联合国一飞机被劫持
据《华尔街日报》报道，联合国一架直升机在索马里（Somali）贾穆杜格州（Galmudug）迫降，随后被索马里“青年党”（al-Shabaab）武装分子劫持，数人被俘，至少一人丧生。
🤔️小作业：
1. What specific information did Col. Deo Akiiki not provide regarding the incident?
A) The location of the UN helicopter's emergency landing
B) The reason for the UN helicopter's landing
C) Whether any Ugandan soldiers were captured in the incident
D) The identities of the passengers on board
A) Financial aid
B) Ground troops
C) Drone airstrikes
D) Aerial support
无注释原文：
Somali Militants Take Hostages, Kill One After U.N. Helicopter Makes Forced Landing
From: The Wall Street Journal
Several people were captured and at least one killed Wednesday when a United Nations helicopter made a forced landing in a militant-controlled area of Somalia, according to reports from the Somali military viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Col. Deo Akiiki, the deputy spokesman for the Ugandan military, which has troops deployed in Somalia as part of an African Union mission, confirmed that a U.N. helicopter set down in hostile territory. Early Somali military reports circulating among diplomats and viewed by the Journal said that the downed aircraft was encircled by insurgents from al-Shabaab, one of the world’s most-active al Qaeda affiliates, and that one person on board was killed.
One official said that the aircraft had experienced mechanical issues. Two senior European officials described the situation as a hostage-taking and reported that Somali government forces were responding to the scene in Galmudug state, in central Somalia.
Among the nine people aboard were two Kenyan medics, a Ugandan soldier, a Somali officer and an Egyptian doctor, who was killed by the militants, the Somali military reports said. Akiiki, the Ugandan military spokesman, said he didn’t have information on whether a Ugandan soldier had been captured in the incident.
The United Nations set up an emergency task force to respond to the crisis, according to one senior European official.
Officials said there were no Europeans or Americans aboard, but the reports didn’t immediately identify the nationalities of the two civilian pilots, engineer and flight attendant.
A diplomat in the region said the helicopter belonged to the U.N. Support Office for Somalia, which provides medical and logistical support to thousands of African Union troops deployed to combat al-Shabaab.
Somali authorities have been fighting al-Shabaab insurgents for nearly two decades, and last year launched a major offensive that recaptured scores of villages and towns in the center of the country.
The U.S. began sending commandos to help Somali troops fight al-Shabaab in 2007. American special-operations troops based in the country, strategically situated on Africa’s eastern tip, advise Somali commandos during combat missions. American drones conduct airstrikes when local forces find themselves in danger of being overrun.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Somali Militants Take Hostages, Kill One After U.N. Helicopter Makes Forced Landing
From: The Wall Street Journal
Several people were captured and at least one killed Wednesday when a United Nations helicopter made a forced landing in a militant-controlled area of Somalia, according to reports from the Somali military viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
据《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）从索马里军方得到的消息，周三，一架联合国直升机在索马里武装分子控制区迫降，数人被俘，至少一人丧生。
militant
militant /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tənt/ 表示“激进的；行动积极的；好战的，好斗的”，英文解释为“active, determined, and often willing to use force”
作名词，表示“激进分子，好斗分子，富有战斗精神的人”，英文解释为“a person who is active in this way; using, or willing to use, force or strong pressure to achieve your aims, especially to achieve social or political change”
Col. Deo Akiiki, the deputy spokesman for the Ugandan military, which has troops deployed in Somalia as part of an African Union mission, confirmed that a U.N. helicopter set down in hostile territory. Early Somali military reports circulating among diplomats and viewed by the Journal said that the downed aircraft was encircled by insurgents from al-Shabaab, one of the world's most-active al Qaeda affiliates, and that one person on board was killed.
