VOA慢速英語: “伊斯蘭國”綁架200多名敘利亞基督徒

A general view shows a church in the Assyrian village of Abu Tina, Syria, which was recently captured by Islamic State fighters.

“伊斯蘭國”綁架200多名敘利亞基督教徒

Islamic State fighters have kidnapped at least 220 Assyrian Christians in raids in northeastern Syria over the last three days. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday that Islamic State militants have taken the hostages to the Abd al-Asiz mountains.

過去三天，“伊斯蘭國”武裝分子已經(jīng)在敘利亞東北部突襲，綁架了至少220多名亞述基督徒?？偛吭谟臄⒗麃喨藱?quán)觀察組織周四發(fā)布聲明：“伊斯蘭國”的武裝分子已經(jīng)把人質(zhì)帶到Abd al-Asiz山區(qū)。

The Islamic State began raiding Assyrian Christian towns Monday. Last month in Libya, Islamic State fighters killed 20 members of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority.

“伊斯蘭國”武裝分子周一襲擊亞述基督徒城鎮(zhèn)。上個月，在利比亞，“伊斯蘭國”武裝分子殺死20多名埃及科普特基督徒。

News reports say the Islamic State militant who appeared in several videos of hostage beheadings has been identified by his friends. The man appeared in the videos with his face covered by a cloth. He became known as “JihadiJohn.” Now, reported friends of Jihadi John say he is actually named Mohammed Emwazi. However, security sources say the reports may not be accurate.

新聞報道稱出現(xiàn)在多個視頻中的斬首的人質(zhì)“伊斯蘭國”武裝分子身份已經(jīng)被他的朋友確認。視頻中的男子臉上蒙著布。他被稱為“巴里為·約翰”（“JihadiJohn”）。而新聞報道稱巴里為·約翰的朋友說他的真實姓名是穆罕默德·艾默瓦茲。但是，安全部門的信息稱新聞報道也許不是很準確。

Mohammed Emwazi is reported to be a Kuwait-born Muslim man who lives in London.

報道稱穆罕默德·艾默瓦茲是科威特出生的穆斯林人，居住在倫敦。

US spy plane flying over South China Sea

美國間諜飛機飛越中國南海

The United States Navy said Thursday it has begun flying its most advanced surveillanceaircraft.

美國海軍稱在周四，海軍開始檢測試飛最先進的偵察機。

The plane takes off from of the Philippines for observation flights over the South China Sea. China has increased its activities in the South China Sea. The United States has promised to share information on what is happening in Philippine waters.

飛機從菲律賓起飛，監(jiān)測中國南海活動。中國增加了在南海一帶的活動，美國承諾分享在菲律賓海域觀察到的信息。

Every year $5 trillion in shipping trade sails the waters. China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea. But the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei also have claims on the Sea.

在這一片海域，每年有5萬億美元的航運業(yè)務(wù)。中國聲稱擁有南海大部分地區(qū)豐富能源的所有權(quán)，但是菲律賓、越南、馬來西亞和文萊也有擁有權(quán)。

US approves 'Net Neutrality' for Internet providers

美國批準互聯(lián)網(wǎng)供應(yīng)商的“網(wǎng)絡(luò)中立”

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday in favor of “net neutrality.” This means that all content on the Internet should be treated equally.

美國聯(lián)邦通信委員會周四投票贊成“網(wǎng)絡(luò)中立”。這就意味著所有跟互聯(lián)網(wǎng)有關(guān)的內(nèi)容都應(yīng)該平等對待。

Internet service providers have wanted to be able to charge more money for heavy Internet traffic or users who want special services.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)供應(yīng)商希望對那些非常需要互聯(lián)網(wǎng)傳輸或者希望有特殊需求的用戶能夠收取更多的費用。

Thursday’s vote confirmed the FCC’s new policy of regulating the Internet like a public utility. The chairman of the FCC said Thursday that “The American people reasonably expect and deserve an Internet that is fast, fair, and open. Today they get what they deserve.”

周四的投票證實了美國聯(lián)邦通信委員會像對待公用事業(yè)一樣監(jiān)管互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的新政策。美國聯(lián)邦通信委員會的主席周四表示：“美國人有權(quán)得到快速、公正、開放的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。而今天，他們得到了自己應(yīng)有的權(quán)利。”

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Words in the News

surveillance – n. the act of carefully watching someone or somethingespecially in order to prevent or detect a crime

net neutrality – n. the principle that Internet service providers should allowaccess to all content and applications regardless of the source, and withoutfavoring or blocking certain products or websites.

public utility – n. a company (such as an electric company) that provides apublic service and must follow special rules made by the government