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 In central Texas, concerns about flash flooding have shifted to river flooding as rain flows across saturated¹ ground into river basins. T reports from member station KUT in Austin. 

 

 

There's been more than nine inches of rain in parts of Blanco county, southwest Austin. Much of that water has been flowing into the Blanco and San Marcos M rivers. People have been forced to evacuate² homes along the rivers and move to makeshift shelters. The rising Blanco river forced the closure of interstate 35 earlier today to south of Austin when water covered the highway. And San Marcos river reached record levels close to 40 feet. It crested³ just over 37 feet in late May of 1929. The rain is reducing the effect of multiple-year drought. Lake Travis which supplies the city of Austin with water is more than 50 percent full for the first time in years. For NPR News, I'm * in Austin. 

 

 

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service says a tornado⁴ hit an apartment complex in Huston this morning. Two people were injured. 

 

 

And in northeastern Oklahoma, firefighter captain Jason Farley died after being swept into a drainage ditch last night while helping⁵ rescue people trapped in their houses. 

 

 

US Defense⁶ Secretary says the * Islamic State's takeover of Ramadi is evidence that Iraqi forces don't have the will to fight. In an unusually candid⁷ assessment⁸, Ash Carter old CNN Iraqi forces vastly outnumbered the opposition⁹ but failed to fight but pulled back from the provincial¹⁰ city. Carter says the US can provide training and equipment but he says Iraqi forces have to show a willingness to fight for the country. Congressman¹¹ Adam Adam Schiff told CBS Face the Nation boots on the ground won't solve anything. 

 

 

I think we have to make sure we don't react the wrong to that threat, and we could aggravate¹² it by sending a lot of American troops. And, and there's a particular risk of escalation¹³ if we do. 

 

Meanwhile, the Pentagon says its latest airstrikes in Iraq, including four near Ramadi, destroyed 19 armor vehicles. 

 

Greece's Interior Minister says the economically troubled country doesn't have enough money to make a debt payment next month to the International Monetary¹⁴ Fund. Joanna Kakissis reports that such a move would bring the country closer to a messy default. 

 

Greece has been shut out of bond market since 2010 when it declared it was deeply in debt to pay bills which forced it to seek billions of international bailout loans from Europe Union and the International Monetary Fund, but those loans came with tough austerity measures that devastated¹⁵ the economy. And new-elected government refused to accept more austerity. It's locked in tense negotiations¹⁶ with its creditors¹⁷ who will not release loans unless Greece accepts labor¹⁸ and pension reforms. The government has been reading cash reserve to pay debts and bills but that money has run out. For NPR News, I'm Joanna Kakissis. 

 

Tomorrow is memorial day when the US honors men and women who served in the military and died during their service. 

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Race driver Juan Pablo Montoya overcame accidents and mistakes in the pit lane during today's thrilling Indianapolis 500. As * from Member Station WUDET reports, it's Montoya's second in Indi's winner circle. 

 

Juan Pablo Montoya is known for never giving up and giving no quarter. Both qualities were on display in Indi as he drove to 30th out of 33 drivers, had car damaged early and overshadowed *. He stormed back to take the lead, dueling¹⁹ with two other cars to the very end. In victory *, even Montoya seemed amazed at his improbable comeback. 'It was hard. It did everything I could and I was craving²⁰.' Crashes dotted the race from the first * on, but no car was seen flying upside down, as it happened repeatedly during practice and it was feared it could happen during the 500. For NPR News, I'm *. 

Nobel Prize winner and mathematician²¹ John Nash and his wife were killed in a car accident on a New Jersey²² turnpike last night. Nash who inspired the film A Beautiful Mind spent much of his career in Princeton University, winning the Nobel Prize of Economics in 1994. 

I was unemployed²³ at the time, and I was beginning to get to social security. But I was in a position to be very much influence when my recognition, my * came about in this way. 

He suffered from schizophrenia. That's him talking in an interview in 2004. John Nash was 86 years old. 

 

1 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液

2 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 crested   

adj.有顶饰的，有纹章的，有冠毛的v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的过去式和过去分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点

参考例句：

• a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
• The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

5 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。

6 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。

7 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

8 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

11 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

12 aggravate   

vt.加重(剧)，使恶化；激怒，使恼火

参考例句：

• Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
• He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。

13 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

14 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

15 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

16 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。

17 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 dueling   

n. 决斗, 抗争(=duelling) 动词duel的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• More light-hearted But somewhat puzzled, Vladimir prepared to meet Eugene on the dueling ground. 弗拉基米尔心里轻松了一些，但仍感到有些困惑，在这种心情下，他准备去决斗场地迎战叶甫盖尼。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。

20 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

21 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

22 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。

23 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。