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 President Obama says a proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control to avoid US military strikes could be a potential breakthrough. While the president appearing on a half dozen network news programs including CNN, had this planned speech to American people about his requested possible military action against Syria also said it remains¹ skeptical². 

It's possible if it's real, and I think it's certainly passive evolvement when the Russians and the Syrians both make gestures towards dealing³ with these chemical weapons. This is why we've been asking for, not just over the last week or the last month, but for the last couple of years. 

Whoever the president also has not rolled out the possible military strike against Syria for the country's alleged⁴ use of chemical weapons against its own people. Several polls out today indicate the majority of American people are opposed to such action. 

UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon told reporters the security council has moved in an embarrassingly slow pace on addressing the 2.5-year conflict in Syria. Linda Fasulo, reports he also says it's time for the council to act swiftly if UN inspectors⁵ conclude the chemical weapons were used in Syria on August 21st. 

Ban stressed that the security council members must unite to respond to any use of chemical weapons and that there must be universal condemnation⁶. He made clear that he would call on the council to demand that Syria immediately transfer its chemical weapons and the chemicals used in making those weapons to a safe place inside Syria where they would be destroyed under international supervision⁷. The UN chief also noted⁸ that Syria would have to agree to the arrangement. For NPR News, Linda Fasulo in New York. 

California lawmakers and the state's governor have reached an agreement on reducing the state's prison population. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports California's facing a court ordered UN deadline reduce overcrowding in state prisons. 

The deal authorizes¹⁰ millions of dollars for rehabilitation¹¹ programs designed to reduce recidivism¹² rights, else on conditon that the penal¹³ of three federal judges agree to exstand the deadline for the release of 9,000 more inmates¹⁴. Governor Jerry Brown says the state needs more time to let rehabilitation programs work. 

We have already enacted¹⁵, there was far reaching prison reform in the history of America for realignment. 43,000 fewer people are in prison. That's huge, then, and we can build on that when not in a month or a year. 

If extention is granted by the courts the state could spend more than 300 million dollars to lead cells and private prisons in county jails to avoid the earlier release of prisoners. Kirk Siegler NPR News. 

Coupled big merged¹⁶ deals to begin the week on Wall Street, Koch industries announcing they plan to buy component¹⁷ maker⁹ Molex in the more than 7-billion dollar deal. In another deal, Luxury retailer¹⁸ Neiman Marcus says it agreed to be acquired by Ares management in Canadian Pension plan investment for six billion dollars.

On Wall Street today, the Dow's up 140 points, close at 15,063. You are listening to NPR. 

The national security agency reportedly is not just able to crack your email conversations. The agency also has found a way to circumvent¹⁹ security measures on iPhones, blackberry and Andriod devices to access a user's data. It's according to a published report in the German magazine, Der Spiegel, which cites internal documents from the NRC and its British counterpart. Documents apparently²⁰ do not indicate the NRC's conducting mass surveillance of phone use, that rather that various technics are used on specific individuals. 

As lawmakers debate whether the US should launch military strikes on Syria, senate and House leaders will hold a ceremony tomorrow honoring the victims of the Birmingham Church bombing 50 years ago. As NPR's Brakkton Booker reports the four victims would be posthumously²¹ awarded the congressional gold medal. 

The gold medal is the highest expression of national appreciation²² congress can give. It's been awarded to the four little girls, Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, who died in a 1963 bombing at Birmingham's 16th street Baptist church as they attended the Sunday school. The medal has been awarded in parts recognized how their deaths served as catalyst²³ for the civil movement. Top leadership from the House and Senate are scheduled to take part in the event on Capital Hill, which comes five days before the 50th anniversary of the attack. Brakkton Booker NPR News, Washington. 

Napa and Sonoma have their wine tours. Scotland has tours focusing on its fame with single more Scotches²⁴, now Jamaica apparently will have a tour of its own. This one gears tour a different connoisseur²⁵, the mariguana smoker²⁶, while typically still illegal some farmers in Jamaica hope to put together tour the island's hidden cannibis plantations²⁷, who are passed to areas like the home of the late reggae legend Bob Marley.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 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。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 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

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

7 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

10 authorizes   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。

11 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

12 recidivism   

n.累犯，再犯

参考例句：

• Many areas and work units have experienced no recidivism at all for as long as ten or more years.不少地区和单位出现了连续几年、十几年没有发生重新犯罪的好典型。
• It needs to supplement the personality factor to confirm the ordinary recidivism.在普通累犯成立的条件中,应增加罪犯的人格因素。

13 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

14 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》

15 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

16 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

17 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

18 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

19 circumvent   

vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜

参考例句：

• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。

20 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。

21 posthumously   

adv.于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地

参考例句：

• He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. 他被追认为中国共产党党员。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her last book was published posthumously in 1948. 她最后的一本书在她死后于1948 年出版了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

23 catalyst   

n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事

参考例句：

• A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。
• The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

24 scotches   

n.伤口，刻痕( scotch的名词复数 )；阻止车轮滑动的木块v.阻止( scotch的第三人称单数 )；制止（车轮）转动；弄伤；镇压

参考例句：

• Top of the range Scotches attract a fanatical following among whisky buffs. 顶级苏格兰威士忌在威士忌酒酒迷中吸引了一批狂热的拥趸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two Scotches, please and make those doubles, will you? 请来两杯苏格兰威士忌--都要双份的，好吗？ 来自辞典例句

25 connoisseur   

n.鉴赏家，行家，内行

参考例句：

• Only the real connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines.只有真正的内行才能指出这两种酒的区别。
• We are looking for a connoisseur of French champagne.我们想找一位法国香槟酒品酒专家。

26 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

27 plantations   

n.种植园，大农场( plantation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Soon great plantations, supported by slave labor, made some families very wealthy. 不久之后出现了依靠奴隶劳动的大庄园，使一些家庭成了富豪。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Winterborne's contract was completed, and the plantations were deserted. 维恩特波恩的合同完成后，那片林地变得荒废了。 来自辞典例句