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 House speaker John Boehner has abruptly¹ resigned from congress. NPR's Susan Davis reports the Republican lawmaker from Ohio says the ongoing² battle with the far-right faction³ of his party was bad for congress and for the American people. He walked into the news conference singing. 'Mile, mile, what a wonderful day'. Boehner was the only person on the Capital Hill who was not stunned⁴ by the news that he'll resign at the end of October. He acknowledges he was facing a brewing⁵ revolt from the most conservative members. 'It becomes clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil⁶ will do irreparable harm to the institution'. Boehner said he had already planned to resign at the end of the year. But after the visit from the Pope Francis, he reconsidered the timeline. Boehner said he woke up, prayed, had breakfast and decided⁷ today was the day. Susan Davis, NPR news, the Capital. President Obama called Boehner a patriot⁸ and a man of his word. He said he hopes the next speaker will be able to work through political differences without subjecting the country to a government shutdown. President Obama is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Against the backdrop of a formal welcome ceremony at the House House, both leaders addressed some of the most contentious⁹ issues dividing them on human rights for example. President Xi made this pledge as heard here through an interpreter. Chinese stands ready to in the spirit of equality and mutual¹⁰ respect, conduct human rights dialogue with the US, expand consensus¹¹, reduce differences, learn from each other and progress together.

The ongoing corruption¹² investigation¹³ of soccer's international governing body now is targeting that organization's top official. NPR's Tom Goldman says Swiss prosecutors¹⁵ are investigating FIFA president Sepp Blatter for possible criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.The Swiss attorney general's office says Sepp Blatter okayed the sale of lucrative¹⁶ world cup TV rights at a lower-than-normal price to regional soccer official who then allegedly resold the rights at a much higher price. Blatter allegedly also made a payment a few years ago to the head of European soccer for work reportedly done a decade earlier. A few months after the payment, Blatter was reelected as FIFA president. NPR's Tom Goldman.

Cheers are ringing out for Pope Francis as he arrived at Ground One this afternoon to pay respects to victims of 9.11.He later addressed hundreds of delegates from various religions at an interfaith service. Earlier at the UN, the Pope appealed to international leaders to take the environment seriously, abandon wars waged in the name of GOD and to respect the sanctity of life. The pope is due to leave Mass tonight at Madison Square Garden. This is NPR news.

After a marathon board meeting at its headquarters inWolfsburg Germany, Volkswagen has named the head of its Porsche division Matthias Mueller to be VW's new CEO. NPR's GN reports managing the fallout from the company's emission¹⁷ testing scandal got tougher today with new allegations about treating on cars VW sold in Germany. Germany's Transport Minister says VW rigged the emission tests on 2.8 million cars it's sold there using the same software that falsified emissions¹⁸ data on 500,000 US autos. The company's new CEO said under his leadership, VW will now strive to implement¹⁹ the strictest compliance²⁰ in government's standards in the industry. Meanwhile, the US Environment Protection Agency is telling automakers it is stepping up its emission monitoring program by improving its ability to detect software that reduces emissions during testing. GN, NPR news, Washington.

The NAACP is requesting a special prosecutor¹⁴ in Delaware to investigate Wednesday's fatal shooting of a wheelchair- bound black man by Wilmington police. Authorities said officers had responded to a 911 call about a man who had shot himself and was still armed. The chief of police says officers opened fire on 21-year-old J as he began to move his hands from waits. He apparently²¹ had been told to show his hands and put his weapon down. Critics point to video that they say shows the man's hands appeared empty when he was shot. Dow was up more than 100 points before the close. This is NPR. 

1 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

6 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

9 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

10 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

11 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

12 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

13 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。

14 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

15 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

16 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

17 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

18 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

19 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

20 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

21 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。