US Confident Missile Came From Separatist Held Territory
The United States says it is confident the missile that took down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was launched from territory held by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The task of determining exactly who pulled the trigger, however, now falls to investigators, who will face some challenges.
The ominous pillar of black smoke, debris streaming down -- remnants of what was Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are caught on amateur video -- and the world is demanding an explanation.
“No one can deny the truth in the awful images we all have seen," said President Barack Obama. "And the eyes of the world are on eastern Ukraine and we are going to make sure that the truth is out.”
The president said Friday the United States already has a good idea of what that truth is.
“We have confidence in saying that that shot was taken within territory that is controlled by the Russian separatists,” said Obama.
U.S. officials refuse to say definitively who pulled the trigger, but they believe the weapon system behind the tragedy is a Buk, a Russian-made mobile surface-to-air missile system.
Separatists claimed to have captured one from the Ukrainian military and Ukraine released video on Friday claiming to show one on the move near the crash site, heading toward the Russian border.
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said, “It strains credulity that it could be used by separatists without at least some measure of Russian support and technical assistance.”
Such help may have been easily available.
Boris Zilberman at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, speaking to VOA via Skype, said, “You have a lot of folks in the Donetsk irregular military that are former Russian intelligence, military intelligence, GRU or fought in Afghanistan or other Russian conflicts.”
The crash site itself could also yield more clues, according to Stratfor military analyst Sim Tack, speaking via Skype.
“Different types of missiles and different generations of production of these systems will have variations in explosives in the warhead that will leave separate traces on the debris that might be distinguished,” said Tack.
There are concerns that due to the location of the crash site in separatist-held territory, though, time may be running out.
“There’s been a lot of tampering with the evidence there. We have seen video footage of rebels collecting passports and debris on the site,” said Tack.
U.S. officials caution it is still early and that more information will likely surface over the next few days and weeks.
That will be of little comfort to friends and relatives mourning loved ones they will never see again.
词汇解析
remedy
难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词
英汉解释
n.治疗法；药物；补救
vt.治疗；补救；矫正
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
Warmth is the best remedy for colds.
热疗是治感冒的最好方法。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Aspirin may remedy a headache.
阿斯匹林可治头痛。
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labour
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
n.劳动；劳工；分娩
v.努力；干苦力活；困难吃力地行进；反复说明
Labour
n.(英国)工党
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
Labour is not only a necessity but also a pleasure.
劳动不仅是人生所必需的，而且是一种乐趣。
用作动词 (v.)
We labour for the happiness of mankind.
我们为人类的幸福而努力。
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trade
难度：5星基本词汇，属常用1000词
英汉解释
n.贸易；交易；行业；同行；顾客；营业额；交易量
v.做生意；从事贸易；购物；营业；(在证券交易所)交易；交换
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
China does a lot of trade with many countries.
中国和许多国家进行多方面贸易。
用作动词 (v.)
I refuse to trade with that company again.
我拒绝再度和那家公司做生意。
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anxiety
难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词
英汉解释
n.焦虑；担心；渴望
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
They show great anxiety concerning their retirement allowance.
他们对自己的养老金问题显得十分焦虑。
His anxiety for knowledge is to be praised.
他对知识的渴求应该受到称赞。
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prime
难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词
英汉解释
adj.最好的；首要的；典型的
n.壮年；全盛时期；青春
n.[数]质数
vt.事先指点；在（金属、木材等上）打底漆
vi.变得首要
参考例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
He reached his prime and then, when he had the most to live for, he died.
他到了壮年时期,该做出最大贡献,活得最好的时候,却死掉了。
Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern.
英国有女王,但执政的是首相和内阁。
用作名词 (n.)
It states that every even number greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes (a prime is a number that is only divisible by itself and by 1, such as 7 and 13).
其陈述是：每一个大于2的偶数都可以表达成两个素数之和(素数是指只能被1和它本身整除的数，如7和13)。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
You must prime the wood before you paint it.
油漆这木制东西前,你得先在上面涂上底漆。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
The telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing.
电信宾馆是轰炸的首要目标。
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remains
难度：5星基本词汇，属常用1000词
英汉解释
n.剩余物；遗迹；遗体
参考例句
用作名词 (n.)
After the wheat crop has been gathered, many farmers burn the remains and plough the ash into the soil, so as to enrich it.
小麦收割完成后，农夫们把剩余物烧掉，然后用犁把灰埋入地里，使土地更肥沃。
Choi's remains true today for cremation.
崔真实的遗体今天进行火葬。
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unfair
难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词
英汉解释
adj.不公平的；(商业上)不正当的
参考例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The detention of the whole class was unfair.
滞留全班学生是不公平的。
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