【20190828】-这是第44篇

Afghanistan has promised to intensify the fight against the Islamic State, or IS, after the group claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack.阿富汗承诺将加强对“伊斯兰国”组织（IS）的打击力度，该组织曾声称对周末的致命袭击事件负责。

• 加强对……的打击力度intensify the fight against
• the Islamic State伊斯兰国组织
• the group该组织
• claim responsibility for声称对……负责
• If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称 (对某事负责或应得荣誉)
• a deadly weekend attack周末的致命袭击事件

President Ashraf Ghani declared Monday that his government would seek to destroy all safe havens used by IS.周一，阿富汗总统加尼宣布，其政府将力图摧毁“伊斯兰国”组织所有的安全庇护所。

• 宣布declare
• seek to力图; 设法 [正式]If you seek to do something, you try to do it.
• safe havens
• haven 安全处所 N-COUNT A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe, secure, and happy.
• safe haven (躲避战争等危险活动的) 安全区N-COUNT If part of a country is declared a safe haven, people who need to escape from a dangerous situation such as a war can go there and be protected.

His comments followed a bombing of a wedding party Saturday in Kabul that killed at least 63 people, including children. Nearly 200 others were injured. IS claimed responsibility for the bombing.

周六，阿富汗首都喀布尔的一场婚礼遭炸弹袭击，之后总统发表了这番言论，爆炸造成至少63人死亡，其中包括儿童。

另有近200人受伤。“伊斯兰国”组织宣称对爆炸事件负责。

• a bombing of a wedding party
• a bombing of……遭遇炸弹袭击【名译动】
• bombing N-VAR 轰炸 an attack by dropping bombs
• a wedding party一场婚礼
• A followed B that B 事先发生，A随后，that定从，
• A\\B都是名词。
• Others指代people

Ghani was giving a nationwide address to mark the 100th anniversary of the country's independence. 加尼发表全国讲话，纪念该国独立100周年。

• give a nationwide address to发表全国讲话
• mark the 100th anniversary of纪念……的100周年

He said the government would attempt to destroy the militant group's "nests."他说，政府将试图摧毁这一激进组织的“巢穴”。

• militant group激进组织
• militant激进的You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable.
• attempt to试图
• destroy nests摧毁巢穴
• nest (昆虫或其他动物的) 巢穴N-COUNT A nest is a home that a group of insects or other creatures make in order to live in and give birth to their young in.

"We will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood," Ghani declared. "Our struggle will continue against (IS), we will take revenge and will root them out." He urged the international community to join those efforts.加尼宣布：“我们会为平民所流的每一滴血报仇。”“我们将继续打击伊斯兰国，我们将展开报复行动，将他们铲除。” 他敦促国际社会加入这些行动。

• take revenge for为……报仇
• 报复N-UNCOUNT Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.
• take revenge +on sb对……报复
• every drop of blood每一滴血
• civilian平民的; 民用的 ADJ In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military.
• against 对付 (某人、某事物)PREP If you take action against someone or something, you try to harm them.
• continue against继续打击
• struggle 努力; 斗争N-VAR A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights.
• root sb out根除 PHRASAL VERB If you root out a problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it.
• Urge sb to do敦促 (某人做某事)V-T If you urge someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it.
• the international community国际社会【单数】
• join those efforts加入这些行动
• effort N-COUNT An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. 有组织的活动

More attacks happened on Monday. 周一发生了更多袭击事件。

• Attack攻击N-VAR Attack is also a noun. hurt or damage them using physical violence

A series of bombings hit the eastern city of Jalalabad, several news agencies reported. 周一发生了更多袭击事件。几家新闻机构报道称，东部城市贾拉拉巴德发生了一系列爆炸事件。

• A series of一系列
• hit 对…造成严重影响 [journalism]V-T If something hits a person, place, or thing, it affects them very badly.
• news agencies新闻机构

An Afghan official said at least 66 people were wounded in those attacks. 一名阿富汗官员说，至少66人在这些袭击中受伤。

• Wounded=injured 受伤的; 尤指战斗中受伤ADJ suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Both IS and Taliban militants operate in the area.目前还没有人声称对这些事件负责。“伊斯兰国”组织和塔利班武装分子都在该地区活动。

• no immediate claim of responsibility声称N-COUNT A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.
• 【claim of单数】
• militants激进分子 N-COUNT Militant is also a noun.
• Operate 经营; 运营V-T/V-I If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running. If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work.

In his speech, Ghani said the Taliban must share the blame for the wedding bombing.加尼在讲话中表示，塔利班武装分子必须为这次婚礼爆炸事件负责。

• share the blame for为……负责
• the blame for (事故、过失等的) 责任 N-UNCOUNT The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen.
• the wedding bombing= a bombing of a wedding party