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　　The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to continue collecting data on US phone calls.
 
　　Lawmakers rejected the amendment1 that would have blocked funding for the National Security Agency's program, which gathers details of every call made by or to a US phone.
 
　　Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is Florida Republican Representative.
 
　　"The yeahs (voting yes) are 205 and the nays2 (voting no) are 217, the amendment is not adopted."
 
　　Whilst critics say the proposal violates the public's rights, supporters of the amendment say the practice is essential to America's counter-terrorism efforts.
 
　　They argue that the surveillance operations have been successful in thwarting3 at least 50 insurgency4 plots across 20 countries, including a dozen directed at the US.
 
　　These NSA surveillance revelations were made public by former U.S. intelligence contractor5, Edward Snowden, who's currently in Moscow's airport waiting for asylum6 papers.

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1 amendment Mx8zY     
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
2 nays 23305db6bee97d1c8b3ac4c67f2ff1e0     
n.反对票，投反对票者( nay的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The tally was two ayes and three nays. 投票结果是两票赞成，三票反对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The tally was three yeas and two nays, so the yeas have it. 投票结果是三票赞成两票反对，投赞成票者胜利。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 thwarting 501b8e18038a151c47b85191c8326942     
阻挠( thwart的现在分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过
参考例句：
  • The republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
  • There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him. 下边对他这个长官心怀不服的，故意作对的，可多着哩。
4 insurgency dqdzEb     
n.起义；暴动；叛变
参考例句：
  • And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
  • Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
5 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
6 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

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