VOA常速英语2007年-Lebanon Buries Slain Army Commander
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十二月）
Beirut
14 December 2007
Lebanon's feuding 1 political leaders joined in Friday's funeral of Brigadier General Francois al Hajj, honoring the late army officer who was killed in a car-bomb on the outskirts 2 of Beirut Wednesday. Hajj is the ninth top figure to be assassinated 3 since 2005 and the third in six months, as Edward Yeranian reports for the VOA from Beirut.
Lebanese united to bury a fallen hero in a ceremony that brought together feuding politicians who have not spoken to each other in weeks.
Army Commander Michel Suleiman, former President Amine Gemayel and opposition 4 leader General Michel Aoun sat together in the front pew of a Maronite church on a mountaintop outside Beirut.
A torrential downpour added to the somber 6 mood as normally stoic 7 military officers wiped tears from their eyes.
Friends, family and well-wishers threw rose petals 8 at the late general's coffin 9, draped in the Lebanese flag, as a military honor guard carried it through the crowd.
Hajj was killed, Wednesday, by a car bomb that pulverized 10 his vehicle as he was being driven to Lebanon's Defense 11 Ministry 12. The general had been widely expected to be the next commander of the Lebanese Army.
Lebanon's Maronite Christian 13 Patriarch, Mar 5 Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, eulogized the slain 14 officer. He called General Hajj's death "an immense tragic 15 loss," adding that the entire nation had "drowned in savagery 16."
General Hajj was the ninth major figure to be assassinated since former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was killed in February 2005 in a massive car bomb explosion.
At least ten other attempted assassinations 17 have targeted political figures, journalists and union leaders, most of whom were opponents of Syria's involvement in Lebanon.
Many Lebanese politicians have blamed Syria for the assassinations, a charge Damascus denies.
The authorities have detained three Lebananese individuals in the southern port city of Sidon, who reportedly have ties to a militant 18 Palestinian group. General Hajj played a key role in the army's offensive against al-Qaida inspired militants 19 at a Palestinian refugee camp north of Beirut earlier this year.
The general's death comes at a critical time in Lebanon's history, as the country struggles without a president, and the army attempts to maintain order after presidential elections were postponed 20 repeatedly.
Rival political parties have agreed to nominate Army Chief General Michel Suleiman for the presidency 21. But they have been haggling 22 over other issues and have now set a vote for December 17.
- Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
- The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网
- Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
- They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。
- The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
- Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
- Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
- He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
- His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
- A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
- On Rajiv's death a stoic journey began for Mrs Gandhi,supported by her husband's friends.拉吉夫死后，索尼亚在丈夫友人的支持下开始了一段坚忍的历程。
- white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
- The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
- The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
- We pulverized the opposition. 我们彻底击败了对手。
- He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory. 他能言善辩把对方驳得体无完肤。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- 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。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
- His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
- The police were shocked by the savagery of the attacks.警察对这些惨无人道的袭击感到震惊。
- They threw away their advantage by their savagery to the black population.他们因为野蛮对待黑人居民而丧失了自己的有利地位。
- Most anarchist assassinations were bungled because of haste or spontaneity, in his view. 在他看来，无政府主义者搞的许多刺杀都没成功就是因为匆忙和自发行动。 来自辞典例句
- Assassinations by Israelis of alleged terrorists habitually kill nearby women and children. 在以色列，自称恐怖分子的炸弹自杀者杀害靠近自己的以色列妇女和儿童。 来自互联网
- 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。
- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。