夏说英语新闻晨读 第228期:世界最大规模网络袭击

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International investigators¹ are hunting for those behind an unprecedented² cyber-attack that affected³ systems in dozens of countries, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom⁴ attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world--from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European car factories.

Unprecedented：史无前例的
Cyber-attack：网络攻击
Contain：控制
Fallout：后果
Assault：攻击
Ransom：赎金

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。