马来西亚证实岛上发现的飞机残骸为失联航班的一部分

Malaysia: Aircraft Piece Found on Island is Part of Missing Plane 马来西亚证实岛上发现的飞机残骸为失联航班的一部分

Malaysia’s leader has confirmed that a piece of an airplane wing found on an Indian Ocean island belonged to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The airplane disappeared 17 months ago while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China.

Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement on Malaysian television.

The plane was carrying 239 passengers and crew when it disappeared. Relatives of the victims say the finding does not bring them closure. They say many questions remain and that the entire plane must be found.

US forces in Turkey attack Islamic State in Syria

The U.S. military says its forces in Turkey have carried out their first strike against Islamic State fighters in Syria.

U.S. military officials said an unmanned aircraft carried out the cross-border strike Wednesday. American warplanes began arriving at an air base in southern Turkey earlier in the day.

Turkey and the United States plan joint¹ military action to clear IS militants² from a part of Syria near the Turkish border.

President Obama calls Iran deal ‘good for the world’

President Barack Obama strongly defended the international deal to restrict Iran's nuclear program Wednesday. He spoke³ at American University in Washington, D.C. He said the deal “cuts off all of Iran’s pathways to a bomb.”

He said if the deal takes effect, it “would be good for Iran. It would be good for the United States. It would be good for a region that has known too much conflict. It would be good for the world."

Zimbabwe delays lion kill trial

A Zimbabwe court has delayed the trial for a Zimbabwean hunter accused of helping⁴ to kill a beloved wild lion called Cecil.

Magistrate⁵ Lindiwe Maphosa said she has delayed the trial of Theodore Bronkhorst until late next month.

The man’s lawyer told reporters that he had sought the postponement⁶.

American hunter Walter Palmer shot and killed the lion last month.  He is believed to have paid Mr. Bronkhorst $55,000 for safari⁷ guide services connected to the killing⁸.

Zimbabwean officials say the hunt was illegal.

Words in the News

beloved – adj. very much loved: dearly loved

magistrate – n. a local official who has some of the powers of a judge

safari – n. a journey to see or hunt animals especially in Africa

1 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。

2 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。

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 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。

5 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

6 postponement   

n.推迟

参考例句：

• He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment. 他与债权人达成协议延期付款。
• Rain caused the postponement of several race-meetings. 几次赛马大会因雨延期。

7 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

8 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。