2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Mosque Leader Vows to Continue Standof
时间：2019-01-30 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Islamabad
08 July 2007
Arrested Pakistan's religious students arrive at sports complex from Adiala jail to be handed over to their families, 8 Jul 2007
Pakistani commandos blasted fresh holes in the walls around an Islamabad mosque 1 where armed militants 3 are reportedly holding hundreds of women and children hostage. Officials say they hope at least some of the people inside will be able to escape through the holes. But as VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports from Islamabad, the militant 2 leader in the mosque vows 4 to continue the standoff that began Tuesday.
Cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi says he and his supporters inside the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, would rather die than surrender.
The pro-Taleban leader released a statement Sunday saying he hoped his death would provoke an Islamic revolution throughout Pakistan.
On Saturday, President Pervez Musharraf issued a blunt ultimatum 5 to the mosque's leaders.
He says anyone inside the mosque should come out and surrender, and if they do not, they will be killed.
Thousands of troops have surrounded the mosque. Explosions and gunfire continued throughout the night and early Sunday.
An elite 6 Pakistani commando was killed during the latest operation as officials struggle to free women and children they say are being held hostage in the mosque.
The militants' leader says no one is being held against their will and says at least 70 people in the mosque have died.
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- 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。
- 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。
- Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
- The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。
- This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
- The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。