NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-04-19

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

 

　　A sorrowful performance from renowned¹ cellist² Yo-yo Ma, on a day of reflection for the city of Boston following Monday's terrorist attack that killed three people and wounded more than 170. Today president Obama spoke³ during an interfaith service, and NPR's Ari Shapiro was there.

 

　　President Obama delivered an emphatic⁴ message of strength and healing comparing the city and the country to Marathoners who keep going no matter the adversity.

 

　　We carry on, we race, we strive, we build and we walk and we love and we raise our kids to do the same and we come together to celebrate life and walk our cities and cheer for our teams.

 

　　He then thanked Boston's Marathon volunteers at a gym across the street. He told them they've inspired the country and he's looking forward for to the 118th Boston Marathon next spring. Ari Shapiro NPR News, Boston.

 

　　Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano brief lawmakers on Capitol Hill today about the investigation⁵ into Monday's bombings that killed three and wounded more than 170. She says video taken just before the explosions shows two men displaying suspicious behaviour.

 

　　There is some video that has raised the question of those, that the FBI would like to speak with. I wouldn't characterize them as suspects under the technical term. But we need the public's help in locating these individuals.

 

　　She gave no details on what the video shows.

 

　　Crews are searching the smouldering wreckage⁶ of the farming Texas community of west where a fertilizer plant exploded killing⁷ as many as 15 people and injuring more than 160. They are still in a search and rescue mode. Governor Rick Perry says he was contacted by president Obama.

 

　　President Obama called from Air Force One as he was en route to  Boston, and we greatly appreciate his call and his gracious offer of support.

 

　　Federal prosecutors⁸ are charging a Mississippi man with threatening president Obama and others. NPR's Ailsa Chang, reports Paul Kevin Curtis is accused of mailing letters with the poison ricin to Obama and at least two other public officials.

 

　　The FBI says in each of the envelopes from Curtis, there was a letter that read " no one wanted to listen to me before. There are still missing pieces. Maybe I have your attention now, even if that mean some one must die. " Each letter ended with I am KC and I approve this message. Investigators⁹ say Curtis announced on a blog he's writing a book, called Missing pieces. That's about the black market to sell human body parts. Curtis allegedly sent envelopes to president Obama and a  Mississippi judge and senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi. Wicher's office had actually received other letters in the past with similar language.  Ailsa Chang, NPR NEws, the Capitol.

 

　　Before the closing bell, Dow was down 82 at 14,537. This is NPR.

 

　　In a dramatic scene captured on Pakistani television, the nation's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf escaped arrest in Islambad after his bill was revoked¹⁰ in a treason case. He and his security detailed¹¹ pushed through a crowd of police and onlookers¹² then sped away in the black suv. Musharraf's now barricaded¹³ inside his compound in the Islambad area, in a politically volatile¹⁴ situation. He's set to be under house arrest. Musharraf who seized power in a coup¹⁵ in 1999, recently returned from self-opposed exile to take part in next month's parliamentary elections. But he met with lukewarm support. Now he's legally blocked from taking part in a  vote pending¹⁶ allegations of treason for which he has not been formally charged.

 

　　NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered three new planets that are close to earth's size. NPR's Joe Palca reports astronauts say these planets are in what's called the habitable zone.

 

　　The habitable zone refers to the orbital space around the star that's not so close to the star that the planets surface would boil. Or so far that everything would freeze. Earth and Mars are considered to be in the habitable zone around our sun. But Kepler spacecraft detects planets orbiting distance stars by finding small dips in the light coming from those stars then an orbiting planet passes in front. As they described in the Journal Science, astronauts in NASA's aims research center found two planets, some one larger than earth orbiting a star called, Kepler 62, a star somewhat dimmer than our sun. They also found a somewhat larger than our earth planet around Kepler 69, a star very similar to the sun. Joe Palca, NPR NEws.

 

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR NEws, in Washington.

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 cellist   

n.大提琴手

参考例句：

• The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。 来自辞典例句
• World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。

5 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。

6 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

7 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。

8 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。

9 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》

10 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

11 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

12 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

13 barricaded   

设路障于，以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 )； 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守

参考例句：

• The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
• The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。

14 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

15 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

16 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。