VOA慢速英語：塔利班證實(shí)其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人奧馬爾死亡

Taliban Confirms Death of Leader Mullah Omar

塔利班證實(shí)其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人奧馬爾死亡

The Taliban officially confirmed Thursday that its founder and leader, Mullah Omar, is dead. The Taliban Supreme Council also namedMullah Akhtar Mansoor as its new leader.

周四，塔利班正式確認(rèn)其創(chuàng)始人及領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者毛拉·奧馬爾（Mullah Omar）已經(jīng)死亡。塔利班最高委員會還任命毛拉•阿赫塔爾•穆罕默德•曼蘇爾(Mullah Akhtar Mansoor) 擔(dān)任其新領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。

The Taliban did not indicate when Mullah Omar died. On Wednesday, the Afghan government said he died two years ago.

FILE - Taliban founder Mullah Omar

塔利班沒有聲明毛拉·奧馬爾于何時死亡。上周三，阿富汗政府聲稱，他于兩年前死亡。

Earlier Thursday, the Pakistani government said Afghan peace talks would be postponed at the request of the Afghan Taliban.

周四早些時候，巴基斯坦政府表示，應(yīng)阿富汗塔利班要求，阿富汗和平談判將被推遲。

Boko Haram hostages rescued

博科圣地人質(zhì)獲救

The Nigerian army said Thursday it rescued 59 women, children, and oldermen who had been captured by Islamic militants.

周四，尼日利亞軍方表示，他們已救出被伊斯蘭武裝分子所抓獲的59名女性，兒童以及老年男性。

Army officials say soldiers raided hideouts of the Boko Haram group near the northeastern city of Maiduguri.

軍方官員聲稱士兵們突襲了博科圣地組織的藏身地，位于邁杜古里城市東北部的附近。

The officials say many Boko Haram militants were killed in the rescue operation. The army also said it seized weapons and vehicles.

該官員聲稱，許多博科圣地武裝分子在營救行動中喪生。軍方還表示，他們繳獲武器與車輛

Boko Haram militants often raid villages and kidnap people, forcing them to become Muslim.

博科圣地武裝分子經(jīng)常襲擊村莊和綁架人們，迫使他們成為穆斯林。

Huge jump in support for presidential candidate Donald Trump

對總統(tǒng)候選人唐納德·特朗普的支持大幅增長

The latest voter study shows American businessman Donald Trump with a big lead in the Republican Party presidential race. The QuinnipiacUniversitynationalpoll has Mr. Trump in the lead with 20 percent. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is next with 13 percent. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush comes in third with 10 percent.

最新的選民研究顯示美國商人唐納德·特朗普在共和黨總統(tǒng)大選中大比分領(lǐng)先。美國昆尼皮亞克大學(xué)（The Quinnipiac University）調(diào)查顯示特朗普先生以20%的支持率領(lǐng)先。接下來是威斯康星州州長斯科特·沃克，其支持率為13%。前佛羅里達(dá)州州長杰布·布什以10%名列第三。

The number of Republican candidates has grown to 17. Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore entered the race on Wednesday.

共和黨候選人的數(shù)量已經(jīng)增加到17人。周三，維吉尼亞州前州長吉姆·吉爾摩參加競選。

US opens investigation of lion kill

美國公開調(diào)查獅子被殺

The United Statesgovernment said Thursday it would investigate the killing in Zimbabwe of a protected lion. An American man, Walter James Palmer, hunted and killed the beloved lion known as Cecil.

周四，美國政府表示，將調(diào)查在津巴布韋被保護(hù)獅子被殺案件。一名美國男子沃爾特·詹姆斯帕爾默獵殺心愛的獅子，其名為塞西爾。

U.S.investigators said they had not been able to reach Mr. Palmer, a dentist in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

美國調(diào)查人員聲稱，他們一直沒能找到帕爾默先生，他是來自于伊甸草原，明尼蘇達(dá)州的一名牙醫(yī)。

Also, President Obama’s administration saidit will examine a U.S.public request to send Mr. Palmer to Zimbabwe for legal action. An administration official said the petition had more than 100,000 signatures.

此外，奧巴馬政府表示，將審查美國公眾將帕爾默送到津巴布韋對其采取法律行動的請求。一位政府官員表示，請愿書已經(jīng)有超過10萬個簽名。

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Words in the News

indicate – v. to show (something)

hideout– n. a place where someone (such as a criminal) hides to avoidbeing found or captured

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or aseries of questions in order to get information about what most people thinkabout something

petition– n. a written document that people sign to show that they want aperson or organization to do or change something

signature– n. a person's name written in that person's handwriting