英闻天下——292 Protests Continue in Pakistan after Bombing
英语课
Thousands of Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims are continuing to protest in Quetta near the bodies of those killed in a sectarian attack on Saturday.
Around 4-thousand Shia Muslim Hazara's, predominantly women, are taking part in the sit-in demonstration 1 to protest what they see as the government's failure to crack down on militancy 2 in Pakistan.
Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning 3 the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. [Photo: Xinhua]
"It is about time that all of us stand up and show our solidarity 4 with these people."
Pakistani authorities say the death toll 5 from Saturday's attack climbed to 89 on Monday.
Some Shia Hazaras are refusing to bury their dead until security forces take action against the Sunni militant 6 group Lask-har-e-Jhang-vi responsible for the bombing.
Paramilitary "Frontier Corps 7" is in charge of security in Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, but Shi'ites say it is failing to protect them.
While the Taliban and al Qaeda remain a major threat, Sunni extremists, who regard Shi'ites as non-Muslims, have emerged as another major security problem.
President Asif Ali Zardari has said every effort will be made to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
- 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。
n.warlike behavior or tendency
- Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发, 斗志昂扬,为实现四个现代化而奋战。
- The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。
v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的现在分词 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.团结;休戚相关
- They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。