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 From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack¹ Speer.Republicans from Capitol Hill to the campaign trail are harshly criticizing the president for his address about the San Bernardino terror attack. Donald Trump² says he's calling for total and complete shutdown on Muslims entering the US. NPR's ML has more. Republicans blasted president Obama for a weak response for not laying out a new strategy against IS and for being unwilling³ to declare war on radical⁴ Islam. Donald Trump who has claimed he would bomb the hell out of IS is now calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US. It would not be permanent according to the Trump press release. It will last quote 'until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.' President Obama in his address on Sunday said IS was a real problem. Muslims must confront without excuse but he also rejected any proposals that Muslim Americans be treated differently. That kind of divisiveness, he said, would betray our values and play right into the hands of IS. ML, NPR news, the White House.

Department of the Homeland Security is again changing its controversial terror alert system while the much malign⁵ color-coded system was down away with in 2011. Agency director Jay Johnson says a new system is needed to better inform Americans about the country's security posture⁶. Johnson says details of the new system will be on debut⁷ soon.

In Chicago, Cook county's state attorney Anita Alvarez says she will not bring charges in connection with the 2014 police shooting of Ronald Johnson. SA at member station BEZ reports that comes even as a video's been released of a police firing on Johnson as he was running away. The video from the night Johnson was killed showed some running-off scream with officers and pursuit. Police were responding to multiple reports of gunfire in the area. A police officer got out of his car and began shooting. Police say Johnson was attempting to flee with the gun in hand. State attorney Anita Alvarez says just because Johnson was running away doesn't mean he couldn't still shoot at officers. 'You have to consider the mental state of the police officer at the time that this happens. What does he reasonably believe.' The family of Ronald Johnson has filed an excessive force law suit against the police and said a gun was planted on Johnson. For NPR news, I'm SA in Chicago.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is expected to issue a proposal later this week aimed at making it more difficult for US companies to carry out cross-boarder deals known as inversions⁸. The practice were US-based cooperations merge⁹ with foreign companies and move their headquarters abroad in an effort to pay lower taxes. Under the proposal Clinton is expected to unveil that there will be a new exit tax aimed at cracking down on such deals. The tax will be part of a broader effort to target what experts contained as two trillion dollars loss of profits with US companies hoarding¹⁰ those monies abroad. Stocks are starting a new week on a down note. The Dow dropped 117 points. It closes at 17730. The NASDAQ was down 40 points. You're listening to NPR news from Washington.

It may be a day that will live in infamy¹¹ but there are increasing tiny number of people still alive who were there. Dozens of men who survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor gathered today at the site remembering the thousands of service men who were killed 74 years ago. The attack * the US  in world war II under then president Franklin Roosevelt. Italy is bolstering¹² security for the start of a religious event called by Pope Francis. NPR's SP says begin of what the Vatican calls the jubilee¹³ Year of Mercy is expected to attract enormous crowds to Rome and heighten concerns about safety. During jubileeYears, Catholics who come to the Eternal City can get indulgences which they believe can speed their passage to heaven. Over the next year, an estimated 33 million pilgrims are supposed to descend¹⁴ on Rome. 2000 police officers will patrol streets particularly areas frequented by pilgrims and tourists. Those seeking access to St Peter Square will be frisked. Those wanting to enter the Basilica will have to go through medal detectors¹⁵ and X-Ray machine. Police will clear the roads in and around the Vatican by banning all parking. The skies of Rome will be declared an no-fly zone and only police-opertaed surveillance drones will be allowed. SP, NPR news, Rome.

A  Georgia woman who apparently¹⁶ placed an ads saying mothers could drop off their unwanted babies at her home because she wanted to buy a child for her teenage daughter has been arrested. Sheriff in Georgia statement today said detectives received the tip about the ads placed in Craigslist which suggested mothers with unwanted children could drop off their children in a baby box. The woman's 14-year-old daughter faces juvenile¹⁷ charges in a case. I'm Jack Speer. NPR news from Washington.

1 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。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

4 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

5 malign   

adj.有害的；恶性的；恶意的；v.诽谤，诬蔑

参考例句：

• It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
• She likes to malign innocent persons.她爱诋毁那些清白的人。

6 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

7 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

8 inversions   

倒置( inversion的名词复数 )； （尤指词序）倒装； 转化； （染色体的）倒位

参考例句：

• Chromosome breaks may also lead to inversions and translocations. 染色体破裂也可能引起倒位与易位。
• The males suspected to have induced inversions were later used to build up stocks. 疑有诱发倒位的雄性然后用于建立原种。

9 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

10 hoarding   

n.贮藏；积蓄；临时围墙；囤积v.积蓄并储藏（某物）( hoard的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• After the war, they were shot for hoarding. 战后他们因囤积而被枪决。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Actually he had two unused ones which he was hoarding up. 其实他还藏了两片没有用呢。 来自英汉文学

11 infamy   

n.声名狼藉，出丑，恶行

参考例句：

• They may grant you power,honour,and riches but afflict you with servitude,infamy,and poverty.他们可以给你权力、荣誉和财富，但却用奴役、耻辱和贫穷来折磨你。
• Traitors are held in infamy.叛徒为人所不齿。

12 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

13 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

14 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

15 detectors   

探测器( detector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
• This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技

16 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

17 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。