VOA慢速英语2015 美国驻韩国大使遇袭受伤

US Ambassador to South Korea Injured in Attack 美国驻韩国大使遇袭受伤

A Korean nationalist stabbed the U.S. ambassador to South Korea on Thursday. The knife attack, which took place in Seoul, has left Ambassador Mark Lippert with 80 stitches in his face.

Ambassador Lippert is listed in stable condition. Doctors operated to repair a deep cut in his face and cuts to his left hand.

The U.S. State Department said Thursday the reason for the attack is still unknown.

The attacker, Kim Ki-jong, reportedly told police he acted alone. When he attacked the ambassador, he reportedly said, “South and North Korea should be reunified!”

North Korea called the attack on the ambassador "just punishment" of the U.S. for holding joint¹ military exercises with South Korea.

Hillary Clinton wants the public to see her e-mails

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was criticized this week for using her personal e-mail in her duties as America’s top diplomat².

On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Ms. Clinton had also used a personal e-mail server based in her family’s home in New York.

The State Department says Ms. Clinton may have violated federal record laws that require archiving official government documents. Most public officials use government e-mail addresses.

Late Wednesday night, Ms. Clinton answered the criticism on social media. She tweeted “I want the public to see my email. I asked State to release them. They said they will review them for release as soon as possible.”

Liberia’s last Ebola patient released

Liberia has released its last confirmed Ebola patient, with no new cases reported for more than a week.

A Chinese-run Ebola treatment center in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, released Beatrice Yardolo on Thursday. She told the Associated Press she is "one of the happiest persons on Earth today."

The World Health Organization said Liberia, for the first time since last May, reported no new confirmed cases last week. The country must complete 42 days with no new cases reported before it can be called Ebola-free.

Words in the News

stitches – n. a special piece of thread that is used to hold a large cut or wound closed

stable – adj. medical: not getting worse or likely to get worse

archive – v. to collect and store materials (such as recordings³, documents, or computer files) so that they can be found and used when they are needed

server – n. the main computer in a network which provides files and services that are used by the other computers

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

3 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