2006年VOA标准英语-Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills US Diplom
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（三月）
By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
02 March 2006
A suicide car bomber 1 outside the U.S. Consulate 2 in southern Pakistan has killed at least three people, including an American diplomat 3. More than 50 people were injured. President Bush, scheduled to visit Pakistan later this week, vowed 4 the deadly attack will not force a change in his plans.
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Paramilitary troops cordon 5 off site of bomb blasts outside U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Thursday
President Bush took time during a joint 6 press conference with the Indian prime minister in New Delhi to give his response to the bomb attack in Karachi.
"Terrorists and killers 7 are not going to prevent me from going to Pakistan," Mr. Bush said.
The president heads to Pakistan late Friday for a series of meetings with President Pervez Musharraf, a key ally in the U.S.-led war on terror.
The bomb ripped through a parking area reserved for an American hotel, around 20 meters from the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.
Local police chief Niaz Sadiqui says the initial investigation 8 suggests the attacker rammed 9 his car into a U.S. vehicle as it turned into the heavily guarded consulate.
"The suicide bomber has also been killed in this act. We have positive clues on which we are working to determine the hands behind this criminal and terrorist activity," he said.
President Bush confirmed the attack had killed at least one American.
"We have lost at least one U.S. citizen in the bombing, a foreign service officer, and I send our country's deepest condolences to that person's loved ones and family," Mr. Bush said.
Mr. Bush also expressed condolences on the death of several Pakistanis in the blast. U.S. officials say a Pakistani national employed at the consulate was among the dead.
In a written statement, the Pakistan government sharply condemned 10 the attack and expressed "deep sadness" over the loss of life.
A similar car bombing killed more than a dozen people outside the same U.S. consulate in 2002. In 2004, police defused a bomb near the consulate just moments before it was timed to explode.
The port city is considered a regional hub for militant 11 groups and Islamic extremists.
- 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 Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。
- There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
- They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
- I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》