Al Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan by U.S. Forces
凱達領袖賓拉登在巴基斯坦遭美軍格斃

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【新聞關鍵字】
1. mastermind: [ˋmæstɚmaɪnd] n. 主謀、首腦
2. compound : [ˋkɑmpaʊnd] n. 宅院
3. shield : [ˋʃild] n. 盾牌
4. combatant: [ˋkɑmbətənt] n. 戰士
5. assault: [əˋsɔlt] force n.phr. 攻擊部隊
6. evacuate: [ɪˋvækjʊ͵et] v. 撤離
7. monitor: [ˋmɑnətɚ] v. 監視
8. real-time: [ˋril͵taɪm] adj. 即時的
9. intelligence : [ɪnˋtɛlədʒəns] official: n.phr. 情報官員

Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday (May 1st). In a late night briefing at the White House, U.S. president Barack Obama made the announcement, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the September 11th attacks.
5月1日星期天，凱達領導者歐沙瑪‧賓拉登在與美軍戰鬥中死亡。在深夜的簡報中，美國總統巴拉克‧歐巴馬做了這項宣布，結束了長達十年之久全世界追捕911攻擊的主腦。

U.S. officials said Bin Laden was found in a million-dollar compound in the upscale town of Abbottabad, 35 miles north of the Pakistani capital Islamabad. A source familiar with the operation said Bin Laden was shot in the head.
美國官員說，賓接登是在一處百萬元的宅院中被發現的，這座宅院位於巴基斯坦首都伊斯蘭堡35英里以北的阿伯塔巴德鎮。熟知此項行動的消息來源說，賓拉登被射中頭部。

According to U.S. officials, Bin Laden and three adult men, including his son, were killed along with a woman who was used as a shield by a male combatant.
據美國官員說，賓拉登與三名成人，包括他的兒子，與一位婦女在戰鬥中死亡，那位婦人是被一位男性戰鬥者使用來當作盾牌。

The operation took under 40 minutes. A U.S. helicopter was lost due to a mechanical problem and its crew and assault force safely evacuated.
這次行動花了不到40分鐘。一架美軍直昇機因機械固障掉落，但機員與攻擊小組安全撤離。

The operation was monitored in real-time by CIA Director Leon Panetta and other intelligence officials in a conference room at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
這次行動是在美國中情局長帕內塔萊昂的即時監控下進行的，他與其他情報官員是在中情局位於維吉尼亞州蘭利總部的會議室裡。
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