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 The US and its European ally say they are pleased by a new tone from Iran in regards to the country's disputed nuclear program. They apparently¹ break through coming during a meeting between Iran, the five permanent members of UN security council and Germany. NPR's Michele Kelemen says secretary of state John Kerry also met privately² with Iranian foreign minister. 

Javad Zarif came out and said that it was substantive³ and business like, and said that he did at the end of this, have a one-on-one, bilateral⁴ more conversation with secretary Kerry. I'm, we were told also that the two men sat next to each other during the session. Secretary Kerry came out saying there has obvious been a welcome changing tone, but he said one meeting than the change of tone doesn't answer all of the questions that the US and its partners have about Iran's nuclear program. 

NPR's Michele Kelemen based on today's progress to expect two sides have agreed to meet again next month. 

In a few days people without health insurance will be able to start shopping for a coverage⁵ online. President Obama pitching it something that is as easy as perusing⁶ a website for an airline ticket or a TV set. The labor⁷ vigorous defence middle insurance exchanges for college students, were part of the program saying it's critical to make the program work. NPR's Scott Horsley has that story. 

President Obama made his pitch for the new insurance exchanges at a community college just outside Washington. He said young people should be able to find health insurance policies, that are more affordable⁸ than many forecasters had expected. 

Now you can do it, for the cost of your cable bill, probably less than your cellphone bill. 

The government is eager to enroll⁹ a lot of young people in the insurance pools to offset¹⁰ the cost of carrying for older sicker customers. Obama vowed¹¹ the healthcare law will be implemented¹² as planned, despite republican effort to delay or block it. 

Meanwhile appeals those republican efforts to block president's healthcare initiative were picking up sting, the senate proposal would continue to fund the government which strip of a prevision in the House passed legislation, defunding the president's healthcare initiative. Democatic senator PaddyMoryxx's among those accusing the republicans of gameplay. 

Anything like that, anything proposal like that should be decided¹³ in the larger budget agreement. We'll not let one of affordable pat projects here and there, on a small bill to just keep the government running for a few short weeks. 

Republicans however say they will not accept the measure that strips away a plan to defund Obama care. During impasse¹⁴ like it will spill over at the weekend, when the new fiscal¹⁵ year set to begin October 1st. 

Some upbeat news on the jobs front today, the labor department reporting new claims for jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in six years last week. The claims for unemployment benefits were down by 5,000 to seasonly adjusted 305,000. 

On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 55 points to close at 15,328; the NASDAQ was up 26 points; S&P 500 rose five points. You are listening to NPR. 

Attorney general Eric Holder¹⁶ met today with GP Morgan's chief excutive and other officials with the bank. Though the justice department isn't confirming what was discussed. The associated press according a government official familiar with the discussion, says spot of an ongoing¹⁷ negotiation¹⁸ over the 11-billion-dollar settlement resolved claims against the bank related to its handling a mortgage backed securities in the runup to the recent recession. While securities lost value after the housing bubble burst. 

A Russian space capsule successfully docked today with international space station delivering three new crew members. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports part of the mission will involve taking the Olympic torch in the space. 

We have a mechanical contact, 

Contacting capsule confirmed at 9:45 PM. 

The Soyuz capsule link to the orbiting space station bringing two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut Michael Hopkins to begin a new six-month mission. Part of that mission, will include a space walk with the Olympic torch, the torchers now making its way around the world, a triditional way on foot, but it's scheduled to be delivered to the space station in November. Officials say the torch will not be lighted because of safety concerned. Corey Flintoff NPR News, Moscow. 

It's harvest time in California. But it appears quite a few farmer are having a difficult time finding all the help they need. Some cases there are reports workers walking off the fields lured¹⁹ by offers of easier work and higher pay elsewhere. That shortage's leaving farmers just grumble²⁰ to try to bring high-value crops like grapes, apples, peppers and pears. That's we see the shortage appears to result a number of factors of them from the lingu impacts to resession to re-decline for tutee rate in Mexico. 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

3 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 perusing   

v.读（某篇文字）( peruse的现在分词 )；（尤指）细阅；审阅；匆匆读或心不在焉地浏览（某篇文字）

参考例句：

• She found the information while she was perusing a copy of Life magazine. 她在读《生活》杂志的时候看到了这个消息。 来自辞典例句
• Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

9 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

10 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

11 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

12 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

13 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

14 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

15 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

16 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

17 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

18 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

19 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

20 grumble   

vi.抱怨；咕哝；n.抱怨，牢骚；咕哝，隆隆声

参考例句：

• I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。
• He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。