NPR英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本＋翻译）：20120901NPRNEWS.doc

1、From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh.President Obama is promising to always look out for Americas troops echoing that message today at Fort Bliss, Texas. Two years ago, he visited Bliss, the day he announced an end to the US combat role in Iraq while hes pledging the same for troops in Afgh

2、anistan where he said the US presence will still be found.Even as this war ends, we will stay vigilant, so Afghanistan is never again a source for attacks against America, never again.The presidents remarks come at a specially sensitive time in Afghanistan where attacks on coalition forces by member

3、s of Afghan security are rising.President Obama is expected to tour hurricane ravaged areas of Louisiana on Monday. His Republican challenger Mitt Romney was there today along with fellow Republican governor Bobby Jindul. Hurricane Isaacs survivors along the Gulf Coast are spending this day examinin

4、g whats left of their homes. Neighborhoods are under water in parts of Louisiana and much of the state is still without power. NPRs Greg Allen is monitoring developments from New Orleans.Isaac had winds over 70 miles per hour and savaged southern Louisiana for a day and a half before moving slowly n

5、orth, bringing flooding to dozens of communities. In Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans, water is draining back to the gulf through a breach authorities dug yesterday in a levee there. Officials say they made breach levee in several more places. Louisianas largest power company Entergy says it

6、 brought in more than 1,000 out of state workers to help restore power throughout the region. They will be working 16 shifts and will place first priority on restoring power to hospitals, police stations and fire stations. In Plaquemines, authorities made a grim discovery last night. A man and woman

7、 were found drown in their home. The first known fatalities here from the storm. Greg Allen, NPR News, New Orleans.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the nations unemployment rate is a grave concern and the Fed will do more to bolster the economy if required. NPRs Dave Mattingly reports on B

8、ernankes speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.With unemployment stuck above 8%, Bernanke describes the US economy as far from satisfactory. He offers no specifics, but says the Fed should not rule out new policies to try to jumpstart the job market. Scott Brown is chief economist at Raymond James Associa

9、tes.Weve sort of been on this grey area with the economy is recovering, you know, for full employment. Things will just be great .But the problem is we are not in full employment. Weve got a lot of people who are unemployed. We are going to get these people back to work.Brown expects the Fed to anno

10、unce steps at its September meeting. Dave Mattingly, NPR News, Washington.At last check on Wall Street, Dow Jones Industrial Average up 90 points at 13,091; NASDAQ Composite Index gaining 18 points more than 0.5% before the close at 3,067; and the S&P 500 also gaining seven points.This is NPR News.T

11、he New Jersey Community is mourning the deaths of two people killed just over 12 hours ago in a mass shooting at a supermarket. Police say a 23-year-old man, an ex-marine left his shift at a Pathmark store in Old Bridge Township and returned a half hour later armed with an AK-47 assault riffle and h

12、andgun. They say he opened fire on more than a dozen coworkers killing two of them before he took his own life. Police are still trying to determine a motive.NASA pays tribute to a giant in space exploration. Hundreds of NASA employees, former astronauts and members of the public gathered at the Ken

13、nedy Space Centre to remember Nile Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Armstrong died last Saturday at age 82. From member station WMFE, * reports the space centres director paid tribute to the man he called, a personal hero.Standing next to a wreath and photo of the Apollo 11 commander in

14、 front of a replica of the lunar module, Bob Cabana said Armstrong was an astronaut of the highest caliber. He said Armstrong never dwelled on his remarkable accomplishments or sought the limelight.He was a teacher with a passion for aeronautics and space exploration who wanted to share his knowledg

15、e and his experience and he has continued to be a world leader in this area.Cabana said Armstrongs small step for man cemented his place in our hearts and history for ever, but it was just the start of a long journey in the continued quest for space exploration. A private memorial service for Armstrong was held in Ohio. For NPR News, Im at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Before the close on Wall Street, the Dow was up 90 points at 13,091.Im Lakshmi Singh, NPR News, in Washington.