u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arrives in saudi arabia for talks with arab leaders on the gaza war.
美國國務卿安東尼·布林肯抵達沙地阿拉伯，與阿拉伯領導人就加沙戰爭問題舉行會談。
the u.s. defense department confirms secretary lloyd austin remained in the hospital sunday, but was continuing his duties after an unnamed operation.
美國國防部證實，國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀（Lloyd Austin）週日仍在醫院，但在一次未具名的手術後繼續履行職責。
a piece of a boeing 737 passenger jet that broke off in flight is recovered in oregon, as **iation officials investigate.
航空**正在調查，奧勒岡州發現了一架波音737客機的碎片，該客機在飛行中破裂。
and a robotic lander built by a private american company launches on a mission to the moon.
由一家美國私營公司製造的機械人著陸器被發射，以執行登月任務。
the spacecraft developed a fuel leak hours after liftoff.
太空飛行器在公升空數小時後發生燃料洩漏。
new words and expressions:
secretary of statenoun[ c ]uk/ˌsek.rə.tər.i əv ˈsteɪt/
in the uk, a member of parliament who is in charge of a government department英國國務卿。
she became secretary of stateforeducation after spending three years as environment secretary.在擔任環境部長三年後，她成為教育大臣。
in the us, an important government official who has responsibility for relationships with the governments of other countries國務卿。
saudi arabianounuk/ˌsaʊ.di əˈreɪ.bi.ə/
a country in western asia
沙地阿拉伯（西亞國家）。
defensenounuk/dɪˈfens/
protection or support against attack, criticism, or infection保護，保護;防禦;懇求。
the rebels' only form of defenceagainstthe soldiers' guns was sticks and stones.叛亂分子不得不用棍棒和石頭保護自己免受士兵的子彈。
the war has ended but government spending on defence (= the country's armed forces) is still increasing.戰爭結束了，但**的國防開支仍在增加。
departmentnoun[ c, +sing/pl verb ]uk/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work部門、部門、部門、科和辦公室（在組織或機構中）。
the chemistry department/the departmentof化學系。
confirmverbuk/kənˈfɜːm/
to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing確認，確認（日程安排或會議）。
that ] six people h**e confirmedthatthey will be attending and ten h**en't replied yet.6個已確認參與，10個尚未作出回應。
flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.航班應在起飛前 48 小時確認。
dutynoun[ c or u ]uk/ˈdʒuː.ti/
something that you h**e to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do責任;義務。
the duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child.該機構的責任是為兒童的最大利益而工作。
to infinitive ] i felt it was my dutytotell them the truth.我覺得我有責任告訴他們真相。
unnamedadjectiveuk/ʌnˈneɪmd/
an unnamed person or thing is talked about, but their name is not known or mentioned.未命名，匿名。
the article quoted an unnamed source from the white house.文章援引白宮的一位匿名訊息人士的話說。
operationnounuk/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃn/
the fact of operating or being active操作、實施、工作。
there are several reactors of the typeinoperation (= working) at the moment.目前有幾個這樣的反應堆正在工作。
an occasion when a doctor cuts a body for medical reasons in order to repair, remove, or replace an unhealthy or damaged part手術。
乙個主要的小型常規操作。
腹部白內障移植手術。
he has toh**ean operationonhis shoulder.他不得不在肩膀上做手術。
to infinitive ] we will know in a couple of days if the operationtorestore her sight wassuccessful.幾天後，我們將能夠確定恢復視力的手術是否成功。
phrasal verbwith breakverbuk/breɪk/
to separate a part from a larger piece, or to become separate打破;（使）斷開連線;分開。
he broke off a piece of chocolate.他打碎了一塊巧克力。
recoververb[ i or t ]uk/rɪˈkʌv.ər/
to become completely well again after an illness or injury完全康復（生病或受傷後）。
it took her a long time to recoverfrom/afterher heart operation.心臟手術後，她的身體花了很長時間才恢復過來。
to get back something lost or spent失去又重新獲得，重新獲得。
she went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness.她陷入昏迷，再也沒有醒來。
she was astonished to see me, but she soon recovered her composure/herself(= soon g**e the appearance of being calm).她看到我很震驚，但很快就冷靜下來。
police only recover a very small percentage of stolen goods.*只有一小部分贓物被追回。
*iationnoun[ u ]uk/ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃn/
the activity of flying aircraft, or of designing, producing, and keeping them in good condition航空學（學習）;飛行（技術）;航空業。
英國民政局。
美國聯邦**iation管理局。
*iation 燃料。
investigateverb[ t ]uk/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/
to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth（特別是為了揭露真相）調查、審查。
police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior executives.*對高階管理層的指控正在調查中。
question word ] we are of course investigatinghowan error like this could h**e occurred.我們當然正在調查為什麼會發生此類錯誤。
roboticadjectiveuk/rəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/
relating to or like a robot機械人;像機械人一樣。
robotic dancing is dancing in which you make short sudden movements with your arms and legs like the actions of a robot.機械人舞蹈（一種舞蹈）。
landernoun[ c ]uk/ˈlæn.dər/
a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet or moon著陸器，著陸艙，著陸器。
the european space agency was scheduled to place a lander on mars.歐洲航天局曾計畫向火星發射著陸器。
they descend into darkness like astronauts in a lunar lander.他們像月球著陸器中的太空人一樣墜入黑暗。
privateadjectiveuk/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not for everyone私人;私人。
she has a small office that is used for private discussions.她有乙個小辦公室，可以進行秘密談話。
i caught him looking through my private **s.我碰到他正在翻閱我的私人檔案。
the sign on the gate said "privateproperty- no trespassing!"門口的牌子上寫著“私人宅邸 - 禁止閒人進入”。
launchverbuk/lɔːntʃ/
to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product啟動、推出、啟動。
the programme was launched a year ago.該計畫於一年前啟動。
the airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.該航空公司將於下個月開通一條新的跨大西洋航線。
to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space下水（新船）;發射（火箭）。
a spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to launch the first submarine within two years.造船廠發言人表示，他們希望在兩年內下水第一艘潛艇。
發射飛彈
fuelnounuk/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned燃料;燃燒。
wood, coal, oil, petrol, and gas are all different kinds of fuel.木材、煤炭、石油、汽油和天然氣是不同種類的燃料。
plutonium is a fuel used to produce nuclear energy.鈽是用於生產核能的燃料。
nuclear