VOA慢速英语2015 约旦飞行员死亡
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(二)月
Jordanian Pilot Reportedly Dead 约旦飞行员死亡
The Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State militants 2 reportedly is dead. Photos released on social media Tuesday appear to show the pilot being burned to death.
Jordanian State television says Jordan confirmed the pilot's death and said he was killed on January 3.
The Jordanian military condemned 3 the killing 4 and promised it would not go unpunished.
A family member of the pilot told Reuters news agency that they learned of his death from the chief of Jordan's armed forces.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that if the video is real, it would be another sign of the "viciousness and barbarity" of the militant 1 group.
The pilot had been at the center of a prisoner and hostage exchange involving Jordan, Japan and an Iraqi insurgent 5 imprisoned 6 in Jordan. Jordan had demanded proof that the pilot was alive before they would release the Iraqi prisoner.
Jailed Al Jazeera journalist gives Up Egyptian citizenship 7
Al Jazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy could soon be released from prison in Egypt now that he has surrendered his Egyptian citizenship.
Mr. Fahmy had been a citizen of both Egypt and Canada.
Monday night, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said Mr. Fahmy's release was "imminent 8," or about to happen.
Mr. Fahmy and other reporters spent more than 400 days in prison after their arrest in December 2013. They were charged with aiding the Muslim Brotherhood 9, which Egypt considers a terrorist group.
Egyptian officials expelled another Al Jazeera reporter earlier this week. He was returned to his home country of Australia.
A third Al Jazeera reporter remains 10 in prison.
Chadian troops enter Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
Hundreds of Chadian ground troops entered northeastern Nigeria Tuesday as part of a growing effort in the area to fight Boko Haram insurgents 11.
Witnesses said Chadian soldiers and vehicles crossed a bridge from Cameroon into the Nigerian town of Gambaru. Another Chadian force of at least 300 soldiers deployed 12 near Bosso, a town on the border between Nigeria and Niger.
Chad is one of four countries that have promised to help fight Boko Haram, along with Cameroon, Niger and Benin.
American author Harper Lee to publish second book
Harper Lee, the writer of the American novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” announced Tuesday that she will publish a second book this July. “To Kill A Mockingbird” came out in 1960 and was immediately popular. At least forty million copies have been sold. The book was also made into a play and a film.
The new book “Go Set a Watchman” will be released on July 14. It will be Ms. Lee’s first in 55 years. The book is a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
The publishing company Harper said that Ms. Lee completed the novel in the 1950s, before “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning author rediscovered her early work last year.
Words in the News
barbarity – n. extreme cruelty: a very cruel and violent quality
deport 13 – v. to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country
imminent – adj. happening very soon
novel – n. a long written story usually about imaginary characters and events
sequel – n. a book, movie, etc., that continues a story begun in another book, movie, etc.
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- 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。
- Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
- The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。
- He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
- They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
- He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
- Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
- They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
- They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
- 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。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。