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 President Obama has announced he will be sending senior personnel to help federal state and local officials in Dallas as they try to identify anyone who may have been in contact with individuals testing positive for Ebola. Two nurses from a Dallas hospital have tested positive for the disease after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who died of Ebola. White House says he is sending an experienced coordinator¹ with a federal management agency and a White House Liazon Besine?, president made the decision today during a meeting with top national security and health advisors². 

 

Pharmaceutical³ company Golagso Smith Cline says its experimental Ebola vaccine⁴ will not be ready for wide distribution into world until 2016. Press NPR's Kevin Dickson explains doctors without border want the company to work fater. Glagso Smith Cline says the experimental vaccine could be given to health care workers in clinical trials within months, but many xx in xx sagar of doctor without borders called on the company to invest in large production now before the results of those trials have been reviewed. '' Not just a normal scenario⁵, not just an emergency, this is the disaster, now and going value until 2016 in something that strikes, this is quite late.'' V.S. says GFK's timeline doesn't match the severity of the situation on the ground, though GFK says he is moving as quickly as possible. K.D NPR News, Washington.  

 

The army General in charge of the U.S air campaign in Iraq and Syria is giving an upbeat sxx of effort, the NPR's David Roman reports U.S xx commander General Wade⁶ Austin spoke⁷ our reporters today for the first time since airstrikes began in Iraq. Speaking at the Pentagon, General Austin portrait an air campaign over Iraq and Syria that has gone well. '' The campaign is on the right track, um, we are doing the right thing in xx,   appreading? the right facts.'' As for Iraq's Umbar province where Islamic State fighters hold many key areas, Austin called the situation contested. And a non-xx reports that insurgencies are closing in on Baghada's airport. '' I feel confident that the air field is secure and will be secure for forceable? future.'' But Austin was less a bit about the Syrian ciry of Kobani which ISIS has been attacking. He said it's highly possible Kobani may fall. David. Roman NPR News Washington. 

 

Residents of the island of Bomudo are feeling the rath of hurricane Gonzola, now a category two storm, wope? the worst to be? still be the calm with the back side of the hurricane heats. Jonnathon B. reports from the oil bizet. There was some degree of the trazidation? of the storm, I mean we knew the weather forcasted here because of the number of large system xx in the Atlantic, the xx of predict hxx this one is gonna behave from quite early. And therefor the last two or three days is pretty much known xx, we were going to be hit by a substancial storm and xx had to comparison to hurricane  xx which is a fresh memory here. David hears? the island in 2003 causing a hundred million dollars in damages. 

 

On Wallstreet stocks bounced back, the Dou. uptrended 63 points. This is NPR. 

 

According to the individual over single Semptember 11th victims' compenstaion fund is now paid outside 551 million dollars over the past year alone. Suda Bern Barm's letter released today announcing the victims' compensation fund has made more than 2000 decisions over the past 12 months, earlier Septemper 30th, Bern B. says that's compared to just 112 decisions in 27 million dollars previshare.? 

 

Authorities in Canada are scrambling⁸ to deal with a Russian ship that has lost power off the coast of British Columbia with a threatened to xx ground. NPR'S Martin K. has more from Seattle. The container ship Semushir is a drift off the islands of Haidaguai. In the council of the Haiden nation, the local community of native people release the statement calling the situation there quote the worst fear. That's because according to Canadian authorities the ship is carrying a range of mining materials and chemicals, as well as 415 tons of bunker oil and dizzel?, the worry is that the ship will run to ground and spill its cargo⁹, though it's not clear how close this ship is to the coast right now or whether it's drifting in that direction. A Canadian coast guard ship is in the area and a tugboat is expected to arrive by early Saturday morning. Martin K. NPR News, Seattle. 

 

According to the federal observe board Pearl Jenic Yelin income in a quality in a scene? is most has sustained rise in nearly a century over the past few decades , the speech at Boston conference economic opportunity  today Yxx say it's probably disgrade to concerned of the fade, Yelin pointed¹⁰  increased education and more people  owning their own businesses as a possible solution to problem, she says by xx come by wealth in a quality of highest level since 19th centuray. I'm Jack¹¹ Spear NPR News.

1 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

2 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

3 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

6 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 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。