VOA标准英语2008年-Roadside Bombs Decline in Iraq
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（一月）
Baghdad
20 January 2008
A suicide bombing killed six people in Iraq's western Anbar province, but a prominent sheikh who was the target of the attack was not hurt. The U.S. military says roadside bombs linked to Iran have declined recently after a sharp increase earlier this month. VOA's Deborah Block reports from Baghdad.
The suicide bomber 1 detonated explosives in his belt after guards stopped him at a checkpoint leading to the sheikh's farm near Falluja. Sheikh Aeifan al-Issawi is a leading member of the Anbar Awakening 2 Council, a Sunni group that has turned against al-Qaida in Iraq.
The U.S. military says attacks in Iraq linked to Iranian roadside bombs have fallen off in recent days and the flow of weapons has dropped. U.S. military officials have been saying for months that Shi'ite Iran has been supplying roadside bombs, known as EFP's, to Shi'ite militias 3 in Iraq. Tehran has denied the accusation 4.
U.S. military spokesman Rear Admiral Gregory Smith says the number of weapons coming from Iran is down dramatically, except for this short uptick in attacks during the early part of January.
But Smith says Iran's role in training and financing insurgents 6 has not been reduced.
Smith spoke 5 a week after the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus said roadside bomb attacks had risen recently.
Elsewhere, a mortar 7 round slammed into a road near a passport office in eastern Baghdad, killing 8 one person and wounding three policemen.
A guard says people we were lined up waiting for the office to open.
At least 19 people were killed by bombings and rocket attacks Saturday in Iraq. Despite the sporadic 9 violence, hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims continue the 10-day holiday of Ashura, which commemorates 10 the death of one of their most revered 11 saints.
- 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。
- the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
- People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
- 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
- I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
- She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
- 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 regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- 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 sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
- A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》