美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-11-17

 Paris, France, and the international response to them.On Friday night, three teams of terrorists assaulted six locations throughout the French capital. They were armed with guns and suicide bombs. Their attacks were coordinated¹. Meaning, they were timed to coincide. And the targets included a stadium, a concert hall and some restaurants.At least 129 people were killed. More than 350 others were wounded, dozens of them left in very serious condition.It was the worst violence in France since World War II. Shortly after the attacks, French President Francois Hollande said France's borders would be closed. Meaning, people wouldn't be allowed to enter or leave the country, though in several places, it appeared that travelers could still come and go.President Hollande blamed the Islamic extremist group ISIS for the attacks. And the terrorist group itself said it was responsible. French officials reported that seven of the attackers were killed, but they weren't sure how many terrorists were involved overall, and they're currently hunting for anyone else involved.A car rented in Brussels, Belgium was found in one of the attack sites. That led to a number of police raids and arrests in the Belgian capital.Officials say at least one of the terrorists entered Europe along with millions of refugees from war-torn Syria. That further complicates² the European crisis in terms of how to maintain security.The attack also shows that the threat from the ISIS terrorist group is changing, and extending well beyond Iraq and Syria.

The recent attacks in Beirut, perhaps the downing of the Russian airliner³ and now, Paris, shows us that ISIS is supplanting⁴ al Qaeda as the most dangerous terrorist group in the world.What we're seeing here is ISIS moving to really phase two of its development. Attacks like the one in Paris really are indiscriminate. They're meant to kill as many civilians⁵ as possible. Hitting the French capital on a Friday when people are out on a beautiful evening is the kind of attack that will shake Western society for many years to come.In response to this, the FBI has been increasing training for police departments around the country to get ready for what type of attacks ISIS likes to carry out. What we've seen is increased security at nightclubs, at stadium, any place where people gather. The FBI says that the vast majority of the 900 or so investigation⁶ of extremists in this country are ISIS-focused.This is a terrorist organization that is no longer just trying to build and control territory in Iraq and Syria. It is trying to project attacks in the West. And that is a scary prospect⁷ for counterterrorism officials around the world.

1 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 complicates   

使复杂化( complicate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• What complicates the issue is the burden of history. 历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
• Russia as a great and ambitious power gravely complicates the situation. 俄国作为一个强大而有野心的国家，使得局势异常复杂。

3 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

4 supplanting   

把…排挤掉，取代( supplant的现在分词 )

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5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• 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。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。