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 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: And in the other news of this day: a warning from Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church's moral authority is likely to fall like a house of cards unless it becomes more welcoming.

　　He told an Italian Jesuit magazine that, "The church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules." The pontiff said doctrines¹ against abortion², gays and contraception must be balanced against the need to be more merciful. We will have more on this later in the program.

　　The U.S. House of Representatives debated a bill to slash³ food stamps by some $40 billion over the next decade. Republicans argued today that the measure provides much-needed reforms to a program that's expanded to one in seven Americans. Democrats⁴ countered with pictures of hungry Americans, and argued the cuts would do great harm, as the two sides battled on the House floor.

　　REP. ROSA DELAURO, D-Conn.: These $40 billion in cuts go against decades of bipartisan support for thefight against hunger in the United States. They will hurt our economy and they are, in a word, immoral⁵. Ifthis cruel legislation were to become law, at least four million of the nation's poorest citizens would loseaccess to the food that they need.

　　REP. ANDY HARRIS, R-Md.: Republicans aren't trying to take food out of babies' mouths or make our seniors go hungry. Don't believe the scare tactics from my colleagues who oppose the bill. This is a commonsense⁶ reform that cuts waste, fraud, and abuse, leaving more money for the Americans who truly need help in time of need.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The Democratic-run Senate opposes the House bill, and the White House has threatened a veto if the measure ever makes it to the president.

　　A Texas appeals court today tossed out the money-laundering conviction of former House Majority Leader TomDeLay. In 2010, he was found guilty of illegally channeling $190,000 in corporate⁷ donations to Republicansrunning for the state legislature. The appeals court ruled the state never proved that the money was illegally obtained. Prosecutors⁸ plan to appeal.

　　J.P. Morgan Chase will pay one of the largest fines ever for one of the largest trading losses ever. The fines total $920 million. U.S. and British financial regulators said the bank is also admitting that weak oversight⁹ allowed London traders to lose $6 billion. More on this in a moment.

　　The death toll¹⁰ in Mexico's disastrous¹¹ flooding hit 97 today, amid major new destruction. A massive mudslide buried much of a village located deep in the country's southern mountains. Officials said 58 people are missing there. One survivor¹² told a harrowing story.

　　CLEOFAS GOMEZ TINOCO, survivor (through interpreter): I was walking down the street, near a store, when I heard a loud noise and I just stood there. I saw how the dirt and dust began to billow up. It was like black smoke, and it turned like a windmill. When I saw that it was coming down to the field, I left running. I didn't see anymore.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The flooding and mudslides were triggered by a pair of tropical storms that struck last weekend. One devastated¹³ Acapulco, then grew into Hurricane Manuel and battered¹⁴ the northwest state of Sinaloa today.

　　New fighting has erupted in Syria between Islamist gunmen and Western-backed rebels. Activists¹⁵ confirmed today that an al-Qaida offshoot seized a northern town near the Turkish border, driving out fighters with the Free Syrian Army. It was the latest sign of growing infighting in rebel ranks.

　　U.S. Senator John McCain fired back today at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, in The New York Times, Putin strongly criticized the U.S. and its policy on Syria. Today, on a Russian news Web site, McCain wrote that Putin rules -- quote -- "by corruption¹⁶, repression¹⁷ and violence. He rules for himself." The Arizona Republican also accused Putin of siding with a tyrant¹⁸ in Syria.

　　In Egypt, security forces stormed an Islamist stronghold near the Great Pyramids on the outskirts¹⁹ of Cairo. They went door to door, hunting down armed supporters of ousted²⁰ President Mohammed Morsi. The soldiers were backed by armored vehicles and helicopters as gunmen fired down on them from the rooftops. The Egyptian security chief vowed²¹ today to keep up the pressure.

　　GEN. MEDHAT EL MENSHAWY, Egypt Special Security Forces (through interpreter): The 55 people whowere arrested are those who burned the churches, paraded with the bodies of the policemen, scared the people, and formed the criminal hideouts in Kerdasa. This is just the beginning and we will continue our operation.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Islamists seized the town after security forces cracked down on pro-Morsi protesters in Cairo, killing²² hundreds of people.

　　The Washington, D.C., Navy Yard reopened today for the first time since a gunman killed 12 people there onMonday. The 16-block walled complex had been closed to all but essential personnel as the FBI investigated. As thousands of employees streamed back to work, Vice²³ Admiral William French said there's counseling foranyone who wants it.

　　VICE ADM. WILLIAM FRENCH, U.S. Navy: Some folks and particularly people that are in the military or served in the military can hide things pretty well. So we're interested in opening people up to make sure we can get to them and get them the help they need.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The Navy Yard's Building 197, where the shootings occurred, remains²⁴ closed.

　　Wall Street mostly took a breather today after Wednesday's rally. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 40 points to close at 15,636. The Nasdaq rose five points to close at 3,789.

　　The man who spent more than 50 years at the helm of video game pioneer Nintendo has died. Hiroshi Yamauchiran the Japanese company from 1949 to 2002. During that time, it grew from a playing card-maker to one of the most popular gaming companies in the world. Yamauchi died today of pneumonia²⁵ at a hospital in central Japan. He was 85 years old.

1 doctrines   

n.教条( doctrine的名词复数 )；教义；学说；（政府政策的）正式声明

参考例句：

• To modern eyes, such doctrines appear harsh, even cruel. 从现代的角度看，这样的教义显得苛刻，甚至残酷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

4 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 immoral   

adj.不道德的，淫荡的，荒淫的，有伤风化的

参考例句：

• She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
• It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。

6 commonsense   

adj.有常识的；明白事理的；注重实际的

参考例句：

• It is commonsense to carry an umbrella in this weather.这种天气带把伞是很自然的。
• These results are no more than a vindication of commonsense analysis.这些结果只不过是按常理分析得出的事实。

7 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

8 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。

9 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

10 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

11 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

12 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

13 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

14 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

15 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》

16 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。

17 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

18 tyrant   

n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

19 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

20 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

21 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

22 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。

23 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

24 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。

25 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。