VOA慢速英语呀2015 法国在遭袭击后的敏感区部署军队

 

France Deploys¹ Troops in 'Sensitive' Areas after Attack 法国在遭袭击后的敏感区部署军队

French officials say they are deploying² 10,000 troops to places that could be targets of terror attacks. Officials made the decision in response to last week’s deadly attacks in Paris. A total of seventeen people were killed. Defense³ Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters on Monday that the troops will be guarding the areas by Tuesday night. The Interior Minister said about half of them will be protecting the country’s 717 Jewish schools.

The officials spoke⁴ after a Cabinet meeting with President Francois Hollande about security.

On Sunday, reports say almost 4 million people gathered in Paris and other cities around France. French officials said it was the largest such gathering⁵ in the country’s history. More than 40 heads of state and government joined Mr. Hollande in Paris, including the leaders of Britain, Germany, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Ukraine and Mali. The Russian foreign minister and the U.S. ambassador to France were also at the gathering. 

Some media reports have criticized the United States for not sending a high-level official to join the gathering.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with officials in France on Thursday and Friday to talk about ways to fight terror attacks. He said American intelligence officials and the Federal Bureau of Investigation⁶ are helping⁷ French investigators⁸.

AirAsia flight recorder Found

Searchers have found the flight information recorder and the voice recorder from the AirAsia passenger plane that crashed into the Java Sea two weeks ago. Investigators hope the information will help them learn why the plane crashed less than an hour into its planned two-hour flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. All 162 people on the plane died, searchers have found fewer than 50 bodies.

South Korea opens for talks with North

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday she is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The South Korean President said she is ready to meet with the North Korean leader without conditions. In a recent message, Mr. Kim said he is willing to meet South Korean officials.

President Park said she would like to restart the process of rebuilding trust. She said talks should center on issues where there is already agreement.                                         

Police raid a prison in Lebanon

Police in Lebanon have raided a prison near Beirut. The raid targeted prisoners who officials say helped plan a deadly bombing Saturday in Tripoli. Lebabon's Interior Minister said police listened to phone calls between prisoners and militants⁹ who carried out the attack.  

Early Monday, police moved a group of prisoners to another part of the prison.

At least nine people were killed and 37 wounded when two suicide bombers¹⁰ attacked a small restaurant in an area of Tripoli where many people belong to the Alawite religious group. The Nusra Front, which has been linked to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Movie, film industry recognized at Golden Globe Awards

And in news of the entertainment industry, the movie “Boyhood” was named best dramatic film at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday. Richard Linklater was given the award for best director for the film. It took 12 years to make.

Words in the News

response-n. in reactions to, as an answer to some action or situation

gathering -n. a meeting , a group of people who have come together for a purpose

voice recorder-n. a device used to record people’s speech

center –v. to focus, to be the main subject

1 deploys   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的第三人称单数 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• It then deploys "decoy" programs designed to attract the virus. 然后，它释放“诱饵”去吸引病毒。
• But when that doesn't work, he deploys his secret defense mechanism. 但没有效果，它要施展绝密自卫武器了。

2 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

3 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。

4 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。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 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》