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 Israel says that it's investigating charges by Gaza officials that Israeli fire hit a UN-run school that civilians¹ were using as a shelter. At least 15 people were killed including women, children and UN staff. Israel says rocket launched by Hamas landed in the area and could be responsible. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says regardless of whose shells hit the facility, it's unacceptable. 

"I am angry about what these is doing, what they are doing. I appreciate all their concerns. They have their own problems and good causes."

Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo, pushing for a temporary cease-fire. Kerry says he wants a short term deal to pave the way for a more sustainable solution to Gaza.

 

In Iraq, Sunni extremists with a so-called Islamic state blew up the tomb of the Prophet Jonah in the northern city of Mosul today. From Urbiu, NPR's Leila Fadel reports residents of the cities and across Iraq are enraged².

That's the sound of this historic site revered³ by Muslims and Christians⁴ being blown up in Mosul. The video was posted online.The man filming yells "no, no, no, Prophet Jonah, this is gone. God, these scoundrels." The destruction is drawing criticisms from Sunni allies and may cause deep rifts⁵ in the uneasy alliances that Sunni extremists group has made with other Sunni fighting groups marginalized by the Shia-elected government. Leila Fadel, NPR news, Urbiu. 

 

Ukraine's interim⁶ Prime Minister delivered a biding⁷ condemnation⁸ of the country's parliament today and announced his resigning. As NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that the move opens the way for new parliamentary elections. Arseniy Yatsenyuk has been Prime Minister since Ukraine's pro-Russian president fled the country in February. Yatsenyuk is one of the leaders of the protesters that ousted⁹ the president. His resignation came after two key parties withdrew from his ruling coalition¹⁰, a move that could force earlier elections. Yatsenyuk denounced politicians who he said had failed to address Ukraine's energy crisis or to pass a budget. He said parliaments still had budgeted to support the military or pay soldiers who are fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Corey Flintoff, NPR news, Donetsk.

 

A federal court is backing the US government's 80 million claim against French bank BMP Paribas. The Justice Department says BMP Paribas defrauded¹¹ a federal program designed to encourage American exports. Last month, the French bank agreed to pay nearly 9 billion dollars for violating US economic sanctions.

 

On Wall Street today, the Dow dropped two points, the NASDAQ was off one. This is NPR.

 

A sharp decline in new home sales last month, the Commerce Department says they fell more than 8% in June and sales in May were revised downward. Still economists¹² cautioned against reading too much into the numbers, the majority of the housing market is filled by existing home sales and they were at an 8 month high in June.

 

A new study in the medical journal, the Lancet is warning pregnant women to stop using a commonly prescribed blood thinner. NPR's Patti Neighmond reports the study concludes it’s ineffective.

Heparin is used to prevent pregnancy¹³ complications caused by blood clots¹⁴ including pregnancy loss, heavy bleeding and low birth weight babies. The treatment requires women to get themselves daily abdominal¹⁵ injections. Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada enrolled¹⁶ 292 pregnant women in risk of blood clots in their study. The women were from five different countries including the US. About half were given Heparin to inject, the other half a placebo¹⁷. The findings show no benefit from Heparin, and possibly even minor¹⁸ harm by increasing bleeding. Researchers say doctors should stop prescribing the medication to pregnant women in risk of blood clots and hope the findings stimulate¹⁹ investigations²⁰ into new treatment. Patti Neighmond, NPR news.

Fire crews in Washington states say they are making progress containing the Carlton Complex wild fire, the largest in the state's history. They say with help from the rain storms and cooler temperatures, the blaze is now more than 50 percent contained. Nearly three thousands firefighters are battling the blaze which has burnt almost four hundreds square miles.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

3 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

4 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

5 rifts   

n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 )；裂隙；分裂；不和

参考例句：

• After that, through the rifts in the inky clouds sparkled redder and yet more luminous particles. 然后在几条墨蓝色云霞的隙缝里闪出几个更红更亮的小片。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
• The Destinies mend rifts in time as man etches fate. 当人类想要再次亵渎命运的时候，命运及时修正了这些裂痕。 来自互联网

6 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

7 biding   

v.等待，停留( bide的现在分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待；面临

参考例句：

• He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
• Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金，磁性材料，金刚石工具，高温合金，可充电池等。 来自互联网

8 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

9 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

10 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

11 defrauded   

v.诈取，骗取( defraud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He defrauded his employers of thousands of dollars. 他诈取了他的雇主一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He defrauded them of their money. 他骗走了他们的钱。 来自辞典例句

12 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

14 clots   

n.凝块( clot的名词复数 )；血块；蠢人；傻瓜v.凝固( clot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• When you cut yourself, blood clots and forms a scab. 你割破了，血会凝固、结痂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Milk clots when it turns sour. 奶变酸就凝块。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15 abdominal   

adj.腹（部）的，下腹的；n.腹肌

参考例句：

• The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。
• Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

16 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 placebo   

n.安慰剂；宽慰话

参考例句：

• The placebo has been found to work with a lot of different cases.人们已发现安慰剂能在很多不同的病例中发挥作用。
• The placebo effect refers to all the observable behaviors caused by placebo.安慰剂效应是指由安慰剂所引起的可观察的行为。

18 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

19 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

20 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。