voa标准英语2008年-Sporadic Gunfire, Bomb Blasts as Mumbai Siege C
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)
The southern tip of Mumbai, the heart of the city's tourist district, was turned into a battle zone as police tried to capture or kill the last of the terrorists.
Indian soldiers aim a grenade launcher at part of the facade 2 of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai,28 Nov 2008
At the historic Taj hotel in the southern tip of the city late Friday, the air was filled with the sound of grenades, sporadic 3 machine-gun fire and helicopters hovering 4 overhead. Indian special forces went room to room in an effort to end the three-day siege by militants 5 who rampaged through the streets of Mumbai and took hostages in two posh Mumbai hotels and at a Jewish community center.
By late afternoon, Indian commandos had freed another six hostages, who were escorted to the back of the Taj into a waiting ambulance. None of them appeared to be injured, just shaken up and hungry after more than two days with almost no food.
Indian security forces so far have freed at least 200 hostages at the Taj. It is still unclear how many gunmen were involved in the assualt on the building.
Security officials have confirmed that several foreigners were killed and more than 20 injured. It is known that among the dead: three Germans, one Japanese, one Canadian and one Australian.
Firefighters and ambulances were rushed to the Taj late Friday as a fresh column of smoke could be seen rising from the luxury hotel's roof.
Four bystanders were hit by gunfire near the front of the Taj where many journalists have gathered to cover the siege. One of those injured was a journalist for the French Press Agency.
An Indian commando comes down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, 28 Nov 2008
Elsewhere in the city, loud blasts and sporadic gunfire erupted at the Nariman House as Indian security forces worked to end the hostage standoff at a Jewish outreach center. A security official told Indian television that commandoes found bodies of what are believed to be terrorists and hostages in the center.
With Mumbai as the financial gateway 6 to India, many of the hostages that had been held at the luxury hotels were in India on business.
As the siege began, many of their companies apparently 7 called in crisis consultants 8 like Sanjay Vaswani to help the hostages through their ordeal 9 and upon their eventual 10 release. He declined to give the name of the company that had called him in.
"The eight people we were in charge of were glad to be out. It showed in their faces they were tired," he said.
So far, it is unclear exactly how many people have been killed since the coordinated 11 attacks began but authorities said the number is believed to be at least 140 and could go higher once security forces are able to slowly go through the devastated 12 buildings where the fighting took place.
- The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
- The entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
- If you look carefully,you can see through Bob's facade.如果你仔细观察，你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。
- The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
- You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
- The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
- I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
- 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。
- Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
- A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
- There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
- Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
- Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
- Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。