时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)


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The Indonesian Supreme 1 Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed for the 2002 terrorist bombings on the resort island, Bali. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
 






Bali Bombers 2 from left, Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim (2007 file photo)



A Supreme Court Judge said Monday Amrozi Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudra have exhausted 3 all legal options to prevent their execution.

The three Islamic militants 4 - all members of the regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah - were convicted five years ago for planning and carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings which claimed the lives of 202 people, the majority of them foreign tourists.

A lawyer for the three men, Adnan Wirawan, says the families of the militants made the appeal in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, as a last ditch attempt to delay the executions.

"They went to Denpasar court without our representation, so they lodged 5 on their own behalf using the right which is available in the procedural law," said Adnan. "I think that's part of the plan to halt the process for a while."

The attorney general's office has announced the executions will take place during the beginning of November and speculation 6 is high the executions are imminent 7.

Indonesia does not announce the exact dates of executions, which are usually carried out late at night in a remote spot by firing squad 8.

The three men have never expressed any remorse 9 for their actions, except that Muslims were also killed in the attacks, and have often said they welcome dying a "martyr's" death.

Security remains 10 high around oil facilities, foreign embassies, malls and tourist destinations, amid concerns of revenge attacks by Jemaah Islamiyah. However, most analysts 11 agree it is unlikely it will be capable of carrying out any major attacks, because the group has been severely 12 weakened.

But terrorism expert and author on Jemaah Islamyah Ken 13 Conboy says announcing that the executions would take place in early November only increases the likelihood of reprisals 15.

"I think by announcing a date ahead of time they increase the likelihood that you will get reprisals - because they can focus on a date, they can actually focus on a date - so I think you're increasing the chances of a reprisal 14 by announcing that date," said Conboy. "Even if it's ballpark, you increase the chances of a reprisal."

The vast majority of Indonesians have no sympathy for the Bali bombers and are opposed to terrorism.



adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
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.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • 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。
v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属
  • The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
  • She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
  • He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • 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。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
n.视野,知识领域
  • Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
  • Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
n.报复,报仇,报复性劫掠
  • There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
  • They bombed civilian targets in reprisal.他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。
n.报复(行为)( reprisal的名词复数 )
  • They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. 他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
  • They took bloody reprisals against the leaders. 他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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