NPR 2012-07-12

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

The Republicans led house had just voted to repeal¹ the affordable² healthcare act.President Obama signature domestic legistation. But the vote is widely considered Symbolic³ and NPR's C reports GOP wants to make a point even though the law is recently upheld by US supreme⁴ court. member the house representatives is controlled by Republicans and the senate is controlled by Democrats⁵ right now. So House of representatives becomes the place where Republicans can show their kinds of policies that they are interested in acting⁶ including a complete repeal of the affordable care act. BUt the reality of it is that is not much more than a show, a show vote as they called it here.NPR's R recovering house' action on the healthcare law, Republicans are calling Obama Care. Mitt⁷ Romney, the republican's representative presidential nominee⁸ counted tough audience in Huston today. When he rode up Obama care before members of civil rights organization in WACP.

If our goal is jobs, we have to stop spending over a trillion dollars more than we take in every year. And so to do that, I'm gonna nominate every none essential expensive program I can find, that includes Obama care, and we'll work to reform and save..

Romney addressing the annual gathering⁹ of the end of WNCP early today, but he did drop * as he spoke¹⁰ faith, and noted¹¹ various challenges confronting the African American communities including an unemployment  rate that is much higher than the national average.

Federal Reserve officials appear ready to take more actions to support growth if economy loses momentum¹² as according to minutes of federal open market commitee meeting today and NPR's have the details. 

The minutes actually showed several members of the policies making commitee thought it would likely the federal has to take more action while other said there would only be warranted if the recovery slow down and inflation dropped.Since the meeting in June, there have been signs of a further gross slowdown including a disappointing employment report this past Friday. That's like many economists¹³ believe Federal would embark¹⁴ on a 3rd round quantitad easing, a QE3 in which money is injected in the economy by the federal purchasing bonds.The tone of the June meeting and the subesequent economic data suggested the possibility of a QE3 has increased. * NPR news, washington.

Before the close on Wall street, DOW Jones industrial average index down 45 points at 12,605 and trading of just over 3 billion shares. NASDAQ down nearly half a percent at 2888 and the S&P500 down slightly at 1341

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The president of Florida A university has submitted its resignation the latest fallout for the death last year a member of this school bands in an alleged¹⁶ hathing incident. NPR's GG reports resignation comes as the parents of Robert Champion add the school to wrong for death loss shoot. Florida * trustees had no confidence in the university's president J last month. They critize when  they saw attitude toward hathing and control the school's marching 100 bands prior to Robert Champion's death. Champion died in Novermber have been beating the aboard band bus on the football game. 11 band members now are faced only hathing charges. The lawsuit¹⁷ fired by Champion's parents allege¹⁵ school officials didn't act to stop pathing this by earlier incidents and concerned  express about the school's dim. In the statement of the chairman of school board trustee said, while he said by ?? departure'give not the transpire¹⁸, it seems to be in the best interest of the university'.GG, NPR news,Miami.

Politicians reportedly a band from the speaking of this year's ground zero memorial marking the 911 attacks on the US. The associate press says the team led to families in which the foundation of oversize memorials at their victims' names be read by relatives will be the exclusive focus of the program. The decision comes after the family express frustration¹⁹ in the past year over the political R, surrounding the construction of 911 museum at the world trade center site.

H crews have been on the scene of training in Columbia,Ohio, and assitant fire chief said 3 other burning frame cars are carrying *. Authorities evacuate²⁰ to M  while rescuers run to the fire so authorities are allowing to burn themselves out.

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1 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

2 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

3 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

7 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。

8 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

9 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。

10 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。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

12 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

13 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

15 allege   

vt.宣称，申述，主张，断言

参考例句：

• The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的，但他们没提出证据。
• Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。

16 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

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。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

17 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。

18 transpire   

v.(使)蒸发，(使)排出 ；泄露，公开

参考例句：

• We do not know what may transpire when we have a new boss.当新老板来后，我们不知会有什么发生。
• When lack of water,commonly plants would transpire as a way for cool.在缺乏水分时，植物一般用蒸发作为降温的手段。

19 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

20 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。