VOA常速英语2008年-Suicide Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan
时间：2019-01-31 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
Islamabad
25 February 2008
Authorities in Pakistan say that a suicide bomb attack on a military vehicle in the garrison 1 city of Rawalpindi has killed at least eight people, including a senior army general. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad.
Eyewitnesses 2 and officials say the suicide bomber 3 struck the army vehicle on a busy road in Rawalpindi, instantly killing 4 Lieutenant 5 General Mushtaq Ahmed Baig and others.
The attack injured a number of people who have been taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.
Police and army personnel cordoned 6 off the site of the blast and have launched an investigation 7.
Interior Ministry 8 spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema says the road was crowded with mid-afternoon traffic when the suicide bomber struck.
"The traffic had stopped because of the red signal and he came and exploded himself next to the general's car," said Cheema. "We have recovered some remains 9 of the suicide bomber like his legs. He seems to be a 15-to-18 years-old young boy."
The spokesman says the general was the head of the Pakistan Army's medical corps 10. He blamed militants 11 linked to al-Qaida and the Taliban for the attack.
The militants have carried out frequent deadly attacks against Pakistani security forces in recent months.
Pakistani authorities say that General Baig is the highest-ranking army officer to have been killed since Pakistan became a member of the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition 12 in 2001.
Monday's suicide bombing took place a week after the country held largely peaceful parliamentary elections.
Islamic militants are also blamed for killing Pakistani opposition 13 politician Benazir Bhutto and her 20 supporters in a gun and suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi in December.
- The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
- The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
- The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
- Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
- 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。
- 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。
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
- Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- 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。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- 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 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。
- 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。