慢速英语:Dozens Killed in Terror Attack at Tunisian Hotel

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短语讲解：

1. Tunisian officials say at least 28 people, including some foreigners, have been killed in a terrorist attack near a hotel along the Mediterranean coast.

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。

2. The city is popular with visitors from Europe and other North African countries.

be popular with 受…欢迎
例句：He is popular with the people at large.
他颇受一般群众欢迎。

3. The attack took place at a factory owned by Air Products, a U.S. gas technology company.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。

4. The fighting began early Thursday when Islamic State fighters dressed as Kurdish soldiers set off a car bomb near the town's border crossing with Turkey.

set off 出发; 开始（使）; 引起; 点燃
例句：She turned away, and set off towards the lake.
她不加理睬，转身往湖边走去。

5. The group known as Najd Province said it carried out the attack at Kuwait City's Imam Sadiq Mosque.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成
例句：He hasn't the funds to carry out his design.
他没有资金来施行他的计划。