NPR英语听力附文本+LRC字幕2013年03月合辑（84份）

From NPR News in Washington, I’m Korva Coleman. 这里是华盛顿的NPR新闻,我是科瓦·克伦。 Power is slowly being restored to residents in the Northeast after the blizzard that left three feet of snow in some places. As NPR’s Tovia Smith reports, clean-up could take days. 在暴风雪席卷造成东北部某些地区积雪深达三英尺后，居民的用电现在正在慢慢恢复。正如NPR新闻的托瓦·史密斯报道的那样,积雪清理工作可能要花费几天。 The big dig continues. And in coastal communities, the big drain, icy water surged over sea walls, onto streets and into homes. Hundreds of thousands remain without power, and about 1,000 residents are keeping warm in shelters. Carbon monoxide poisoning killed two people in Massachusetts who were in cars with tailpipes blocked by snow. And state Senate President Therese Murray is urging caution indoors as well. 大规模挖掘工作正在持续。在一些沿海社区，大股冰冷的海水漫过海堤涌进街道和民宅。数以千计的人失去供电，约1000名居民在避难所内取暖。在马萨诸塞州，一辆汽车因为排气管被雪堵住造成车内2人一氧化碳中毒死亡。而州参议院议长特雷西·穆雷也叮嘱市民在室内仍需谨慎。 “People using their generators inside the house, dumb. It’s gonna kill you. And people really have to be careful with the built-up of that gas. We don’t want to see anybody else die.” “有些人在房子里面使用发电机。这种行为会要了你的命。人们要小心室内一氧化碳的积聚。我们不想看到任何人再因为同样的原因而失去生命了。” Much of the clean-up has to be done by hand, especially around the many cars abandoned on roads. 清理工作大部分都要手工完成，特别是在清理被遗弃在路上的众多车辆的积雪时。 South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says the White House has more explaining to do about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya last year. Speaking today on CBS’s Face the Nation, Graham has threatened to hold up the confirmations of two cabinet-level nominees unless President Obama complies with his demand. 南卡罗来纳州的共和党籍参议员林德西·格雷厄姆表示关于去年美国驻利比亚班加西使馆被袭击一事，白宫还有更多要向人民交代。而今天在哥伦比亚广播公司《面向全国》节目的采访中，格雷厄姆威胁要推迟两个内阁提名的确认，除非奥巴马总统按他所说地向民众解释。 “I don’t think we should allow Brennan to go for the CIA directorship, Hagel to be confirmed as secretary of defense until the White House gives us an accounting.” 直到白宫给出合理解释前，我认为我们不应该允许布伦南出任美国中央情报局局长,哈格尔也不该被确认为国防部长。” But Democratic Senator Jack Reed