VOA常速英语2008年-Afghan President Escapes Assassination Attempt
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（四月）
Islamabad
27 April 2008
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants 1 on a military parade in Kabul. At least three people were killed, including a parliament member, and eight others were wounded in the attack . Ayaz Gul has details from Islamabad.
Officials and witnesses say the gunfire erupted as the national anthem 2 was ending and guests were about take their seats at the ceremony in central Kabul.
Hundreds of people, including senior government officials and politicians attending the event were seen ducking for cover as shots rang out.
President Hamid Karzai, cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, foreign diplomats 3 as well as military commanders were evacuated 4 from the scene after the gunfire broke out.
Mr. Karzai later appeared on the national television to appeal for calm.
The Afghan president described the attackers as enemies of Afghanistan's security and progress. He said that military forces surrounded them quickly and arrested some of the suspects.
Taliban insurgents 5 claimed responsibility for carrying the attack, saying Mr. Karzai was their target. A spokesman for the group says three of the six fighters involved in the attack were killed. The rest escaped.
The assassination 6 attempt came despite unprecedented 7 tight security for the military parade, which marked the fall of the Soviet-backed government to the Afghan mujahideen 16 years ago.
A defense 8 ministry 9 spokesman says that all cabinet members and foreign diplomats, including the U.S ambassador to Kabul and the U.S commander of the international forces in Afghanistan, were safe and well.
President Karzai has survived several assassination attempts since he came to power after U.S-led international coalition 10 and Afghan forces ousted 11 the Taliban from power in late 2001.
Taliban insurgents have carried out frequent attacks on local and foreign security forces and have vowed 12 to intensify 13 their attacks this year in a bid to overthrow 14 President Karzai's government and drive foreign forces out of Afghanistan.
- 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。
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- 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。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
- 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。
- We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
- They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。