时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2015年VOA慢速英语(四)月


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Kenya Answers al-Shabab Attack with Airstrikes 肯尼亚发动空袭回应青年党袭击事件


Kenyan warplanes attacked al-Shabab targets in southern Somalia on Sunday. The attacks were in answer to the killings 1 of 148 people by al-Shabab terrorists at a college in Kenya days earlier.


Two training areas in the Gedo area of Somalia were hit. There have been no reports about damage or injuries in the camps.


A three-day-long period of mourning for those killed in the attack on the college began Sunday.


President Obama praises nuclear agreement with Iran


President Barack Obama says the agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program is the best way to keep the country from building a nuclear weapon. The agreement reached last week would end economic restrictions 2 -- or sanctions -- that Western powers placed on Iran. In return, Iran would stop what the U.S. and others believe are efforts to build a nuclear weapon.


Mr. Obama’s interview appeared on The New York Times website Sunday.


He told the New York Times that keeping the sanctions in place would keep the world from knowing about Iran’s nuclear program. And he said attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites would almost certainly cause the country to work hard to make a nuclear bomb.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC News on Sunday that the agreement permits Iran to keep in place large operations that would let it build nuclear weapons.


Pakistan: Saudi Arabia wants help in rebel fight


Pakistani Defense 3 Minister Khawaja Muhammas Asif says Saudia Arabia has asked for help fighting rebels in Yemen. He said Saudi Arabia has asked for troops, airplanes and warships 4.


He spoke 5 Monday at the beginning of discussions in Parliament on whether to join the coalition 6 led by Saudi Arabia to fight the Houthi rebels. Efforts to stop the rebels began two weeks ago with airstrikes in support of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.  He fled Yemen last month and is now in Saudi Arabia.


Pakistan has promised to support the fight against the rebels but has not said exactly what kind of support it would give.


A Houthi leader said Sunday that the rebels are willing to talk about stopping their attacks if the airstrikes are ended.


Malaysia arrests 17 on terror charges


Malaysian officials arrested 17 people Sunday for reportedly planning terror attacks in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Two of those arrested had recently returned from Syria.


Last week, officials said they want to put in place two new anti-terrorism laws. The laws would permit those suspected of supporting terrorism to be detained for any period without trial. The laws would also permit officials to seize the passports of anyone suspected of supporting terror acts.


Critics say the laws restart disputed security laws that were cancelled in 2012. They warn the new laws would severely 7 limit civil rights.


Malaysian officials have arrested many people since the beginning of last year on charges of supporting the Islamic State militant 8 group.


Hundreds of migrants rescued by Italian forces


And, Italian navy and coast guard ships rescued about 1,500 migrants from ships on Saturday and Sunday. Three ships in the Mediterranean 9 Sea near the coast of Libya had called for help. As the Italian ships answered those calls, they found two other boats filled with migrants.


The migrants were taken to the islands of Sicily or Lampedusa.


Italian officials say the number of migrants trying to make the dangerous crossing is much higher in the first three months of this year than during the same time last year.


Most of the migrants are from North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. They are trying to escape war, poverty and terrorism.


Words in the News


sanctions – n. an action that is taken or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country or by not allowing economic aid for that country (usually plural)


civil rights – n. the rights that every person should have regardless of her or his gender 10, race or religion


crossing – n. a voyage across water



谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发
  • His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
  • The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • 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。
军舰,战舰( warship的名词复数 ); 舰只
  • The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后,敌舰退出了海战。
  • The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • 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。
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
  • 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。
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的
  • The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
  • Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
  • French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
  • Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
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