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本期节目讲述沙特利雅得机场遭袭击事件，涉及伤亡人数和幕后组织。适合练习新闻词汇和理解新闻标题。
From BBC Learning English.
来自 BBC 的“学习英语”（Learning English）项目。
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
这是《从新闻中学习英语》（Learning English from the News）——我们的播客节目，专门聚焦新闻头条内容。
In this programme, deadly attacks on airport in Saudi Arabia.
在这个节目中，沙特阿拉伯的机场遭遇了致命的袭击。
Hello, I'm Neil.
你好，我叫尼尔。
And I'm Pippa.
我叫皮帕。
In this programme we look at one big news story and the vocabulary and the headlines that will help you understand it.
在这个节目中，我们将重点关注一则重要的新闻事件，以及相关的词汇和新闻标题，这些内容将帮助你更好地理解这则新闻。
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
您可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到这一集中的所有词汇和新闻标题，同时还有一份练习题。
Let's hear more about this story.
让我们再听听这个故事的更多细节吧。
14 people have been killed and over 300 injured in two attacks on Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia over the weekend.
上周末，沙特阿拉伯利雅得国际机场遭遇了两起袭击，导致14人死亡、300多人受伤。
There were also a series of attacks earlier in the week.
本周早些时候也发生了一系列袭击事件。
The militant group the Houthis in Yemen said they were behind the attacks, as well as others on airports across Saudi Arabia,
也门的激进组织胡塞武装宣称他们对这些袭击事件以及发生在沙特阿拉伯各地的机场袭击事件负有责任。
and warned airlines and passengers against using Saudi Arabian airports and airspace.
并警告航空公司和乘客不要使用沙特阿拉伯的机场和领空。
Let's have our first headline.
让我们来看第一条新闻标题吧。
This is from BBC News.
这是来自 BBC 新闻的报道。
CCTV shows people take cover as missile hits Riyadh airport.
监控录像显示，在导弹袭击利雅得机场时，人们纷纷寻找掩护。
That headline again from BBC news.
又是那个来自 BBC 新闻的标题……
CCTV shows people take cover as missile hits Riyadh airport.
监控录像显示，在导弹袭击利雅得机场时，人们纷纷寻找掩护。
This headline is from a news story containing a CCTV clip of one of the attacks on the airport.
这个标题来自一篇新闻报道，报道中包含了一段监控录像，记录了发生在机场的袭击事件之一。
We're interested in this phrase 'take cover'.
我们对这个短语“take cover”（寻找掩护）很感兴趣。
Yes, 'take cover' means to move to a place where you are more protected, for example, underneath a table or behind a door.
是的，“寻找掩护”指的是移动到更加安全的地方，例如躲到桌子下面或门后面。
You might see the phrase 'take cover', used in stories about attacks or danger where people need to get to safety.
你可能会看到“寻找掩护”这个短语，它通常出现在描述袭击或危险场景的故事中，指人们需要迅速找到安全的地方。
The phrase, 'take cover' isn't only used in serious situations though.
不过，“寻找掩护”这个短语并不仅仅用于严肃的场合。
We can also use 'take cover' in more everyday contexts.
我们也可以在更日常的场合中使用“take cover”（寻找掩护）这个表达。
For example, you might take cover during a rainstorm to protect yourself from getting wet.
例如，在暴风雨期间，你可以找地方躲起来，以免被淋湿。
We've had 'take cover' - move to a place where you are more protected.
我们已经发出了“寻找掩护”的指令，也就是要求大家转移到一个更加安全的地方去。
For example, officials advised people to take cover inside during the tropical storm.
例如，在热带风暴期间，官员建议人们躲在室内避难。
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
这是《从新闻中学习英语》（Learning English from the News）——我们的播客节目，专门聚焦新闻头条内容。
Today we're talking about attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports.
今天我们要讨论的是针对沙特阿拉伯机场的袭击事件。
A Saudi government minister has said the country will have a serious response to the attacks.
一位沙特政府部长表示，该国将对这些袭击采取严厉的应对措施。
The Houthis have said they are targeting Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen's civil war.
胡塞武装表示，他们之所以针对沙特阿拉伯，是因为后者支持也门内战中的政府军。
Many countries, including the UK, have advised against travelling to Saudi Arabia.
包括英国在内的许多国家都建议民众不要前往沙特阿拉伯旅行。
Let's have another headline.
再来一个新闻标题吧。
This is from The Economist, an international news magazine Saudi Arabia's Houthi headache.
这篇文章来自《经济学人》（The Economist），这是一本国际新闻杂志。文章的主题是：沙特阿拉伯面临的胡塞武装（Houthi militants）所带来的麻烦与挑战。
That headline, again from The Economist.
这个标题同样来自《经济学人》杂志。
Saudi Arabia's Houthi headache.
沙特阿拉伯面临的胡塞武装问题（即胡塞武装对沙特国家安全构成的威胁）。
This headline is from an article about the recent attacks.
这个标题来自一篇关于最近发生的袭击事件的文章。
It describes the situation as a headache.
它将这种情况描述为一种令人头痛（或麻烦重重）的问题。
What's going on here, Neil?
尼尔，这里到底发生了什么？
Well, we can use the word 'headache' metaphorically to describe a particularly difficult problem that's hard to solve or that continues for a long time.
嗯，我们可以用“头痛”这个比喻来形容那些特别棘手、难以解决的问题，或者那些持续很长时间的问题。
In this story, there have been several attacks across a whole week, causing death, injury and major disruption in Saudi Arabia.
在这个故事中，整个星期里发生了多起袭击事件，导致人员伤亡，并给沙特阿拉伯带来了严重的社会动荡。