2014年CRI 伊拉克议会批准新政府内阁名单 世卫组织警告利比里亚埃博拉感染人数将剧增

 

Iraq's new government has been sworn in as the country seeks to tackle Islamic State militants¹.

The parliament approved the new government headed by Haider al-Abadi, a moderate Shiite, as prime minister.

Abadi has included members of Iraq's Shia majority, and Kurdish and Sunni minorities as well, in his cabinet.

But the interior and defense² ministers have not been named this time.

Abadi's predecessor³, Nouri al-Maliki, was forced to resign last month, as the Sunni and Kurdish communities accused his administration of pursuing sectarian policies.

The US had urged Iraq to form an inclusive government with Sunni representation, describing this as a condition for further military support against the IS.

The World Health Organization is warning that the ebola virus is spreading exponentially in Liberia.

WHO says the West African country is likely to see some thousands of new cases in the coming weeks.

So far 14 out of Liberia's 15 counties have reported confirmed cases.

Liberia is the worst-hit country with nearly 1,100 death reported in six months.

Another 1,000 people were killed by the virus in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria so far this year.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。