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The US military is sending about a thousand more troops to the Phillipines to help typhoon relief efforts.Helicopters from the aircraft carrier US says Gerorge Washington are delivering food and water.Conditions in the hard hit city of Tacloban are getting better and distribution while still tough to continue to improve.The BBC's Ricle reports from a food distribution center on the island of Sabo.
Hundreds of volunteers from all flights have come together to help pack relief food for the victims of typhooe Haiyan.There are tons of food here,a relief food ,60 of rice,10 tan goods from beans to meatloaf and this relief pack basiclly feed a family of 5 for 2 to 3 days.From here this will defect into rice size 5 and they will distribute to typhoon hit areas of late summer The BBC's Rico in Sabo,Phillipines.
Trusties at Prinston university in New Jersy are meeting this week to decide whether to offer students a vicine that has been proved by food and drug administration.As Jame Birds of a member station WABE reports the centers for disease control provention has already said the m fecine will allow to be imported.
The cdc says it will import back cero a man and giant vicine licenced in Europe and Australia but not in the US.The shift comes as officials in Prinston universtiy in News Jersy are considering how to stop despread the sometimes life threating eilments on its capti.The school recently confirmed another case of man and jiant this calender year bring the number to 7.A spokes 1 man says trusies will discuss this issue this weekend.Baco tril man and jiant memories to swell,although fairly rear in the US those who can tract 2 man jiant developes quickly and can die in a couple of days.For NPR News,I am Jame Buris in Atlanda.
Former Tresury secretary Timerthy Gaterna has a new job,NPR's Sam Sanders reports.
The firm is called Walberke Penkes,Timmerthy Gaterna will become their president in March,the firm announced in a statement.Gaterna served as treasury 3 secretary under president Obama.In that role he oversaw 4 the administration's efforts to stablize financinal industry and bill out the nation's auto 5 industry.Before that job,Gaterna led the federal reserve bank of NY.Since leaving treasury Gaterna joined the council Unformulations and he made round on speaking cercuits,he is also working on the behinde scene book about the financial crisis.Walberk manage about 35 billon dollars in assets,the NY based company had a role in buy out bortion law and sale of NL markets.Sam Sanders,NPR News.
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A majority of residence from Texas are being allowed to return to their home. They were evacuated 6 yesterday after an oil pipeline 7 owned by SHERAN exploded and burst into flames.Official say a drilling crew accidently pounched the line.A small fire continues to burn and Sheran says air quality is within normal ranges,no injuries have been reported.
The Sanfrancisco area could be facing another transit 8 strike.The bay area rapid transit officials say recently improve contract includes a ronian cent expensive provision and the yare calling for noard and union negotiators to return to the bargainning tabel.Union calls it buyers more says agreement is an agreement.
This evening in Holleywood the academy of motion picture arts and scientists is handing out its unweary governors awards.It's private black tie event,and Daniel Carson reports it marks the beginning of the Oscar season.
The evening comes with dinner,drinkng and no commercial breaks,unlike Oscar night the governor award ceremony isn't televised.This year Angilina Juli, Steve Martain,Angil and Italian costume designer Piere Tosi will receive the hornor area statue .Juli is getting the Genhusal humanitarian 9 award for her work on behalf of refugee children.Martain,Lanbery and Tosi will receive lifetime achievement awards.Other celebrities 10 including Antony Homkins,Tom Hanks are expected to pay tribute to the receipants in front of hundreds of the film industry's lead.Opra Winfer received the hornor last year.Illisabeth Talor,Qusin Jones,Jerry Lueis and Paul Newman are past receipants.For NPR News,I am Daniel in LA.
And I am Babara Cline,NPR News in Washington.
1 spokes
n.(车轮的)辐条( spoke的名词复数 );轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动
- Her baby caught his fingers in the spokes of the pram wheel. 她宝宝的手指被婴儿车轮的辐条卡住了。 来自辞典例句
- The new edges are called the spokes of the wheel. 新的边称为轮的辐。 来自辞典例句
2 tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
- He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
- He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。
3 treasury
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
- 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。
4 oversaw
v.监督,监视( oversee的过去式 )
- He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统,安然引退。 来自互联网
- Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网
5 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
6 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
7 pipeline
n.管道,管线
- 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。
8 transit
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
9 humanitarian
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
10 celebrities
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目