VOA慢速英语：岛上发现的飞机残骸为失踪航班的一部分

Malaysia’s leader has confirmed that a piece of an airplane wing found on an Indian Ocean island belonged to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The airplane disappeared 17 months ago while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China.

马来西亚领导人已经确认在印度洋岛上发现的飞机机翼残骸属于马来西亚航空公司MH370航班。这架飞机在17个月前消失，当时正从吉隆坡飞往中国北京。

Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement on Malaysian television.

首相纳吉在马来西亚电视台宣布了这一消息。

French police officers carry a piece of a plane wing found on Saint-Andre, Reunion Island, last month.

The plane was carrying 239 passengers and crew when it disappeared. Relatives of the victims say the finding does not bring them closure. They say many questions remain and that the entire plane must be found.

当它消失时，这架飞机上载有239名乘客和机组人员。受害者家属表示，这一发现并没有带来绝对的真相。他们表示，仍然存在许多问题，并且必须找到整架飞机。

US forces in Turkey attack Islamic State in Syria

土耳其美军在叙利亚攻击伊斯兰国

The U.S.military says its forces in Turkey have carried out their first strike against Islamic State fighters in Syria.

美国军方表示其在土耳其的部队已经在叙利亚展开对伊斯兰国战斗机的首次攻击。

U.S.military officials said an unmanned aircraft carried out the cross-border strike Wednesday. American warplanes began arriving at an air base in southern Turkey earlier in the day.

美国军方官员声称，周三，一架无人机进行跨境袭击。当天早些时候，美国战机陆续到达土耳其南部的一个空军基地。

Turkeyand the United States plan joint military action to clear IS militants from a part of Syria near the Turkish border.

土耳其与美国计划开展联合军事行动，以清除土耳其边境附近的一部分叙利亚武装分子。

President Obama calls Iran deal ‘good for the world’

美国总统奥巴马称伊朗协议有益于全世界

President Barack Obama strongly defended the international deal to restrict Iran's nuclear program Wednesday. He spoke at American University in Washington, D.C. He said the deal “cuts off all of Iran’s pathways to a bomb.”

周三，奥巴马总统坚决捍卫国际协议来限制伊朗核计划。他在华盛顿特区美国大学发表讲话，他表示，该协议“切断了伊朗制造核弹的所有途径。”

He said if the deal takes effect, it “would be good for Iran. It would be good for the United States. It would be good for a region that has known too much conflict. It would be good for the world."

他表示，该协议生效后，“将有利于伊朗，有利于美国，有利于那些以太多冲突而闻名的区域。它将对全世界有利。”

Zimbabwedelays lion kill trial

津巴布韦推迟狮子被杀案件的审判

A Zimbabwecourt has delayed the trial for a Zimbabwean hunter accused of helping to kill abeloved wild lion called Cecil.

津巴布韦法院推迟审判津巴布韦猎人被指控帮助猎杀心爱野生狮子案件。该狮子名为塞西尔。

MagistrateLindiwe Maphosa said she has delayed the trial of Theodore Bronkhorst until late next month.

地方法官Lindiwe Maphosa表示，她已经将对Theodore Bronkhorst的审判推迟，直到下个月月底。

The man’s lawyer told reporters that he had sought the postponement.

该名男子的律师告诉记者他要求推迟审判。

American hunter Walter Palmer shot and killed the lion last month. He is believed to have paid Mr. Bronkhorst $55,000 for safari guide services connected to the killing.

上个月，美国猎人沃尔特·帕尔默（Walter Palmer）猎杀狮子。据传，他向Bronkhorst先生支付55,000美元，雇佣他进行与猎杀有关的游猎向导服务。

Zimbabwean officials say the hunt was illegal.

津巴布韦官员表示，狩猎是违法的。

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Words in the News

beloved– adj. very much loved: dearly loved

magistrate– n. a local official who has some of the powers of a judge

safari – n. a journey to see or hunt animals especially in Africa