VOA常速英语:Al-Awlaki Was Prominent Al-Qaida Voice Aimed at West

1. "He directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day in 2009," said Obama.  "

attempt to 试图，尝试
例句：Never attempt to overtake on the crest of a hill. 
在坡顶绝不要企图超车。 
blow up 爆炸，炸毁
例句：Why did the soldiers blow up all the bridges when they retreated? 
为什么士兵在撤退时，把桥梁都炸掉了呢？ 

2. And he repeatedly called on individuals in the United States and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children to advance a murderous agenda."

calle on 号召
例句：The government call on the people to close ranks against the enemy. 
政府号召人民联合起来反对敌人。

3. Al-Awlaki was born in the U.S. in 1971 to Yemeni parents and later served as an imam in several U.S. mosques, including one frequented by two men involved in the terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2001.

born in 出生
例句：He is born in the artist's family. 
他出生于一个艺术家的家庭。 
involved in 涉及，卷入
He never gets involved in uNPRincipled disputes. 
例句：他从不介入无原则的争端。

4. "When you have a person like Awlaki, who is taken out of the leadership, to replace an individual like that that has got that sort of appeal is very difficult to do," noted Latif.

take out of 从...取出，报仇，赔偿
例句：There is more fish take out of a stream than ever be in it. 
现在从河里捕的鱼比过去河里的鱼还要多。
sort of 有几分的
例句：They sort of bumped into each other. 
他们多多少少在碰到一块儿了。