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 Pro-Russian leaders in Crimea are making final preparations for tomorrow's referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine, and transfer authority to Moscow. Russia today vetoed a UN resolution declaring the public vote illegal. NPR's Gregory Warner reports that two things are clear in Crimea today: there's heavy pro-Russia support, and very obvious efforts to stifle¹ the voice of any pro-Ukrainians.

I was in Yatla, a seaside tourist town on the Black Sea, and people were lining² up to take photos with a NATO нельзя. NATO no to NATO sign that was hung under the Lenin statue. So a popular support for Russia is very high. At the same time, there's not been much safe public space for a defending opinion. Activists³ have reportedly been beaten, been arrested, disappear some time. And all Ukrainian channels had been cut off the air, and replaced with state run channels from Moscow. 

NPR's Gregory Warner reporting from Crimea.     

 

 

Malaysia's Prime Minister says the search for a Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has entered a new phase. Aviation security consultant⁴ Philip Baum says there were hints from early reports that someone on board the plane may have been involved.

Well there is no * surprise that it was definitely one of the auctions⁵ that had been clearly muted by the Malaysian government a few days ago. The foul⁶ play might be a cause, and it now looks as if we are dealing⁷ with somebody who hijacked⁸ or commandeered the aircraft. 

239 passengers and crew were on board when the plane departed for an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.  

 

 

Our report from the union which represents 2,500 workers at Los Angeles international airport, says most employees aren't trained to respond to emergency situations. Danielle Karson reports.

The report from the service employees international union says LA ex-service workers including baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants were basically on their own during the Nov.1 shooting. There was no communication from airport officials about what to do during the chaos⁹. Union researcher Heather says workers need to be included in emergency preparedness training. 

They should be connected to the central communications under an emergency event that they getting a tax they know what's going on.

LA ex-schedule to come out with its after action report on Tuesday. For NPR News I'm Danielle Karson in Los Angeles. 

 

 

New York city fire officials say workers had searched the rear basement of the site of the deadly gas explosion. However, they haven't yet reached the area where the piping and meters will help explain what caused the blast earlier this week.    

 

 

This is NPR News in Washington. 

 

 

The US men's sledge¹⁰ hockey team won the gold today in the Para Olympics. NPR's Sam Sanders reports they beat Russia 1-0.

This is the second Para Olympics in a row where the US sledge hockey team got to a medal podium. The US team became the first in Para Olympic history to get back-to-back gold medals. Russia took sledge hockey silver and Canada won the bronze. Josh Sweeney won the game only gold for the US. He is a U.S. Marine¹¹ sergent who served in Afghanistan. One month into his deployment¹², he stepped on an improvised¹³ explosive device, and had to have his both legs amputated. One of his physical therapists urged him to make sledge hockey part of the recovery. Russia still leads in the overall Para Olympic medal count in Sochi. As on Saturday, they were up to 70. Sam Sanders NPR News. 

 

 

Comedian¹⁴ David Brenner has died. The Tonight Show favorite passed away at his home in New York city today at the age of 78. During one of his guest appearances on the Tonight Show, the Philadelphia native poked¹⁵ fun at his hometown. 

Brenner was a regular on other TV talk and game shows, and stared in 4 HBO comedy specials. He also briefly¹⁶ hosted his own syndicated talk show in 1987.   

The judge overseeing the Colorado theater shooting case says juries will deliberate up to three separate times on whether defendant¹⁷ James Holmes should be executed if he is convicted of  murder. Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity¹⁸ to charges of killing¹⁹ 12 people and injuring 70 in 2012. 

 

1 stifle   

vt.使窒息；闷死；扼杀；抑止，阻止

参考例句：

• She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。
• It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥无味的交谈，我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠。

2 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

5 auctions   

n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
• Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句

6 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 hijacked   

劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）

参考例句：

• The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
• The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。

9 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

10 sledge   

n.雪橇，大锤；v.用雪橇搬运，坐雪橇往

参考例句：

• The sledge gained momentum as it ran down the hill.雪橇从山上下冲时的动力越来越大。
• The sledge slid across the snow as lightly as a boat on the water.雪橇在雪原上轻巧地滑行，就象船在水上行驶一样。

11 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。

12 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

13 improvised   

a.即席而作的,即兴的

参考例句：

• He improvised a song about the football team's victory. 他即席创作了一首足球队胜利之歌。
• We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles. 我们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个临时帐蓬。

14 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

15 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

17 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

18 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

19 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。