NPR英语听力2013年02月（WORD文本）：20130224NPRNEWS_.doc

1、From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman.President Obama is urging congress to compromise to avoid upcoming across board spending cut know as sequester. In a weekly media address, Obama says if sequester takes effect hundreds of thousands of people will be hurt from teachers to airline traffic

2、controllers. In republican media response, Senator John of North Decoda urged president to approve the keystone XL pipeline. He says promoting pipeline will create new jobs and help expend the economy.Rallies are going across the country in what organizers called a nationwide day of resistance to su

3、pport the second amendment. NPR tells us demonstrators want to protect their gun rights. At one such rally, in Conker, New Hampshire, live free, live free. Protesters cheered and clapped speakers such as Jeff roid opposition to president Obama 23 executive action and reducing gun violence. From my c

4、old dead ends, they will not take whats yours .Organizers say they show state department because 223 caliber elimination gun crowd would reorganize. But they say they did not intend capital live on recent mass shooting. That caliber elimination was used in both San dio and rural shooting. NPR news .

5、Obama administration healthcare officials are holding firm on the prevention in the healthcare law that limits difference in preliminary can be charged to older and to younger adults. As NPR July reports, here is reaction on both sides of debate. Apparently, many states allow insurance to charge old

6、er orphan secret dot as much as five times more than younger usually healthier people. Under the health law starting next year older people can be charged no more than three times as much. Ensure say they would lead something called rechark for younger people who have to pay higher rate just they ar

7、e being required to purchase coverage for the first time. G representing young people saying many may pay the loss fund rather than buying insurance. But AARP was pleased the administration opted not to freeze in the change. Its said too many older people already have trouble paying for their only i

8、nsurance. NPR news Washington. Officials say there are now 6 tanks leaking radioactive ways on the handful nuclear reservation in Washington State. Energy department says there is no immediate threat to public health . However, the news is triggering new calls for attention to HF nuclear site .Clean

9、ing effort in billions of dollars over budget and behind schedule. The tank there holding radioactive way are much older than their 20 life span. Organ senator says they ask for investigation in HF taking monetary and mainland program. You are listening to NPR news from Washington.And Egyptian oppos

10、ition leader is calling for boycott of Egypt parliamentary election. Elections are scheduled to begin in late April as NPR La reports Nobel Laureate HB calls for boycott on twitter to quote expose shame to democracy of Egypt but they add he also calls for boycott during the 2010 election under oust

11、dictator, Honi . Egypt Parliamentary elections are scheduled on the mist of political crisis . Protest against Islamist president Han having ongoing for near a month . In the city of PN, residents are conducting a mess campaign in civil civilians and have repeatedly tried to shut the port. Morse cri

12、tics accusing him of failing to ruling exclusively, of failing to reform corrupt system and using dictatorial methods . NPR news, Cairo.There have been more fighting in Mali, forces from Chad were part of African contingent assistant French troops say they killed 65 Islamism militants in Northern Ma

13、li. Officials say 13 Chadian soldiers died and 6 were hurt, there are about 18 Chadian troops participating in French led military intervention started last month in Mali . Troops are trying to push Islamist fighters out of country .Microsoft is found and fixed problem experience yesterday with its

14、online data store service. People were unable to access to side used by business customers. Microsoft says the problem was security search because of labs which the company now renewed. Microsoft also says it was recently hacked. software company says it had found no evidence that any customer data were stolenIm Korva Coleman，NPR News in Washington.