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 CIA director John Brennan says ISIS is likely to try to carry out more attacks outside Syria and Iraq. I certainly will not consider it one of the events. It is clear to me that ISIS has an external agenda that they're determined¹ to carry out this sort of attacks. I would anticipate that this is not the only operation that ISIS has in the pipeline². But John says it's not inevitable³ that the extremists will succeed.

President Obama says the US will intensify⁴ but not change its strategy against the IS in the wake of the Paris attacks. At the close of the G20 summit in Turkey today, the president said deploying⁵ ground groups to battle the extremists will be a mistake. French president Francois Holland says he'll meet with US and Russian leaders to discuss uniting efforts to destroy IS. In the meanwhile, NPR's LF reports Holland says he will intensify his country's military operations in Syria. CV says he was unsure about French air strikes in Syria but then came the Paris attacks for which IS is claiming the  responsibility. Now the 22-year-old frenchman says he fully⁶ supports the campaign. 'So if you want to blow our up, we're going to blow you first, right, to defend ourself.' French president Francois Holland says Friday's attacks were act of war, planned in Syria and launched from Belgium with help from French locals. For NPR news, I'm LF in Paris.

More deadly violence today between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians. From Jerusalem, NPR's EH reports it erupted when troops were sent to destroy the home of a Palestinian accused of killing⁷ an Israeli. Palestinian officials say two Palestinian men were killed in the clashes with the Israeli troops. The Israeli military says soldiers were fired on and shot back. The troops did fulfill⁸ their mission of destroying the family home of a Palestinian arrested on charges of killing an Israeli man near Spring in the West Bank last summer. Israeli officials say this practice deters⁹ future attacks. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the past two months of violence. Israel says more than half were carrying out or attempting an attack. 12 Israeli Jews have been killed in the attacks by Palestinians and one Israeli Arab during the same period. EH, NPR news, Jerusalem.

In Minneapolis, protesters are demanding city police provide the identity of an officer who shot a black man as they were responding to reports of an insult yesterday. Jamar Clark is reportedly on life-support. Police and witnesses differ on whether the man was handcuffed when he was shot. A state investigation¹⁰ in underway but protesters want the FBI to step in. On Wall Street this hour, the Dow was up 196 points. This is NPR.

Marriott International is poised¹¹ to become the world's largest hotel company, announcing today it's acquiring Starwood hotels for more than 12 billion dollars. The move brings Sheraton, Westin and St. Regis under Marriott's leadership. The federal government has reached a settlement with education management corporation, once the second largest for-profit college provider in the country. As NPR's OK reports the company will pay nearly 100 million dollars to settle accusations¹² of hyper aggressive recruitment tactics. US attorney general Loretta Lynch and education secretary Arne Duncan are both calling the agreement an historic settlement. EDMC operates under names including Argosy University and the the Art Institutes, currently with about 100,000 students nationwide. The case was originally brought by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act saying the colleges were illegally compensating¹³ recruiters per student enrolled¹⁴. The result was that working parents, veterans and others were pushed into debt for unsuitable programs. Secretary Duncan calls the agreement a quote 'clear warning to other career colleges to steer¹⁵ away from fraudulent and predatory practices'. OK, NPR news, New York.

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

4 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

5 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 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。

8 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

9 deters   

v.阻止，制止( deter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The filth here deters all but the invited guest. 这里污秽不堪，除非有事，外人是裹足不前的。 来自辞典例句
• Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime. 很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪。 来自互联网

10 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。

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 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

13 compensating   

补偿，补助，修正

参考例句：

• I am able to set up compensating networks of nerve connections. 我能建立起补偿性的神经联系网。
• It is desirable that compensating cables be run in earthed conduit. 补偿导线最好在地下管道中穿过。

14 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。