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今天我们要学的词是 casualties. Casualties 名词，人员伤亡。The United Nations reported a 24 percent spike¹ in conflict-related child casualties in Afghanistan in 2016. 联合国报告说，阿富汗2016年因冲突造成的儿童伤亡人数猛增了24%。The report also pointed² out that the number of civilian³ casualties caused by extremists in Afghanistan increased nearly ten times in 2016 compared to the previous year. 报告还指出，阿富汗2016年由极端分子造成的平民伤亡跟前一年相比增长了近十倍。好的，我们今天学习的词是 casualties, casualties, casualties...

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。