VOA慢速英语2015 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读

Investigators¹ Listen to Final Words from Pilots in Plane Crash in France 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读

French officials say they have gathered usable sound recording² from the black box of the airplane that crashed in France Tuesday.

The black box is being examined in Paris. Investigators are listening to the pilots’ words in the final moments before the accident in the Alps. The Germanwings Airbus was carrying 150 passengers and crew from Spain to Germany.

Earlier Wednesday, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy visited a rescue base near the crash site.

Afghan President Ghani addresses U.S. Congress

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that his country owed a "profound debt" to the United States. He recognized the more than 2,300 U.S. troops who died fighting in Afghanistan.

Mr. Ghani spoke⁴ to a joint⁵ meeting of the U.S. Congress. He said, "The people of Afghanistan recognize the bravery of your soldiers and the tremendous sacrifices that Americans have made to keep Afghanistan free.”

On Tuesday, Mr. Ghani held talks with President Barack Obama. Following those talks, Mr. Obama announced he would not reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan this year. About 9,800 American service members are currently in Afghanistan.

Houthi militia⁶ in Yemen capture international airport

Houthi rebel forces in Yemen have captured control of an international airport in Aden. The Houthis are backed by allied⁷ army units. Reports from Aden say the rebels appear close to capturing the southern port.  Forces defending the port are loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Mr. Hadi has been living in Aden since fleeing the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa last month. U.S. officials say he is at a secret, safe place in the city.

Italy arrests three men for ISIS recruiting

Police in Italy arrested three men Wednesday who they suspect of setting up a terrorist recruitment network in Italy. Investigators say the network recruits Islamists to fight in Syria and Iraq.

Police say a 20-year-old Italian suspect faces charges of inciting⁸ terrorism over the Internet. They say the other two suspects are accused of actively⁹ seeking recruits. The two men are from Albania.

The Italian suspect is believed to be the writer of a 64-page document that was popular on social media. The document praised the Islamic State militant¹⁰ movement.

Words in the News

profound– adj. very great

allied– adj. joined in a relationship in which people, groups, countries etc., agree to work together

recruit– v.  to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc

1 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》

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

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 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

7 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

8 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

9 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

10 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。