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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
美军3名突击队员在尼日尔联合巡逻时遇袭身亡
According to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the nation of Niger is one of the hottest and poorest countries on the planet. It's landlocked, most of it is desert. Niger's government has seen multiple coups1 since the 1990s. It doesn't have much funding and doesn't offer many services and it's further challenged by instability in several of the countries that border Niger.
That's part of the reason why U.S. troops are there, to support the Nigerien armed forces in their ongoing2 fights against terrorist groups.
French, German and Malian troops are also helping3 in those efforts.
A U.S. official says on Wednesday, as many as 50 fighters affiliated4 with the ISIS terrorist group ambushed6 a patrol of Nigerien troops and U.S. Green Berets. Those are elite7 members of the Army Special Forces. Three Green Berets were killed, two others were wounded and evacuated8 from the area in stable condition. American officials say operations are being conducted to locate the attackers.
This ambush5 happened in southwest Niger, near the nation's border with Mali. Terrorist groups remain in this region, despite efforts led by France to get rid of them.
Next stop on today's show is India, where cash accounts for 90 percent of shopping transactions. In fact, many retail9 stores in the world's second most populated country don't have credit card machines. Even for expensive jewelry10, many of those who can afford it pay cash.
There are a couple of related problems. Some people are hiding the money they earn and to avoid paying income taxes on it. And there's a lot of counterfeit11 money floating around India. So, last year, the government announced it would suddenly replace its two largest bank notes. People with the old ones would have to exchange them at banks for the new ones.
It's created some ripple12 effects that experts say had contributed to an economic slowdown.
1 coups | |
n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 );政变;努力办到难办的事 | |
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3 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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adj. 附属的, 有关连的 | |
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5 ambush | |
n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击 | |
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v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 );埋伏着 | |
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7 elite | |
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的 | |
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9 retail | |
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格 | |
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10 jewelry | |
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝 | |
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11 counterfeit | |
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的 | |
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12 ripple | |
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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