叙利亚停火仅实现了一天
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月
AS IT IS 2016-03-01 Syrian Ceasefire Lasts One Day 叙利亚停火仅实现了一天
A ceasefire in Syria is underway, but frail 1.
The calm in Syria was broken Sunday when six villages were hit by air strikes, according to the Syrian Observatory 2 for Human Rights, a British-based human rights organization.
The identity of the jets was not known. It was unclear if the raids hit areas covered by the truce 3. Militants 4 from the Islamic State and al-Qaida-linked forces in Syria are not part of the ceasefire.
Russia blamed Turkey for nine violations 5, according to the French news agency AFP.
The Syrian state media claimed “terrorist groups” fired mortars 7 close to the Turkish border. A senior Saudi Arabian official alleged 8 Syrian and Russian forces have committed violations in Syria.
The United States and its partners targeted the Islamic State terror group Saturday and Sunday.
U.S. President Barack Obama said the Islamic State’s territory in Syria is shrinking. He said the number of Islamic State fighters in the field is decreasing. The reduced numbers, the president said, are because the jihadists are having problems recruiting to refill the fighting ranks.
The temporary truce went into effect Friday. Members of the United Nations Security council endorsed 10 the deal.
One United Nations diplomat 11 called the weekend ceasefire “reassuring 12.”
Words in This Story
underway – adv. happening now
frail – adj. - easily damaged or destroyed
mortar 6 – n. a military weapon used to fire shells high into the air at a low speed
alleged – adj. accused of having done something wrong or illegal but not yet proven guilty
air strike – n. an attack in which military airplanes drop bombs
jets – n. a fast airplane that has one or more jet engines
recruit – v. to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization or the armed forces
endorse 9 – v. to publicly or officially say that you support or approve of something
reassuring – adj. making someone feel less afraid, upset or doubtful
- Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
- She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。
- Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- 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。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. 他们无法把重型迫击炮移过那片沼泽地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Where the hell are his mortars? 他有迫击炮吗？ 来自教父部分
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
- With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。