CNN 美国有线新闻 2014-09-18

 I'm Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. Diane Foley, mother of murdered ISIS' captive Jim Foley on what she hopes her son's legacy¹ will be and her belief that the White House let her son down. Let's get started.

 

When journalist Jim Foley was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS terrorists, Diane Foley along with her husband John and the rest of the family became tireless advocates for Jim's safe return.  For the next 21 months, they've showed strength; they've showed grace, and maintained both even it's day in the world learned the very worst about what happened to Jim.  Last night, the President mentioned Jim Foley and fellow captive Steven Sotloff.

 

ISIL is a terrorist organization. Sure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter² of all who stand in its way. In a region that has known so much bloodshed, these terrorists are unique in their brutality³. They execute captured prisoners; they kill children; they enslave, rape⁴ and force women into marriage; they threaten their religious minority with genocide; and in axe⁵ of barbarism, they took lives of two American journalists, Jim Foley and Steven sotloff. 

Well, tonight with US aircraft mapping out ISIS' targets in Syria, Diane Foley is speaking out. She is talking about the son she loves and about the newly formed James Foley Legacy Foundation which is being launched tomorrow. She is also speaking candidly⁶ about her belief that the US government did not do enough to bring Jim home safely and, despite kind words, did not do a good job of working with her family during their long ordeal⁷. I spoke⁸ earlier today to her. 

 

Jim was very passionate⁹ about freedom, freedom of the press, freedom for disadvantaged children for a chance for education. But I know had he survived this ordeal, he would have been very passionate about the need to make kidnapped citizens a priority, a priority for our country and internationally to try to promote dialogue for some consensus¹⁰ and strategy. 

Because right now there is not consensus, I mean...(There is not.) ... European nations pay for their hostages. The US says they are unwilling¹¹ to do that. (Exactly.) You are saying the countries need to be on the same page. 

Absolutely, particularly...and not only that, there needs to be international dialogue. The risk is becoming higher and higher and I really feel that our country let Jim down. And..

In what way?

1 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

2 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

3 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

4 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

6 candidly   

adv.坦率地，直率而诚恳地

参考例句：

• He has stopped taking heroin now,but admits candidly that he will always be a drug addict.他眼下已经不再吸食海洛因了,不过他坦言自己永远都是个瘾君子。
• Candidly,David,I think you're being unreasonable.大卫，说实话我认为你不讲道理。

7 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

8 spoke   

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

参考例句：

• 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。

9 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

10 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

11 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。