新概念雙語：敘利亞空襲投票及臉書捐股份

UK vote on Syria air strikes 英國議會投票表決是否空襲敘利亞

US to deploy special force to Iraq 美國在伊、敘部署特種部隊

Facebook founder giveaway 臉書創(chuàng)辦人捐股份

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British politicians are going to decide today whether to back air strikes in Syria directed against Islamic State militants. A ten-hour parliamentary debate is going to end in a vote on whether the UK should join the US-led coalition that is bombing the extremists.

英國議會將于今天(12月2日)投票決定是否支持針對敘利亞境內(nèi)的“伊斯蘭國”武裝分子的空襲行動。議會將進行10小時的辯論然后投票表決是否加入以美國為首的轟炸極端分子的聯(lián)軍力量。

The American Secretary of Defence Ash Carter says US special forces will be deployed to help fight IS in both – Iraq and Syria. Mr Carter said the ground troops will carry out raids， free hostages and capture IS leaders.

美國國防部部長卡特(Ash Carter)表示，美國將在伊拉克和敘利亞部署特種部隊，以協(xié)助打擊伊斯蘭國極端分子?？ㄌ卣f，地面部隊將執(zhí)行突襲，解救人質(zhì)和捕獲伊斯蘭國極端武裝頭目。

Facebook founder and his wife – they‘ve pledged to their new baby daughter to give away 99% of their shares to good causes。 How much is that? That’ll be $45bn.

臉書(Facebook)創(chuàng)始人和他的妻子借女兒出生之際，對外承諾將捐出公司99%的股份做慈善事業(yè)。這些股份價值多少錢?相當于450億美元。

詞匯

extremists

極端主義分子

raids

突襲，襲擊

pledged

許諾

練習

請從以下詞匯中選擇適當?shù)拇鸢竵硗瓿删渥?。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態(tài)來完成句子。

extremists / raids / pledged

1 An air _______ on the Italian port of Bari during World War Two led to the deadly release of mustard gas.

2 Mr Jones is very generous. He‘s _______ to donate his massive book collection to the schools in his neighbourhood.

3 The _______ have been storing weapons to attack the capital and impose their views.

答案

1 An air raid on the Italian port of Bari during World War Two led to the deadly release of mustard gas.

2 Mr Jones is very generous. He‘s pledged to donate his massive book collection to the schools in his neighbourhood.

3 The extremists have been storing weapons to attack the capital and impose their views.