NPR英语听力2012年11月合辑（文本＋翻译）：2012-11-29.doc

1、From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshimi Singh.这里是华盛顿的NPR新闻，我是拉辛格。A holiday shopping frenzy is well underway across the nation, but Black Friday turned into a two-day affair when some major retailers decided to open their doors yesterday in the hopes of convincing discount hunters to head straight f

2、rom dinner to the mall. As Danielle Karson reports, retailers are hoping this season delivers a much-needed shot in the arm to a still sluggish economy.一场假日购物狂潮即将席卷全国，但一些主要零售商昨天决定打开大门，希望用极大的折扣把民众从餐厅吸引到商场中，从而将为期一天的“黑色星期五”购物日改变成了为期两天的活动。丹尼尔卡森为您报道，零售商们希望这一季能够为萧条的经济扩大市场需求。As many as 147 million American

3、s are expected to cram stores this weekend. Retailers racked up more than 11 billion dollars in sales over Black Friday weekend last year and are expected to top that this year. Analyst Kent Pergon says retailers are ready.这周末有1亿4千7百万的美国人期望挤进商场购物。去年“黑色星期五”购物节的时候，零售商的销售额骤升了110多亿美元，今年销售额有望突破去年的数字。分析师肯

4、特庇隆表示，零售商们已经蓄势待发。Once you have them in the store, you do not want to lose them. So retailers are doing all they can in that particular area, its marketing on social media sites, trying to get out the deals on those platforms as well.“一旦你有了买家，你就不想失去他们。因此，零售商们正在尽全力在这个特殊平台社交媒体网站尽可能多地进行交易。”Many retailer

5、s are also sharpening their competitive edge by offering price matching and same-day delivery. Analysts say its worth the effort. Stores can rake in as much as 10% of their holiday sales over Thanksgiving weekend. For NPR News, Im Danielle Karson.许多商家通过价格竞争和提供当天配送的服务来增强自己的竞争优势。专家表示，这一努力是值得的，因为商家有可能在

6、感恩节的这个周末将销售额提高10%。NPR新闻，丹尼尔卡森报道。Wal-Mart is declaring this to be its best Black Friday ever, but that news may be overshadowed by protests outside Wal-Mart stores across the nation. Workers are demanding higher pay and better health care for hourly employees. A group backed by the United Food and Co

7、mmercial Workers Union says several hundred people are involved. The company says that figure is grossly exaggerated.沃尔玛表示，今年的“黑色星期五”购物周是其经历过的最好的一季，但这一消息可能会被全国各地沃尔玛外的抗议活动蒙上阴影。工人们要求提高工资和医疗保健待遇。美国食品与商业工人联盟的代表表示该事件涉及几百名员工的福利。而沃尔玛表示这一数字“极其夸张”。European Union leaders have ended their summit in Brussels wi

8、thout a long-term budget deal. Theyre negotiating over the equivalent of a 1.25-trillion-dollar plan. British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for restraint.欧盟领导人结束了布鲁塞尔欧盟峰会，会议没有达成长期预算协议。会议讨论了1万2千500亿美元的经济计划。英国首相大卫卡梅伦呼吁缩减计划。Whos there to stand up for the taxpayer. Who is - which institution i

9、n Europe is there - rather like the Treasury - to say wheres the money gonna come from? Whos gonna pay for this.“谁来保护纳税人的利益。欧洲的谁或是哪个组织哪国的财政部来说说资金从哪来？谁来为这项计划买单。”EU leaders say theyll hold another budget meeting in the coming weeks.欧盟领导人表示将在未来几周召开新一轮财政预算会议。A Taliban suicide attack in eastern Afghanist

10、an has killed three Afghanistan civilians and wounded more than 90 people. NPRs Sean Carberry reported the assailant detonated a truck full of explosives near a provincial governors compound.塔利班在阿富汗东部发动自杀式爆炸袭击，爆炸造成3名阿富汗平民死亡，超过90人受伤。NPR记者肖恩卡伯里为您发来报道，事件发生时塔利班袭击者在一处联合协调办公室附近引爆了一辆装满炸药的汽车。About a half do

