时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:2014年NPR美国国家公共电台1月


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 A last-minute invite for Iran to attend Syrian peace talks is off. That’s after the country’s latest apparently 1 refuse to agree to acknowledge key parts of 2012 Geneva agreement aiming to create a transitional government in Syria. NPR’s Deborah Amos is in Montreux with delegations 2 begins gathering 3 Wednesday. He says the offer for Iran to attend from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appears to be a diplomatic misstep.  


We were heard from UN Chiefs is in his meeting with Iran’s foreign minister. He heard the insurances. Now the foreign minister is parts of motoring wing of the Iranian government and he said his government has signed on to the basic tentative negotiations 4, which is to found a transition government in Syria. Later in the day, we heard from Iranian officials that it was not the case that they call for no precondition for their invitation.
NPR’s Deborah Amos. 
 
A partial collapse 5 in Omaha, Nebraska animal feed processing plant is claiming a loss of 2 people and left 10 others injured some critically. Officials say a part of the building gave away with firing breakout in the international nutrition plant today. Omaha fire chief Bernard Kanger described the scene when crew arrived. 
“They were victims trying to escape the building when we arrived and we had individuals rescuing people from different portions up to the construction that had collapsed 6.”
So now, It’s no clear whether the death toll 7 would rise as crew search through the ruble of the plant. Officials also said it’s not sure what caused the collapse. One production line workers told the local newspaper the building caved in for the third floor. 
 
Hundreds are gathering today at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the newly relocated church of reverent 8 Martin Luther King Jr. out of the civil rights leader. Number station WABE in Atlanta, Michelle Alloy 9 reports gun violence was the major theme of the event. 
With the 50th anniversary of Marching on Washington in a war on poverty fleshing its congregations’ mind, Ebenezer Senior Pastor 10 Raphael Warnock used the pulpit to push for tighter gun control laws. Warnock called for ending so-called “standing your ground law” and criticizing the local efforts by some state lawmakers to expand “carry areas” to churches, universities and public buildings in Georgia. 
“Problem with men of day is we’re afraid of one another, so we’re consuming back this culture that bounds down and worships the gun.”
Luther King’s son has earlier called for no shot fire on the holiday, asking people to absent from violence as an honor of King. For NPR News, I’m Michelle Alloy in Atlanta. 
 
Republican lawmaker James Lankford says he plans to run for the senator seat. It would be left open by the resignation of the US Senator Tom Coburn. Lankford is currently served as the US representative of Minneapolis. Today, the day after Coburn announced he would keep the seat with 2 years remaining his existing term. Coburn is bent 11 over with current cancer. 
 
Wall Street is close today for the King Holiday. 
 
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On the heels of the latest string of bombings in Iraq, which claimed the loss of more than 2 dozen people in the Iraqi officials’ warning of Al-Qaeda linked militants 12 who took control the city of Fallujah may have the firepower to take over the Iraqi capital. Iraqi deputy interior minister said today some the worst bombings were in the capital, Baghdad, including one killed 7 people and wounded 13 others in an outdoor market. Iraqi army, in the meanwhile, is continuing to press the defensive 13 to retake Fallujah. 
 
Thousands of South Korea credit card users may have their personal information stolen. It’s not clear who is behind the data breach 14. Jason Strother in Seoul reports the government is launching its investigation 15
The full-extended information leak has yet been determined 16. Customers’ data from 3 Korean credit card providers were affected 17. The prime minister office says it wants to find out who got the information and who is blamed for the security failure. It’s the second major leak in South Korea in the past month. Around 130,000 costumers at South Korean branches of Standard Charted and CityBank recently had their personal data stolen and the nation’s biggest breach so far. For NPR News, I’m Jason Strother in Seoul. 
 
It’s electric vehicle equipment that rose rage during the latest object of drivers animosity leasing California where electric vehicles are common, appeared to be a charging station. A number of Silicon 18 Valley companies said they have a deal with drivers who have electric cars fighting over how to find charging ports at the offices where they work. According to Sacramento Mercury News, incidences of people unplugging vehicles of others and plugging their own cars. It caused some problems. Some companies are drafting new guidelines for EV-driving employees. One company there are 61 electric vehicles for just 16 stations. 

1 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
2 delegations
n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 );委托,委派
  • In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来,中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法,但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
3 gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
  • 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。
4 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
5 collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
6 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
7 toll
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
8 reverent
adj.恭敬的,虔诚的
  • He gave reverent attention to the teacher.他恭敬地听老师讲课。
  • She said the word artist with a gentle,understanding,reverent smile.她说作家一词时面带高雅,理解和虔诚的微笑。
9 alloy
n.合金,(金属的)成色
  • The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。
  • Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。
10 pastor
n.牧师,牧人
  • He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
  • We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师:教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
11 bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
12 militants
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
13 defensive
adj.防御的;防卫的;防守的
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题,使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。
14 breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
15 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • 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。
16 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
17 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
18 silicon
n.硅(旧名矽)
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
学英语单词
2-hydroxy-4-amino-butyrate
acro-
advanced surveillance radar
anjoman
antenna earthing switch
appointed foreign exchange bank
assembling joint
barometer tube
bead defective
berner alpen (bernese alps)
Ceintrey
cere
chlorophyll-b
Circus cyaneus
class cestodas
cleaning crew
computer input of japanese characters
continuous linear functional
Cootie Brown
cow man
curtain wall shaft sinking method
cutouts
defendens
diaea subdola
digit capacity
drug purpura
electronmicroscopy
engdahl
extradition crime
fall streifen
fishmeal
flat-lying seam
fluidized adsorber
Fort Oglethorpe
fowleries
get up with it
Gp.Capt.
heteromorpha
hyperbolic umbilic
irrigating
isoviolanthrone
JSA Joint Security Area
junction figure
junction hole
kalkwarf
Kurrol's salt
la crescenta-montrose
laborie
lash together
lavroffite (lavrovite)
logical signals processor
make it his business
mammary fungus
mediastinoscopic
Miorelax
mizen peak halyard
moldavias
mother-type fishery
mountain forest
nickelous dithionate
nonpreferential
Occas
organ formation
orthotopic
pairing experiment
photomask alignment aid
polyester synthetic fiber
protoptile
quarteryearly
radar system
rail ladder
recurring clause
red - hot news
refactorable
regiones infraclavicularis
resolution refutation strategy
ressent
revolution per second
scientific symbol
sensactors
serial-gram
Sierpinski gasket
sierra madre orientals
silberman
span dogs
split plug
spread in pulse height
spring carrier arm
standard distance
stops at nothing
straightout
strategic data-planning methodology
tetrachlorethylene
uher
unpuzzlingly
unscrewing mold
wachers
wood craft machine
worth's Law
wyver
zaitzevia babai