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 From NPR news in Washington,I'm Janine Herbst.A second American with the deadly ebola virus is expected to head to Atlantas Emory University Hospital this week.Missionary¹ Nancy Writebol will join Dr.Kent Brantly in the hospital's isolation² unit.US public health officials say their presence in the US poses no risk to the public.And Dr Tom Frieden,the head of the CDC,told Fox News Sunday,ebola can be stopped.We know how to stop ebola.It's tried-and-true mechanisms³ of public health.Find the patients,isolate them,find their contacts,track them,and make sure infection control is done meticulously⁴.West Africa is dealing⁵ with the worst Ebola outbreak.Some 700 people have died from the virus.

 

 

10 people are dead after an Israel air strike hit near a UN school in Rafah,sheltering 3000 Gazans.The US and the UN are condemning⁶ the action, calling for an investigation⁷.Israel says it'll withdraw most of it groud troops in Gaza now that it's destroyed nearly all of Hamas's tunnels.Meanwhile a westbank based delegation⁸ from Hamas has arrived in Egpyt for indirect ceasefire talks.As Mary Kennedy reports from Cairo,they're joining a delegation from the Palestinian authority.A 7-member Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo,according to Egyptian state media.A US and UN brokered⁹ ceasefire proposal called for talks in Egypt between Palestinian factions¹⁰ and Israel.The ceasefire quickly crumble¹¹ on Friday with both sides blaming each other.Israeli news reports say that Israel will not be coming to Cairo for talks.Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al Sissi said yesterday that a ceasefire plan proposed by Egypt is the best chance to solve the crisis.Egypt has traditionally been at the forefront of negotiations¹² between Israel and Hamas.But the current government has tense relations with Hamas,viewing the group as an offshoot of the banned Muslim Brotherhood¹³ Organization.For NPR news I'm Mary Kennedy in Cairo.

 

 

About a half million people in Toledo Ohio are still without drinking water due to high toxin¹⁴ levels from algae¹⁵ on Lake Erie.From member station WKSU,Kabir Bahtia reports.Algal blooms are fairly common on Lake Erie which supplies most of the water for Toledo,an hour west of Cleveland.City officials have warned against drinking or even touching¹⁶ the water since early Saturday.And boiling will actually increase the toxin's concentration.Govenor John Kasich has declared a state of emergency and dispatched the national guard to the Toledo area after stores of the area and over the border in Michigan began running out of bottled water.In response,Cleveland officials say the water there is safe to drink,since it comes from Lake Erie's eastern basin.For NPR news,I'm Kabir Bahtia.

 

 

More belongings¹⁷ have been recovered from the wreckage¹⁸ site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine.But the head of the team of international investigators¹⁹ said no additional human remains²⁰ were found today.The recovery was initially²¹ slowed by fighting between pro-Russian separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces.Flight 17 was shot down July 17th killing²² all 298 people on board.

 

 

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President Obama will make a decision by the end of the summer on how to use his authority to address border crisis with tens of thousands of immigrants in the US illegally.That's after congress failed to act before heading out for a 5-week summer recess²³.Dan Pfieffer says the president is waiting for recommendations from Attorney General Eric Holder²⁴ and Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson.But he says any actions Obama says will be within the confines of the law.

 

 

Chinese state media say more than 100 people were killed in violence that broke out in the country's northwest last week.As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports,death continue to mount in the Muslim minority region despite a huge government security presence there.Authorities say hundreds of people armed with knives and axes attacked police stations and government offices last Monday in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang.Police say the attackers targeted civilians²⁵ and passing cars in Kashgar Prefecture,near the border with Tajikistan and Afghanistan.Police say they shot 59 attackers and arrested 215 others.37 civilians were killed.On Wednesday in a separate incident,police say muslim extremists stabbed to death the pro-government Imam of China's largest Mosque²⁶ in the city of Kashgar.And on Friday,in yet another clash,police say they killed 9 suspected terrorists.Chinese government is blaming nearly all the region's violence on Muslims seeking a separate state.Frank Langfitt NPR news Shanghai.

 

 

At the weekend box office,Guardians of the Galaxy²⁷ took top honors,bringing an estimated 94 million dollars in its debut²⁸ weekend.That shatters the record for the biggest opening of a film in August and makes the film the third largest openning so far this year.In the distant second place,Lucy starring Scarlet²⁹ Johannson,took in 18.3 million dollars.In third place,the James Brown bio-pic,Get On Up with 14 million.

1 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 meticulously   

adv.过细地，异常细致地；无微不至；精心

参考例句：

• The hammer's silvery head was etched with holy runs and its haft was meticulously wrapped in blue leather. 锤子头是纯银制成的，雕刻着神圣符文，而握柄则被精心地包裹在蓝色的皮革中。 来自辞典例句
• She is always meticulously accurate in punctuation and spelling. 她的标点和拼写总是非常精确。 来自辞典例句

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 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。

8 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

9 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

10 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

11 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

13 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

14 toxin   

n.毒素，毒质

参考例句：

• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

15 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。

16 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

17 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

18 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

19 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。

21 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

22 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

23 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

24 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

25 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。

26 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

27 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

28 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

29 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。