欧盟谴责巴基斯坦恐怖袭击
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欧盟谴责巴基斯坦恐怖袭击
BRUSSELS, Sept, 23 (Xinhua) -- The foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) Catherine Ashton on Monday condemned 1 the terrorist attack on a church in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city.
"The EU condemns 2 this attack in the strongest terms," she said in a statement, "We call on the Government of Pakistan to take stronger action to ensure the protection of all its citizens regardless of their religion or belief, and to bring to justice all groups and individuals responsible for inciting 3 and carrying out acts of terror."
"We encourage all Pakistanis to work together to promote and ensure tolerance 4 and mutual 5 understanding," she said, "The EU offers its condolences to the bereaved 6 families."
According to officials in Peshawar, at least 78 people were killed and over 146 others injured when a twin suicide bomb attack hit a Christian 7 church in the city on Sunday.
1 condemned
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》
2 inciting
刺激的，煽动的
- What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
- He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。
3 tolerance
n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差
- Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
- Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
4 mutual
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
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