VOA标准英语2009年-Gunmen Attack Rawalpindi Mosque in Pak
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)
Police say gunmen attacked a mosque 1 Friday near the country's army headquarters, killing 2 at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 others.
Sean Maroney | Islamabad 04 December 2009
Pakistani soldiers take up position outside a besieged 3 mosque in Pakistan's garrison 4 city Rawalpindi, 04 Dec 2009
They are nibbling 5 around the area at whatever they can get," security analyst 6 and retired 7 Brigadier General Mahmood Shah tells VOA.
Police in Pakistan say gunmen attacked a mosque Friday near the country's army headquarters, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 others. Pakistani state television say authorities still are searching for the attackers.
The attack occurred in Rawalpindi, just outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad, at the conclusion of Friday's prayers at the Parade Lane mosque.
Regional police officer Aslam Tareen spoke 8 to reporters shortly after the assault.
He says when the prayer leader finished his sermon, two to three attackers entered the mosque's main hall and opened fire on the crowd. He says the attackers then threw hand grenades, which caused huge explosions.
The mosque is located in a high-security area dominated by Pakistani military personnel, with many military residential 9 complexes and offices nearby.
Security analyst and retired Brigadier-General Mahmood Shah tells VOA that retired army officers frequently visit this mosque.
He also says that he suspects the country's Taliban militants 10, who attacked the nearby army headquarters in October, are focusing on so-called "soft targets" to create confusion and strike at the country's military.
"They are nibbling around the area at whatever they can get," Shah said."It is not possible to cover the complete [Rawalpindi] area. Prayer places are considered to be respected."
A day earlier, a suicide bomber 11 killed two guards and wounded 11 other people at the Pakistani naval 12 headquarters, which is located in Islamabad.
Hundreds of people have died in Pakistan's escalating 13 violence since the government launched in mid-October an offensive against Taliban militants near the Afghan border.
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
- The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。
- The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
- The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
- We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
- He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- 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