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 California governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for Lake and Napa counties because of a fast-spreading wild fire that has charred¹ more than 60 square miles in less than 24 hours. Roger Beavers² tells KGO the fire was so fierce he had to leave his house in K. One of the worst things I've ever seen. Yeah. It looks like A. No one to visit the hell. You was early in it.Several homes and apartment buildings have been destroyed.

The chairman of the House homeland security committee says the US does not have enough people and place to vet³ Syrian refugees coming into the US. Republican congressman⁴ Michael Macal of of Texas tells ABCs this week that's one reason he opposes president Obama's plan to resettle 10,000 Syrians over the next fiscal⁵ year. We are a compassionate⁶ nation. We have to deal with the crisis. But you know this could be a very reckless and dangerous policy. Meanwhile, thousands of migrants are still flowing into Germany, many of the refugees from Syria. Germany is imposing⁷ temporary controls along its border with Austria after some 12,000 migrants arrived in the country yesterday. More are coming today. Germany officials say they are nearing their capacity to house the new comers. Meanwhile, LF reports from Budapest the crisis continues on Hungary's border with Serbia. 'My brother,please.' A Syrian man begs as his family is caught by Hungry police passing to a hole in the border fence from Serbia, his children screaming with fright. Police say more than 4300 were detained while passing through the fence Saturday alone. They're locked in camps, waiting fingerprinting⁸. Migrants and refugees are rushing to cross Hungry before emergency rules take effective Tuesday that criminalize such boarder-crossings. 'Migrants will be arrested', official say. From NPR news, I'm LF in Budapest.

Officials in the west African country of Cameroon are blaming Islamist Boko Horam militants⁹ for attacks near the border with Nigeria. NPR's AQ reports officials say at least 9 people were killed today in two bomb attacks. Twin explosions are reported in the northern Cameroonian town of Q which has been repeatedly been the target of Boko Horam attacks. A local officials says the first blast was was near a will in Q while the second bomb went off near a church. Cameroon is a major troop contributor to a multinational¹⁰ military force that the region says is poised¹¹ to launch a campaign against the extremist e group based in neighboring Nigeria. Boo Horam has also targeted Chad and Niger other nations that are a part of the regional force. AQ, NPR news, A. This is NPR.

The * Department of Correction says a fourth inmate¹² has died after a violent disturbance¹³ yesterday at the * correctional facility in K. Three were stabbed to death during the outbreak. A fourth died of injuries overnight. The privately-run prison is on lockdown for an investigation¹⁴. The world's top two men in tennis are squaring off this hour in New York for the US Open title. No.1 Novak Djokovic place No.2 Roger Federer. NPR's TG reports the match is expected to be as close as their rivalry¹⁵. They played 41 times. Roger Federer has won 21, Novak Djokovic 20. They've split their last 10 matches. And both are coming into today's final having * beating some very good semi-final competition. Djokovic only gave up 3 games and 3 sets to defending champion Marin Cilic. Federer scored an easy straight set victory of a fellow Swiss and two-time championship winner Rafael Nadal. Federer is graced on the court with this all-around game. Joker, as he's nicknamed, is just that, funny, fairy with monstrous¹⁶ brunt strikes. Federer was trying to win his major titles since 2012. Djokovic is trying to win his third major of this year. TG, from NPR news, New York.

Basketball great MM died suddenly today. The Philadelphia * call M a genuine icon¹⁷ and a pillar of the most * era in Franchise¹⁸ history. The three-time MVP was the NBA's career leader and offensive rebound¹⁹. M was 60 years. I'm BK, NPR news in Washington.

1 charred   

v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦

参考例句：

• the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
• The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 beavers   

海狸( beaver的名词复数 )； 海狸皮毛； 棕灰色； 拼命工作的人

参考例句：

• In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress. 1928年有人把这些海豚象海狸那样把一床浸泡了水的褥垫推上岸时的情景拍摄了下来。
• Thus do the beavers, thus do the bees, thus do men. 海狸是这样做的，蜜蜂是这样做的，人也是这样做的。

3 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

4 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

5 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

6 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

7 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

8 fingerprinting   

v.指纹( fingerprint的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Institutions from banks to pawnshops are fingerprinting to authenticate transactions. 从银行到当铺，都在使用指纹识别对交易进行验证。 来自互联网
• In addition, a digital fingerprinting algorithm based on binary codes is described. 介绍了一种二进制指纹编码方案。 来自互联网

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

11 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

12 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

13 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

14 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

15 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

16 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

17 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

18 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

19 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。