VOA标准英语2009年-American UN Official Kidnapped in Southwest Pak
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
Gunmen in southwest Pakistan have kidnapped an American working for the U.N. refugee agency and killed his Pakistani driver.
The kidnapping occurred in Quetta, the regional capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province. American John Solecki and his Pakistani driver, Syed Hashim Raza, were driving to the local office of the U.N. High Commissioner 1 for Refugees, where Solecki works as the top official.
Police officer Khalid Masood told reporters the two men were ambushed 3 after leaving Solecki's home.
He says the gunmen intercepted 4 the car and shot the driver. He says the driver later died at the hospital.
Quetta police say they sealed roads out of the city and searched cars. Officials have not said if there are any groups suspected to be behind the attack. The foreign ministry 5 called the ambush 2 a "dastardly terrorist act."
Pakistan's impoverished 6 Balochistan province has experienced decades of fighting from ethnic-separatist groups who oppose the central government.
In recent years, Taliban fighters have also operated in the region. But most of the violence is between the Pakistani military and separatist fighters - abductions of foreigners are rare.
In northwest Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants 7 have kidnapped several foreigners in the past year. Last September's bombing of the Islamabad Marriott Hotel caused the United Nations and other foreign organizations to tighten 8 their security policies.
The United Nations released a statement strongly denouncing the abduction and killing 9. It did not say if operations in Pakistan would be affected 10.
Spokeswoman Ishrat Risvi says many workers are shocked and dismayed by the incident, but they also want to continue their work.
"The United Nations stands committed to continuing its development and humanitarian 11 work and expecting improved security arrangements," she said.
Balochistan province borders Iran and Afghanistan and hosts more than one-fifth of all refugees in Pakistan. U.N. officials say the refugee agency office in Quetta supports health care, water, education and sanitation 12 programs for some of the province's nearly 400,000 registered Afghan refugees.
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
- Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
- The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
- Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
- 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。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
- Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。