VOA慢速英语2014 US Weighs Options as Islamic Militants Advance
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2014年VOA慢速英语(八)月
US Weighs Options as Islamic Militants 1 Advance
United States officials are considering several plans designed to help religious minorities in northern Iraq.
Islamic State militants captured the area during the night. The militants asked the Yazidis, a minority Christian 2 group, to accept Islam, leave their homes or face death. The Islamic State was formerly 3 known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
As many as 40,000 people are reported trapped on a mountaintop in northern Iraq. They have little food or water.
A spokesman for President Barack Obama said “the situation is nearing a humanitarian 5 catastrophe 6.” But the spokesman noted 7, “there are no American military solutions to the problems in Iraq.”
A State Department official said the U.S. is looking at a number of possible actions and “actively considering” what else it can do.
A Defense 8 Department official said that the U.S. is “working urgently and directly with officials in Baghdad and Irbil to coordinate 9 Iraqi airdrops to people in need.”
Pope Francis appealed to the international community to help end what he called the "humanitarian tragedy" in Iraq.
Khmer Rouge 10 Leaders Get Life Sentences
A United Nations tribunal in Cambodia sentenced two former Khmer Rouge leaders to life in prison.
The court found the two defendants 11, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, guilty of crimes against humanity. The two showed little emotion as their sentences were read.
The court ruling came more than 35 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. The group has been blamed for the deaths of one-fourth of the Cambodian population.
NATO to Russia: Step Back
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned Russia against an invasion of Ukraine. He also called for an immediate 12 withdrawal 13 of troops along the border between the countries. In his words, “Step back from the brink 14, step back from the border and [do] not use peacekeeping as an excuse for war-making.”
Mr. Rasmussen spoke 4 during a visit to Kyiv.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- 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。
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
- 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。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。
- She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。
- The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
- As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。