VOA标准英语2012--CIA Prevents Al-Qaida Suicide Plane Attack
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(五月)
CIA Prevents Al-Qaida Suicide Plane Attack
Working closely with foreign partners, the CIA prevented a plot to put a suicide bomber 1 on a U.S.-bound jet with the explosives concealed 2 in the bomber’s underwear.
White House counterterrorism adviser 3 John Brennan:
“We’re confident that neither the device nor the intended user of this device posed a threat," he said.
U.S. experts say the bomb was a redesign of an explosive underwear device intended to blow up a jet flying to the U.S. on Christmas 2009.
The bomb was made to evade 4 airport security according to Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute.
“The bomb itself contained no metal so most of the airport security devices would not have picked it up," she said. "This is concerning because it means the bomb could have slipped through security measures on to an airplane.”
Authorities suspect the latest bomb is the work of Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, who has been linked to several bombing attempts and has ties to al-Qaida in Yemen.
The FBI has demonstrated what would happen if similar bombs detonated successfully.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:
“The plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying, they keep trying to devise more and more perverse 5 and terrible ways to kill innocent people," said Clinton.
Reportedly, the U.S. has increased the number of federal air marshals on flights bound to the U.S.
Defense 6 Secretary Leon Panetta:
“What this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant 7 against those that would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep America safe," he said.
Since Arab uprisings across the Middle East began last year, insurgents 8 connected to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula have been seizing territory in southern Yemen.
Analysts 9 say this increases the operating space for the terrorists and makes attacks on Western targets more likely.
Recent drone strikes have killed some of the group’s leaders, but that has not stopped the organization’s ability to plot against the U.S.
Again, Katherine Zimmerman:
“Though we have been successful in taking out top AQAP leadership, the group has been able to regenerate 10 and still poses a significant threat to the United States," she said.
Analysts believe AQAP is setting up new training camps in Yemen, and remains 11 the most active and dangerous threat to the United States.
- 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 paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
- I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
- You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？
- It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
- She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.她有一种不正常的心态，以使别人难堪来取乐。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
- The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
- 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
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- Their aim is to regenerate British industry.他们的目的是复兴英国的工业。
- Although it is not easy,you have the power to regenerate your life.尽管这不容易，但你有使生活重获新生的能力。