VOA慢速英语2016 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月
AS IT IS 2016-03-18 Bus Bombing Kills 15 in Pakistan 巴基斯坦一政府班车被炸 15人殒命
A bomb exploded on a crowded bus Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistan town of Peshawar, killing 1 15 and injuring 30.
据报道，周三巴基斯坦西北部白沙瓦市一辆班车发生爆炸，目前已造成至少15人死亡、30人受伤。
Most of the victims were government employees. Video of the attack showed the explosion destroyed the bus.
多数遇难人员为政府官员。视频显示爆炸车辆已面目全非。
One eyewitness 2 said: "The roof of the bus was completely blown off by the bomb. I saw many dead bodies and severely 3 injured people being rushed to the hospital."
目击者称：“班车的车顶瞬间被炸飞。地上有很多尸体，幸存的伤员拼命地奔向医院。”
A police investigation 4 concluded the bomb was hidden under a seat in the bus.
警方调查后发现，炸弹被暗藏在班车的座位下。
An organization close to the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. The organization said the bombing was revenge 5 for death sentences given to 13 of its fighters on Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera.
据半岛电视台报道：塔利班武装组织声称制造了此次炸弹袭击。该组织称此举是为了周二被判处死刑的13名“圣战士”而进行的报复行为。
The town of Peshawar has witnessed violence in the past. Bombings and shootings by the Pakistani Taliban have taken place there in the past months.
过去几年里，白沙瓦市不断发生恐怖袭击事件。仅过去的几个月，塔利班武装组织就制造了数起炸弹袭击和枪击事件。
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eyewitness – n. a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it
revenge – n. the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you
- 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。
- The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
- He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
- 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。
- 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。