时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(十一)月


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Islamic State Calls Ohio Attack Suspect 'Soldier of Caliphate'  伊斯兰国称俄亥俄嫌疑犯为“哈里发战士”


The Islamic State terror group has called a man who attacked people with a car and a knife at Ohio State University a "soldier of the caliphate.”


The group made the statement on the Amaq news agency website, which is linked to Islamic State, or IS.


Police say Abdul Razak Ali Artan carried out the attack, which injured eleven people, at the university in Columbus, Ohio Monday. Police then shot and killed him.


Artan was a refugee born in Somalia. He was a legal permanent resident of the United States studying business at Ohio State University.


He posted a statement on the social media network Facebook shortly before the attack. In it, he blamed America for killing 1 Muslims in other countries.


He also praised al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki as a hero, law enforcement officials told U.S. media.


Officials are still investigating why Artan carried out the attack. But, in his statement, he said he was willing to kill, those he called, “infidels” to stop America from "interfering 2 with other countries."


Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said terrorism is a possibility in the attack.


Artan drove a car into a group of people near the street. He then got out of the car and began stabbing people with a knife.


Jacobs said, because Artan drove onto the sidewalk, police believe the attack may have been planned.


Leaders of the Muslim and Somali communities in Columbus condemned 3 the attack. They said they were "heartbroken" by it.


Hassan Ali Omar, Chairman of the Somali Community Association of Ohio, told VOA the Somalis he spoke 4 to were distressed 5 to learn Artan was a Somali refugee.


"Some women told me they felt sick, they were heartbroken, they were shocked because they feel they have had enough troubles already," he said.


Omar was one of the community elders who visited Artan’s family. He said he met his mother and siblings 6 and they told him they are feeling, "at a loss and a lot of pain."


"They said he was (a) hard-working person who loved education. They said their son had good culture and that they were not expecting that he would do this kind of act," he said.


There are nearly 60,000 students at Ohio State University’s main campus. The people injured in the attack include both employees and students.


Police Chief Jacobs noted 7 a previous terrorism case linked to Columbus. Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud was arrested in 2015 after returning from Syria.


Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, was charged with providing material support to terrorists.


Columbus has one of the largest Somali communities in the United States.


Words in This Story


caliphate – n. an area that is supervised by an Islamic leader


cleric – n. a member of the clergy 8 in any religion


infidel – n. a person who does not believe in a religion that someone considers the true religion


campus – n. the area of and around a university, college, school


heartbroken – adj.to be very sad


elders – n. a person who is older



1 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • 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。
2 interfering
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。
3 distressed
痛苦的
  • He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
  • The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
4 siblings
n.兄弟,姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
  • A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
5 noted
adj.著名的,知名的
  • 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。
6 clergy
n.[总称]牧师,神职人员
  • I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望,我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
  • All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。
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