ISG100117 Transcribing NPR News

[Kooper]

Please download the audio file and transcribe one minute news from the part you're allocated.

01 NPR Hourly Newscast 5.mp3
0:00 - 2:00 Sherry
0:30 - 2:30 Ivy
1:00 - 3:00 Janet
1:30 - 3:30 Gavin
2:00 - 4:00 Kooper
2:30 - 4:30 Jackson
3:00 - 5:00 Chiron

Optional assignment: Pick one or two words that you would like to learn or practice and make a sentence for each of them

[Kooper]

2:00 - 3:00

Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its US clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fault.

[chiron]

The US embassy in Khartoum has issued a statement warning America and Sudan of poetential attack on Air Uganda flight between Southern Sudan and Kampala. The warning didn't name any potential group or individuals, but comes amid hightened tensions of the botched Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard Detroit-bound US airliner. The United States stepped up security screenings of passengers travelling from or through Sudan and 13 other countries after the failed attack.

* botch (v) to spoil something by doing it badly
Ex: The naughty child botches his parents good mood.

[Sherry Liao]

1:00-2:00

President Obama says the disappointing jobs report released by the labor department yesterday is a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. NPR's (name) reports. US employers cut another eighty-five thousand workers from their payrolls last month. One in ten would-be workers is looking for a job. Although the job picture is not nearly so bleak 'cause it was a year ago this time December's numbers were a disappointment for President Obama. He promised to keep working every single day to get the economy moving again. "We have to continue to explore every avenue to accelerate the return to hiring." As part of that effort the President announced the winner of 2.3 billion dollars in tax credit from the government stimulus program to encourage the manufacture of clean energy products. Mr. Obama said the government had enough qualified applicants to award three times that much. He wants Congress provides another 5 billion dollars to expand the tax credit, so clean energy companies can hire more workers.

[jacksonwang]

Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell a hundred of sick bank accounts to U.S investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its US clients suspected of tax evasion.
The Swiss financial regulator says consulted the government before handing over the files. It says act to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August, the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to US internal revenue service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fraud.

The U.S. embassy in cartoon has issued the statement warning American in Sudan of potential attacked on the air Uganda flight between Soden Sudan and Koplar. The warning did not name any potential group and individuals but comes in high intension over budged Christmas bombing attempt aboard Detroit bound U.S airliner. United State step up security screening on passenger traveling from or through Sudan and 30 other countries after that failed detect.

Parliament has voted to allow same sex couples to marry. The country socialist prime minister describe the mood that his historic one that over turn long established discrimination. But the government sponsored legislation specific bars same sex couple from abducting children. The socialist penalty and election manifest have included to legalize same sex marriage and it was government first public initiative in this parliament. Despite selecting of trial majority in assembly passage with short thanks to back too small lifted parties, their unhappy though with provision denial same sex couples’ right to adopt children still any attempt to get that clues committee states will be squashed by socialist who say them they didn’t strength to adopt rights when legislation finally emerges from parliament … president to post reform made us because constitution court to consider about he hesitated otherwise he can only delay.

Jackson

[Kooper]

Optional assignment: Pick one or two words that you would like to learn or practice and make a sentence for each of them

[IVY]

President Obama says disappointing job report released by the Labor Department yesterday is a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. NPR xxx reports. US employers cut another 85,000 workers from their payrolls last month. One in ten would be worker is looking for job. Although the job picture is not nearly so xx, because it was a year ago this time, December numbers were disappointment for President Obama. He promised to keep working every single day to get the economic moving again. We have to continue exploring …every salary to return high rate. As part of that, the president announced the winner of 2.3 billion dollars in tax credits from the government stimulus program to encourage manufacturers of clean energy products. Mr. Obama says government had another qualified applicants to award 3 times that much. He wants Congress to provide another 5 billion dollars to expand the tax credit, so clean energy companies can hire more workers.

Switzerland Federal Administrative of Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally. When it turned over details of hundred x banks of accounts to US investigators. Last February, the regulator ordered Swiss bank in ... UBS to hand over information about 255 of Jewess clients, suspected of tax.... The Swiss financial regulator says he consulted government before handing over the files.