乌干达军方副发言人德奥·阿基基上校（Col. Deo Akiiki）证实，一架联合国直升机在敌对领土上迫降。作为非洲联盟驻索马里特派团的一部分，乌干达军方在索马里驻扎了军队。《华尔街日报》看到的、在外交官中流传的索马里军方早先报告称，迫降飞机被青年党（al-Shabaab）叛乱分子包围，机上一人丧生。青年党是全球最活跃的基地组织（al Qaeda）分支之一。
Col.
colonel /ˈkɜː.nəl/ 的缩写，表示“（陆军或空军）上校”，英文解释为“an officer of high rank in the army or air force”
deputy
deputy /ˈdep.jə.ti/ 1）表示“代理人；副职，副手”，英文解释为“a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization”
2）表示“（某些国家的）议员”，英文解释为“the name for a member of parliament in some countries”。
troop
troop /truːp/ 原意表示“军队，部队；（尤指）装甲兵部队，骑兵部队”，英文解释为“a group of soldiers, especially ones who fight in strong military vehicles or on horses”如：the King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery 国王的皇家骑炮兵团。也可以指“一群（或一批）人或动物”，英文解释为“a group of people or animals of a particular kind”，如：a troop of musicians 一群音乐家。
deploy
deploy /dɪˈplɔɪ/ 1）表示“利用，调动（尤指想法、论据等）；有效运用；发挥…的作用”，英文解释为“to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc”如：a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed 要用到多项专业技术的工作。
2）表示“部署，调度（士兵、军事装备等）”，英文解释为“to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used”如：NATO's decision to deploy cruise missiles 北约要部署巡航导弹的决定。
mission
mission /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ 除了表示“任务，使命”，还可以表示“外交使团，代表团，传教团；外交使团（或代表团）驻所，传教团驻地”，英文解释为“a group of people whose job is to increase what is known about their country, organization, or religion in another country or area, or the place where such people are based”举个🌰：More funds are needed to establish trade missions in eastern Europe. 需要更多的资金在东欧建立贸易代表团。
set down
“set down”此处表示飞机降落或着陆，特别是指在特定的地点或情况下降落。
hostile
hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/ 1）friendly 的反义词，表示“怀有敌意的，敌对的，不友善的”英文解释为“angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them”如：a hostile crowd 不友好的人群。
2）表示“艰苦的，恶劣的；不利的”，英文解释为“difficult or not suitable for living or growing”如：hostile weather conditions 恶劣的天气条件。
3）也可以表示“不同意的”（not agreeing with something）。
territory
territory /ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/ 表示“领土；领域；领地；活动范围”，英文解释为“(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person”举个🌰：He was shot down in enemy territory. 他在敌方领土上被击落。
📍注：《消失的她》你觉得怎么样？文中也出现了这个词：Chinese mystery drama “Lost in the Stars” was the top-grossing film on the planet over the latest weekend – despite playing only a single territory. 尽管只在一个地区上映，中国悬疑电影《消失的她》（Lost in the Stars）上周末仍成为全球票房收入最高的电影。
📍据ChatGPT，"playing only a single territory"表示这部电影仅在一个特定的地区或市场上映，而没有在其他地方上映。这是一种特殊的用法，可能在标准的英语语法中看起来有些不寻常，但在电影行业的上下文中是常见的。在这个上下文中，说一部电影"plays a territory"就是说该电影在某个地区被上映或展示。当然，你也可以使用介词，比如说"playing in a single territory"，这样的表达方式也是正确的，意思完全相同。但在电影行业的行话或者新闻报道中，常常会省略介词，因为这样的说法更简洁。
circulate
circulate /ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt/ 有“（使）循环；（使）流通；（使）传递；（使）散布”的含义（if a story, an idea, information, etc. circulates or if you circulate it, it spreads or it is passed from one person to another）举个🌰：Rumours began to circulate about his financial problems. 有关他财务困难的谣言开始流传开来。
🎬电影《拉瑞·克劳》（Larry Crowne）中的台词提到：If gossip of this nature were to circulate, 如果这种性质的八卦流传开来，
diplomat
diplomat /ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/ 表示“外交官，外交家”，英文解释为“A diplomat is a senior official who discusses affairs with another country on behalf of his or her own country, usually working as a member of an embassy.”
