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 The bells toll¹ as Pope Francis makes his way to the basilica of the National Shrine² of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC. Here is where the pontiff will elevate the sainthood, Junipero Serra, the 18th century friar who brought catholicism to California. The Mass is also attended by hundreds of US bishops³ dressed in all-white. Francis has been giving Americans a glimpse of his personal warrant and his courage in facing tough issues during his first full day in the US. NPR's KW says it was a day that started with a visit to the White House. President Obama greeted the pontiff in a ceremony on the south lawn. The Pope speaks of his immigrant rules. 'As the son of an immigrant family, I'm happy to be a guest in this country.' A country he said which was largely built by immigrants. Then Francis riding in a open-sided Pope mobile with cheer by throngs⁴ of people. At St Matthew's cathedral, Francis prayed with hundreds of bishops and spoke⁵ though an interpreter of the Catholic church's sex abuse scandal.'We have to hope that such crimes will never repeat themselves.' The Pope praised the bishops for their commitment to bring healing to the victims of abuse.KW, NPR news, Washington.

EU president Donald Tusk⁶ said it is critical that European countries and their squabbling over migrants syndicate on a concrete plan as he put it. The hard fact he says is that millions of potential refugees not thousands may try to reach Europe from the middle east. Tusk is hosting an emergency EU summit on the migrant crisis. The head of Volkswagen has stepped down. This comes as Europe's largest automakers embroiled⁷ in a scandal of falsification of US emission⁸ test. We have more on this from NPR's SG. In a statement, Martin Winterkorn denied now as of the deceit but took the responsibility. Volkswagen needs a fresh start also in terms of personnel, says its now former CEO. 'I'm clearing the way for its fresh start with my resignation.' Even before what becomes the largest scandal in the 78 years history of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn was on shaky ground. The company had failed to meet expectations and when it was discovered that VW had created software to cheat on emission tests, the stock took a plummet⁹ losing nearly 30 percent of its value. The company faces 18 billion dollars in funds and criminal investigations¹⁰ in several countries. SG,NPR news.

US stocks were trading moderately lower today. Dow Jones industrial average losing 50 points at 16280. NASDAQ was down 4 to settle at 4753. S&P 500 also down 4 at 1939. This is NPR news.

Baseball great Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher for New Yorker Yankee has died at his home in New Jersey¹¹ at the age of 90. NPR's DG has this remembrance. Sometimes a ballplayer is more than just a ballplayer even a Hall of Fame Yankee who won more world's series rings than any player in history.Yogi Berra was the son of a Italian immigrant. Maybe you didn't know that he was a world war 2 veteran and was a part of the allied¹² forces in Normandy and D-Day. There was that time Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson successfully stole home a round Yogi's tag in the 55 world series. It's an iconic moment in baseball history. Decades later, Yogi would autograph black and white photos of the play adding the words 'Sorry, he was out'. Yogi locked a mango cliche¹³ 'it aren't over till it's over'. If you see a fork in the road, take it. I'll end with this. We won't see he's kind again. DG, NPR news. Authorities reportedly have found the body of another victim of the wild fires in California bringing the death toll to 6 so far. They found the person's remains¹⁴ last night in the rubble¹⁵ of the fire that burnt 118 square miles of a community about 100 mile north of San Francisco. The search continues elsewhere in Lake county for another man who's still unaccounted for. Prosecutors¹⁶ are charging a 21-year-old man with a series of shootings along a highway in Phenix Arizona area. He says Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. faces 16 counts including aggravated¹⁷ assaults that left one person injured. Investigator¹⁸ say they believe Merritt may have carried out as many as 11 attacks. Dow was off 50 points before the close. I'm LS, NPR news, Washington. 

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

3 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

4 throngs   

n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群，挤满( throng的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。 来自辞典例句
• Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

7 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

9 plummet   

vi.(价格、水平等)骤然下跌；n.铅坠；重压物

参考例句：

• Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.自事件发生以来，蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌。
• Even if rice prices were to plummet,other brakes on poverty alleviation remain.就算大米价格下跌，其它阻止导致贫困的因素仍然存在。

10 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。

11 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

12 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

13 cliche   

n./a.陈词滥调(的)；老生常谈(的)；陈腐的

参考例句：

• You should always try to avoid the use of cliche. 你应该尽量避免使用陈词滥调。
• The old cliche is certainly true:the bigger car do mean bigger profits.有句老话倒的确说得不假:车大利大。

14 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。

15 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

16 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

17 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

18 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。