VOA标准英语2011--Remains of Crashed US Helicopter Still L
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(八月)
Remains 1 of Crashed US Helicopter Still Lie in Mogadishu
Somalia, now in the grip of famine, is also remembered as the scene of the "Black Hawk 2 Down" incident, in which two U.S. helicopters were destroyed and 18 American soldiers killed in 1993. One of the crash sites is in a part of Mogadishu that until recently was controlled by the Islamic militant 3 group al-Shabab.
The remains of one of the Black Hawks 4 lies in a rundown and overgrown lane near Mogadishu’s now deserted 5 Bakara Market.
A group of Somali soldiers escorting journalists on a tour of the largely destroyed neighborhood were able to locate the site, which is now overrun by huge cactus 6 plants.
At first it was impossible to see any sign of the choppers amid the growth and rubble 7. But soon the searchers - government soldiers and security personnel - were able to point out the rotor hub and one of the blades almost hidden among the cactus.
The “Black Hawk Down” incident came at a time when Somalia was gripped by famine. Eighteen years later, the international community is once again descending 8 on Somalia to try to save the victims of the latest human tragedy.
- 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。
- The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
- The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
- Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。
- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
- It was the first year that the cactus had produced flowers.这是这棵仙人掌第一年开花。
- The giant cactus is the vegetable skycraper.高大的仙人掌是植物界巨人。