美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-08

 So, new week begins, members of Congress are calling for better security at America's airports. This comes after shooting at one late last week. LAX, Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest in the US. Last Friday, it was shutdown after shots were fired inside the airport's terminal 3. Law enforcement official said a gunman walked up to a security check point and shot a TSA officer killing¹ him. Authorities said the gunman continued through the terminal, wounding 2 other TSA officers and 1 passenger. The alleged² gunman was eventually shot by airport police and is now in the hospital. The TSA officer who was killed was G. He was working as a travel document checker. He's the first TSA officer that die in the line of duty since the agency was created in 2001. The TSA is the transportation security administration. It was established after 911 terrorist attacks in order to help make the nation's airport and transportation system more secure. Our next story takes us to Iraq. The last US combat troops left that country nearly 2 years ago but the fighting never stop. More than 6000 people have been killed this year, including hundreds of people in the month of Oct. A lot of the violence comes from conflict between Irqa Sunni and Shia populations. Those are the 2 largest sects³ of Islam. The civil war happening in Syria is also having effect on what's going on in Iraq.

 

The violence never really ended in Iraq. Much of the reason increasing in attacks is blaming on the Al. group, the Islamic State of Iraq. The US military used to boast of the success of having broken the terrorist organization's back but now nearly 2 years after the Americans fully⁴ withdrew, Al. has undeniably resurrectly itself. The country's security forces were never keep-able of stabilizing⁵ the nation especially without US support and technology. And let's not forget that's a nation where violence and politics go hand in hand. The actions of Sh. government have made it easy for Al. and other Sunni extremists to capitalize on the growing discontent. Spread their influence and increase their attacks. There've also been retaliatory⁶ attacks by the Sia against the Sunni and in the recent months, the death toll⁷ has reached levels not seen in years. The UN envoy⁸ Iraq call it an s. surge in violence. An acceleration⁹ the Syrian civil war has helped fuel, blurring¹⁰ battle lines as Al. expanded its Iraq operation into Syria over the summer.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• 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 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• 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

3 sects   

n.宗派，教派( sect的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

6 retaliatory   

adj.报复的

参考例句：

• The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
• Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网

7 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

8 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

9 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

10 blurring   

n.模糊，斑点甚多，（图像的）混乱v.（使）变模糊( blur的现在分词 )；（使）难以区分

参考例句：

• Retinal hemorrhage, and blurring of the optic dise cause visual disturbances. 视网膜出血及神经盘模糊等可导致视力障碍。 来自辞典例句
• In other ways the Bible limited Puritan writing, blurring and deadening the pages. 另一方面，圣经又限制了清教时期的作品，使它们显得晦涩沉闷。 来自辞典例句