NPR英语听力2012年05月合辑（文本＋翻译）：20120430NPRNEWS.doc

1、From NPR news in Washington, Im Louise Schiavone.The Presidents Counterterrorism Adviser says the US has so dismantled al-Qaeda that the potential for near term strike on US soil sling slim. John Brennan spoke on FOX News Sunday. He says the US remains mindful of the threats that could accompany the

2、 impending one year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.We are not going to let down our guard, and we are going to stay extra vigilant(机警的) in fact in this period of time.”Speaking on ABC this week, Brennan said Americans many locations overseas are advised to be vigilant ahead of the ann

3、iversary.Also today, Brennan was asked about the drama unfolding in Beijing, involving Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. He would not comment specifically but says the administration will do whats appropriate. Secretary of State Clinton and Treasury Secretary Geithner are heading to Beijing this we

4、ek for a long planed strategic and economic discussion. An advocacy(辩护) group in Texas called China Aid says that Chen escaped from house arrest and he is taking refuge at the US embassy in Beijing.In Nigeria, an attack on a church service at a university campus has left 16 people dead. NPRs Ofeibea

5、 Quist-Arcton says no group has claimed responsibility.Details are * through that at least three explosions struck an old section of Bayero University campus in the historical northern city of Kano. Students were holding a Christian church service at the lecture hall. A spokesman for Nigerias nation

6、al emergency management agency, Abubakar Jibril said that was sporadic(零星的) gunfire adding that rescue officials were initially unable to reach the site because what he described as a terrorist attack was continuing. Northern Nigeria and in January Kano specifically have been hit by a wave of attack

7、s by a radical anti-government Islamic sect(宗派) known as Boko Haram, the name means “western education is sinful”. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR news, Juba.A racing tragedy off coast of California has left three people dead. A sailor who retrieved two dead bodies said yacht looked like it had been throu

8、gh a blender. We get more on this story from Bob Hensley of Capitol Public Radio.According to the US coast guard, the dead and missing crew members are from the sail boat named Aegean, which was participating in the Newport to Ensenada International Yachting Race. Debris(瓦砾堆) and varnish(清漆) from th

9、e boat were found near the Coronado Islands off the coast of Mexico. Officials have to determine what happened to the vessel which has based in Redondo Beach California. Two weeks ago, five crew members died after waves swept off a yacht 30 miles from San Francisco. The coast guard has temporarily s

10、topped issuing permits for races off the northern California coast until the investigation into that incident has been completed. For NPR news, Im Bob Hensley.This is NPR news.United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Its his first visit there since a self-descr

11、ibed civilian government assumed power. NPRs Anthony Kuhn reports from Jakarta that Ban is the latest in a string of foreign dignitaries(高官) to observe developments there.Ban has said that one goal of his trip is to acknowledge the countrys progress in democratic reforms and the US is committed to h

12、elping Myanmar push reforms forward. Ban will meet President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and become the first foreign dignitary to address Myanmars parliament. Ban is also scheduled to visit northern Shan state where UN helps Myanmar to eradicate(根除) opium poppies. Also in Mya

13、nmar is the European Unions top diplomat Catherine Ashton. The EU announces that itll suspend most of its sanctions against the Burmas government. Anthony Kuhn, NPR news, Jakarta.Attention soccer fans tickets for the soccer tournament at the London Olympics go on sale tomorrow in London before noon

14、local time. Organizers are selling 1.4 million tickets. The sale lasts until May 6th, a couple of weeks after that another million tickets will be made available.Simple assault charges have been filed against the former Miss New Hampshire USA. 26-year-old Nicole Houde is accused of punching, kicking

15、 and biting her boyfriend.The box office giant this weekend, scored its points outside the US. While Disneys Avengers premiered overseas with a reported 178 million dollars in ticket sales. “You are made to be ruled.” The movie opens in North America next Friday.Im Louise Schiavone, NPR news, Washington.