downed
down /daʊn/ 作动词，表示“使跌倒，使倒下；使掉下”，英文解释为“to cause something or someone to fall to the ground”举个🌰：We downed three enemy planes with our missiles. 我们用导弹击落了3架敌机。
downed作形容词，表示“被击落，坠落，降落的”
encircle
encircle /ɪnˈsɜː.kəl/ 表示“围绕;环绕”，英文解释为“to surround something, forming a circle around it”举个🌰：The house is encircled by a high fence. 房屋四周围着高高的栅栏。
insurgent
insurgent /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒənt/ 表示“叛乱者，造反者”，英文解释为“someone who is fighting against the government in their own country”
affiliate
affiliate /əˈfɪliət/ 作名词，表示“隶属机构，附属机构；分支机构；分公司；分会”，英文解释为“a company, an organization, etc. that is connected with or controlled by another larger one”如：an affiliate of the university 大学的隶属机构/分支机构。
作动词，表示“使并入，使隶属（较大的团体或组织）；使紧密联系”，英文解释为“to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization”如：a college affiliated to Zhejiang University 浙江大学附属学院；举个🌰：The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
顺便看下几个“xx附中”怎么说？
📍北京大学附属中学 The Affiliated High School of Peking University
📍清华大学附属中学 Tsinghua University High School
📍中国人民大学附属中学 The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
📍浙江大学附属中学 The High School Attached to Zhejiang University
board
威尔·史密斯被禁止出席奥斯卡活动十年文中提到，board /bɔːrd/ 作名词，1）表示“董事会；理事会；委员会”，英文解释为“the group of people who are responsible for controlling and organizing a company or organization”举个🌰：Every decision has to be approved by the board (of directors). 每项决定都必须由董事会通过。
2）on board 表示“在船（或火车、飞机）上”，英文解释为“on a boat, train, or aircraft”举个🌰：As soon as I was on board, I began to have second thoughts about leaving. 我一上车就开始动摇要不要走了。
3）board作动词，也可直接表示“（使）上（船、火车或飞机）”，英文解释为“to get onto or allow people to get onto a boat, train, or aircraft”举个🌰：At the airport she boarded a plane to Hangzhou. 在机场她登上了去杭州的飞机。
One official said that the aircraft had experienced mechanical issues. Two senior European officials described the situation as a hostage-taking and reported that Somali government forces were responding to the scene in Galmudug state, in central Somalia.
一名官员表示，该飞机出现了机械故障。两名欧洲高级官员称这是一起劫持人质事件，并报告称索马里政府军正赶往索马里中部贾穆杜格州的事发现场。
aircraft
aircraft /ˈeə.krɑːft/ 表示“飞机；飞行器，航空器”，英文解释为“any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter”如：military aircraft 军用飞机。
mechanical
mechanical /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ 表示“机械的；机械部件的”，英文解释为“operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts”如：a mechanical device 机械设备。
hostage
hostage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ 表示“人质”，英文解释为“someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants”举个🌰：She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen. 她被持枪歹徒劫持作人质。
Among the nine people aboard were two Kenyan medics, a Ugandan soldier, a Somali officer and an Egyptian doctor, who was killed by the militants, the Somali military reports said. Akiiki, the Ugandan military spokesman, said he didn't have information on whether a Ugandan soldier had been captured in the incident.
索马里军方报告称，机上九人包括两名肯尼亚医护人员、一名乌干达士兵、一名索马里军官和一名埃及医生，后者已被武装分子杀害。乌干达军方发言人阿基基表示，他无法确认是否有乌干达士兵被俘。
medic
medic /ˈmed.ɪk/ 1）表示“医科学生；医生”，英文解释为“a medical student or doctor”
2）表示“随军卫生员”，英文解释为“someone who does medical work in the military”
The United Nations set up an emergency task force to respond to the crisis, according to one senior European official.
一名欧洲高级官员表示，联合国成立了一个紧急工作组来应对这一危机。
Officials said there were no Europeans or Americans aboard, but the reports didn't immediately identify the nationalities of the two civilian pilots, engineer and flight attendant.
