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More US Forces Heading to Iraq 更多美国士兵前往伊拉克

U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday ordered 450 more military trainers to go to Iraq. The deployment¹ is part of a new effort to support Iraqi troops as they try to retake Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.

Islamic State militants² seized the city last month.

The Obama administration said the extra troops will not fight. Officials say they will join the 3,100 U.S. soldiers already there to "train, advise and assist" Iraqi forces and Sunni fighters.

A White House statement said Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi requested the additional troops.

Suicide bomber³ attacks in Luxor, Egypt

A suicide attacker exploded a bomb Wednesday near the ancient Karnak temple in southern Egypt. Four people were wounded, including two police officers.

Officials said police killed two other people involved in the attack.

The temple in the city of Luxor is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site along the Nile river. The site is popular with foreign and Egyptian visitors.

FIFA suspends bidding for 2026 World Cup

The world soccer organization, FIFA, said it has suspended the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA said it would not continue the process because of a corruption⁴ investigation⁵ involving the group.

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke announced the decision at a news conference in Russia Wednesday.  He said it would be "nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being."

FIFA members were to choose the host country at a meeting in Malaysia in 2017.

The United States, Canada, Mexico, and European countries are thought to be among the likely candidates to hold championship series.

Words in the News

temple – n. a building for worship

bid – v. to attempt to win, get, or do something

nonsense - n. words or ideas that are foolish or untrue

host – n. a person or group that organizes and holds an event

1 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

2 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。

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。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 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。