美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-08-26

 For making us part of that. I am Carol A with ten minutes commercial free current events. First up, a US embassador says we often use the word hero, in this case, it's never been more appropriate. She is talking about three Americans who are on vacation in Belgium. They were on a high speed train when a man with rifle started shooting. The three American, two of them have served in the US military, fought against the attacker. And with the help from a French man and a Briton, they were all able to overpower the gunman. World leaders say they stop what could have been a mass murder. The suspect is a Morocan, who is known to European police for his radical¹ Muslim views. He was arrested, the attempted attack was the kind that has government worldwide unguard. So what start with a direct question. That is, are you over terrorist² threat warning? If you are understandable, there are so many of them and they seem constant. What do we explain what behind the current threat warning about the risk of lone³ wolf terrorist attack here on the US homeland. And the current threat warning is not what they are calling a intel circle, credible⁴ and specific in this, they do not know a particular target, a particular group, a particular time. But US intel US law enforcement is genuinely concerned about ISS call to arm to supporters around the world. There is a different opinion among counter terrorism officials I speak to, as how unique threat is. Some say it is the worst say since the 911, others say they have seen this threat level many times since then. But regardless that differences of opinions, what is different now is the level of unperdictability. Because the lone golf act alone, or in small groups, with little operational planing, there is no operational planning to interrupt since there is no contact or little contact with leadership back in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, that can give an indication of an attack to come. So there are fewer chances to get earlier warning of terrorist attack, and fewer chances to stop it. The good news is the lone wolf attack tend to be less complex, and therefore less deadly. So let me leave you with one hopefully comforting thought, the actual risks to Americans of being hurt by a terrorist attack on US soil is minuscule⁵, but the power of terrorism if it is even a small risk makes Americans feel unsafe.           

1 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

2 terrorist   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子

参考例句：

• 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。

3 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

4 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

5 minuscule   

adj.非常小的；极不重要的

参考例句：

• The human race only a minuscule portion of the earth's history.人类只有占有极小部分地球历史。
• As things stand,Hong Kong's renminbi banking system is minuscule.就目前的情况而言，香港的人民币银行体系可谓微不足道。