伊斯兰国发布斩首英国“间谍”视频

AS IT IS 2016-01-06 IS Releases Execution Video of British ‘Spies’ 伊斯兰国发布斩首英国“间谍”视频

The Islamic State terrorist group released a video Sunday it says shows the execution of five British men accused of spying.

The 10-minute-long video shows five men saying they filmed IS militants¹ in Raqqa in northern Syria. Raqqa is the capital of the Islamic State group’s self-declared caliphate.

The men kneeled on the ground. Five men wearing military clothing and masks stood behind them with guns.

One of the gunmen said the execution was “a message to David Cameron” -- the British prime minister. Cameron has ordered an increase in attacks on militants in Iraq and Syria.

The five alleged² spies were then shot in the head.

The British foreign office said it was examining the video.

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spy – v. to try to secretly get information about a country, organization, etc.; to act as a spy

caliphate – n. a form of Islamic government led by a caliph -- a person considered a political and religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad

mask – n. a covering designed to hide the face

1 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。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为