US Faces Another Deadly Day of Violence in Iraq

注释：
Iraqi insurgent¹ 伊拉克起义军
Sunni and Shiite rebels 逊尼派和什叶派反抗者
assault [E5sC:lt] n. 攻击，袭击
intense [in5tens] adj. 激烈的
helicopter [5helikCptE] n. 直升机
platoon [plE5tu:n] n. 排
rocket [5rCkit] n. 火箭
mortar² [5mC:tE] n. 迫击炮
breach³ [bri:tF] n. 违背，破坏
lived up to 实践，做到
truce⁴ [tru:s] n. 休战
turn in 上缴
tribal⁵ [5traibEl] adj. 部落的, 种族的
flashpoint [flAFpCInt] 出发点，爆发点
revolt [ri5vEult] v. 反抗
al-Sadr 人名，指一位激进的什叶派教士。
outskirt [5autskE:t] n. 外边，郊区
militia⁶ [mi5liFE] n. 民兵
shrine⁷ [Frain] n. 圣地
Baghdad [5bA^dAd] n. 巴格达，伊拉克首都。
Iraq Survey Group 伊拉克调查团
Pentagon [5pentE^En] n. 五角大楼
weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器

 

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

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 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

5 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

6 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

7 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。