AS IT IS 2015-12-29 Iraqi Forces Secure Ramadi After Ousting IS 伊拉克安全部队夺回拉马迪控制权 Iraqi military officials said they took back the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants. On Monday, Iraqi forces raised the national fl

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AS IT IS 2015-07-30 Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebel Targets in Iraq 土耳其武装部队空袭在伊拉克的库尔德叛军 Until about 10 days ago, the talk around Turkey was whether a coalition government should be formed before early August. Then, a

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August marks the third anniversary of the assault by ISIS terrorists on the Yezidi community in northern Iraq, during which they sought to destroy this people and their culture. The brutality of the events marked both a disaster for the Yezidi commun

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今天我们要学的词组是hold to。 Hold to的意思是坚持、信守,比如坚守诺言,hold to a promise; 信守合同, hold to a contract。 美国著名蓝调乐队New Grass Revival创作演奏的歌曲中,有一首歌叫做Hold on

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今天学的词组是rebuke。Rebuke的意思是斥责,严厉批评。美国民主党人在2006年国会中期选举中获得重大胜利,取得对众议院的控制权。有报道认为这主要是因为民众对布什总统和伊拉克战争不满

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今天我们要学的词是price tag。 Price tag, 是标价的意思。美国国会的报告说,美国在伊拉克战争上已经投入了大约6480亿美元。 The total cost of the Iraq War is approaching the price tag of the Vietnam War, 伊拉克

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今年是伊拉克战争爆发十周年,英国一家调查公司对1684名英国成年人进行的在线调查显示,超过半数的人认为英国参与伊拉克战争是错误的,另有超过五分之一的人认为前首相托尼?布莱尔应该

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Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit

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249 美国将继续对伊拉克施加压力 US: Pressure on Iraq to Continue After Attempted Shoot Down Dale Gavlak Washington 26 Jul 2001 21:03 UTC The Pentagon is calling Iraq's attempt to shoot dow

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Books and Arts; Book Review;Iraq under Saddam;Only obeying orders; 文艺;书评;萨达姆治下的伊拉克;唯命是从; The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny,

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The United Nations is calling for a stronger international response to support Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said altogether some 15 million people have been displaced by the conflicts in I

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今天学的词组是cool. Cool的意思是很好,很棒。比如布什总统点亮了白宫前的国家圣诞树,在场的人称赞说:It's cool! 意思是真好看,真棒。 Cool也有不感兴趣、缺乏热情的意思。有报道说,布什

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR ANCHOR: This week could be a turning point in Iraq's fight against ISIS militants. Shia militia members have joined Iraqi forces to take back Tikrit. If they succeed, it would be the first time pro-government forces bea

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Muqtada Al-Sadr is an Iraqi religious and political leader. He is also a militia commander and is head of the Mahdi Army. He is strongly opposed to Americas presence in his country but has stuck to a 2005 truce, which has seen levels of violence decr

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今天学的词组是blunt。 Blunt的意思是不锋利,比如刀子很钝:The knife is blunt. Blunt也指人的言谈举止直截了当,不转弯抹角。美国伊拉克委员会正式向布什总统提交了有关伊拉克战争的分析报告

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今天学的词组是pull back。Pull back的意思是往后拉。比如拉开窗帘。Pull back也有把士兵,军队撤回的意思。比如有报道说,由前国务卿贝克等十位知名人士组成的伊拉克研究委员会经过八个月的

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今天学的词组是wild card。 Wild card指的是体育比赛中的特许参赛资格。也就是所谓的外卡。比如,韩国队在亚洲锦标赛中败给卡塔尔队,没有资格参加世界篮球锦标赛。不过有预计说,韩国队或

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HARI SREENIVASAN: The Reuters news agency reports that the 17- month U.S. effort to train and build up the Iraqi army has fallen short. Current and former U.S. officers and officials told Reuters that despite U.S. efforts, the army's combat capacity

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