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 President Obama will meet with interim¹ Ukrainian President * this week to talk about the ongoing² crisis in Crimea. NPR's Nathan Rott reports.

White House deputy national security adviser³ * says the meeting will focus on the US's continued support for the Ukraine government politically and economically. The US has offered a $ 1 bn aid package to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Lincoln says US and international sanctions against Russia for its military involvement in Crimea are having an effect.  

The financial markets in Russia have hit lows, the ruble has hit a low, investors⁴ are wondering whether they get involved in Russia because of the instability.

Lincoln spoke⁵ on the NBC's Meet The Press. * is expected to arrive on the US on Wednesday. Nathan Rott, NPR News.

 

 

A multi-national search is continuing for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet that went missing shortly after take-off two days ago. The plane was travelling from Malaysia to China Saturday morning local time. NPR's Anthony Kuhn is in Beijing. He reports family members of passengers are anxious for answers. 

I was with many of these families in a Beijing hotel. A lot of them are frustrated⁶ at the information just trickling⁷ into them. Some of them issued a statement today, saying their calling on the authorities and the airline to give them the whole story. They don't feel like they getting the straight truth. Many of them are now packing up and preparing to go to Malaysia, where they hope they will be closer to the plane when it's found, and closer to the source of information that's coming out. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reporting from Beijing.

 

 

A marathon spelling bee in Jackson County Missouri is finally over.  

Definition, D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N, definition.

Seventh grader Kush Sharma has been declared the winner, with fifth grader Sophia Hoffman taking second place. Sharma says he did his best to keep cool during the competition. 

They are just sure to keep adult away, you know, like all the seize the word. This is how you spell it, you know, and so just try to keep calm and think about what that really is.

This spelling duel⁸ between the two began a couple of weeks ago, and lasted through nearly 100 rounds, 29 of them yesterday alone. The students say they plan to compete again next year, and wouldn't be surprised if their duel lasted even longer. 

 

 

The owner of * Detroit lines and the man who helps steer⁹ Ford¹⁰ motor company for decades, has died. *, was the last surviving grandson of company founder¹¹ *. Ford motor company released a statement today, saying Ford senior died of pneumonia¹² at his home. He was 88.  

 

 

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For the first time in 23 years, a men's college basketball team will head into the NCAA tournament with a defeated record. Wichita State defeated Indiana state 83-69 Sunday afternoon to win the Missouri valley conference tournament. Greg Allen reports from member station KCUR. 

Wichita State earned not about the berth¹³ to the NCAA tournament, at the same time, the Shockers ended the * unbeaten team's going into college basketball premiere event. They reached the final four last year, and they are now 34-0 after the winner of Indiana state. Shockers' coach * praised his team. 

They are just fine young gentlemen. And they also happen to be extraordinarily¹⁴ talented, and they’re taking us on some crazy magic carpet ride. So it's really cool.

The last team to head into the NCAA tournament with unbeaten record was in Las Vegas 1991. 

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1 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 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。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 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

5 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。

6 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

9 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

10 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

11 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

12 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

13 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

14 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。