NPR 2011-10-30

 NATO says five coalition¹ troops and eight contractors² as well as four Afghans were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber³ attacked an armored shuttle bus in Kabul today. Rod Nordland is a correspondent for the New York Times in Kabul.

"It is the worst attack on either American soldiers or NATO soldiers in the course of the last 10 years in Kabul. So and for Americans it’s the third worst attack that they've ever suffered in Afghanistan."

Some of the Republican presidential hopefuls are spending the day shoring up support for the primaries. Michelle Bachmann spoke to a church group in Iowa ahead of that state…

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。