2006年VOA标准英语-British Jury Convicts Muslim Preacher of S
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Michael Drudge 1
London
07 February 2006
Supporters clear a path for Abu Hamza al-Masri, center, following Friday prayers in the street outside the Finsbury Park Mosque 2, in London, Feb. 7, 2003
A British jury has convicted a radical 3 Muslim cleric of soliciting 4 the murder of non-Muslims and a judge has sentenced him to seven years in prison. The man, Abu Hamza al-Masri, is also wanted by the United States on terrorism-related charges.
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The conviction of al-Masri culminates 5 years of investigation 6 into the activities of Britain's most prominent Muslim preacher.
A London jury has found him guilty of 11 counts ranging from solicitation 7 of murder of non-Muslims to stirring up racial hatred 8 against Jews and possessing what prosecutors 9 described as a "terrorist manual."
Until 2003, the Egyptian-born al-Masri was based at the Finsbury Park mosque in north London, a place where suspected al-Qaida-linked terrorists had prayed.
Finsbury Park mosque in London (file photo)
Among those who attended the mosque are convicted "shoe bomber 10" Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui, who is awaiting sentencing as the so-called "20th hijacker 11" in the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
One London-based expert on terrorism, M.J. Gohel of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, says al-Masri has led followers 12 into what he calls "a world of extremism and terrorism."
"He provides the doorway 13 to the jihadi groups around the world because a number of those al-Qaida-linked terrorists did pass through the Finsbury Park mosque when he used to preach there," he said.
Al-Masri also is wanted in the United States on a number of charges, including the attempted establishment of a terrorist training camp in the northwestern state of Oregon.
His possible extradition 14 to face trial on those charges is now expected to remain suspended while he considers an appeal and serves his sentence in Britain.
The 47-year-old al-Masri is handicapped, having lost his hands and one eye to what he says was a mine-clearing operation when he was supporting anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Other sources say he was injured while building a bomb.
During his trial, al-Masri said the charges against him were politically motivated. His lawyer had argued that al-Masri never intended to incite 15 people to commit specific crimes.
- I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
- I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
- 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。
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay. 各种文明都要历经诞生，鼎盛和衰落。 来自《用法词典》
- The tower culminates in a 40-foot spire. 这塔的顶端是一个40英尺高的塔尖。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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。
- Make the first solicitation of the three scheduled this quarter. 进行三位名单上预期捐助人作本季第一次邀请捐献。 来自互联网
- Section IV is about the proxy solicitation system and corporate governance. 随后对委托书的格式、内容、期限以及能否实行有偿征集、征集费用由谁承担以及违反该制度的法律责任进行论述，并提出自己的一些见解。 来自互联网
- He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
- The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- 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。
- We needed a credibIe hijacker who knew the pIane. 也需要一个懂飞机的让人相信的劫机犯。
- I've never heard of a hijacker Ietting passengers deboard before. 以前也从没听说过有劫机犯让乘客离开。
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
- Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
- The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。