【20190828】-這是第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.阿富汗承諾將加強對「伊斯蘭國」組織（IS）的打擊力度，該組織曾聲稱對周末的致命襲擊事件負責。

• 加強對……的打擊力度intensify the fight against
• the Islamic State伊斯蘭國組織
• the group該組織
• claim responsibility for聲稱對……負責
• 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. 聲稱 (對某事負責或應得榮譽)
• a deadly weekend attack周末的致命襲擊事件

President Ashraf Ghani declared Monday that his government would seek to destroy all safe havens used by IS.周一，阿富汗總統加尼宣布，其政府將力圖摧毀「伊斯蘭國」組織所有的安全庇護所。

• 宣布declare
• seek to力圖; 設法 [正式]If you seek to do something, you try to do it.
• safe havens
• haven 安全處所 N-COUNT A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe, secure, and happy.
• safe haven (躲避戰爭等危險活動的) 安全區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，阿富汗首都喀布爾的一場婚禮遭炸彈襲擊，之後總統發表了這番言論，爆炸造成至少63人死亡，其中包括兒童。

另有近200人受傷。「伊斯蘭國」組織宣稱對爆炸事件負責。

• a bombing of a wedding party
• a bombing of……遭遇炸彈襲擊【名譯動】
• bombing N-VAR 轟炸 an attack by dropping bombs
• a wedding party一場婚禮
• A followed B that B 事先發生，A隨後，that定從，
• A\\B都是名詞。
• Others指代people

Ghani was giving a nationwide address to mark the 100th anniversary of the country's independence. 加尼發表全國講話，紀念該國獨立100周年。

• give a nationwide address to發表全國講話
• mark the 100th anniversary of紀念……的100周年

He said the government would attempt to destroy the militant group's "nests."他說，政府將試圖摧毀這一激進組織的「巢穴」。

• militant group激進組織
• militant激進的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試圖
• destroy nests摧毀巢穴
• nest (昆蟲或其他動物的) 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：「我們會為平民所流的每一滴血報仇。」「我們將繼續打擊伊斯蘭國，我們將展開報復行動，將他們剷除。」 他敦促國際社會加入這些行動。

• take revenge for為……報仇
• 報復N-UNCOUNT Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.
• take revenge +on sb對……報復
• 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 對付 (某人、某事物)PREP If you take action against someone or something, you try to harm them.
• continue against繼續打擊
• struggle 努力; 鬥爭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國際社會【單數】
• join those efforts加入這些行動
• effort N-COUNT An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. 有組織的活動

More attacks happened on Monday. 周一發生了更多襲擊事件。

• Attack攻擊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. 周一發生了更多襲擊事件。幾家新聞機構報道稱，東部城市賈拉拉巴德發生了一系列爆炸事件。

• A series of一系列
• hit 對…造成嚴重影響 [journalism]V-T If something hits a person, place, or thing, it affects them very badly.
• news agencies新聞機構

An Afghan official said at least 66 people were wounded in those attacks. 一名阿富汗官員說，至少66人在這些襲擊中受傷。

• Wounded=injured 受傷的; 尤指戰鬥中受傷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.目前還沒有人聲稱對這些事件負責。「伊斯蘭國」組織和塔利班武裝分子都在該地區活動。

• no immediate claim of responsibility聲稱N-COUNT A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false.
• 【claim of單數】
• militants激進分子 N-COUNT Militant is also a noun.
• Operate 經營; 運營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.加尼在講話中表示，塔利班武裝分子必須為這次婚禮爆炸事件負責。

• share the blame for為……負責
• the blame for (事故、過失等的) 責任 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