巴基斯坦医疗中心遭自杀式炸弹袭击
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月
AS IT IS 2016-01-14 Suicide Bombing Kills 14 at Pakistan Medical Center 巴基斯坦医疗中心遭自杀式炸弹袭击
At least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a bomb tore through a polio vaccination 1 center in southwestern Pakistan.
The New York Times reported that 13 of the dead were police officers at the site in Quetta. Authorities said 23 people were wounded. Area doctors told reporters that five of the wounded are in critical condition.
The police officers guard the health workers at the clinic. The health staff are often targeted by Islamist militants 3 in Pakistan, according to the New York Times.
A spokesperson for the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in a statement to reporters. The Pakistani Taliban is an extremist alliance of militant 2 organizations. They are waging an insurgency 4 against the state of Pakistan. The alliance is responsible for killing 5 thousands of Pakistanis in recent years.
A senior Pakistani police officer told reporters that the suicide bomber 6 had at least seven kilograms of explosives strapped 7 to his body. The bomber walked into a group of security forces and health workers, and detonated the device.
The incident happened during a three-day immunization campaign to eliminate polio from Pakistan.
Such immunization campaigns meet resistance. Religious groups see the anti-polio campaign as a Western conspiracy 8 to sterilize 9 Muslims. Islamist militants suspect that the health centers are homes for espionage 10.
At least 80 people have been killed in related immunization center attacks since 2012.
Despite the attacks, 2015 saw a big drop in polio cases in Pakistan. Health officials said the country saw an 84 percent decline in polio cases last year.
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polio – n. a serious disease that affects the nerves of the spine 11 and often makes a person permanently 12 unable to move particular muscles
detonate – v. to explode or to cause to explode
insurgency – n. a usually violent attempt to take control of a government
conspiracy – n. the act of secretly planning to do something that is harmful or illegal
sterilize – v. to make someone unable to produce children
- Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
- Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- 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。
- And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
- Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
- 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。
- 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。
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.杀菌剂被用于在注射前给皮肤消毒。
- He pricks the blister on his heel with a sterilize needle.他用一根消过毒的针扎破他脚后跟上的水泡。
- The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
- Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。
- He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
- His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。
- The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
- The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。