11、zen NATO service members sustained minor injuries in the explosion. But as is often the case in Taliban attacks, Afghan civilians were the primary victims. At least two died in the blast and many of the wounded have life-threatening injuries. The Taliban said that the attack was in response to the r

12、ecent execution of four Taliban prisoners. The Afghan government executed 14 convicted criminals this week, the first executions in the country in more than a year. Human rights organizations have been highly critical of the executions, arguing that Afghanistans justice system is unable to guarantee

13、 fair trials, especially in death penalty cases. Sean Carberry, NPR News, Kabul.大约有6名北约军人在爆炸中受轻伤。但塔利班频繁袭击，阿富汗平民是主要受害者。爆炸造成至少2人死亡，多人受伤，伤重者有生命危险。塔利班表示，此次袭击是回应军方最近处死四名塔利班囚犯的报复行为。阿富汗政府本周处死了14名承认有罪的犯人。这些犯人于1年多前被判死刑。人权组织强烈谴责阿富汗的死刑，并称阿富汗的司法体制无法保证公正的审判，尤其是死刑案件。NPR新闻，肖恩卡伯里喀布尔报道。At the close, Dow was up 173.最

14、后，道琼斯指数上涨173点。This is NPR.这里是NPR新闻。The president of Egypt appeals for clam. Standing before a crowd of thousands, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi defends his decision to give himself broad authority to rise above legal challenges, saying he needs more flexibility to work toward democratic change.

15、His critics say it looks like the first steps of a dictatorship. The move prompted massive anti-Morsi protests in Egypt today.埃及总统呼吁民众保持冷静。埃及总统穆罕默德穆尔西站在上千名市民面前为加强自身权利的作法辩护。穆尔西表示他需要工作的灵活性来应对民主变革。这一举动导致埃及大量民众反对穆尔西。A talented young musician has died. Pianist Austin Peralta died Wednesday at the age of

16、22. So far no cause of death has been reported. NPRs Neda Ulaby reports Peralta was hailed as a jazz prodigy when he was only a teenager.一名年轻的音乐天才去世。钢琴家奥斯汀帕利特周三去世，年仅22岁。到目前为止还没有调查出死亡原因。NPR记者内达艾丽碧报道，帕利特在十几岁时就被赞为爵士天才。Austin Peralta released only three solo CDs. But from the age of 16, he played alongs

17、ide established musicians who thought of him as a peer. Jazz icon Chick Corea, neo-soul singer Erykah Badu and rising star Frank Ocean, all appreciated how Peralta synthesized jazz with electronica and instrumental hip-pop. Peralta was a son of independent film director and skateboarder Stacy Peralt

18、a best-known for the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys. Austin Peralta was based in Los Angeles but his following included fans, especially young ones from all over the world. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.奥斯汀帕利特只出过三张单曲CD。但16岁的他就和教导他的音乐家们旗鼓相当了。爵士乐偶像奇克柯瑞亚，灵魂歌手艾莉卡芭朵和后起之秀弗兰克欧森都曾赞赏帕利特将爵士和电子乐，嘻哈乐巧妙地融合在一起。帕利特是独立电影导演，

19、滑板达人斯特西帕利特的儿子，斯特西帕利特的代表作是广为人知的狗镇少年。奥斯汀帕利特从小在洛杉矶长大，但从小他就有追随他的粉丝，特别是全国各地的年轻粉丝。内达艾丽碧报道，NPR新闻。Wall Street was open only for a half-day session. On this day after Thanksgiving, the Dow ended up 173 points to settle at 13,010, NASDAQ gained 40 points, S&P 500 up 18.华尔街只开放半天。感恩节过后，道琼斯指数上涨173点，以13,010点收盘，纳斯达克上涨40点，标准普尔500指数上涨18点。This is NPR.这里是NPR新闻。