2006年VOA标准英语-Blasts Rock Baghdad; Dozens Dead and Injured
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Margaret Besheer
Irbil, Iraq
27 July 2006
A car bomb and mortar 1 attack on an upscale Baghdad neighborhood has killed at least 31 people and wounded more than 115 others. The latest violence comes as the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was adjourned 2 until October, when the court will decide whether he is guilty of ordering the executions of 148 Shiite men.
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Women cross through a walkway littered with debris 3 and wreckage 4 after a rocket attack on a building
The attack in the mostly Shiite Karrada district of Baghdad came at mid-morning, causing many casualties and severely 5 damaging shops and buildings.
Interior Ministry 6 officials fear the death toll 7 could rise. One building collapsed 8 in the attack and more casualties could be trapped in the rubble 9.
The car bomb reportedly exploded near a gasoline station, and the flames and debris blanketed the normally busy commercial district.
Geroge Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, left, at White House, July 25, 2006
Thursday's attack comes as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki heads home from Washington, where he held talks with President Bush and addressed a joint 10 meeting of the U.S. Congress.
During the visit, the leaders approved plans to deploy 11 more U.S. and Iraqi troops to the capital city to curb 12 sectarian violence that has been escalating 13 since an attack on a Shiite shrine 14 in February.
Saddam Hussein (file photo)
Elsewhere in Baghdad, the trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was adjourned until October 16. Saddam and seven co-defendants are on trial for ordering the killings 16 of 148 Shiite men from the town of Dujail in 1982. The men where executed after a failed assassination 17 attempt on Saddam.
Saddam and two of his co-defendants face death by hanging if they are found guilty.
Saddam was not present for Thursdays proceedings 18, as his court-appointed lawyer read his closing statement during Wednesday's session.
On Wednesday, Saddam asked the Tribunal if he is sentenced to death, to execute him by a firing squad 19, instead of hanging him, as he is a soldier, and not like a petty criminal.
But two co-defendants were present Thursday and both had terse 20 exchanges with the judge.
Former Iraqi Vice 21 President Taha Yassin Ramadan told the judge, "I am innocent. I know my sentence has been decided 22 and I accept the fate God has decided for me." The judge interrupted him, telling him, his sentence would be passed after all the legal proceedings have been completed.
Also present was defendant 15 Awad al-Bandar, a revolutionary court judge who sentenced the Shiites to death. After a testy 23 exchange with the judge, Al-Bandar tried to leave the courtroom and had to be restrained by guards.
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
- The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
- They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
- New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
- The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
- I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
- You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
- The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
- A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
- Her reply about the matter was terse.她对此事的答复简明扼要。
- The president issued a terse statement denying the charges.总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。