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American-led Forces Invade Iraq
Iraq is invaded in order to destroy weapons of mass destruction.
No such weapons are found.
In 2003, forces led by the USA invaded Iraq without the backing of the United Nations.
The invasion was based on intelligence which supposedly indicated that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
This intelligence was later found to be inaccurate and no such weapons were ever found.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis died during the invasion and subsequent occupation.
In 2004 the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, declared the invasion illegal.

参考译文

美国领导的军队入侵伊拉克
进军伊拉克是为了销毁大规模杀伤性武器%OE_8.d.hKRck。
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2003年,在没有联合国支持的情况下，以美国为首的部队入侵伊拉克h+w9z1d[lKP8。
此次入侵是基于有情报表明,伊拉克存在大规模杀伤性武器4.9*he(BnZMFL|t*-。
后来这条情报被发现是不准确的,而且没有发现此类武器@cl_RfB2YA-vO-96U。
成千上万的伊拉克人因为入侵及随后的占领而死亡aVqO2hjvW)。
2004年联合国秘书长科菲?安南宣布美军的此次行动是非法入侵+.E7[|rT_)。

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词语解释

1.in order to 为了；以便

例句:In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated.
为安全起见，该元件作了电绝缘处理Cef-kpEaiXc+H4。

2.mass destruction 大规模杀伤性；杀伤力

例句:Now they lead in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction.
现在他们在制造大规模杀人武器方面领先lx=_fNZ6vLqBF=。

3.thousands of 数千

例句:I must have driven past that place thousands of times.
我得有上千次开车经过那里VpYT*.aS)K*K8Ti。

4.base on 以…为基础；以…为根据

例句:There was no strong organizational base on which to build.
缺乏一个坚实的组织基础H.,^GaW((Gbd]lbhM1。

课后问题

1.The official reason for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 was in order to

a) gain control of Iraqi oil reserves
b) find and destroy weapons of mass destruction
c) punish the people who attacked the US in 2001

2.How many weapons of mass destruction were found and destroyed in Iraq after the invasion?

a) around 10,000
b) around 1,000
c) none

3.Which of the following countries are known to have nuclear, biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction?

a) the USA
b) Iraq
c) Iran

参考答案

参考答案:B C A