时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2017年8月


英语课

We`re starting today`s show with an explanation of a terrorist 1 attack that took place yesterday in northeastern Spain. The mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona scheduled a minute of silence to take place Friday morning. All public events were cancelled and train stations were closed there yesterday after a terrorist attack killed at least 13 people and injured more than 100 others.


今天的首要新闻为您讲述昨天发生在西班牙东北部的恐怖袭击事件。西班牙巴塞罗那市长定于周五上午举行一分钟默哀仪式。昨天,在恐怖袭击造成至少13人死亡,100多人受伤后,该地区所有的公共活动均被取消,火车站也全部关闭。


It started when a van was driven into Las Ramblas yesterday afternoon. This is a very popular tourist spot in Barcelona, filled with pedestrians 2 there to see the sights, shop and stop to eat.


昨天下午,一辆面包车开到兰布拉大道开启了恐怖袭击事件。这是巴塞罗那一个非常受欢迎的旅游景点,这里到处都是旅游观光、购物和歇脚吃饭的人。


A witness who saw the van speeding through the crowd said there was no doubt it was intentional 3 and police say they`ve arrested two suspects.


一名看到货车在人群中超速行驶的目击者称,此举毫无疑问是故意的。警方表示,他们已逮捕了两名嫌疑犯。


A media branch of the ISIS terrorist group, ISIS standing 4 for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said the attackers were affiliated 5 with the group. But ISIS itself hadn`t formally claimed responsibility as of last night.


伊拉克和叙利亚境内的伊斯兰国恐怖组织ISIS的一个媒体分支宣称袭击者隶属于该组织。但截至昨晚ISIS本身并没有正式宣称对此事负责。


This incident is similar to several recent terrorist attacks in Europe. Vehicles have been used to target civilians 6 in Berlin, Germany, London, U.K., and Nice, France. Leaders from Europe and around the world are offering their support to Spain.


此次事件与最近发生在欧洲的几起恐怖袭击事件类似。在德国柏林、英国伦敦和法国尼斯等地,袭击者利用车辆对平民进行袭击。欧洲和世界各地的领导人纷纷向西班牙提供支援。



1 terrorist
n.恐怖主义者,恐怖分子
  • Without the gun,I'm a sitting duck for any terrorist.没有这支枪,我就成了恐怖分子下手的目标了。
  • The district was put on red alert during a terrorist's bomb scare.这个地区在得到恐怖分子炸弹恐吓后作了应急准备。
2 pedestrians
n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )
  • Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 intentional
adj.故意的,有意(识)的
  • Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
  • His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。
4 standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 affiliated
adj. 附属的, 有关连的
  • The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
  • All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。
6 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
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affix ... seal
air survey camera
Alan Hodgkin
antihelminth
antipyrin
association of data processing service organizations
atrisk
attachment port
bauchis
besmut
Brillat-Savarin, Anthelme
calcium malonate
cant-saw file
capacitor tester
cedrus atlanticas
chemotherapies
choke chamber
chromosome mosaic
computer-aided design
conversion of bill
cornerwise
counter-Quranic
counting by steps multiplication theorem
cross-filing
crosslaminated
cutter autostopper at the upper position
cycloidal gear teeth
data acquisition subsystem
decortization
dendrochemistry
desampling
desomorphine
diethyl oxaloacetic ester
drinking-driving
e-textbook
electro-beat
ENDC
extragalactic model
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Filipino
filter film cultivation
frost susceptible soil
gorblin
grand dukedom
grey back
heat-shielded cathode
hendrum
homobrevicolline
immature-wheat
immune suppressant drugs
inline style
ipf
Jadādiīyah
Jenday
laicisations
lauderhill
Legendre, Adrien-Marie
light source colour
link-edit
listening devices
mathematical reduction
MeFi
not well maintained
number of branches
oil painting
pectising
pente
phosphamidase
photochemical efficiency
picturesque scenery
pinnata
Polyopisthocotylea
pornographess
praxitele
primary monosomic
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rahmen
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relative homogeneity
rice bran oil press
sathrophyta
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selective wait
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source-calibration laboratory
spark plug resistance tester
system evaluation
Thamadaw
thornicrofts
town-house
track liner
trackmasters
trophic keratitis
underground crusher station
vanikoro imbricata
vector table for multi-vector device
Vis.
Wegdam
wild cocoon
zingibers