Authorities said ... will be charged with defying trace pass. New Jersey senator says anyone who flies on the plane will be outraged over the incident. People knew that this was learned that was ... stand to do. You can pull around ... through .. scream,.... therefore security. There is an evidence shows a man going underneath the road, but security guard posed to enter secure area. The ... was released ... for ....


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Dear all

i have to go to Kaohsiung to attend a funeral, so maybe i won't be able to join you this time.
Have a nice weekend

[Just JJ]

2:00 - 3:00

Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its US clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fault.

My version:
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell (the tills of) a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its (other) US (Jewish) clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fault (fraud).

[Sherry Liao]

Wow, JJ, unbelievable!

Will you join the meeting tomorrow?

[Just JJ]

Wow, JJ, unbelievable!

Will you join the meeting tomorrow?

Sure I will.
Hopefully, the internet will work for me. (I 'm still in 花蓮)

[Kooper]

What a surprise! The moment I saw your name, I thought I must read a wrong thread.

Welcome back, JJ.

[Sherry Liao]

0:19 – 0:59

A bus. getaway New Jersey man has been arrested in connection with last Sunday's security breach at Newark's international airport. Authorities say (name) will be charged with defying trespass. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg says anyone who flies on the plane would be outraged over the incident. "People know that this was xxx... this was xxx thing to do. You can't put around of raving through the xxx screen that's airport security." A video of the incident shows a man going underneath the rope of a security guard post to enter a security area. The video was released at Lautenberg's request.


... I can barely understand what the Senator was talking about.

[Kooper]

2:00 - 3:00

Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its US clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fault.

My version:
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over to tell (the tills of) a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its (other) US (Jewish) clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fault (fraud).

Hi JJ,

Thanks for pointing out my errors. I agreed with you on some of them. See my revised version.

Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court says the country’s financial regulator acted illegally when it turned over details of a hundred of taker’s bank accounts to US investigators. Last February the regulator ordered Swiss banking giant UBS to hand over information about 255 of its US clients suspected of tax evasion.

The Swiss financial regulator says it consulted the government before handing over the files. It says it acted to save UBS from insolvency and criminal charges. But the Swiss federal court ruled the regulator acted unilaterally and should not have ordered the UBS to hand over the files before it has received an official request for assistance from Washington. In August the government gave in to intense pressure and agreed to hand over details to the US Internal Revenue Service of another 4500 account holders suspected of tax fraud.

[Kooper]

hand over:
[1] to give sth to sb with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it [Longman]
[2] to give sb power/responsibility over sth which you used to be in charge of [Longman]

Sentence Making:
1. The corrupt politician were ruled by court to hand over bribes he had ever taken in exchange for a shorter sentence.
2. After Chinese New Year, YOYO English Club is being handed over to Julian.

[Sherry Liao]

Parliament has voted to allow same sex couples to marry. The country socialist prime minister describe the mood that his historic one that over turn long established discrimination. But the government sponsored legislation specific bars same sex couple from abducting children. The socialist penalty and election manifest have included to legalize same sex marriage and it was government first public initiative in this parliament. Despite selecting of trial majority in assembly passage with short thanks to back too small lifted parties, their unhappy though with provision denial same sex couples’ right to adopt children still any attempt to get that clues committee states will be squashed by socialist who say them they didn’t strength to adopt rights when legislation finally emerges from parliament … president to post reform made us because constitution court to consider about he hesitated otherwise he can only delay.

Jackson

For me, this piece is the most difficult one of all the assignments this week. I revised it a little bit anyway. This is my version:

Portugal's Parliament has voted to allow same sex couples to marry. The country’s socialist prime minister describe the move as historic one that overturn long established discrimination. But the government sponsored legislation specifically bars same sex couple from adopting children. The socialist party and election manifest have included to legalize same sex marriage and it was government first political initiative in this parliament. Despite it's lacking an xxx trial majority in assembly passage was assured thanks to the backing of two small left parties, They're unhappy though with provision denial same sex couples’ right to adopt children still any attempt to get that clause reviewed and committee states will be squashed by socialist who say them they didn’t strain to adoption rights when legislation finally emerges from parliament Portugal's president to appose the reform may ask the constitution court to consider any doubt he has about it otherwise he can only delay it.