NPR英语听力2012年06月合辑（文本）：20120531NPRNEWS.doc

1、From NPR news in Washington, Im Jim Howard.13 bound corpses have been found in Eastern Syria, UN observers say they discovered the bodies in Deir el-Zour province. The UN team says the victims appear to have been shot at a close range with their hands tied behind their backs. The discovery comes aft

2、er a weekend killing of more 100 Syrian civilians at Houla. There are reports today that Syrian government forces are again attacking rebel-held areas in the same province as Houla.Israels Defense Minister is calling for more concrete action against Irans nuclear program. As Linda Gradstein reports

3、Ehud Barak says Iran is moving toward a point of no return.Speaking today, Barak said that Israelis cannot sleep soundly while the Iranians are moving systematically toward a point where Israel wont be able to do anything. He said Israel will not close its eyes and wait for the Iranians to attain nu

4、clear capability. Barak also addressed Israels conflict with the Palestinians, saying we are on borrow time, we will reach a war and well pay the price. He said there was Israels new expanded coalition of 94 out of 120 members in the Israeli parliament. This is the time to lead diplomatic process. B

5、ut if that doesnt work, Barak said, Israel should consider an intra-agreement or even a unilateral move. For NPR news, Im Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem.In New Mexico, a wild fire in the Gila National Forest grew overnight into the largest fire in state history. NPRs Ted Robbins reports the fire in so

6、uthwestern New Mexico has burnt more than 265 square miles.The wild * fires, burning in remote mountainous country. But New Mexico air quality officials have issued smoke alerts for Santa Fe and Albuquerque which is near 170 miles away. The fire was caused by lightening. Its been burning for two wee

7、ks and is still out of control. Part of the problem is the rugged(崎岖的) terrain but fuel on the ground is also burning quickly because of dry conditions. New Mexico is in the midst of a draught and humidity levels right now are as low as 5%. Ted Robbins, NPR News.Pope Benedict XVI is speaking publicl

8、y about the leak of confidential Vatican documents. Benedict butler(男管家) has been arrested in the case. The Pope says he is saddened by the situation but grateful to * who worked faithfully and silently to help him do his job. In comments of the end of his weekly general audience, Benedict described

9、 some media coverage as exaggerated, saying the stories are giving a false image of the Vatican.Just days after a poll indicated that a pro-bailout party could win Greeces elections next month, a new poll shows that hard left party that opposes the Eurozone bailout has regained the lead in public op

10、inion. The conflicting opinion polls * Greek stock up this week and then sharply down today.On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 151 points to 12,433, the Nasdaq Composite Index is down 29 points of 2,840.This is NPR.Space X is getting ready for the return of its history making s

11、paceship Dragon. NPRs Nell Greenfieldboyce reports that the unman capsule is scheduled to depart from the International Space Station early tomorrow morning.Astronauts onboard the station have unloaded all the cargo on Dragon and filled it up with stuff to send back to earth. Theyll use the stations

12、 robotic arm to detach it from the outpost. Space X mission director John Couluris says it wont be long after that before the capsule splashes(溅，泼) down in the pacific.About 5.5 hours after released from the arm, we should be in the water. Our recovery forces will be standing by lake * late Monday n

13、ight.After the ships retrieve the capsule, it will go to a space X facility in Texas for cargo unloading and inspection. Even if their return trip doesnt go exactly as planned, Couluris says this first visit by a private spaceship to the station will still be considered a huge success. Nell Greenfie

14、ldboyce, NPR News.Reuters is reporting that an explosion in northeast Kenya has killed at least one person and left another three people injured. The blast reportedly occurred in a restaurant near the border with Somali. Kenya has been dealing with the wave of explosion since it sent troops into nei

15、ghboring Somali to battle al Shabaab and * terror group it blames for several kidnappings and cross border attacks. Earlier this week, a Kenyan official said the FBI was helping to investigate an explosion in a building full of small shops in Nairobi.Rescue workers in Italy say they have pulled the

16、last body out of the collapsed factory. The death toll from yesterdays 5.8 magnitude quake now stands at 17. Officials say there are no more reports of missing individuals. The quake is the second in 9 days to hit the same area in collapsed building across the region.Im Jim Howard, NPR News, in Washington.