CCTV9英语新闻：阿勒颇附近的空袭杀死25人

时间：2014-04-25 13:54:38

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Full coverage¹: Crisis in Syria Syrian government airstrikes destroyed a vegetable market in a northern rebel-held town Thursday, killing² at least 25 people and wounding scores of others.

According to opposition³ activists⁴, Syrian fighter jets hit the crowded market in the Aleppo province town of Atareb early in the morning. The Britain-based, Syrian Observatory⁵ for Human Rights said the death toll⁶ is likely to rise because many of the victims were seriously wounded.

Atareb is located near the city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest urban center, and a major battleground in the civil war. Since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011, more than 150,000 people have been killed, and millions have fled their home.

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1 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。 Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 observatory
n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台
参考例句：
Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。 Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

6 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。