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 From npr news in washington, I’m Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration is raising concerns about russia’s decision to step up its military presence in Syria or Moscow has begun an air campaign. It says it wants to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fight the isis. Washington is deeply skeptical¹. As NPR’s Scott Horsely reports administration officials suspect Russia is using its military power to prop² up the Assad Regime which the US accuses of committing atrocities³ against Syrian political-dissidents-turned-rebel fighters.

The US and Russian militaries are supposed to be talking to avoid running into each other in Syria. But US Defense⁴ secretary Ash Carter says there was no formal contact before the Russian air strikes began. Carter says the Russians appear to be targeting opponents of Assad but not in territory occupied by the Islamic State. White House spokesman Josh Ernest says Russia’s involvement is a sign of Assad’s weakness.

Russia will not succeed in imposing⁵ a military solution on Syria any more than the US were successful in imposing a military solution on Iraq a decade ago, and certainly no more than Russia was able to impose a military solution on Afghanistan 3 decades ago. The WH argues that Assad must step down to bring an end to his country’s long running civil war.

Scott Horsely, NPR news, Washington.

The Senate has voted in favor. Now it’s up to the house. Law makers⁶ have until midnight tonight to pass short term legislation to keep the government funded, and unlike the brinksmanship of deadline eve two yrs ago there is not much talk about a potential shutdown, but as NPR’s Elsa Chang explains this is just the calm before the next storm.

No one is really breathing a sigh of relief because everyone here knows an ugly fall awaits with a thicket⁸ of issues the congress has been trying to avoid for a while. There is the highway fund that expires next month so lawmakers will have to figure out a long term way to pay for new roads and bridges. There’s also the debt ceiling. The treasury⁹ secretary says the country’s borrowing limit needs to be raised soon or the government won’t be able to pay its bills. And congress will also need to decide what to do about spending caps about defense and non-defense programs, all before averting¹⁰ a government shutdown again in mid⁷ December. Elsa Chang, NPR news, the capital.

Hurricane Joaquin is shaping to become a much more powerful storm over the next couple of days as it gets closer to the US. This hour the storm is nearing the central Bahamas with top sustained winds of 85 m/hr. Rick Nat, the director of the national hurricane center in Miami says it is doubling up on resource just to nail down the storm’s trajectory¹¹.

We are gonna be throwing in a lot more aircraft resources at this problem because it is still not certain whether Joaquin will directly impact the US, East Coast, or will stay out to sea.

The threat of several floods and damage to the eastern US is escalating¹². Before the close Dow was up 236. This is npr.

In South Dakota, a student is in custody¹³ after he allegedly shot and wounded a high school principal at a school outside XXX. Keely xxx of South Dakota public broadcasting reports that authorities say that the principal is listed in stable condition. Authorities say that a teenager struggled with his high school principal. Officials say the student pulled a hand gun and shot the principal once in the arm. Jim Holbac is superintendent¹⁵ of xxx school.

The assistant principal ended up tackling the student and the athletic¹⁶ director came just shortly after and held him down before law enforcement came. Holbac says staff executed lock-down procedures and police took the alleged¹⁴ shooter in custody. Authorities cleared the building before evacuating¹⁷ the students and reuniting them with their parents.

For npr news I’m keely xxx in Harrisburg South Dakota.

XXX county sherrif Stanley Glanse is expected to resign after he is indicted¹⁸ by a grand jury on two misdemeanors in Oklahoma. the charges are connected to a volunteer deputy’s fatal shooting of an unarmed man in April. US businesses added jobs at a healthy pace in September, that according to a private survey. Payroll¹⁹ processor atp says that employers added 2,000 jobs this month, that’s up from 180 jobs in the previous month. Americans are spending more freely and buying big ticket items such as new cars and homes.

Before the close the dow is up 236, 1.5 percent in 16, 285. Nasdaq was up more than 2 percent at 4,620. And the s and p 500 up nearly 2 percent at 1,920.

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1 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

2 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

3 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 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。

6 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

8 thicket   

n.灌木丛，树林

参考例句：

• A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
• We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。

9 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

10 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

11 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

12 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

13 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

14 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

15 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

16 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

17 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

18 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

19 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。