AS IT IS 2014-12-27 Islamic State Changed Syria and Iraq in 2014 2014年,伊斯兰国家改变叙利亚和伊拉克 The actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have angered people in many countries. The group enslaved people and exec

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War, Drought Threaten Iraq's Marshlands 战争、干旱威胁伊拉克沼泽地 Iraq's southern wetlands are in crisis. These areas are the spawning ground for Gulf fisheries, a resting place for migrating wildfowl, and the source of livelihood for f

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WASHINGTON The Iraqi army, backed by helicopters, advanced on western Mosul and pushed into the area around the al-Nuri mosque on Sunday. Taking the mosque where Islamic State leader gave a much publicized sermon in July of 2014 is a symbolic victory

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AS IT IS 2014-06-26 Obama Tested to Avoid U.S. Military Action in Iraq 奥巴马面临避免在伊拉克采取军事行动的考验 President Barack Obama is sending hundreds of troops to Iraq to help the countrys armed forces stop unrest. The Obama

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克里与中东、海湾国家讨论安全挑战 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with representatives of Middle Eastern and Gulf states to discuss security challenges in the wake of a quick advance of an Islamist insurgency. A radical g

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President Bush says his biggest priorities for 2006 are winning the fight against terrorism and keeping the U.S. economy growing by creating more jobs. Opposition Democrats say the president is unfairly cutting spending on social programs. 布什总统

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Iraqi President Moves to Form New Government 伊拉克总统谋求组建新政府 Iraqi President Fouad Massoum has asked a deputy speaker of parliament to form a new government. If he is successful, Haider al-Abadi would take the place of Prime Mini

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has received a multi-billion-dollar debt waiver from Japan, but he was not able to win a solid commitment from the Japanese to keep their troops in southern Iraq. The waiver represents 80 percent of the debt run

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An early-morning explosion at a Baghdad vegetable market killed four people and wounded 13 in the second attack at the same market in just over two weeks. Despite Monday's bloodshed, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that civilian deaths were down dra

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Democrats are criticizing President Bush's latest decisions on military deployments in Iraq, based on recommendations of the U.S. military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in the country. Republicans supported the president, who approved a plan to

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华盛顿:在本周的讲话中,奥巴马总统称利比亚前领导人穆阿迈尔卡扎菲的死和宣布伊拉克驻军到年底全部返回国内的声明有力证明美国已经重新定义了自己在全球的领导地位。我们英勇的飞

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Iraqi security forces have arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker and supporter of anti-government protests in a deadly raid on his home in the western province of Anbar. According to police, at least five people were killed. Ahmed al-Alwani belo

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今天我们要学的词是 disputed。Disputed 有争议的。Egypt's opposition alliance urged supporters to vote no on the referendum to the disputed constitution. 埃及反对派联盟敦促支持者在围绕争议极大的宪法举行的全民投票

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今天我们要学的词是crumble。 Crumble, 是崩溃、瓦解的意思。The old house began to crumble after years of neglect, 意思是这栋年久失修的老房子开始倒塌。Small convenience stores crumbled after the big supermarket move

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乌克兰伊拉克冲突使北约获得新生机 The role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] in the 21st century is in sharp focus now with the conflicts underway on the bloc's eastern and southern borders. The alliance born at the outs

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Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is visiting Iraq, as part of a trip to the Middle East and Europe that highlights his foreign policy and national security experience. In Washington, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton h

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Spokesmen for the Iraqi government and the movement of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr say the two sides agreed to a truce Saturday to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City. Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between militan

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今天我们要学的词组是out of reach。 Out of reach的意思是接触不到, 达不到。伊拉克境内的外国记者说, 他们在伊拉克这个危险的环境中常常无法报道一些重要的事件,Many important stories remain o

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今天我们要学的词组是appeal。 Appeal有恳求, 呼吁的意思。比如, 呼吁选民支持, appeal to voters for support. 恳求朋友帮忙,appeal to friends for help. 布什总统在派兵攻打伊拉克四周年的时候呼吁美国

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今天我们要学的词儿是debate。 Debate是辩论,讨论的意思。a heated debate是激烈的辩论;a policy debate是有关政策的辩论;a debate on abortion rights是说关于堕胎权利的辩论。如何解决伊拉克问题是这次

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