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 From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack¹ Speer. The Pentagon today warned eddy² IS statements like those of presidential candidate Donald Trump³ fueling the narrative⁴ of the IS the US is at war with the Muslim world. NPR's TB has more. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook didn't mention Trump by name when he was asked to comment on Trump's call for a ban on Muslims coming into the US. We have troops serving that follow the Muslim faith without wading⁵ into politics. Anything that tries to bolster⁶ and fuel the IS narrative that the US is somehow at war with Islam is contrary to our values and contrary to national security. Trump called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US until the government can quote 'figure out what's going on.'TB, NPR news, Washington.

In the wake of the Paris terrorist attack, the Houses voted to tighten⁷ the controls on visa-free travels to US. Lawmakers are voting overwhelmingly to impose travel restrictions⁸ on anyone who's been to Iraq or Syria in the previous five years once they come to the US under a visa-waver program. That program allows citizens of 38 countries travel to US without first obtaining the visa. Belgium and France, home to most of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks are among the countries on the list.

Prosecutors⁹ have rested the men slaughter¹⁰ case against the Baltimore police officer, the first of six officers to stand trial in the death of Freddy Gray. Gray, the young black man, whose case fueled a movement for great police accountability. NPR's JL reports the defense¹¹ will stop representing its case tomorrow. The final state witnesses were crime lab technicians with the police department. They testified that they found Freddy Gray's blood on the bench and wall of the police van who was transported in. Over the past week, prosecutors have argued that officers Porter should have known he was supposed to save Freddy Gray in the van and should have realized Gray needed medical attention. Defense lawyers are expected to trying show that few officers actually follow the police department seat belt police and it's not there Gray has been injured.They've also said officer Porter may take the stand in his own defense. JL, NPR news, Baltimore.

Automakers who hope to obtain the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's coveted¹² five-star safety rating will have to add crash avoidance technology to their vehicles soon. That's according to Reuters which says it's reviewed documents proposing new rating systems for cars and trucks based on pedestrian safety, crash worthiness¹³ and crash avoidance. Among other things, NHTSA is expected to push automakers to add forward collision warning, lane departure warning and blind spot detection. Employers were advertising¹⁴ few jobs in October. In the latest sign, the job market is slowly picking up. Labor¹⁵ Department says even though employers advertised fewer jobs, overall hiring increase. The number of people quitting their jobs are up slightly. Labor Department says the number of jobs postings fell 2.7 percent.

On Wall Street, stocks closed down 162 points. The NASDAQ fell 3 points. You're listening to NPR.

Democrats¹⁶ in the House are putting forth¹⁷ proposed legislation aimed at helping¹⁸ Porto Rico deal with its hefty debt load. The measure is aimed to helping the struggling US territory handle up to 72 billion dollars in debts. It's part of a spending bill now making its way through congress. The governor of US Territory has warned it's running out of cash. Democrats say the bankruptcy¹⁹ crisis in Porto Rico is part of ongoing²⁰ negotiations²¹ with Republicans over spending bill that needs to be passed on Friday. Up to 45 percent of the US territory citizens live in poverty. In Paris today, international negotiators are doing the difficult work to paring down the cumbersome²² subtext to deal with climate change. NPR's CJ reports on where the sticking points are and what questions still need to be answered. Many of the obstacles in the negotiators are still grappling with involve how rich countries will help the rest of the world switch from fossil fuels like coal and oil to renewable energy. US secretary of state John Kerry added that all nations can profit by shrinking their carbon foot print. Developing countries are bargaining hard though for more help from the west to pay for the damages climate change is likely to do. Also isn't sure is what kind of temperature increase is acceptable over the next few decades and how to stay within that limit. Delegates from France, the host country, are expected to * a final document this week. Their deadline for a up-and-down vote is Friday. CJ, NPR news, Paris.

Crude oil futures²³ continue their downwards²⁴ slide today. Oil is now at its lowest level since early in 2009. Crude oil futures prices fell another 40 cents a barrel to end the session at 3751 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Speer.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 eddy   

n.漩涡，涡流

参考例句：

• The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
• In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

5 wading   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
• The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

6 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

7 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

8 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

9 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。

10 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

11 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。

12 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 worthiness   

价值，值得

参考例句：

• It'satisfies the spraying robot's function requirement and has practical worthiness. " 运行试验表明，系统工作稳定可靠，满足了喷雾机器人的功能要求，具有实用价值。
• The judge will evaluate the worthiness of these claims. 法官会评估这些索赔的价值。

14 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

15 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

16 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》

17 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

18 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

19 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

20 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。

21 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。

22 cumbersome   

adj.笨重的，不便携带的

参考例句：

• Although the machine looks cumbersome,it is actually easy to use.尽管这台机器看上去很笨重，操作起来却很容易。
• The furniture is too cumbersome to move.家具太笨，搬起来很不方便。

23 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

24 downwards   

adj./adv.向下的（地），下行的（地）

参考例句：

• He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
• As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。