2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi, US Forces Search for Kidnap Victims
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Margaret Besheer
Irbil
19 November 2006
US troops of 172nd Stryker brigade patrol streets of central Baghdad, Nov. 7, 2006
Iraqi and U.S. forces raided a Shiite slum in Baghdad Saturday, looking for men abducted 1 earlier this week in a mass kidnapping at a government ministry 2. Meanwhile, in southern Iraq, coalition 3 forces continued their search for five western contractors 4 who were abducted when their convoy 5 was attacked Thursday.
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The U.S. military says American and Iraqi forces raided a Shiite militia 6 stronghold in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.
The troops were searching for victims of Tuesday's mass kidnapping of dozens of men from the Higher Education Ministry. Some of the hostages had already been released, but an unknown number remain captive, their fates unknown. The military did not say if Saturday's raid yielded any hostages, but at least three suspected terrorists were arrested.
The kidnapping has widened the rift 7 within Iraq's already troubled government. The Higher Education Ministry is Sunni-run, while the kidnappers 8 are believed to be members of the Shiite Mehdi militia of radical 9 cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
Sunni Arab groups blame Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his Shiite-led interior ministry for failing to rein 10 in Shiite militias 11 with alleged 12 links to the country's security forces.
Tensions were further escalated 13 Friday, when the interior ministry issued a warrant for the arrest of Sheikh Harith al-Dari, the head of the influential 14 Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars. The hard-line cleric is charged with inciting 15 violence and terrorism.
Sunni groups held a news conference Saturday denouncing the warrant, saying it was intended to distract attention from the education ministry kidnapping.
Meanwhile, near the southern city of Basra, coalition and Iraqi forces continued their search for an Austrian and four American contractors who were abducted Thursday when their convoy was attacked.
An official with the Crescent Security Group in Kuwait, the men's employer, told VOA that all five remain missing and are still believed to be alive.
In neighboring Turkey, Prime Minister Maliki wrapped up a two-day visit to discuss his country's security situation and Turkey's fight against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
Mr. Maliki said Turkish officials assured him that their government would not interfere 16 in Iraq's internal problems, and said Ankara is ready to cooperate with the Iraqi government on all fronts, especially to maintain Iraq's unity 17 and restore peace.
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- 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 several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
- The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。
- They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
- What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
- He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。
- If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
- When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。