1、本听力稿为网友义务听写版本，仅供参考！From NPR news in Washington, I am Nora Raum.The hostage crisis at a gas plant in the Sahara desert is over. Algerian officials say troops stormed the facility today. They say at least 32 militants and 23 captors died. Four nationalities of the workers killed have not been released
2、. NPRs Philip Reeves reports British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond wants more information.News the siege over was first announced by Algeria state news agency. It said Algerian forces launched a final assault. Hammond gave no causality numbers, but said Britain was in close contact with Algerian
3、government officials who said the operation has ended.“The latest information that we have is that the hostage situation has now been brought to an end by further assault by Algerian forces which has resulted in further loss of life.” Hammond said he was pressing the Algerians for more details. “The
4、 loss of lives as the result of these attacks is appalling and unacceptable. We must be clear that it is the terrorists that bear sole responsibility for it.” Philip Reeves, for NPR news, London.Law enforcement officials are expecting smaller crowds for Mondays inauguration of President Obama than f
5、our year ago. But NPRs Brain Naylor reports security will still be tight.There are barricades along the inaugural parade route and miles of temporary fencing along Washington streets and preparation for the inaugural activities. The coast guard would be patrolling the Patomac River. And the FAA has
6、imposed tighter than normal flight restriction around the capital city. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.“Protecting an event this large, complex with these many different venues, with this number of people coming, requires a lot of coordination and a lot of organization.”Law enforcement
7、 officials have set up a security command post in the Washington suburbs. Some 1.8 million attended President Obamas first inauguration, less than half of that are expected this time. Brain Naylor, NPR news, Washington.Before his first inaugural, the President has started the National Day of Service
8、 on Saturday before Martin Luther King Day. Its designed to honor the memory of the slain civil rights leader by having people donate their time to the community. Today, the President and his family helped fixed up an elementary school in Washington. He noted that some volunteers had an easier time
9、than others.“The every young people did some really good work. And some the older folks like me who in hurt getting our knees kind of bending down a little bit, we were able to manage also. And somehow Mitchell looks stylish the whole time she was doing it.”The President said he hopes the National D
10、ay of Service will be a tradition for future presidents. Meanwhile, others are attending rallies today in support of their rights to own guns. Hundreds of its advocates are gathering in state capitals to protest any effort to impose stricter gun controls.This is NPR news from Washington.West African
11、 leaders are holding a crisis summit today to discuss how best coordinate the international military effort to dislodge Islamist militants from Mali. NPRs Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports that regional troops have become deploying in a ? reclaimed occupied northern Mali.“West African heads of state are
12、gathering in Ivory Coast for the first high level meeting since the French military intervention in Mali last week. Frances decisive move came after Islamist fighters advanced south from their stronghold in the north. West Africa had a UN mandate to send in a regional force to try to end the partiti
13、on of Mali. That strategy plan for later this year was overtaken by events. French troops backing the be leagued Malian army will continue to play a leading role. Regional leaders must agree on the rapid deployment of West African troops to assist in the effort to drive out the well-armed and mobile
14、 Jihadi fighters. But Malis anxious neighbors are asking push them where. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, for NPR news, Bamako.The US is now about half way through the flu season and officials say it is shaping up to be worse than average. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more older pe
15、ople are being hospitalized with flu. CDC director Doctor Tom Frieden says there is still time to avoid it, get a flu shot.“Although that the flu vaccine is far from perfect, its by far the best tool we have to prevent influenza. You can still protect yourself through vaccination, particularly for folks out west, you probably have most of the flu seasons still to come.”Widespread flu is reported in all 50 states except Tennessee and Hawaii.I am Nora Raum, NPR news.