2007年VOA标准英语-Pakistan Police Battle Religious Militants in C
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Islamabad
03 July 2007
Pakistani security forces have exchanged gunfire with hundreds of students holed up inside a radical 1 mosque 2 in central Islamabad. Officials have confirmed six deaths, including security personnel and students, and both sides are reporting several people injured. VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand has more from the capital.
The sound of gunfire echoed for blocks as fighting erupted outside the radical Lal Masjid or Red Mosque.
Pakistani students run out of a government office after setting on fire after a clash with police outside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, 03 Jul 2007
Students from the mosque set fire to at least two nearby government buildings, including the Ministry 3 of Environment.
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao says the students sparked the confrontation 4 after midday.
He says police were using tear gas to break up a demonstration 5 outside the mosque when several students opened fire, killing 6 at least one officer.
Witnesses say the mosque has begun broadcasting calls for suicide bomb attacks over its loudspeakers.
Security forces have surrounded the mosque, but officials say the government wants to avoid aggravating 7 an already bloody 8 confrontation.
Local media report the government sent a mediator 9 into the mosque to help negotiate a ceasefire.
Lal Masjid has been at the center of a growing conflict between government authorities and religious militants 10 in the capital.
The mosque's clerics have vowed 11 to impose a strict Taleban-style Islamic law, in a direct challenge to the government.
Student supporters have launched a series of increasingly provocative 12 raids around Islamabad.
Hundreds of students have occupied a popular children's library since January. Hundreds more have helped kidnap several policemen and a number of alleged 13 prostitutes in recent weeks.
The government has threatened to retaliate 14, but until now it continually backed down in favor of efforts to reach negotiated settlements.
The stand off was increasingly seen as a significant political embarrassment 15 for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
Government critics also used the violent division between moderates and the mosque to underscore claims that the president has failed to confront religious militants.
- The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
- She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
- 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。
- 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。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
- 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。
- How aggravating to be interrupted! 被打扰，多令人生气呀！
- Diesel exhaust is particularly aggravating to many susceptible individuals. 许多体质敏感的人尤其反感柴油废气。
- He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
- He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
- He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
- He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。
- 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。
- 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。
- She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
- His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
- It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
- She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
- Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。