VOA常速英语2022 伊朗什叶派圣地发生枪击事件造成至少15人死亡

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Gunmen have attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing¹ at least 15 people and wounding dozens.

持枪歹徒袭击了伊朗什叶派的一个重要圣地，造成至少15人死亡，数十人受伤。

Wednesday's attack came as thousands of protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic² 40 days since a woman's death in custody³ ignited the biggest anti-government movement in over a decade.

星期三该袭击发生之际，伊朗其他地区的数千名抗议者仍在为一名妇女在拘留期间死亡的事件进行抗议，抗议活动已经进行了40天，是伊朗十多年来规模最大的一次反政府运动。

State TV blamed the attack on Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country's Shiite majority in the past.

伊朗国家电视台将袭击归咎于逊尼派穆斯林极端分子，他们曾经就攻击过伊朗多数派什叶派。

It appeared to be unrelated to the demonstrations⁴.

伊朗国家电视台还表示此次袭击与示威活动无关。

The official website of the judiciary says two gunmen were arrested and a third is on the run after the attack at the Shah Cheragh mosque⁵, the second holiest site in Iran.

伊朗司法机关的官方网站称，伊朗第二大圣地“灯王之墓”清真寺袭击事件发生后，两名枪手被捕，还有一名枪手在逃。

The Islamic State group late Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack.

极端组织“伊斯兰国”（ISIS）周三晚些时候宣布对此次袭击负责。

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an "ominous⁶" sign.

联合国气象机构周三表示，去年，大气中的三种主要温室气体达到有史以来最高水平，并表示这是“不祥”的征兆。

World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas says there is warnings in the fight against climate change.

世界气象组织秘书长彼得里·塔拉斯说，应对气候变化的行动已经为我们敲响了警钟。

"The game that we have already lost is, is the melting of glaciers⁷.

“我们在应对冰川融化这个问题上已经失败了。

We have so high concentration of carbon dioxide that the melting of glaciers will continue for the coming hundreds of years, even coming thousands of years, and that will contribute to the sea level rise."

二氧化碳浓度太高，冰川会在未来数百年，甚至数千年间不断融化，导致海平面上升。”

Earlier on Wednesday, the U.N.'s climate office said current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions⁸ put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord.

周三早些时候，联合国气候办公室表示，目前，由于各国承诺减少温室气体排放，我们有望绕过各国在2015年巴黎气候协议中商定的全球变暖限制，缓解全球变暖。

It said its latest estimate based on national emissions targets would see temperatures rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius⁹, or 4.5 Fahrenheit¹⁰, by the end of the century.

联合国气候办公室还表示，根据各国制定的排放目标，联合国做出了最新估计，到本世纪末，气温将上升2.5摄氏度，即4.5华氏度。

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1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

6 ominous   

adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的

参考例句：

• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。

7 glaciers   

冰河，冰川( glacier的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
• It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

8 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

9 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

10 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。