时间:2018-12-17 作者:英语课 分类:2014年NPR美国国家公共电台7月


英语课

 From NPR news in Washington, I'm Nora Raum.   The State department says the U.S.is astound 1 that an Israeli police beat up a 15-year-old American-Palestinian boy. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. The State department spokesperson says Obama administration is deeply concerned about the beating of Tahri Catar. Catar, teenager from Temple Florida, was picked up and demonstrated as clash with police. Later, a video circulating on the Internet showed that an Israeli police attacking a detainee. It then shows Catar emerging from jail with black eyes and swollen 2 lips. Spokesperson Psaki says beating a detainee after their subdued 3 under custody 4 is never justified 5. We really shocked that he was severely 6 beaten while policing a custody and strongly have condemned 7 that I would call for speedy and transparent 8 and credible 9 investigation 10.  The State department says once the investigation is settled, Catar should be return home to the U.S.. Jacki Northam  NPR news, Washington. 


In recent months, thousands of unaccompanied children have crossed into the  U.S. from Mexico,  fleeing poverty and violence in near southern door. White House press judge says is likely that most of them will be sent home. Based on what we know about these cases, it is unlikely that most of these kids were qualified 11 for humanitarian 12 relieve. And what that means is that they would not have legal bases for meaningless country and it would be returned. Tomorrow, the White House is expected to ask Congress for 2 billion dollars to address the crisis. A federal appeals court is blocking Arizona governor Jane attempt to keep young immigrants with work permits from getting driver's licenses 13. NPR Sam Sander reports says the ruling affects immigrants who have avoided deportation 14 under the deferred 15 action for child's arrival program. In 2012, bureau direct state agency took the nine driver's licenses and other public benefits to young immigrants benefiting from deferred action. Attorney for the governor say the measure was meant to keep licenses from being use to improperly 16 access public benefits. A lot of  policy undermine the immigrants legal protection, is trumped 17  by federal law. The ninth U.S. third court appeals rule against rule policy, and the statement governor Bruner said Arizona will continue to court fight for the rule of law. Sam Sander for NPR news. 
    A federal judging Philadelphia today granted preliminary approval to a plan that compensate 18 and  players for prompt related to concussions 19.  Attorney says the settlement will cover all return players, even though without symptoms yet. It's any retire. You think any players you never know, you never like. If they are retire today, they are included into the settlement whether or not they are sick. It's for the future as much as for the present. The settlement comes out to the .
   Stock  fell  on Wall Street today, the dialogue 44 points, the SNP drops seven. 
    This is NPR news.
    Political leaders in Iran are deadlocked 20 in forming a new government. Today the Iraqi parliament postpone 21 its session until mid 22 August. The legislators met last week for the first session since the election in April. The members were unable to agree a new prime minister, president and speaker of the parliament. Some members are pushing for the removal of prime minister *, accusing him of eliminating the minority and filling support for the insurgency 23.
Nigeria security forces say 68 women and girls kidnapped two weeks ago have escaped from the suspected capters. But NPR reports that the girl is still holding more than 200 school girls in April. Report say thousands of women managed get away when the militants 24 conductors took off to attack military base near Dabuwa. In Nigeria,troubles.A local woman trying to protect civilians 25 told journalist he has received an alert, but the former captains has made him to back home. Security is arrive in this restive 26 part of Nigeria,making it difficult to confirm such report.Local spot international outrage 27 of the massacre 28 of students at that school in *in Northeastern Nigeria in April.The group is demanding the release of scientists in exchange for the boat, in a deal rejected by the Nigeria's government. 
   Olympics officials announced the three finalist to hold the winter games in 2022, Beijing, Oslo,  Alma-Ata Tajikistan. Apparently 29 it wasn't hard to narrow down the list every other city dropped out.
World Cup action resumes tomorrow, Brazil face Germany, Argentina meets Netherlander.   I'm Nora Raum, NPR news. 

1 astound
v.使震惊,使大吃一惊
  • His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异。
  • He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.过去,他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
2 swollen
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着,她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她,她的手臂肿起来了。
3 subdued
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
4 justified
a.正当的,有理的
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
5 severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
6 condemned
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的
  • The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明,可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
  • The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
7 credible
adj.可信任的,可靠的
  • The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
  • Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法?
8 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。
9 qualified
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
  • 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。
10 humanitarian
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
11 licenses
n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准,许可,颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )
  • Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句
12 deportation
n.驱逐,放逐
  • The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
  • Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前,英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。
13 deferred
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从
  • The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
  • a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划
14 improperly
不正确地,不适当地
  • Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛!
  • He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。
15 trumped
v.(牌戏)出王牌赢(一牌或一墩)( trump的过去分词 );吹号公告,吹号庆祝;吹喇叭;捏造
  • That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him. 那个女人捏造种种毫无根据的罪名指控他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job. 他的几位同事诬告他,使他丟掉了工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 compensate
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消
  • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
17 concussions
n.震荡( concussion的名词复数 );脑震荡;冲击;震动
  • People who have concussions often trouble thinking or remembering. 患脑震荡的人通常存在思考和记忆障碍。 来自互联网
  • Concussions also make a person feel very tired or angry. 脑震荡也会使人感觉疲倦或愤怒。 来自互联网
18 deadlocked
陷入僵局的;僵持不下的
  • The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
  • The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。
19 postpone
v.延期,推迟
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
20 mid
adj.中央的,中间的
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
21 insurgency
n.起义;暴动;叛变
  • And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国,动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
  • Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
22 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。
23 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • 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。
24 restive
adj.不安宁的,不安静的
  • The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
  • The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。
25 outrage
n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
26 massacre
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中,这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀,大屠杀就有可能再次发生!
27 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。
学英语单词
Accessory Risks of Cargo Transportation
androzooid
anna-lisa
asterina ilicicola
azimuth rotational motion
ball-bustings
bextons
Blue Peters
CD8 cell
check valve pump
con-ro ship
cree l.
crypted
curb the boom in
current interrupt test
Dannenwalde
delaying time indication
Dichlorodifluoroethane
digital signal level 5
electric cardioversion
electric motor equation
equityoil
erysipelas palpebrae
escaloped
feather wear
fegary
free university
geotechnic history
haptophile
healthiness condition
herbaceously
high-bulk yarn
hot fuelling
importance weighting
in the press
interframe Hadamard method
kawaihae
krissy
la vestale
Leddicon
life slide
linesides
main component of electric apparatus
morale builder
multiring file
n-heptane
New Age traveller
no-break standby
nonbarbiturate intravenous anes thetic
nortracheloside
onapristone
optional halt instruction
outfitting quay
overleavens
palester
pantas
participatory research
peak-load regulating capacity
perpatic rock (c.i.p.w)
piece in
priacanthus arenatuss
pulpies
pyrolytic-graphite semiconductor
qvc
rafat
roasen
Running on fumes
saigh
sciuruss
scoult
sentence structures
sergeant-major
servo-controlled tape mechanism
slabbing cutter
Southampton Island
split confounding
spray deflector
squass
staffing levels
starch turbidities
stepless change
stripperless
Szekler
teeny-bopper
Thalassinoides
thermoplastic hubcap
Tillaberi
total suspended particulates
totally imaginary field
Trachelospermum brevistylum
trichochromogenic
under the baton of
union of event
uroporophyrin
valve-operating stud
vapor pressure at pumping temperature
Vel'yaminovo
were of consequence
Xamavera
Yapehe
Zarathustra
Zhanterek