VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Bombings Force Villagers to Flee
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Syrian Bombings Force Villagers to Flee
Marea, a town in northern Syria about 40 kilometers from Aleppo. A family clears up what remains 1 of their home after a government warplane bombed it on August 21 killing 2 one person and wounding eight others.
Salah, a produce merchant, says his family of eight now must leave Marea like thousands of people before them. He does not understand why troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are doing this.
"There's no reason. Just to show their power, to defy the people, to kill the people," he said.
Neighbor Walid helped rescue a man trapped underneath 3 this roof.
"He was asleep with his children," Walid recalled. "Bashar al-Assad is a killer 4."
The man survived, but his lower body was crushed. He was taken to a hospital in Turkey. He will not be back soon.
Nearby Tal Rifat is virtually a ghost town. Of its 40,000 residents only 2,000 remain, mostly young men who stay to guard against looters.
Residents think the Syrian government was targeting a school. It has been hit twice in two weeks. They say perhaps the government thinks rebels of the Free Syrian Army are sheltering here.
Abu Ala runs a small store and is trying to get his degree in computer engineering. He says everything has stopped since the Syrian uprising began nearly 18 months ago.
"The situation in Tal Rifat is very bad, especially the human and economic situation," Ala said. "There is no food. The shops are empty. And every night we look for the MiGs [warplanes] to shell us."
Rebel leaders say the Syrian government has withdrawn 5 ground troops from these towns in order to defend the major cities. So they bomb from the air.
The Syrian government says it is defending itself against terrorists who are seizing villages. The air attacks increased after Western leaders decided 6 not to establish a no-fly zone. Residents say the Syrian government may have concluded that this gave it license 7 to bomb with impunity 8.
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- 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。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
- Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
- All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
- The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。