官员们表示，机上没有欧洲人或美国人，但报告并未立即确认两名民航飞行员、工程师和空乘人员的国籍。
civilian
civilian /sɪˈvɪl.jən/ 作形容词，表示“平民的；民用的”；作名词，表示“平民，老百姓”，英文解释为“a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces”
flight attendant
flight attendant /ˈflaɪt əˌten.dənt/ 表示“（客机的）乘务员”，英文解释为“someone who serves passengers on an aircraft”
A diplomat in the region said the helicopter belonged to the U.N. Support Office for Somalia, which provides medical and logistical support to thousands of African Union troops deployed to combat al-Shabaab.
该地区的一名外交官表示，这架直升机属于联合国索马里援助团办事处，该机构为部署在索马里打击青年党的数千名非洲联盟士兵提供医疗和后勤支援。
logistical
logistical /ləˈdʒɪs.tɪkəl/ 表示“后勤的”，英文解释为“relating to the careful organization of a complicated activity”如：logistical support/problems 后勤支持/问题。
Somali authorities have been fighting al-Shabaab insurgents for nearly two decades, and last year launched a major offensive that recaptured scores of villages and towns in the center of the country.
索马里当局与青年党叛乱分子的斗争已持续了近二十年，并在去年发动了大规模攻势，夺回了该国中部的数十个村庄和城镇。
offensive
offensive /əˈfen.sɪv/ 作形容词，1）表示“冒犯的”，英文解释为“causing offence”举个🌰：This programme contains language that some viewers might find offensive. 这个节目使用了某些观众可能觉得不快的语言。
2）表示“进攻（性）的，攻击的”，英文解释为“used for attacking”举个🌰：Since the other side had taken offensive action (= attacked), we had no choice but to defend ourselves. 既然对方已经采取了攻势，我们除了自卫别无选择。
作名词，表示“（军事）进攻，攻势”，英文解释为“a planned military attack”举个🌰：They launched the land offensive in the middle of the night. 他们在午夜发动了地面进攻。
recapture
recapture /ˌriːˈkæp.tʃər/ 表示“（尤指用武力）夺回，收复，重新占领”，英文解释为“to take something into your possession again, especially by force”举个🌰：The army recaptured the town. 军队收复了这座城镇。
The U.S. began sending commandos to help Somali troops fight al-Shabaab in 2007. American special-operations troops based in the country, strategically situated on Africa's eastern tip, advise Somali commandos during combat missions. American drones conduct airstrikes when local forces find themselves in danger of being overrun.
自2007年以来，美国开始向索马里派遣特种部队，协助索马里军队打击青年党。索马里位于非洲东端，战略位置重要，驻扎在该国的美国特种作战部队在执行作战任务时为索马里突击队提供建议。索马里军队发现有被围攻的危险时，美国无人机会实施空袭。
commando
commando /kəˈmɑːn.dəʊ/ 表示“突击队员”，英文解释为“a soldier who is specially trained to make attacks on enemy areas that are very dangerous or difficult to attack”
tip
tip /tɪp/ 作名词表示「小费」大家比较熟悉，也可以表示“（尤指细长物体的）末梢，末端，尖；（尤指细长物体的）顶端附加物”，英文解释为“the usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin”举个🌰：We had asparagus tips for dinner. 我们晚饭吃了芦笋尖。
tip在花滑将禁止17岁以下选手参赛文中出现：Valieva, who had been tipped for a gold medal, finished fourth. 曾被看好获得金牌的瓦里耶娃获得了第四名。这里作动词，也是熟词僻义，表示“称…有可能成功”，英文解释为“to say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something”举个🌰： He is being tipped as the next prime minister. 据称，他有可能成为下一任首相。
drone
drone /drəʊn/ 表示“无人驾驶飞机；无人机”，英文解释为“an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled by someone on the ground, used especially for dropping bombs or for surveillance (= careful watching of a place)”
overrun
overrun /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/ 1）表示“（有害的人或事物）肆虐，横行，泛滥；迅速占领”，英文解释为“If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers.”
2）表示“超越，超过（尤指完成期限或费用）”，英文解释为“to continue past an intended limit, especially a finishing time or a cost”举个🌰：It looks as if we're going to overrun our budget. 看上去我们要超出预算了。
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