时间:2019-01-06 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(二月)


英语课

By Al Pessin
Washington
15 February 2006

The Defense 1 Department has expressed concern that the release of more photos, and some videos, of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib Prison more than two years ago could incite 2 what it calls "unnecessary violence."

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Abu Ghraib prison (file photo)   
  

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says the incidents at Abu Ghraib during that period have been fully 3 investigated, more than 25 servicemembers have been disciplined, and the treatment of detainees has been improved at all Defense Department facilities. He says the release of more pictures from two years ago could inflame 4 passions and incite unnecessary violence.

A Danish political cartoon depicting 5 the Prophet Muhammad, has sparked violent protests in many Islamic countries for more than a week, and what turned out to be an inaccurate 6 report about the abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo detention 7 center last year also sparked violent protests.

These latest photos and videos were first broadcast by the SBS network in Australia. The network says they are from the same batch 8 of pictures as those released in 2004, causing an international outcry, a dozen investigations 9 by the Defense Department and the prosecution 10 or administrative 11 discipline of several prison guards and some of their supervisors 12.

The U.S. government is involved in a court battle to prevent the full release of the pictures.

The photos broadcast show male detainees naked in various poses, some with bags over their heads, one hanging upside-down from a set of bunk 13 beds. In one photo, a guard holds a dog that appears to be straining to attack a crouching 14 detainee. Detainees also have various injuries, including red marks on one man's buttocks and another man's arm.

A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad questioned the timing 15 of the release of the material, with anti-western sentiment running high in many Islamic countries. The spokesman also said the images do not reflect what is happening now at Abu Ghraib.

The Pentagon spokesman, Bryan Whitman, says it is the policy of the Defense Department to treat all detainees humanely 16, and to act promptly 17 to investigate reports of abuse and take corrective action when necessary. He says that worldwide, more than 600 allegations of mistreatment of detainees have been investigated, and more than 200 military personnel have been held accountable through prosecution or administrative punishment such as reduction in rank.



n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
v.引起,激动,煽动
  • I wanted to point out he was a very good speaker, and could incite a crowd.我想说明他曾是一个非常出色的演讲家,非常会调动群众的情绪。
  • Just a few words will incite him into action.他只需几句话一将,就会干。
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
v.使燃烧;使极度激动;使发炎
  • Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.由于我们没有反应,好象惹恼了那个上校。
  • Chemical agents manufactured by our immune system inflame our cells and tissues,causing our nose to run and our throat to swell.我们的免疫系统产生的化学物质导致我们的细胞和组织发炎,导致我们流鼻水和我们的喉咙膨胀。
描绘,描画( depict的现在分词 ); 描述
  • a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
  • The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。
adj.错误的,不正确的,不准确的
  • The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确,而且夸大其词。
  • She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
n.一批(组,群);一批生产量
  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查,但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
adj.行政的,管理的
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
n.监督者,管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )
  • I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
  • Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
  • a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
  • A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
n.时间安排,时间选择
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
adv.仁慈地;人道地;富人情地;慈悲地
  • Is the primary persona being treated humanely by the product? 该产品对待首要人物角色时是否有人情味? 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • In any event, China's interest in treating criminals more humanely has limits. 无论如何,中国对更人道地对待罪犯的兴趣有限。 来自互联网
adv.及时地,敏捷地
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
学英语单词
air traffic system command center
Alpinia pricei
ant nest
arachno
arterial arcades
auxiliary fire vehicle
bearwort
betula davurica pall.
blended light oils
bottom-chroming
bridgeness
business deduction
Buxbaumiales
cabled yarn
cancellation law of multiplication
chemurgist
chloride of amyl
Chromax
cognate ejecta
collar knot
concast
core raised
criminal classical school
crystal structure of high polymer and macromolecule
cutoff statement of bank
diehardism, die-hardism
dimensioning template
double jump
economic operational mechanism
electron-positron interaction
ESA-IRS
estimated quantity
express order
fairy
field wire
fire death
forcipules
gasoline tanker
Geniocracy
gigohms
give someone his due
gnome experiment
ground-return circuit
H-ALP
herpes zoster
hold list
hotmail.com
ignominy
immunotech
incense-smoke
installation verification procedure
interconnect analysis
investor protection
lacquer petroleum
lipld paoteinosis
load ratio control transformator
MADS-box
magnolia amoena cheng
manoaos
marriage by purchase
merthe
mocaya oil
multi objective system
munches
nasal columella
nfl
nonrecoverable
nonvirilized
pantropically
par ticipation
Poa alpigena
population pattern of association
positive displacement supercharger
proceeded
pulsating bending fatigue strength
push wave
rags on
retreat into
return of stroke
riende
run-time instance
running service-bulletin of depot
rushwork
salt lead
San Luis
scandium hydroxysulfate
Schellenbergian
seasing
sloping louver of the hood
snow-driving wind
stemcell
tie-time
time-sharing base register
torridincolids
tough alloy steel
trailer house
ultramodern
unproductive mania
uterine applicator
valrhona
wonder boys
ysabel