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 Events marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington are underway with tens of thousands of people converging¹ on the nation's capital today. NPR's Allison Keyes is at the march where Georgia Congressman² John Lewis addressed the crowd earlier today. 

Georgia Congressman John Lewis got a wide ovation³ from the crowd. But he first said he / here 50 years ago right in the spot he standing⁴ up podium on the first / stair down to the Lincoln Memorial. He was 43 years old, he / that he had long hand, he was a few pounds lighter,and he can come back here to keep on and fight the civil right. He said that people here have to stand up, they cannot let the vote be taken away. People here are very concerned about the Supreme⁵ Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act. NPR's Allison Keyes. 

President Obama met with his National Security staff this morning to discuss reports of a major chemical weapon's attack earlier this week in Syria. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports the U.S. is trying to figure out how to respond. 

A White House official says the Intelligence Community is still gathering⁶ facts about what happened in Syria. The official stressed that whether the U.S. has a range of options available, the President wants to make an informed decision in a deliberate way rather than jumping to action before all the facts are known. President Obama has described this week's chemical weapon's attack as a big event of grave concern. On CNN he warned that the U.S. has core national interests in preventing the use of chemical weapons, but he said the U.S. also must be cautious about being drawn⁷ into expensive, difficult, costly⁸ interventions⁹. Shapiro reports, NPR News, Washington. 

Egypt has shortened its nighttime curfew by two hours ten days after imposing¹⁰ one during a crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood¹¹ supporters in Cairo. Effective immediately, the curfew will last between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Officials say on Fridays, it will start at 7 p.m.. 

A wild fire that's spreading into California's Yosemite National Park is prompting a state of emergency in San Francisco 150 miles away. Gov. Jerry Brown issues declaration the because the blaze is threatening the city's power supply. And his Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services Kelly Houston says it's water supply. 

"Up where this wind fire is, there is a lot of the infrastructure¹² that helps transfer that water from / the mountains into the San Francisco area. That includes pumps and pipes and wells and other things they have up there that is the part of the entire system." 

The fire has burnt nearly 200 square miles, putting thousands of homes in danger. The blaze is only 5% contained. 

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ivo in the eastern Pacific has strengthened some more today. At last check ,the storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. This is NPR News. 

New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg says his administration will challenge frugality¹³ of new laws to create additional oversight¹⁴ for the city's Police Department. City Council voted to override¹⁵ the mayor's vetoes this week. NPR's Joel Rose reports. 

mayor Bloomberg says the new laws will make it harder for the NYPD to keep the city safe. In vows¹⁶ that his administration will go to court to prevent them from taking effect. Still in his weekly radio appearance at WOR, Bloomberg sounded uncharacteristicly subdued¹⁷. 

"The fact that they overruled the veto wasn't a surprise. You know, it's election year, politic¹⁸ rather than common sense in terms of what's right for the city." 

The administration is also planning to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the NYPD's aggressive use of stop-and-frisk tactics violates the civil rights of blacks and Latinos. The the mayor's term will end in December. And the leading candidates / said they support efforts to end racial profiling at the NYPD. Joel Rose, NPR News, NY. 

Several bridges in Little Rock have been declared safe. Arkansas State Highway spokesman  Randy Ort says the authorities are trying to figure out what cause two barges¹⁹ to break free on the Arkansas River last night. 

"All the local authorities say the right thing...So our inspector²⁰ was able to get out on the water and looked at the bridges." 

Five bridges were closed for about an hour last night, causing traffic delays along Interstate 30, and in Little Rocks' River Market Entertainment District. 

1 converging   

adj.收敛[缩]的，会聚的，趋同的v.（线条、运动的物体等）会于一点( converge的现在分词 )；（趋于）相似或相同；人或车辆汇集；聚集

参考例句：

• Plants had gradually evolved along diverging and converging pathways. 植物是沿着趋异和趋同两种途径逐渐演化的。 来自辞典例句
• This very slowly converging series was known to Leibniz in 1674. 这个收敛很慢的级数是莱布尼茨在1674年得到的。 来自辞典例句

2 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

9 interventions   

n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
• The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

10 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

11 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

12 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

13 frugality   

n.节约，节俭

参考例句：

• We must build up our country with industry and frugality.我们必须勤俭建国。
• By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

14 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

15 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

16 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

17 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

18 politic   

adj.有智虑的；精明的；v.从政

参考例句：

• He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage.他很聪明，不会与这么重要的人争吵。
• The politic man tried not to offend people.那个精明的人尽量不得罪人。

19 barges   

驳船( barge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
• There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。

20 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。