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听力文本
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday. He is the first secretary of state to visit the country while in office. U.S. officials did not announce the visit before it took place.
Mr. Kerry met with Somalia's president and prime minister while in Mogadishu. A U.S. State Department official said the secretary's visit showed support for the Somali government's progress. Mr. Kerry also wanted to give thanks to the nations that worked with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Mr. Kerry that his visit was a great moment for the country.
ISIS claims responsibility for shooting in Texas
The Islamic State militant group said it is responsible for an attack Sunday on a large meeting place near Dallas, Texas. Gunmen shot and wounded a guard at the center. ISIS claimed responsibility in a radio broadcast Tuesday.
A private group was holding a competition at the center for cartoons of Islam's prophet Muhammad. Police shot and killed the two attackers.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement that officials were investigating the attack.
French lawmakers approve spy bill
France's lower house of Parliament has approved a measure would permit spying on terrorism suspects.
If passed, intelligence services could place cameras and recording devices in suspects' homes and cars without approval from a judge.
The measure would also force communication companies to permit intelligence services to use electronic "lock boxes" to record data from all Internet users in France.
Civil liberties activists have criticized the bill.
Both Socialist majority and conservative opposition lawmakers supported the measure. The French Senate will now begin debate on the bill.
Obama chooses Joe Dunford for Joint Chiefs of Staff chair
President Barack Obama has nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford, Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General Dunford led the Afghanistan war coalition in 2013 and 2014. He also supervised the change of security leadership from NATO to Afghan forces.
词汇解释
1.prophet n. 先知；预言者；提倡者
He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.
他深信自己是当代先知。
2.cartoon n. 卡通片，[电影] 动画片；连环漫画 vt. 为…画漫画 vi. 画漫画
The cartoon represented the president as a devil.
这幅漫画把总统画成了魔鬼。
3.nominate vt. 推荐；提名；任命；指定
He was nominated for the MP.
他被提名为议员候选人。
内容解析
1.The Islamic State militant group said it is responsible for an attack Sunday on a large meeting place near Dallas, Texas.
be responsible for 对……负责；是……的原因
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。
His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.
他的批评者们坚持认为他应该为阿尔及利亚所面临的许多难题负责任。
2.France's lower house of Parliament has approved a measure would permit spying on terrorism suspects.
spy on 暗中监视；侦查
I found someone had being spying on me.
我发现有人一直在暗中监视着我。
I'm sure my neighbours spy on me.
我肯定邻居暗中监视我。
参考译文
美国国务卿约翰·克里周二前往索马里的摩加迪沙，他是在任期间首位访问该国的国务卿，美国官方在他访问之前并未宣布此事。
在摩加迪沙，克里会见了索马里总统和总理，美国国务院一位官员称国务卿的访问表明了对索马里政府进步的支持。克里还希望对该国与非盟驻索马里维和部队的合作表示感谢。
索马里总统哈桑·谢赫·马哈茂德告诉克里，此次访问对本国来说是重大事件。
伊斯兰国武装组织称对周日德州达拉斯附近一个大集会场的袭击案负责，武装歹徒开枪并击伤一名保安。IS组织周二在广播中宣布对此负责。
当时一个私人组织正在该中心举行伊斯兰教先知穆罕默德漫画比赛，警方开枪打死两名袭击者。
美国国土安全部长杰·约翰逊在声明中称官方正在调查此案。
法国下议院批准一项将允许刺探恐怖嫌犯的措施。
一旦通过，情报部门将不经法官许可，就可以在嫌犯家中和车里安装摄像头和录音设备。
这项措施还迫使通讯公司允许情报部门使用“电子保险箱”来记录法国所有互联网用户的记录数据。
民权活动家们批评了该法案。
社会党多数派和保守的反对派议员们都支持此举，法国参议院现在将开始对该法案进行辩论。
巴拉克·奥巴马总统提名海军陆战上将约瑟夫·邓福德为美国参谋长联席会议的下任主席。
邓福德将军2013年和2014年领导了阿富汗战争联军，他还监督了安全领导方面从北约到阿富汗军队的过渡。
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