VOA慢速英语2014 躲避伊国极端分子进攻 叙利亚难民逃到土耳其

 

Kurds Fight Militants² in Syria; Civilians³ Flee to Turkey 躲避伊国极端分子进攻 叙利亚难民逃到土耳其

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria continue to battle Islamic State militants. More than 130,000 civilians have fled to neighboring Turkey.  They began to move last week when the militants launched an attack against the town of Kobane along the Syria-Turkey border.

One Syrian Kurd said he brought his family into Turkey for safety but now is headed back to fight the Islamic State.

He said, "We are returning back to fight. We will fight there until the last drop of our blood.  If we lose Kobane it means we lose the Rojova (Syrian Kurdistan) region."

The Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey said Turkey is prepared for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Turkey has already taken in about 850,000 Syrian refugees since a civil war began there in March 2011. An estimated 300,000 have arrived this year.

Islamic State group urged followers⁴ to attack U.S. coalition⁵

The Islamic State group urged its followers on Monday to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries.  The threatened countries are part of a coalition formed to destroy the militant¹ group.

Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani told the militant group's followers: "If you can, kill a disbelieving American or European -- especially the spiteful and filthy⁶ French -- or an Australian, or a Canadian or any other disbeliever.”

Adnani released his message in several languages.

The U.S. and France have both carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Ebola virus contained in Nigeria and Senegal

The World Health Organization says the Ebola virus has been contained in Nigeria and Senegal. The organization also says the virus now has killed more than 2,800 in the larger area.

The WHO's Africa office said there have been no new cases of Ebola reported in the two countries since the first was reported in Senegal August 29.

A separate WHO report said Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone continued to report new cases of the disease.  It said the total number of cases in West Africa has risen to 5,864 and the number of deaths has increased to 2,811.

Three missing Afghan soldiers found in New York

Three Afghan National Army soldiers reportedly have been found in the United States near its border with Canada.  The soldiers disappeared from training at a U.S. military base in Massachusetts Saturday.  The news station WCVB-TV reports that police detained the men at a border crossing near Niagara Falls, New York, Monday.

Military officials did not immediately answer requests for comment. The report could not be independently verified.

1 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。

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 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。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。