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 In southern California, hot dry sent and a wind of fuelling wilder fire burning in Santiago County. One fire in a coastal¹ community of @@ has already been blamed for damage at least 30 homes, enforcing the evacuation of 15,000 homes and businesses. A number of fires are also burning, including @@ marine² base. Mike Walden works as a spokesman for Santiago County. He says it's a scary site as wildfire advances. 

"When we came to wipe out in the wind, you get those look like just fire does double. You know they're just like round, you know, funnels³ as come out the Canyon⁴. You know, I don't care who we are, how tough you are, that gonna make you hard to keep a breath or more."

Latest fire broke out just hours after a crew is reportedly making some progress in containing another fire that scorched⁵ more than 1,500 acres in and round Santiago. Forecasts say the hot dry wind is expected to continue through tonight. 

 

President Obama is announcing a plan to speed up federal permitting for building bridges and highways and for other infrastructure⁶ work. NPR's Craig Windham reports, president was speeding a New York aging Tappan Zee Bridge which has been replaced. 

The president says the staff they're taking well accelerant infrastructure projects. 

"We're cutting bureaucratic⁷ red tape to store good projects from breaking ground. We're launching a new national permitting sentence to implementing⁸ this reforms."

President says road, bridge and port projects create jobs and help to attract business to the US. 

"The alternative is to do nothing and watch business go to places that haven't our standing⁹ projects."

The initiative is a part of president's push to get lawmakers to replenish¹⁰ the highway trust fund which pays for road's repair and construction. 

"If they don't act by the end of the summer, federal funding for transportation projects will run out."

Craig Windham, NPR News.

 

Citigroup says it's fired 11 people of its Mexican subsidiary because of its accounting¹¹ fraud scandal. NPR's Jim Zarroli says those fires include 4 manager directors. 

The news came as a memo¹² to Citigroup employees from CEO Michael Corbat. The company says employees were fired because they failed to do enough to prevent the fraud. In Mexican, oil service company is under investigation¹³ for obtaining more than 400 million dollars in illegal loans from Citigroup subsidiary, Banamex. The company allegedly used faking voices to obtain the loans. One Banamex employee directly involving the lending was fired in February. After an internal investigation, the bank is now deciding to fire 11 more, and the Citigroup says more people could be let go as the investigation progresses. Jim Zarroli, NPR News, New York. 

 

Government says its producer price index as the cost of goods and services before they reached consumers rose by the biggest diminish in 7 months in April , up 0.7%. 

 

A down day on Wall Street. The Dow dropped 101 points to close at 17,613; the NASDAQ was down 29 points; the S&P 500 lost 8 points today. 

 

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US is now confirming its use of surveillance drone in the search of nearly 300 Nigerian school girls who abducted¹⁴ by Islamic extreme group Boko Haram. Senior US official confirming at least one global hub surveillance drone is involving in the operation to find the girls as well as men surveillance the plane. Pentagon spokesman says about 300 US marine is moving toward a neighbor station in @@ in response to growing unrest in Africa. 

 

World Health Organization is stopping a shortage of calamitous¹⁵ middle east respiratory symptom or MERS as an international public health emergency. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports WHO is being cautious despite the recent spice cases of potential lethal¹⁷ disease. 

The WHO today called for aggressive and effective control measures particularly in hospitals to contain abruptly¹⁸ escalating¹⁹ MERS outbreak. MERS has sickened almost 600 people and caused 171 death since it was first identified in 2012. The epicenter of the outbreak is Saudi Arabia, but over the last week the US confirmed its first 2 cases. Both patients are Saudi health workers who recently flew into the country. Many, the latest merge¹⁶ infection and MERS, patients and staff from hospitals in the Middle East. The WHO today said an improving infection control and hospital both in Saudi Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere is the most important step right now in containing the outbreak. Jason Beaubien, NPR News, Washington. 

 

Build its ultimate geek accessory, you can app cope you own set of Google glasses. but you got a spare 1,500 dollars, burning a hole in your package. The San Francisco-based company announces its again selling the internet connected eyewear to everyone in the US as it continues to work to find twined advice. Google emphasizes the practical remains²⁰ in the test stage, says glasses are available on its website. 

 

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 funnels   

漏斗( funnel的名词复数 )； （轮船，火车等的）烟囱

参考例句：

• Conventional equipment such as mixing funnels, pumps, solids eductors and the like can be employed. 常用的设备，例如混合漏斗、泵、固体引射器等，都可使用。
• A jet of smoke sprang out of the funnels. 喷射的烟雾从烟囱里冒了出来。

4 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。

5 scorched   

烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦

参考例句：

• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
• The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

6 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。

7 bureaucratic   

adj.官僚的，繁文缛节的

参考例句：

• The sweat of labour washed away his bureaucratic airs.劳动的汗水冲掉了他身上的官气。
• In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil.在这个公司里即使是领一支新铅笔，也必须通过繁琐的手续。

8 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 replenish   

vt.补充；(把…)装满；(再)填满

参考例句：

• I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
• We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。

11 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

12 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

13 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

14 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

15 calamitous   

adj.灾难的，悲惨的；多灾多难；惨重

参考例句：

• We are exposed to the most calamitous accidents. 我们遭受着极大的灾难。 来自辞典例句
• Light reveals the subtle alteration of things, the sly or calamitous impermanence or mortal life. 事物的细微变动，人生的狡猾，倏忽无常，一一都在光中显露出来。 来自辞典例句

16 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

17 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

18 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

19 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

20 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。