Hi, everybody. This week, we continued our mission to destroy ISIL. This remains1 a difficult fight, and the situation in Syria and Iraq is incredibly complex. ISIL is entrenched2, including in urban areas. It uses innocent civilians3 as human shields. Despite these challenges, I can report that we're making progress. And this week, I directed my team to continue accelerating our campaign on all fronts.
Our 66-member coalition4, including Arab partners, continues to grow stronger. More nations are making more contributions. Every day, our air campaign -- more than 10,000 strikes so far -- continues to destroy ISIL forces. And we continue to go after ISIL leaders and commanders -- taking them out, day in, day out, one after another after another.
In Iraq, ISIL has now lost more than 40 percent of the areas it once controlled. In Syria, a coalition of local forces is tightening5 the squeeze on ISIL's stronghold of Raqqa. As we bomb its oil infrastructure6, ISIL's been forced to slash7 the salaries of its fighters. Thanks to the work of many nations, the flow of foreign terrorist fighters into Syria finally appears to be slowing. In short, in Syria and Iraq, ISIL's territory is shrinking, there are fewer ISIL fighters on the battlefield, and it's harder for them to recruit and replenish8 their ranks. <a href=http://www.zequeka.cn/miniform.html>蘇州語文作文閱讀培訓</a>
Still, the only way to deal ISIL a lasting9 defeat is to end the civil war and chaos10 in Syria upon which ISIL thrives. A cessation of hostilities11 in the civil war is scheduled to take effect this weekend. We're not under any illusions. There are plenty of reasons for skepticism. Even under the best of circumstances, the violence will not end right away. But everyone knows what needs to happen. All parties must end attacks, including aerial bombardment. Humanitarian12 aid must be allowed to reach areas under siege. Much will depend on whether the Syrian regime, Russia and their allies live up to their commitments. The coming hours and days will be critical, and the world is watching.
That said, there will be absolutely no cease-fire in our fight against ISIL. We'll remain relentless13. Beyond Syria and Iraq, we continue to use the full range of our tools to go after ISIL wherever it tries to take root, as we showed with our recent strike on an ISIL training camp in Libya. With partners around the world, we'll continue discrediting14 the ideology15 that ISIL uses to radicalize, recruit and inspire people to violence, especially online.
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Finally, we'll continue to stay vigilant16 here at home, including for lone17 actors or small groups of terrorists like those in San Bernardino, which are harder to detect. Our homeland security and law enforcement professionals are hard at work -- 24/7. At the same time, we'll keep working to build partnerships18 of trust and respect with communities to help them stay strong and resilient. That includes upholding our values -- including freedom of religion -- so that we stay united as one American family.
Again, this fight against ISIL will remain difficult. But we'll continue to draw on all elements of our national power, including the strength of our communities and our values as Americans. And I'm confident that we will prevail. We will destroy this barbaric terrorist organization and continue to stand with those around the world who seek a better, safer future.
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1 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
2 entrenched
adj.確立的，不容易改的(風俗習慣)
參考例句：
Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.電視看來要在全國廣告媒介中牢固地占據(jù)頭等位置。 If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敵人膽敢進攻我們固守的陣地，我們就消滅他們。
3 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名詞復數(shù) )； 老百姓
參考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 對無辜平民的血腥屠殺 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轟炸襲擊之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
4 coalition
n.結(jié)合體，同盟，結(jié)合，聯(lián)合
參考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.這幾個政黨組成了政治聯(lián)盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.聯(lián)盟軍隊竭盡全力避免造成平民傷亡。
5 tightening
上緊，固定，緊密
參考例句：
Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋緊水管之前，檢查一下洗衣機是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。 It needs tightening up a little. 它還需要再收緊些。
6 infrastructure
n.下部構(gòu)造，下部組織，基礎結(jié)構(gòu)，基礎設施
參考例句：
We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加強科學基礎設施建設。 We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加強文化基礎設施建設，發(fā)展各類群眾文化。
7 slash
vi.大幅度削減；vt.猛砍，尖銳抨擊，大幅減少；n.猛砍，斜線，長切口，衣衩
參考例句：
The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.該店計劃在春節(jié)之后把皮貨降價。 Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那樣殘忍地鞭打你的馬。
8 replenish
vt.補充；(把…)裝滿；(再)填滿
參考例句：
I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我總是在我的食物吃完之前加以補充。 We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我們不得不額外進口四百萬噸小麥以補充我們的儲備。
9 lasting
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持續(xù)，維持
參考例句：
The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的戰(zhàn)爭使美元貶值。 We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我們希望這些糾紛能獲得永久的解決。
10 chaos
n.混亂，無秩序
參考例句：
After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停電后，城市一片混亂。 The typhoon left chaos behind it.臺風后一片混亂。
11 hostilities
n.戰(zhàn)爭；敵意(hostility的復數(shù))；敵對狀態(tài)；戰(zhàn)事
參考例句：
Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敵對行動。 All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他們再次碰面時，過去的種種敵意又都冒了出來。
12 humanitarian
n.人道主義者，博愛者，基督凡人論者
參考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她擁有很多慈善事業(yè)，并作了很大的貢獻。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英國政府現(xiàn)已暫停對這一地區(qū)的人道主義援助。
13 relentless
adj.殘酷的，不留情的，無憐憫心的
參考例句：
The traffic noise is relentless.交通車輛的噪音一刻也不停止。 Their training has to be relentless.他們的訓練必須是無情的。
14 discrediting
使不相信( discredit的現(xiàn)在分詞 )； 使懷疑； 敗壞…的名聲； 拒絕相信
參考例句：
It has also led to the discrediting of mainstream macroeconomics. 它還使得人們對主流宏觀經(jīng)濟學產(chǎn)生了懷疑。
15 ideology
n.意識形態(tài)，(政治或社會的)思想意識
參考例句：
The ideology has great influence in the world.這種思想體系在世界上有很大的影響。 The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意識思想和靈感鼓動之間找到一個折衷。
16 vigilant
adj.警覺的，警戒的，警惕的
參考例句：
He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得學會如何在這漫長的黑夜里保持警覺。 The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.這只狗警醒地守護著這所房屋。
17 lone
adj.孤寂的，單獨的；唯一的
參考例句：
A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤獨的海鷗在空中飛過。 She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空曠的海灘上能看到一個孤獨的身影。
18 partnerships
n.伙伴關系( partnership的名詞復數(shù) )；合伙人身份；合作關系
參考例句：
Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企業(yè)的另一主要缺點是決定要由大家來作。 來自英漢非文學 - 政府文件 It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙權(quán)。 來自辭典例句
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