 

　　The class action lawsuit¹³ over the New York Police Department use of stop-and-frisk tactics has begun. NPR's Joel Rose reports the outcome could have a major impact on the nation's largest police force.

 

　　Lawyers challenging the NYPD stop-and-frisk policy, say it's unnecessary and unconstitutional. They say warrant-less stops can be a frightening and degrading experience for the tens of thousands of black and Latino men who have been stopped and frisked over the past decade. They want a federal judge to make sure the NYPD is not wrongly targeting young men because of their race. Defenders¹⁴, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, say the department stop-and-frisk tactics have gotten guns off the streets, hoping to make New York safer than it's been in 50 years. The trial is expected to last at least a month. Joel Rose, NPR News, New York.

 

　　Before the close, Dow was down more than 60 points.

 

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　　President Obama has chosen Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez for Secretary of Labor¹⁵. If confirmed by the Senate, Perez would help spearhead several work initiatives for the administration that include an increase in the minimum wage.

 

　　One of the victims of yesterday's plane crash in South Bend, Indiana, was Steve Davis. Oklahoma starting quarterback won back-to-back national championships in the 1970s. Authorities have identified the second victim as Wesley Caves, both from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Two other people on-board the small aircraft survived when their jet crashed into three homes.

 

　　The World Health Organization says that drug-resistant¹⁶ tuberculosis¹⁷ is a growing public health threat. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports that the WHO is warning that forms of drug resistant TB could spread widely around the globe.

 

　　The Head of WHO Dr. Margaret Chan says the world desperately¹⁸ needs to scale up its response to multi drug-resistant tuberculosis. Forms of TB that can't be treated with conventional drugs have emerged all over the globe. Treatment of drug-resistant TB is costly¹⁹ and can involve devastating²⁰ side effects. And it takes up to two years to complete. And some of the new strands²¹ of the disease appeared to be completely untreatable. The worst concentrations of drug-resistant TB have been in eastern Europe, India and among people with HIV in Africa. The WHO in a statement says a severe global funding shortfall for TB diagnosis²², treatment and research could allow the potentially fatal disease to spread even further. Jason Beaubien, NPR News, Washington.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was down 62 points at 14,452.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.

1 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。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

5 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

6 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

7 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。

8 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

9 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

10 abound   

vi.大量存在；(in，with)充满，富于

参考例句：

• Oranges abound here all the year round.这里一年到头都有很多橙子。
• But problems abound in the management of State-owned companies.但是在国有企业的管理中仍然存在不少问题。

11 endorsing   

v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
• Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网

12 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

13 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

14 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 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。

16 resistant   

adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的

参考例句：

• Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
• They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。

17 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

18 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

19 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

20 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

21 strands   

n.（线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股( strand的名词复数 )；缕；海洋、湖或河的)岸；（观点、计划、故事等的）部份v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。