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 Obama Administration has signed a deal to sell Saudi Arabia nearly 30 billion dollars in fighter jets.NPR Michelle Kelemen reports it designs to listen part to send signal to Iran now US troops are out of Iraq

 
 
The white house says US is selling Saudi Arabia 85 advanced combat plan and modernize1 in another 70.It is said the jets would be built by Being and deal would support more than 50000 American jobs. The assistant secretary of state, Andrew Shapiro calls it major boost Saudi Arabia security.
 
These sales would send strong message to countries in the region. The United States is committed to its duty in Gulf2 and broader Mideast. Shapiro says it is not just aimed to Iran .The announcement comes at time tighten3 tension with Iran. Iran is threatening to close the key oil supply if US goes ahead with tougher sanction.US officials think Iran is failing the pinch. Michelle Kelemen, NPR news, the state department.
 
Opposition4 demonstrators in Russia are planning more protests. For Moscow, just reports they plan rally against the detention5 of Leftist activist6 chosen frail7 health. Thousands of people signed up on social media to protest jailing of Sergey Udaltsov. He was arrested following rally contesting the country parliamentary election on December1st, but receiving extended jails sentence last Sunday. After thousands of protesters attended massive rallies against Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin ruling party United Russia win the country's parliamentary election. Prosecutors8 say the extended sentence was given to Udaltsov because he failed to complete the sentence received after attending another protest in October. Udaltsov’s supporters are demanding his release and they say he is in frail health for hunger strike. Demonstrators say Udaltsov sentence is too strict .And they also protest against other sentence. Opposition leaders have received dimi mass protests. For NPR news ,I'm in Moscow

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1 modernize SEixp     
vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要
参考例句：
  • It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
  • There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。
2 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
3 tighten 9oYwI     
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
4 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
5 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
6 activist gyAzO     
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
7 frail yz3yD     
adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的
参考例句：
  • Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
  • She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。
8 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
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。

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