VOA慢速英语:Is It Enough to Send More US Troops to Iraq?

1. Coalition forces have carried out more than 4,400 airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq and Syria.

carry out 履行
例句：No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

2. As the anniversary nears, some officials and experts are making clear that military might will not be enough to, in Mr. Obama’s words, “degrade and destroy” the group.

make clear 弄清; 解释
例句：We need to make clear, and why people violate this kind of guilt.
我们需要弄明白，为什么人们犯这类罪。

3. So simply knowing that the Arabs are afraid of, of ISIS doesn’t translate immediately to 'America should lead a military attack against ISIS.'

be afraid of 害怕，担忧
例句：She might not be afraid of implicating her sister.
她可能不怕连累了姊姊。