卡特:沙特领导支持伊朗核协议
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(七)月
Carter: Saudi Leaders Support Iran Deal 卡特:沙特领导支持伊朗核协议
The U.S. Defense 1 Secretary said Wednesday that Saudi Arabian leaders told him they support the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.
Ash Carter met with King Salman, Defense Minister Mohammed bin 2 Salman and other Saudi officials in Jeddah. He spoke 3 to reporters later.
He said both the king and the minister expressed their support for the deal. Mr. Carter also told reporters that the king is expected to visit Washington in the fall.
Turkey blocks Twitter over ‘malicious 4’ photos
Turkey briefly 5 blocked access to Twitter Wednesday to prevent the spread of images of Monday's bombing in Suruc. At least 30 people died and many others were wounded in the attack.
A Turkish government official said that Twitter access was returned after the company “removed malicious content, including hate speech, in line with the court order.”
Turkish officials confirmed that Monday's bombing was a suicide attack. They identified the bomber 6 as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, a 20-year-old Turkish national. The explosion targeted an activist 7 group that was planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the city of Kobani.
Twenty dead in two attacks in Cameroon
At least 20 people were killed in northern Cameroon Wednesday in two suicide bombings. Officials there are blaming the Nigerian militant 8 group Boko Haram.
The attacks took place in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North Region. The two attackers were women.
Cameroon banned full-face coverings last week after Boko Haram attacks in the town of Fotokol. The bombers 9 were women dressed as devout 10 Muslims.
Charleston church shooter faces hate crime charges
The U.S. Attorney General spoke to reporters Wednesday about the suspect in the mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Loretta Lynch said Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes and firearms charges. She said the charges could lead to a sentence of life in prison or death.
Roof is accused of killing 11 nine people at a historically black church last month.
Ms. Lynch said the federal government has not decided 12 if it will seek the death penalty if the suspect is found guilty.
Words in the News
malicious - adj. having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person
devout - adj. deeply religious
- 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。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- 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。
- You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
- Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- 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。
- 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。
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
- The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。
- 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。