美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-05-19

 Welcome back to CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz at the CNN Center. We're happy to see you this May 18th.

 

First up, U.S. government officials say they've captured intelligence on how the ISIS terrorist organization works, how it communicates and how it earns money. It's the result of an overnight raid by U.S. special forces troops in an ISIS occupied building in eastern Syria. It happened over the weekend.  

 

The U.S. mission was to capture Abu Sayyaf, an ISIS commander. He was killed in a firefight, along with about 12 ISIS fighters. All of the U.S. troops returned safely.

 

President Obama authorized¹ the raid. Analysts³ say it did put U.S. boots on the ground, meaning U.S. forces were in direct combat with ISIS fighters. That's something the president said last year he would not do. A U.S. military official says this kind of raid is likely to happen again.

 

The ground operation was led by the Army's Delta⁴ Force who entered the target area on Black Hawk⁵ helicopters and a V-22 Tilt⁶ Rotor Osprey. After landing, about two dozen commandoes scrambled⁷ off the aircraft which then took off but hovered⁸ overhead.  

 

During a firefight, ISIS fighters defended the multi-story building from inside and outside positions. But Special Forces were able to get close to the building and blow a hole in its side. They went in, encountered ISIS fighters and there were more gunshots and reports of hand-to-hand combat.  

 

The ISIS combatants apparently⁹ tried to use human shields, but U.S. troops managed to kill the fighters without hurting the women and children. ISIS commander Abu Sayyaf was killed in the raid, but Delta Force was able to capture and leave with his wife Umm Sayyaf and an unidentified Yazidi woman who they rescued, along with collected communications gear.  

 

From Syria, we're moving to Boston, Massachusetts. A federal jury there unanimously decided¹⁰ last week to sentence Boston marathon bomber¹¹ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his crimes. It's the first time since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. that the death penalty has been handed down in a terrorism case.  

 

A CNN legal analyst² says he expects Tsarnaev's lawyers to appeal the sentence and then that process could take years, but he does expect the death penalty eventually will be carried out.

 

One thing that makes it's so hard to get around Nepal after a series of earthquakes there is the terrain¹² of the country itself. It's mountainous.  There are a lot of villages that are hard to reach, and aide workers from all over the world are taking risks to help.  

 

The Nepalese military says it found the U.S. Marine¹³ Corps¹⁴ helicopter that crashed last week while helping¹⁵ with relief efforts. Officials don't know yet what caused the accident. 

 

On Thursday, we flew over the rugged¹⁶, mountainous terrain east of Kathmandu. We saw villages devastated¹⁷ by the earthquakes, villages full of people the marines were trying to help. 

 

Six U.S. Marines and two Nepali soldiers died in these mountains.

 

"They were courageous¹⁸. They were selfless individuals dedicated¹⁹..."

 

Their commander pledging to continue the humanitarian²⁰ mission and learned why the Marine chopper went down. Their families beginning to share their stories.  

 

Lance Corporal Jake Hug from Phoenix²¹, Arizona, was a combat photographer. His cousin tells CNN affiliate²² KTVK, Hug was documenting the earthquake relief efforts.

 

"My name is Captain Lukasiewicz, and we stand with Nepal."

 

Captain Lukasiewicz was just featured in this Defense²³ Department video describing the U.S. mission.  

 

"So, we were able to deliver some rice, potatoes and tarps out to smaller villages just the east of Kathmandu, areas that are more difficult to get to via any sort of ground transportation."

 

These men and the others added to a growing list of earthquake-related casualties, eight heroes who gave their lives for the people of Nepal. Will Ripley, CNN, Kathmandu, Nepal.

1 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

5 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

6 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

7 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。

9 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。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 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。

12 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

13 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

14 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

15 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

16 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

17 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

18 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

19 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

20 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

21 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

22 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

23 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。