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 The National Institute of Health is out with a critical study that finds a treating high blood pressure more aggressively than usual can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and death among people over the age of 50. Doctor JT is the principal investigator¹ with Case Western Reserve University. ''The study shows that intentious blood pressure management can prevent the cardio * complications of hyper tension and save lives.'' Researchers say their study produce such startling results early on that it was cut short in order to release the findings a year earlier than expected.

Bells tolled² three times during a White House ceremony commemorating³ the 14th anniversary of the 9.11 terror attacks. A similar event was held at Pentagon where five highjacks crashed a American airlines flight in 2001. Today, relatives of the 184 people killed gathered there to horror them. As NPR's DR reports, the annual commemoration was led for the first time by Defense⁴ Secretary Ash Carter. Defense Secretary Carter placed a wreath of white followers⁵ at the Pentagon memorial and as the relatives of victims looked down in the bright mooring⁶ sunlight, he sought to reassure⁷ them.When terrorists attacked the Pentagon, they tore whole of the building. They tore places in your hearts that may never heal completely. But as you know better than anyone, they did not and could not take from us what defines us. Which Carter said was resilience and America's readiness to stand up for their values. The US continues waging wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria under the use of military-forced authorization⁸ that Congress pass right after the 9.11 attacks. AW, NPR news, Washington.

The marine⁹ court confirms six marines are in critical condition, a day after training accident at Camp Pendeleton in California. One marine was killed. He was from the first marine division. In a stunning¹⁰ turn of events, Serena Williams is bounced from the US open. In New York, NPR's TG reports on the woman who blocked Williams from making history. Finch¹¹ from Italy has just hold on arguably the greatest offset¹² in the history of women's tennis certainly. Maybe in all of tennis. She beats Serena Williams today, 2-6,6-4,6-4 to advance to the finals, to make it an all Italian final. But more importantly, ending Serena William's quest for tennis's grand slam. Serena Williams was going for the first grand slam that's winning for major tournaments in the same year for the first ones in *.NPR's TG reporting.

Before the close, the Dow was up 14 points at 16345. This is NPR news.

Aspiration¹³ is growing among the large numbers of refugees and other migrants still unable to leave Hungry before the country imposes tougher measures on new arrivals in the coming days. LF describes a local authority's treatment of migrants. Video has emerged of a chaotic¹⁴ scene at a migrant detention¹⁵ center near the Serbian border. Its Hungry police tossing bread rolls and migrants were crowded behind metal fences. Police wear rubber gloves and surgical¹⁶ masks as if to protect themselves from migrants. Human rights groups scenes like this show Hungry is treating migrants as animals. Police say they are overworked and struggling to provide for all these people.

Forecasters in the Western US say a predicted historic El Nino this winter might do little to help the drought.NPR's KS reports latest predications from the national * administration show a mixed bag when it comes to moisture for western states. N says the El Nino could bring plenty of rain to southern California. It's known to the southwest. But at the same time,  big El Nino years typically bring above-normal temperatures and below-normal moisture to the Pacific northwest and Northern Rockies. These areas have been battered¹⁷ by massive wild fires this summer. And for California, TN might help this *. Most importantly for California and the west, even if above-normal precipitation does fall this winter, one season of above-normal rain and snow is unlikely to erase¹⁸ four years of drought. California water officials have been quick to * social media and airway¹⁹ of the snow forecast urging the public not stop conserving²⁰ water.

1 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

2 tolled   

鸣钟（toll的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Bells were tolled all over the country at the King's death. 全国为国王之死而鸣钟。
• The church bell tolled the hour. 教堂的钟声报时。

3 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网

4 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。

5 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

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 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。

8 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

9 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

10 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

11 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

12 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

13 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。

14 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

15 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

16 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

17 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

18 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

19 airway   

n.空中航线，通风口

参考例句：

• Lay them on their side and ensure the airway is unobstructed.让他们侧躺着，并确保呼吸道畅通。
• There is a purple airway in London Airport.伦敦机场里有一条皇家专用飞机跑道。

20 conserving   

v.保护，保藏，保存( conserve的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Contour planning with or without terracing is effective in conserving both soil and moisture. 顺等高线栽植，无论做或不做梯田对于保持水土都能有效。 来自辞典例句
• Economic savings, consistent with a conserving society and the public philosophy. 经济节约，符合创建节约型社会的公共理念。 来自互联网