卡特:沙特领导支持伊朗核协议

Carter: Saudi Leaders Support Iran Deal 卡特:沙特领导支持伊朗核协议

The U.S. Defense¹ Secretary said Wednesday that Saudi Arabian leaders told him they support the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

Ash Carter met with King Salman, Defense Minister Mohammed bin² Salman and other Saudi officials in Jeddah. He spoke³ to reporters later.

He said both the king and the minister expressed their support for the deal. Mr. Carter also told reporters that the king is expected to visit Washington in the fall.

Turkey blocks Twitter over ‘malicious⁴’ photos

Turkey briefly⁵ blocked access to Twitter Wednesday to prevent the spread of images of Monday's bombing in Suruc. At least 30 people died and many others were wounded in the attack.

A Turkish government official said that Twitter access was returned after the company “removed malicious content, including hate speech, in line with the court order.”

Turkish officials confirmed that Monday's bombing was a suicide attack. They identified the bomber⁶ as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, a 20-year-old Turkish national. The explosion targeted an activist⁷ group that was planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the city of Kobani.

Twenty dead in two attacks in Cameroon

At least 20 people were killed in northern Cameroon Wednesday in two suicide bombings. Officials there are blaming the Nigerian militant⁸ group Boko Haram.

The attacks took place in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North Region. The two attackers were women.

Cameroon banned full-face coverings last week after Boko Haram attacks in the town of Fotokol. The bombers⁹ were women dressed as devout¹⁰ Muslims.

Charleston church shooter faces hate crime charges

The U.S. Attorney General spoke to reporters Wednesday about the suspect in the mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Loretta Lynch said Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes and firearms charges. She said the charges could lead to a sentence of life in prison or death.

Roof is accused of killing¹¹ nine people at a historically black church last month.

Ms. Lynch said the federal government has not decided¹² if it will seek the death penalty if the suspect is found guilty.

Words in the News

malicious - adj. having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

devout - adj. deeply religious

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

5 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

6 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

7 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

8 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

9 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 devout   

adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)

参考例句：

• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

11 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。

12 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。