(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed and 3.2 million displaced in less than two years, that's according to a new United Nations report.
一项新的联合国报告显示,在不到两年的时间里有近19,000名伊拉克平民死亡。
Almost 4,000 of those deaths reportedly happened during the document’s reporting period — between May and October 2015.
据报道,其中近4,000人死于文件报告期—即2015年五月至十月期间。
Improvised explosive devices, including suicide attacks, were responsible for the most deaths in those six months, killing almost 1,800 civilians.
在六个月的时间里,包括自杀式袭击在内的简易爆炸装置造成的死亡人数最多,达到近1,800人。

The U.N. also estimates ISIS has about 3,500 Yazidi slaves, taken when the terror group took over their cities.
联合国还估计,ISIS约有3,500名雅兹迪奴隶,当这个恐怖组织占领他们的城市。
There are reports that between 800 and 900 children were abducted from the Mosul area in June.
有报道称,六月有800至900名儿童在摩苏尔地区被绑架。
Those children were either forced into religious schooling or military training.
这些孩子要么被迫进入宗教学校,要么进行军事训练。
But ISIS wasn’t the only group blamed for civilian deaths. Pro-government forces, including Shiite militias, the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces were all cited in cases of civilian deaths.
但ISIS并不是造成平民死亡的唯一组织。亲政府力量,包括什叶派民兵,伊拉克安全部队和库尔德武装部队都在造成平民死亡。
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词汇解析
1、improvise
临时做;临时凑成
You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise.
要做这个,你需要一口带蒸笼篦子的锅,如果没有,就用别的临时凑合一下。
The vet had improvised a harness.
兽医临时凑成了一副马具。
即兴表演;即兴演奏;即兴创作
I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising'.
我问她那一段是什么音乐,她说:“噢,我只是即兴弹的。”
Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer.
理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章,又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
2、take over
接收,接管(公司)
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称,英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。
(武力)占领,接管,控制
The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.
比利时人依照国际联盟的授权接管了卢旺达。
The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了。
接替;接任;接手
His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres.
他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国,其中包括 6 家伦敦剧院。
In 1966, Pastor Albertz took over from him as governing mayor.
1966 年,帕斯特·艾伯茨接替他担任主管市长。
取代;代替;占上风
Cars gradually took over from horses.
汽车逐渐替代了马匹。
When the final vote came, rationality took over.
最后一轮投票时,理性占了上风。
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