Part B  Worldwide Alert for Americans Traveling Abroad

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

alert  n. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action警戒，警惕；警报

embassy   n. a diplomaticbuilding where ambassadors live or work大使馆

consulate   n. adiplomatic building thatserves as the residence or workplace of a consul 领事馆

alarming adj. causing alarmor fear令人担忧的；使人惊恐的

wary   adj. careful because they thinksomething might be dangerous or harmful 谨慎的，留神的

interests   n. a group of people who you think use their power or money to benefitthemselves 利益集团

exclusively  adv. only独有地；独家地

affiliated  adj. being joinedin close association 附属的

blow up to burst and releaseenergy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction 爆炸；炸毁

unspecified   adj. not stated explicitly or in detail 未指定的

cleric   n. a clergyman or otherperson in religious orders 牧师；传教士

drone   n. an aircraftwithout a pilot that is operated by remote control 无人驾驶飞机

Muslim   adj. ofor relating to or supporting Islamism 穆斯林的

blast  n. a big explosion,especially one caused by a bomb (尤指炸弹引起的) 大爆炸

fall out to come out 结果是

avert  v. to prevent the occurrence of; preventfrom happening 避免，防止

vigilant  adj. carefully observant or attentive;on the lookout for possible danger警惕的；警戒的

enrollment   n. the act of enrolling 登记；注册

advisory  n. an announcement that usually advises or warns the publicof some threat 报告；公告

standsentry to keep guardor control access to a place 站岗； 放哨

 

 

Notes:

 

Al Qaeda/ Al5kaId[/is aloosely-knit militant Islamic organization led and funded by Osama bin Laden,by whom it was established in the late 1980s. It is known or believed to bebehind a number of operations against Western, especially US, interests,including bomb attacks on two US embassies in Africa in 1998 and thedestruction of the World Trade Center in New York in 2001. 阿尔盖达基地组织

State Department, also the United States Departmentof State, is the UnitedStates federal executive department responsible for international relations ofthe United States, equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries. TheDepartment was created in 1789 and was the first executive departmentestablished. （美国）国务院

Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs (of Staff)is, by U.S. law,the highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces andis the principal military advisor to the President of the United States, theNational Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, andthe Secretaryof Defense. 参谋长联席会议主席（美国武装部队最高级别军官）

Yemen, officially known as the Yemeni Republic, is a country insouthwest Asia, south of Saudi Arabia, which was formed in 1990 when theseparate countries of North Yemen and South Yemen united.It is the only state in the Arabian Peninsula tohave a purely republican form of government.  也门 (也门共和国)

Anwar al-Awlaki is aradical American Muslim cleric of Yemeni descent, was linked to a series ofattacks and plots across the world - from 11 September 2001 to the shootings atFort Hood in November 2009. After surviving several attempts on his life, hewas killed in a US drone strike in western Yemen on 30 September 2011. 安瓦尔·奥拉基（美籍也门裔激进派穆斯林教士）

Nasir al-Wahashi is a citizen of Yemen and the leader of the Islamist militant group Al-Qaida in theArabian Peninsula (AQAP). He once served as Osama bin Laden's secretary and presided over the January 2009 mergerof the SaudiArabian and Yemeni splinters of Al Qaeda into AQAP.瓦锡什（也门基地组织领袖）

Benghazi is the second largestcity in Libya, the capital of the Cyrenaica region, and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. On September 11, 2012, the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi wasattacked by a heavily armed group of 125-150 gunmen, a group of Islamistmilitants working with the local government to manage security in Benghazi.  U.S. Ambassador J.Christopher Stevens and three other officers were killed and ten others wereinjured during a series of raids. 班加西（利比亚第二大城和重要海港）

 

Exercise:Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to the followingquestions.

 

1.      When does the unusually broad global travel alert come?

A.    just afterthe US Diplomatic Mission has been deadly attacked in Benghazi.

B.     just after theUS government is preparing to close 20 embassies and consulates.

C.      just after the major targets of terrorist attackinside and outside America have been specified.

D.     just after Nasir al-Wahishi has become the newleader of terrorists after the death of Anwar Al-Awlaki

2.      Why does the US StateDepartment issue a worldwide travel alert for Americans living or travelingabroad?

A.    Because of the deadly strike on the U.S.consulate in Benghazi.

B.     Because of the death of the terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki in a drone strike.

C.     Because of intelligence about the potentialattacks originating in Yemen.

D.    Because of the 11-year anniversary of the 9/11attacks.

3.      How long does the worldwide travelwarning issued by the US State Department to US citizens last?

A.    throughout the month of August.

B.     throughout the second half of August.

C.     throughout the whole year.

D.    throughout the month of September.

4.       Whatsecurity measures have been taken after the deadly attack on the USDiplomatic Mission in Benghazi EXCEPT that ________?

A.    151 new diplomatic security positions have been approved.

B.     1,000 additional marines for embassy security have been approved.

C.     More than 500 marines and soldiers, part of a quick reaction force,have been approved.

D.    A series of American drone attackin Yemen have been approved.

5. What suggestion has NOT been made by the Defense Department to Americancitizens traveling overseas?

A.    to maintain a high level ofvigilance in public.

B.     to keep away from local events, likedemonstrations.

C.     to go to the U.S. embassy ornearest U.S. consulate for help.

D.    to make full use of smarttraveler enrollment for the latest securityupdates.