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 Cubans are welcoming Pope Francis to be on island nation. After his plane touched down in Havana he talked to an enthusiastic crowd that gathered at the airport. Cuban president Raul Castro was also on hand to greet him. NPR's SJ travelled with the Pope from Roman to Cuban and has this report. After taking off from Havana, Pepe Francis came to the back of the plan to meet the media and speak of peace. 'I believe the world has a great thirst for peace', he said. There is this great of wave migrants fleeing wars,fleeing death and seeking life. Pope said he was very moved meeting one of the families sheltered by the Vatican parishes, a Syrian family whose faces he said showed the pain they've suffered. He spoke¹ of the need to build little bridges that one by one can become the big bridge of peace. On arrival in Havana, Francis told president Raul Castro that Cuba uniquely faces all directions. It's a key between north and south, east and west, a place of encounter for all peoples.SJ, NPR news, Havana.

A crowd of people interrupted New Hampshire's state democratic party convention today. They are demanding more debates. The national party chair has limited the presidential candidates to six debates. And as NPR's TK reports a lot of the party's faithful are not happy about it.Democratic Party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultztook the stage planning to give a * speech criticizing Republican candidates. And she did. But she was interrupted more than once by hacklers chanting 'More debates. More debates' at times drowning her out. 'My friends, what's more important. Drawing a contrast with Republicans or arguing about debates? Let's focus on our mission and the task at hand. Enough is enough!' There are six democratic debates scheduled, far fewer than the Republicans, with the first one still a month away. Those chanting were mostly supporters of presidential candidates Martin Bernie Sanders and O’Malley . TK,NPR news, Manchester, New Hampshire.

President Obama has called on Congress to pass a budget by the end of the month. Democrats² are ready to sit down and negotiate with Republicans right now. But it should be over legitimate³ issues like how much do we invest in education, job training and infrastructure⁴, not unrelated ideological⁵ issues like Planned Parenthood. Speaking in his weekly address, Obama said congress should pass a budget that reverses previous sequester⁶ cuts and avoids of federal government shutdown. But some conservatives say they will not vote for a spending blueprint⁷ that includes money for Planned Parenthood. Firefighters in California are bracing⁸ for a * heat to return this weekend. The concerned major gains made against two massive blazes could be undone⁹. The valley fire, one of the most destructive in state history is 48 percent contained. Five people have died in the fire. About 1000 homes have been destroyed. This is NPR news.

Increased uncertainty¹⁰ about the global economy and financial turmoil¹¹ kept the Federal Reserve from raising short-term interests rates this week. But SB of Market News International reports one Fed policy-maker is taking strong exception. Richmond Federal Reserve Bank president Jeffrey Lacker, alone decenter against leaving the key federal funds rate near zero says the Fed's policy-making Federal Open Market Committee should have raised the rate a quarter of a percentage point. He says that would have still rates exceptionally low and would have recognized the the substantial progress the economy has made. Pinpointing¹² to faster household's spending and falling on unemployment Lacker said it is not appropriate to keep rates so low and warn delaying rate hikes could have adverse¹³ outcomes. He considered inflation is below the Fed's two percent target but argued that it was transitory. For NPR news, I'm SB.

A New York auction¹⁴ house says it has sold the first recording¹⁵ contract ever signed by the Beatles for over 90,000 dollars. DH of Heritage Auction says the 1961 contact for a rock recording of My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean only released in Germany. They spend a lot of time in Humber, performing at nightclubs, a lot of hours on stage. And this is where the Beatles really kind of gelled musically and became the most dominant¹⁶ musical force that the 20th century have ever known. The session was before Window Star, Join the Beatles. Drummer Ringo Starr signed the contract along with John Lennon,Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The winning bidder¹⁷ was unidentified. This is NPR news. 

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

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 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

6 sequester   

vt.使退隐，使隔绝

参考例句：

• Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
• This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。

7 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

8 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

9 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

10 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

11 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

12 pinpointing   

准确地找出或描述( pinpoint的现在分词 )； 为…准确定位

参考例句：

• The difficulty of pinpointing primitive and derived characters remains. 要正确地指出原始性状和次生性状仍然感到困难。
• Pinpointing the true source of power in Japan is a notoriously slippery task. 要准确指出日本真正的权力来源，是一项非常困难的任务。

13 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

14 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

15 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

16 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

17 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。