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 The holdouts in an EU plan to collectively to help refugees and other migrants don't appear to be wavering. The Prime Minister of Hungry is opposed to the idea of a quota¹ system for each EU nation to take in a certain number of asylum² seekers, many of who are escaping the civil war from Syria. In Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron encounters mixed reactions from parliament today after he proposes the new number of refugees that UK needs to take in. We're proposing that Britain should resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the rest of this parliament. In doing so, we'll continue to show the world the country of extraordinary compassion³, always standing⁴ up for our values and helping⁵ those in need. France meanwhile has committed to take in 27,000 migrants and refugees over two years. Back to Hungary which is now bussing all newly arrived migrants to reception centers near the Serbian border rather than allowing them to make their way to Budapest over crowed train station, VL reports clashes have broken out in the camp. Some 6000 migrants and refugees have entered Hungary over the Serbian border in the past three days. Hungarian police are bussing them to a new reception center about a two-hour drive from Budapest away from the main train station and the eyes of international media. Human rights groups say the new center is already packed beyond capacity and people are sleeping in a corn field nearby. Charities are delivering water band blanket. Witness says police use tear gas on about 150 people who tried to escape and walk down a highway. Meanwhile, Hungary's Defense⁶ Minister has resigned as the government mulls whether to deploy⁷ the army to the Serbian border. From NPR news, I'm Lauren Farina in Budapest. Italy's top court says prosecutors⁸ committed quote glaring errors in their case against the American Amanda Knox, her former Italian boyfriend for the murder of Noxon's British roommate. NPR's SP reports that's in official explanation the court released today for its definitive⁹ acquittal of the two defendants¹⁰ last month. The 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in the toils¹¹ that followed dominated headlines in Italy, Britain and the US for years. And the brutal¹² stabbing led to a series of contradictory¹³ rulings with Knox and * serving nearly four years in prison. The high court there was no shortage of glaring errors in the underlying¹⁴ fabric¹⁵ of the sentence in question. The court said media clamor was a factor in the flawed rulings with the international spotlight¹⁶ leading to a frantic¹⁷ search for one or more guilty parties to present to international public opinion. The Italian news agency Answer reported that Amanda Knox was very relieved and happy by the court's explanation. SJ, NPR news, Rome. * by Chinese officials to reassure¹⁸ investors¹⁹ help with European markets today but Wall Street was closed for the Labor²⁰ Day holiday. This is NPR.

It's been five days since a federal judge in Kentucky ordered a Rowan county clerk Kim Davis go to jail for refusing to fulfill²¹ her duties as a public official to issue marriage licenses²² to same-sex couple. Davis said she's bound by her Christian²³ faith. One of her attorneys Charla Bansley told CNN Davis's legal team has filed an emergency request demanding that governor Steve Beshear step in. All she has asked for a simple basic accommodation 'Please take my name off this form. Don't force me to personally sign it. Others can sign other forms as long as it doesn't have my name'. Critics say Davis is neglecting her duties as a public official to uphold the law of the land. President Obama will bestow²⁴ the National Humanities Medal this week to ten Americans those work has the citizens closer to culture. NPR's SR has more on this. Alice Waters, a Berkley California chef and food activist²⁵ is one of the ten medal recipients²⁶. For over forty years, Waters has been espousing²⁷ the benefits of cooking with locally grown , organic, hormone-free food. 'I'm making effort to present food very simply and have a taste of what it is.' Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri is another honorary. Lahiri writes about India immigrants and India Americans confronting the massiveness of straddling two cultures.'In the years that I've been writing. It has helped me to look the truth in the eye a little bit better.' The National Humanities is awarded to people or organizations who help deepen our understanding of the human experience.SR, NPR news.

I'm LS. NPR news in Washington.

1 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

2 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

3 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

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 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

8 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。

9 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

10 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

11 toils   

网

参考例句：

• It did not declare him to be still in Mrs. Dorset's toils. 这并不表明他仍陷于多赛特夫人的情网。
• The thief was caught in the toils of law. 这个贼陷入了法网。

12 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

13 contradictory   

adj.反驳的，反对的，抗辩的；n.正反对，矛盾对立

参考例句：

• The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
• What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。

14 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

15 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

16 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

17 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

18 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

19 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

20 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。

21 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

22 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

23 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

24 bestow   

v.把…赠与，把…授予；花费

参考例句：

• He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.他希望将那些伟大的荣誉授予这位英雄。
• What great inspiration wiII you bestow on me?你有什么伟大的灵感能馈赠给我？

25 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

26 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

27 espousing   

v.（决定）支持，拥护（目标、主张等）( espouse的现在分词 )

参考例句：