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 An Egyptian investigator¹ says it is too early to say what caused last week's crash of a Russian jetliner. NPR's KF reports officials say they're pursuing all possible explanations including an explosion. The head of the Egyptian Investigating Committee Ayman El Mokadem revealed one important clue. 'A noise was heard in the last seconds of the CVR recording²'. He said the CVR or cockpit voice recorder will be analyzed³ to see what the noise was. He insisted that investigators⁴ have not reached any decisions on the cause. 'The committee is considering all possible scenarios⁵ for the cause of the accident and did not reach any concrete conclusion in this regards.' Britain, Russia and other nations have suspended or eliminated flights to Egypt in case the crash is found to be an act of terrorism. KF, NPR news, Moscow.

Human rights groups's monitors in Syria say ISIS has released 37 Assyrian Christians⁷ after holding them captive for months. NPR's AF reports those freed are among more than 200 Assyrians captured in February. Photos posted on Facebook by a rights group show the freed captives, most of them elderly women making their way off a bus. The members of the minority were captured when IS took a string of many Christian⁶ villagers in Northeast Syria earlier this year. An IS video surfaced in the summer of ten men from the group asking their community to help secure their release. The rights monitor says tribal⁸ leaders had helped mediated⁹ talks between church and the extremists. A Syrian activist¹⁰ said that IS has asked many million dollars in ransom¹¹ money. The community has been divided about whether to negotiate. AF NPR news, Beirut.

Two Louisiana police officers are being charged with 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy this week. NPR's NR reports the officers shot into a vehicle they said they were pursuing. Investigators in state police are conducting interviews and poring over the * evidence to determine just how the shooting occurred on Tuesday night. But Louisiana's state police superintendent¹² says they saw enough evidence to warrant the arrest of two of the officers involved. 'We took some of the body cameras footage. Let me tell you something. I'm gonna talk about it but I'm gonna tell you this. It is the most disturbing thing I've seen and I will leave you to that.' A coroner says the 6-year-old boy was struck by several bullets while buckled¹³ into the vehicle's front passenger seat. HIs father was critically injured but survived. NR, NPR news.

The WHO says Sierra Leone is now free of Ebola. It was West Africa's hardest hit countries since the outbreak started last year. Sierra Leone's last confirmed Ebola patient was discharged from the hospital in September and there have been no confirmed case in the week since long after the end of the virus's incubation period. This is NPR.

Health officials on the island of Hawaii are reporting nearly two dozen cases of Dengue Fever. Hawaii public radio's BD has details. The numbers keep climbing. Dengue fever spread by mosquitoes and is relatively¹⁴ rare in Hawaii. Symptoms include fever, headaches, muscle pain and rashes. Concerns about the current outbreak have led to state officials to close Hookena Beach Park on the west side of Big Island of Hawaii. * are springing from mosquitos and so far that's the only public area that's been affected¹⁵. The state epidemiologist says there are cases in various spots around the island. No other island in the state have reported any cases of Dengue. For NPR news, I'm BD in Honolulu.

California prison officials are proposing a new method of lethal¹⁶ injection for death row inmate¹⁷. BH reports it involves a single lethal drug. The plan is an effort to resume executions in California. The process was haltered a decade ago following legal challenges regarded in the constitutionality of lethal injections. The new method consists of administering a single deadly drug to an inmate instead of a traditional cocktail¹⁸. Correction officials could select one of four recommended drugs. The unveiling of the new regulation doesn't guarantee that executions will resume. The proposal is subjected to a public hearing before it could be finally approved and implemented¹⁹. California currently has 747 inmates²⁰ who are waiting a execution. For NPR news, I'm BH in M, California. This is NPR news from Washington.

1 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

8 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

9 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。

10 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

11 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

12 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。

13 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。

14 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

15 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

16 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

17 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。

18 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

19 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

20 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》