2016.5.29

news from BBC

Islamic State: Iraqi army makes gains in Falluja offensive

1.　　Iraqi government forces have made gains in their offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Falluja - one the country's two major cities in IS hands.

　　　offensive　【əˈfensɪv】　进攻，攻势，冒犯的

2.　　A counter-attack south of the city was repelled with the help of helicopter gunships, the BBC's Jim Muir in Karma reports.

　　　counter-attack　反击　

　　　gunship　武装直升机

3.　　Karma is now firmly under control of government forces, including rapid reaction troops and federal police, our correspondent says.

　　　firmly　【ˈfɜ:mli】　坚固地，坚定地

　　　correspondent　【ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt】　通信员

4.　　But Karma is now a ghost town, with not a single civilian to be seen and with rows of shops battered and burnt out and some bigger buildings badly damaged, our correspondent adds.

　　　a row of　一排　

　　　civilian　【səˈvɪliən】　平民

　　　burn out　烧尽

　　　batter　【ˈbætə】　磨损，连续猛击　　

5.　　Large number of the elite Counter-Terrorism Force have been brought up in preparation for an assault on the city itself.

　　　bring up　提出，养育

　　　assault　【əˈsɔ:lt】　攻击，袭击　

6.　　Some 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the city and have been told via leaflet drops to avoid IS areas and put white sheets on their roofs, the US military says.

　　　via　【ˈvaɪə】　通过，经过（介词）

　　　leaflet　【li:flət】　传单

　　　sheet　【ʃi:t】　被单，床单

North Korea: Kim Jong-un's aunt 'lives American Dream'

An aunt of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been running a dry-cleaning business in the US after defecting with her family in 1998, the Washington Post reports.

1.　　defect　叛逃

2.　　Ko, a sister of Kim's mother, now lives anonymously outside New York City.