NPR英语听力2012年05月合辑（文本＋翻译）：20120521.doc

1、Leaders of 8 leading world economies are meeting today at Camp David in the Maryland Mountains to discuss the European debt crisis. Mike Froman is President Obamas Deputy National Security Advisor on the international economics. He says the leaders agree they hope Greece can remain part of the Euroz

2、one.There are a lot of important choices the Greece faces in the coming weeks. Theyre in the midst of an election,campaign they need to choose a government; that government needs to choose an economic strategy. And as they do that, the G8 want to affirm their interest if Greece stays part of the Eur

3、ozone while respecting its commitments.”The summit is to wrap up tonight. The world leaders will then travel to Chicago for a two day NATO summit which opens tomorrow.President Obamas reelection campaign is launching a new website to help voters navigate a slew of state and local voting laws, includ

4、ing new ones requiring photo ID and limiting early voting. NPRs Pam Fessler reports.The website is called GottaVote.org. Bob Bauer, the campaigns general counsel says its a one-stop-shop for those looking for answers to important questions, such as “When do I have to register by? When do I need to b

5、ring it to the poll? Can I vote early? Where is my polling place” The information is specific and available in English and Spanish. Its part of the Democrats effort to sign up as many new voters as possible and to make sure that new voting restrictions dont discourage those most likely to vote Democ

6、ratic from going to the polls. Democrats and voting rights groups are fighting the laws in court but they want to educate voters just in case the new requirements are still in effect in November. Pam Fessler, NPR news, Washington.At least ten people were killed and three more wounded in suicide bomb

7、ing in eastern Afghanistan today. The attacker targeted an Afghanistan police checkpoint. NPRs Ahmad Shafi reports.Afghan officials say the police were searching cars when then attacker walked out of his vehicle and set off his explosives, killing over a dozen civilians, and also two police officers

8、. Khost province lies at the border with Pakistan. The Haqqani network has strongholds inside the Pakistani border areas, where they frequently attack Afghan and US led NATO forces. Ahmad Shafi, NPR news, Kabul.Youre listening to NPR news in Washington. 全球8个领先经济国家的领导人今天在马里兰戴维营召开会议讨论欧洲债务危机。迈克弗洛曼是奥巴马总

9、统在国际经济方面的国家安全事务副顾问。他称领导人们同意并希望希腊仍然可以留在欧元区。“在未来的几周内希腊面临着很多重要的决定。他们是在选举活动中，他们需要选举一个政府,而这个政府需要制定一项经济策略。而他们需要这样做,八国集团想如果希腊仍然是欧元区的一部分，希望确认他们的利益,同时尊重其承诺。”峰会今晚结束。世界领导人们之后将前往芝加哥,参加明天开幕的为期两天的北约峰会。奥巴马总统连任竞选将推出一个新网站,帮助选民们浏览大量的选举州及地方选举的法律,包括新的要求照片的身份验证和限制提前投票等。NPR新闻的帕姆费斯勒发回对此的详细报道。该网站被称为即将投票网站。鲍勃鲍尔是该活动的总法律顾问，他称

10、这对于那些寻求重要问题答案的人来说是一站式的服务,比如“我必须什么时候注册?我什么时候需要将它送去民意调查?我可以提前投票吗?哪里是我的投票地点？”这些信息可以用特定的和可用的英语或西班牙语找到。这部分的努力归功于民主党促成许多新选民,并尽可能确保新的投票限制没有阻止那些最有可能投票给民主党的人们。民主党和投票权团体反对法院的法律,但他们想教育选民以防新的需求在11月仍然有效。NPR新闻,帕姆费斯勒,华盛顿报道。今天在阿富汗东部的自杀式炸弹袭击致使至少10人死亡,3人受伤。袭击的目标是阿富汗的警察检查站。NPR新闻的艾哈迈德阿布戴尔发回详细报道。阿富汗官员称警察在搜查汽车时攻击者走出了他的车并且引爆了炸弹,导致十几名平民死亡,两名警察死亡。霍斯特省位于巴基斯坦与阿富汗边境。哈卡尼网络已经在巴基斯坦边境地区的据点,他们经常攻击阿富汗和美国领导的北约部队。,NPR新闻，艾哈迈德阿布戴尔萨费,喀布尔报道。您正在收看的是华盛顿的NPR新闻。