美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-14

 I’m Carl Azuz, welcome to CNN Students News. US congress is backing in session and debating the issue of Syria. President Obama is scheduled to make a speech to the American public tonight. 

 

 

Yesterday Russian officials proposed that Syria handover control of its chemical weapons to the international community. Although a US official said that idea is not likely to resolve the issue. How did we get here? It’s started back in March of 2011, some Syrians began protested against their government. They wanted to change. They called for President 

Bashar al-Assad, whom you just saw, to leave power. Syrian government responded to the protesters with force. Eventually the protests and violence erupted into a civil war as rebel forces armed themselves and fallback. The rebels are just one group. Some are former members of Syrian military, some are civilians¹, and some are connected to the Al-Qued terrorists organization. Since the fighting started, the UN estimates that more than 100,000 Syrians have been killed and more than 2 million have left their country to escape the war. A major development in Syria civil war happened last month outside Damascus where alleged² chemical weapons attack, killed more than 14,000 people. These weapons have been banned by international organizations in treaties. The Syrian government and the rebel forces each blame the other for using the chemical weapons. But President Obama says that there is no doubt that the Syrian government use the chemical weapons. He wants to launch a military strike against Syria as punishment. But he decided³ he would ask congress for approval. That’s the debate that happened in Washington right now. 

 

Today we are catching⁴ up on M.J. She is fall apart Pakistan where girls still always have access to education. M. was attacked by the Taliban, Afghanistan’s former rulers, after she insisted I’m going to school and encouraging other girls to go to. M. got medical treat in UK. She lives there now. she’s continuing her fight for education rights. Last week, she helped open the new library in England. She gave speech there saying painting books are the weapons that defeat terrorism. Few days later, M. was in the Netherland. She was there to be honored as the winner of this year’s international children’s peace prize. M. is often associated with girls, education rights. But she says that right should extend to everyone. 

 

My goal is education of all children around the world. Whether white or black, whether Muslims or Christians⁶, whether boys or girls. 

 

It’s not hard to see why many people consider M. inspirational. CNN is asking teens aged⁷ 13-18, what specifically has M. done inspire you? Students who at 13 and over, if you tell us in a 300 to 500-word essay, you could win a chance meet M. and attend an interview with CNN’s Christian⁵ A.Paul in New York.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 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。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

5 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

6 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

7 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。