美国有线新闻 CNN 4名美国人在叙利亚遭袭死亡 肯尼亚首都发生恐袭致21人死亡

4名美国人在叙利亚遭袭死亡 肯尼亚首都发生恐袭致21人死亡

U.S. military officials are investigating a terrorist attack that happened in Northern Syria Wednesday. U.S. Central Command says four Americans were killed. Two were U.S. service members. One was a civilian¹ with the Department of Defense² and one was a DOD contractor³. The attack apparently⁴ took place while U.S. troops were on a routine patrol in the city of Manbij and the terrorist group ISIS, which stands for Islamic State In Iraq and Syria, claimed it was responsible.

It said the assault was carried out by a suicide bomber⁵ wearing explosives. The U.S. has about 2,000 troops serving in Syria. Before Wednesday's attack, two American service members had been killed in action there since the current operation began in 2014. The attack happened less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump⁶ announced that American troops would leave the Middle Eastern country and that ISIS was beaten badly.

Kurdish military leaders in Syria say troops can push ISIS out of towns but that Northern Syria i?s still filled with sleeper⁷ cells — small groups of terrorists that live quietly in an area until they're ordered to attack. Officials say the threat from them is very hard to get rid of.

About 2,600 miles south in the African nation of Kenya, there was another terrorist attack this week that killed at least 21 people in the capital of Nairobi. It started after a car bomb went off Tuesday afternoon followed by an assault by several gunmen on a hotel complex. This attack was claimed by Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant⁸ group based in neighboring Somalia.

The assault lasted for hours before Kenyan security forces quote "eliminated" all the terrorists. Dozens of people were injured. And Kenya's president says more than 700 were safely evacuated⁹. Tourism is an important part of Kenya's economy. And terrorist attacks have hurt the industry in the past.

1 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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 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。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

8 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

9 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。