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 Under a nighttime curfew ,the city of Cairo ,another city cross Egypt are reportedly to be relatively¹ quite this hour .Security forces are trying to restore order following last 40 hour street battles that resulted in death of more than 600 people according to Egypt health ministry² thousands also have been wounded since the military crackdown activists³ who want to post president Mahn back  in power NPR was outside Eman eastern Cairo where he described great sineer early today .A lot of families came here to claim dead today. A lot weeping ,man and man descomback posten after coffin⁴ .A lot of bodies ithasen there to keep them commode screen air presiner outside .There are waste of name of the dead with where they are from .NPR Lado Fordow .

The US security council will soon hold closed door meeting on political crisis. The US is urging all Americans in Egypt to leave .Earlier, president Obama scrape next month US-Egypt military exercise .Although NPR Michelle Clement⁵ explains white house is still stopping short of calling Mors removal a military coup⁶ .President Obama says America cannot determine the future for Egypt but he is looking for restoring courage the military backed government to put Egypt back on the path of Democracy. For now ,he says he would keep US aid following.

But we wanna sustain our relationship with Egypt .Our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians⁷ have been killed in street. And rights have been low back. He says the administration has notified the Egypt government that would cancel joint⁸ training exercise that will plan next month. Those bride start exercise usually take place every other year date back to 1970 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Michelle Clement NPR news, Washington.

US stocks down sharply after labor⁹ department announced number fire unemployment application fell to lowest level before the recession.NPR says the yep number fuel the investor's concern federal reserve may be ready to start scaling back program of bolstering¹⁰ economy .Fed chief Chairman Ben Black had said the center bank will began wading¹¹ down the 85 billion dollar in monthly bond purchases .Once there is substantial improvement in the employment market .Peter Jam was Opera convestment in Chicago says worry about tapering¹² afed support though will not last .One people start looking and seeking longer term but realize that it's good sign that said tapering able to pull back .It signs the economy is healthy and will go from here without bad add support .The decline and bone price has pushed the interest rate on the tenure¹³ treasury¹⁴ up to highest point in two years which could for shadow higher borrowing incost for some consumers and business .Craig Windon NPR news Washington.

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Florida A&M university has announced it's marching band will return this year .NPR reports band has not performed since drum major Robert Champion died in hazing¹⁵ richard. Nearly two year ago. Band director says the famous Marching 100 will perform at the first game of season in September .Member started practicing few days ago. This year band will be much smaller with around 125 students said several hundred who marched in the formal united .There are new rules stred anti-hazing policy .And great requirement for students to remain in the band .The marching 100 was suspended in November 2011 after drum major Robert Champion died as the result of hazing incident. he was beat long ball bus after football game .Young call this year,a new beginning for the band .Catholo NPR news.

A second hostage shot in stand of Louisiana bank has died .Authorities passed away this morning for injuring .She sustained yesterday when gunman shot her at another hostage .Police trying to rescue them in ten state bank in Josh. Officer killed the shooter .

Officials say breathing for another possible flare¹⁶ being lightning spared wild fire has destroyed 14 homes near A Utah mountain result town .Hundreds of firefighters are setting back fire in bolder in lines contained the 2000 acre blaze .Mortgage rates are holding steady for second straight week .average of 4.4% on thirty year long. And 3.4% on the fifteen year long .Before the close ,Dow was off more than 200 at 15112.this is NPR

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

5 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。

6 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

7 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

8 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

10 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

11 wading   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
• The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

12 tapering   

adj.尖端细的

参考例句：

• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。

13 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

14 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。

15 hazing   

n.受辱，被欺侮v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）

参考例句：

• With labor, the hazing period ends. 费了好大力气，痛苦的时期终于过了。 来自互联网
• A high-gloss paint surface is one that directly reflects light with minimum hazing or diffusion. 高度光洁的漆表面可以直接反射光源。 来自互联网

16 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。