VOA慢速英语2014 美国调查人员和国民警卫队到达弗格森

 

US Investigates, National Guard Arrives in Ferguson 美国调查人员和国民警卫队到达弗格森

President Barack Obama says the United States Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation¹ into the shooting of a teenager in Missouri.

A white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, on August ninth in the town of Ferguson. Violent protests have followed almost every night since then.

On Monday, Governor Jay Nixon also ordered the Missouri National Guard to deploy² in Ferguson to help local police. Officials have decided³ to lift the overnight curfew.

Lawyers for Michael Brown’s family spoke⁴ on Sunday.  They said an examination of his body showed he was shot six times. The lawyers say he was trying to surrender when he was shot.

Last Friday, Ferguson police released a video reportedly showing the teenager robbing a store. The U.S. Justice Department objected to the video release.

Iraq Gains Control of Mosul Dam

Iraqi and Kurdish forces have retaken control of the Mosul Dam from Islamic State militants⁵.

Lieutenant⁶ General Qassim al-Moussawi is a spokesman for the Iraqi army.  He said, ''some of the dam facilities have not been cleared yet. But what is important is that the security forces have arrived at the dam and they were able to capture the dam and conduct a full check around it to make sure that it's empty of bombs and explosive charges. The Iraqi flag has been raised on the dam this morning.”

Separatists Kill Civilians⁷ Trying to Flee Eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said pro-Russian separatists killed civilians trying to escape fighting in the eastern region.

Andriy Lysenko is a spokesman for Ukraine's national security council. He said the separatists shelled the vehicles carrying the men, women and children killed Monday.  

However, a rebel spokesman denied his forces were involved in the attack.

Pope Calls for Peace In Korea

The head of the Roman Catholic Church has ended his first visit to Asia. Pope Francis called for better relations between North and South Korea.

The pope appealed for peace during a service at a cathedral in Seoul. South Korean President Park Geun-hye attended.

1 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。

2 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 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。

6 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

7 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。