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 Federal officials say a man from Illinois has been affected¹ with the virus that calls MERS, Middle East Respiratory Symptom. The Center for Disease Control says it is the first time the infection has been transmitted in this country. Dr. David Swerdlow is with the CDC. He says the man is doing OK.

 

At this time he is reported to have had mild cold-like symptoms, but he did not seek or require medical care since exposure to the Indiana MERS patient.  He is currently reported to be feeling well.

 

The CDC says the first case of MERS was confirmed earlier this month in Indiana while a man feel ill shortly after coming to the US from Saudi Arabia. 

 

In this week’s political media addresses Republicans are focusing on the scandal engulfing² the Department of Veterans Affairs. President Obama is resuming his push to find the money to repair and modernize³ bridges, roads and ports around the country. NPR’s Giles Snyder reports.

 

President Obama is warning of job loss if lawmakers still do not move soon. 

 

If congress does not act by the end of this summer, federal funding for transportation project will run-out. 

 

Speaking at this weekly address, president NNN improve infrastructure⁴ to tourism which he said it also creates job and can grow the economy. His administration is proposing a plan that will close funding gap. Republicans have voted their immediate⁵ message to the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

 

Our veterans gave us their best. But it is obvious that too often they have gotten the worst from those charged with their care.

 

Arizonan Senator John McCain is speaking a day after the top official in charge of veterans care resigned amid allegations of treatment delays. Giles Snyder, NPR News, Washington.

 

The Utah Supreme⁶ Court has halted all same sex adoption⁷ cases until state justices can determine whether those adoptions⁸ are legal. From member station, KUER in Salt Lake City Terry Gildea reports.

 

Last month lawyers for the state filed petition saying several judges abuse their discretion⁹ by approving the adoption for gay couples and ordering the Utah department of vital record to issue birth certificate for those adopted children. Supporters of same sex couple say the state is tearing families apart. Last year, a federal district court judge ruled that Utah’s law banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional. More than 13,000 gay couples in this state got married before the US Supreme Court state the district court decision. The state appealed to the 10th circuit court in April. That case has been expedited and court could rule any day. A decision by the 10th circuit court could have bureau on how Utah Supreme Court Justices may rule on same sex adoption in the state. For NPR News, I am Terry Gildea in Salt Lake City.

 

Californian Chrome has won the second leg of the Triple Crown horse race, winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico this evening. It is the 34th horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The three-year-old colt now has to bet amount of stakes in New York next month. Ride On Curlin came in second.

 

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An ongoing¹⁰ bitter battle over smart phone technology patent between two of the world’s biggest tech companies appears to be ending. Apple and Google have reached an agreement settling all of the lawsuits¹² against each other. The agreement means nearly two dozen lawsuits in the US and European courts are over. The dispute centered on the phone’s operating systems but the deal has no impact on separate patent issue Apple’s lawsuit¹¹ against Samsung also over smart phone technology.

 

In Colombia for its end-up 50-year-old guerrilla war is making progress. From Bogota, John Otis reports the Colombia government and drug trafficking rebels have signed in a court to jointly¹³ combat Colombia’s illegal drug trade.

 

Colombia is the world’s leading cocaine¹⁴ producer. Profits from the drug trade have helped the country’s FARC guerrilla’s fund their war against the government. But President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the FARC has agreed to get out of the drug trade, should the two sides reach a final accord at peace talks in Havana, Cuba. The agreement could also boost Santos in the May 2005 presidential election. Santos is running for reelection on a peace platform but it is locked in a tight race with challenger óscar Iván Zuluaga who opposes the peace talks. For NPR News, I am John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.

 

Firefighters in north of San Diego are searching the black in hillside, trying to guard against a resurgence¹⁵ of flames at the blackened area in the past few days. Wildfires have consumes a 39 square miles in San Diego county. The wildfires have destroyed 11 houses and 18-units condo complex.  Crews are also remaining a Camp Pendleton marine¹⁶ base while fires are 40% contained.

 

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 engulfing   

adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句

3 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

4 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。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

6 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。

7 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

8 adoptions   

n.采用，收养( adoption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Adoption agencies are always so open to alternative family adoptions. 领养中介机构永远都对领养家庭敞开。 来自电影对白
• The number of adoptions has grown in the past year. 去年，收养子女的数字增加了。 来自互联网

9 discretion   

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

• You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
• Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

10 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。

11 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

12 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

13 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

14 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

15 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。

16 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。