Bush: Pre-9/11 Document Did Not Include 'Time and Place of a
时间：2019-01-06 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2004（上）--各类新闻
Bush: Pre-9/11 Document Did Not Include 'Time and Place of an Attack'
Paula Wolfson
President Bush says he received no information prior to September 11, 2001, indicating a terrorist attack on America was imminent 1.
It was a memo 2 prepared for the president about a month before the September 11 attacks. The top-secret document detailed 3 what was known at the time about possible al-Qaida activities in the United States.
Seldom, if ever, has the White House released classified information shared with the president during an intelligence briefing. Mr. Bush says the memo shows that there was no indication that al-Qaida was about to hijack 4 planes and fly them into buildings.
"There was not a time and place of an attack. It said Osama bin-Laden had designs on America. Well, I knew that."
Speaking during an Easter Sunday visit to a military base in Texas, Mr. Bush said he was satisfied that federal agents were dealing 5 with the terrorist threat. He said if there had been evidence of an attack on American soil, he would have done everything in his power to prevent it.
Members of the September 11 commission are now studying the document which was released Saturday. The commissioners 6 will hear later this week from the former and current heads of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 7.
imminent [5iminEnt] adj. 即将来临的，逼近的
al-Qaida 基地组织
indication [7indi5keiFEn] n. 迹象，暗示
hijack [5haidVAk] vt. 劫持，劫机
Central Intelligence Agency 中央情报局（CIA）
Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局（FBI）
- The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
- The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
- Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
- Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
- The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。