17, Jan. 2012 BBC news [One piece]
Islamic[Islamist] militan[militants] have attacked and occupied a gas facility in the east of Ardurium[Algeria] seizing foreign hostages. The Algerian state news agency says at least two foreign nationals were killed. There’s be[been] confirmation that British, norigin[Norwegian] and Japanese nationals are among them[those] involved. Washington believes US citizens are also being held. Here’s the BBC’s Arab Affairs Editor Sebastian Usher.
We’ve heard from an + [al-Qaeda]-linked group, we can’t confirm 100 per cent either if it is from the group or if that group actually has done what it says, but it says + [that] it has been[is] holding 41 hostages. It says that it’s[its] actually[action] in retaliation for [Algeria's support] for France’s military + [intervention] across the border in Mali. BP + [issued] a statement making clear that it was very difficult for it to get information from there and they[it has] actually confirmed that a part of + [the] building, at least a part of + [the] facility, is occupied. The Algerian army, the Algerian forces, are involved.
[RED WORDS] are correct.
Misspellings: NONE
Words misheard:
Islamist; militants; Algeria; Norwegian; al-Qaeda; action; Algeria’s support; intervention; issued;
SMALL WORDS: been; those; that; is; its; it has; the; the;
Words and phrases need to know:
1. Islamist ['izləmait] n. 回教教徒
2. militant [ˈmilitənt] a.激进的,好斗的 n.激进分子,斗士
3. al-Qaeda 基地组织
4. hostage [ˈhɔstidʒ] n.人质
5. retaliation [riˌtæli'eiʃən] n. 报复, 反击
6. Algeria [æl'dʒiəriə] n. 阿尔及利亚(非洲西北部滨邻地中海的国家)
7. Norwegian [nɔ:'wi:dʒən] n. 挪威人, 挪威语 adj. 挪威的, 挪威人的, 挪威语的 (Norway: 挪威)
NOT sure of several words, I’ll correct it if there’s answer in putclub.