附屬分支

　　satellite extension

　　據(jù)澳大利亞報紙《The Age》報道，周一(1月11日)，四個位于菲律賓南部的恐怖組織聯(lián)合宣布成為伊斯蘭國的附屬分支。專家認(rèn)為，這一事件預(yù)示著伊斯蘭國在更廣泛的地區(qū)尋求更大的影響力。這一分支組織建立在棉蘭老島，該島也是菲律賓最混亂的地區(qū)之一，穆斯林武裝和政府展開曠日持久的游擊戰(zhàn)。

　　Four Islamic terror groups in the southern Philippines have jointly formed a satellite extension of the Islamic State (IS), Australia’s The Age newspaper reported on Monday. This indicates that the Islamic Sate is seeking influence in more regions, experts say. The branch is based on Mindanao Island, the most lawless part of the Philippines, where Muslim guerrillas have waged a continuous war against the government.

　　馬上學(xué)：

　　Satellite在這里指的是“衛(wèi)星國、附屬組織”。Extension可理解為“擴(kuò)展、分支”，相當(dāng)于branch。