U.S.investigates Afghanistan war leaks

    WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday said the United States is investigating the leak of over 90,000 classified reports about Afghanistan war.
    Gibbs said "there is an ongoing（不间断的） investigation¹ that predated （早于）the end of last week into leaks of highly classified secret documents, " and President Barack Obama has been notified last week.
    The White House was notified by news media outlets² about the leaks. Gibbs called it "a breach³ of federal law," that "has a potential to be very harmful to those that are in our military, those that are cooperating with our military, and those that are working to keep us safe."The Pentagon earlier said it is reviewing the leaked documents, and it hasn't determined⁴ the leak's source yet.
    The documents, posted Sunday on Wikileaks, cover a period of time from January 2004 to December 2009, consisted of reports written by soldiers and intelligence officers mainly describing lethal⁵ military actions involving the U.S. military.
    They includes "intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related detail," according to the site, giving a blow- by-blow account of the war over the last six years, which has so far cost the lives of more than 1,000 U.S. troops.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 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。

2 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。