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 The Obama administration is changing strategy in Syria. The Pentagon says instead of trying to vet¹ and train large numbers of moderate Syrian rebels to be combat-ready against ISIS, it will focus more on support. Here's NPR's DW. With Russia bombing Syria to support that nation's embattled regime, US officials are distancing themselves from a-half-billion-dollor training and equipping program that's produced only a handful of trained fighters in Syria. Without actually declaring an end to that program, the Pentagon issued a statement saying Defense² Secretary Ash Carter is quote 'now directing the Department of Defense to provide equipment packages and weapons to a slack group of vetted³ leaders and their units'.  The Pentagon is calling this 'equipping and enabling' and it's aimed at spurring rebels to win back territory controlled by IS, a process it says will continue to be long and arduous⁴. DW, NPR news, Washington.

President Obama is visiting with families who lost loved ones in last week's massive shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College. Some praised the visit. Others accuse him of politicizing a tragedy to promote tougher gun-controls. The visit comes hours after two other shootings were reported around college campuses, each suspected of being an isolated⁵ case. One person was killed near the Huston campus of Texas's Southern University, second shooting in the area of this week. Earlier this mooring⁶, another person died on the Northern Arizona University Flagstaff campus. Arizona Public Radio's RH has more on that . Police have identified the shooter is 18 years old, an NAU freshman⁷ Steven Jones. He was taken into custody⁸ shortly after the shooting without incident. In a press conference, NAU president Rita Cheng said the university community was in shock.'This is not going to be a normal day at NAU. Our hearts are heavy.' Delta⁹ Chi fraternity has confirmed that some of its members were involved in the confrontation¹⁰ that led up to the shooting. The details haven't yet come out. For NPR news, I'm RH in Flagstaff. Entertainment Bill Cosby is due to give a deposition¹¹ in a civil lawsuit¹² against him within hours. NPR's MB reports Judy Huth accused Cosby of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Lawyers for Bill Cosby and Judy Huth will not review the location or any details but the videotape deposition. A judge in Saint Monica this week issued a protective order sealing the tape and transcripts¹³ at least until December 22nd when the judge will consider whether or not to release them to the public. Huth claims that Cosby drugged her then sexually assaulted her at the Playboy mansion¹⁴ in 1974 when she was 15. She's scheduled to giver her own deposition next week and her testimony¹⁵ will also be sealed at least temporarily. Cosby faces other court cases and possible criminal charges but he's denied doing any harm to the more than 50 women who've accused him of sexual misconduct. MB, NPR news.

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Hundreds of thousands of Southern Carolina residents are still forced to boil their water before drinking following last week's historic rainfall and ongoing¹⁶ floods. Governor Nikki Haley says the damage is hard to imagine and it's too early to say that all of the evacuees¹⁷ can return home. The water is gonna go down and in some cases 3 to 4 feet in a day. But there is a lot of water. So it just depends when we are safe enough..She says more rain is in the forecast but not enough to cause more flood damage. Ebola may have returned to Nigeria a year after the WHO had declared the African country free of the deadly disease. Local authorities have quarantined ten people who may have come in contact with the patient who displayed Ebola-like symptoms. A Scottish nurse treated for Ebola last year in the UK is again infected. NPR's JB says the woman now is in isolation¹⁸ unit at a London hospital. Hospital official say nurse Pauline Cafferkey is suffering a unusually late complication from her earlier Ebola infection. They confirm that the virus in back in her body and she is listed in serious condition. Cafferkey contracted the disease last December whiling working as a nurse at an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone. She became critically ill but eventually recovered and was released from the same hospital where she's staying now back in January. Other Ebola survivors¹⁹ also have been found to harbor the virus often in their eyes for months after being ill. Heath officials in London say the believe Cafferkey poses little risk to the general public but they are monitoring several people who were in close contact with her over the last few weeks. JB, NPR news.

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1 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 vetted   

v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的过去式和过去分词 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情报机关招募的新成员要经过严格的审查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有职员录用前均须审查是否与极端分子团体有关。 来自辞典例句

4 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

5 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

6 mooring   

n.停泊处；系泊用具，系船具；下锚v.停泊，系泊（船只）(moor的现在分词)

参考例句：

• However, all the best mooring were occupied by local fishing boats. 凡是可以泊船的地方早已被当地渔船占去了。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• Her mind was shaken loose from the little mooring of logic that it had. 就像小船失去了锚，她的思绪毫无逻辑地四处漂浮，一会为这个想法难受，一会为那个念头生气。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

7 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

8 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

9 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

10 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

11 deposition   

n.免职，罢官；作证；沉淀；沉淀物

参考例句：

• It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.正是这件事导致了国王被废黜。
• This leads to calcium deposition in the blood-vessels.这导致钙在血管中沉积。

12 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。

13 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

14 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

15 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

16 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。

17 evacuees   

n.被疏散者( evacuee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
• Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网

18 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。

19 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者