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VOA常速英语2008年-Deadly Twin Car Bombings Hit Lahore, Pakistan - 英语课
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By Steve Herman
Islamabad
11 March 2008

Two bomb blasts have rocked Pakistan's second-largest city, killing 1 at least 26 people and injuring 200 others. One of the explosions occurred at the headquarters of a federal police agency, packed with workers. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Islamabad.


Shortly after the workday began at the multi-story Lahore headquarters of the Federal Investigation 2 Agency, a powerful explosion tore through the building, killing many employees. Residents living kilometers away say the blast was so strong that it rattled 3 windows and shook walls in their homes.


The city's police chief, Malik Mohammed Iqbal, told reporters on the scene there is no doubt it was a terrorist attack.


"It's a suicide bomb blast in the sense that a vehicle full of explosives forced its way into FIA  headquarters," he said. "It exploded near the main building."


Dazed survivors 4, some with their clothing torn, could be seen standing 5 amid the rubble 6 watching rescuers remove the bodies of their colleagues.


A separate blast, around the same time 15 kilometers away in a high-security, upscale residential 7 area, killed at least four people, including two children. That explosion destroyed a house rented to a medium-sized advertising 8 agency, which has multi-national corporations as clients. The chief executive officer of the SB&B agency told reporters he has no idea why his company would have been targeted and it might have been a situation of mistaken identity.


Local media report the adjacent house is owned by a retired 9 judge, whose son is a police officer. Witnesses say a van drove into the driveway of the bungalow 10 and the vehicle exploded, flattening 11 the house.


The provincial 12 government of Punjab blames both attacks on suicide bombers 13 using explosive-laden vehicles.


The Tuesday morning blasts came a week after two suicide bombings at a naval 14 college in Lahore. Those attacks killed at least five people.


Police chief Iqbal says the latest attacks will not shake the resolve of his forces to combat suicide bombers.


"This does not mean that we will surrender, we will make more stringent 15 security measures so that such type of incidents do not take place," he said.


There have been six bombings since the February 18 national elections. The two largest opposition 16 parties are attempting to form a new government that will face public pressure to remove President and former General Pervez Musharraf, a strong ally of the United States in its anti-terrorism campaign.


Hours after the Lahore blasts, Mr. Musharraf called for the new National Assembly to convene 17 in Islamabad next Monday.


The president strongly condemns 18 the latest bombings, calling them a "savage 19 act" that would not deter 20 the government's resolve to fight the scourge 21 of terrorism with full force.


Shortly after Tuesday's explosions, Pakistan's cricket board announced the Australian national team was canceling a planned upcoming tour of the country because of security concerns.




n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • 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。
n.调查,调查研究
  • 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。
慌乱的,恼火的
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
  • The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
  • survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
n.(一堆)碎石,瓦砾
  • After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后,花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
adj.提供住宿的;居住的;住宅的
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
n.平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房
  • A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
  • The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子,搬进了小平房。
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
adj.严厉的;令人信服的;银根紧的
  • Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
  • Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。
n.反对,敌对
  • 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。
v.集合,召集,召唤,聚集,集合
  • The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
  • Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月,高级官员在伦敦会齐。
v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地
  • Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
  • The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
  • He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
vt.阻止,使不敢,吓住
  • Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
  • Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
n.灾难,祸害;v.蹂躏
  • Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
  • The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后,不称职的人就遭殃了。
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