时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2009年9月


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  Two suicide bombings have rocked the headquarters of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, killing 1 the second-in-command and injuring the head general. The UN says at least 30 personnel were injured and being evalcuated for treatment. An Islamist militant 2 group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

在索马里的非洲联盟维和部队司令部遭遇两个自杀炸弹袭击,部队一名副指挥官被炸死,另外还有一名主要将领受伤。联合国表示,至少有30人因为受伤被撤离营地接受治疗。一个伊斯兰激进组织宣称对这次袭击负责。

Two vehicles entered and then exploded in the African Union peacekeeping force compound, sending a heavy trail of black smoke into the skyline of the capital city.

两部车辆在进入非盟维和部队营地后不久爆炸,爆炸产生的黑色浓烟窜上了首都内罗毕的天空。

Among the dead is the top Burundian military officer in Somalia and deputy commander of the peacekeeping force, General Juvenal Niyoyunguruza. The head military official, Ugandan General Nathan Mugisha, was injured in the attack.

被炸死的人里包括来自布隆迪的非盟维和部队副指挥官尼永央古鲁扎将军,一名来自乌干达的维和部队司令官穆革沙将军在爆炸中受伤。

The peacekeeping force is composed of about 5,000 Ugandan and Burundian troops. At least nine peacekeepers were killed, and some reports have indicated that Somalis may be among the dead as well.

非盟维和部队是由5千名乌干达与布隆迪军人组成,有至少9名维和部队成员被炸死,一些报道指出,其中可能也包括索马里人。

An eyewitness 3 at the Mogadishu airport, which is situated 4 next to the AMISOM base, says the two cars entered the compound and then exploded near the petrol station located in the base. The two cars reportedly carried the United Nations insignia on their sides.

一位在营地附近摩加迪沙机场的目击者说,两部车辆进入营地后,在营地里的加油站旁爆炸,两辆车上有着联合国的标志。

The eyewitness says the two vehicles first attempted to enter through the airport, but were refused access by security guards. He said the cars then drove over to the AMISOM entry way.

这名目击者说,这两辆车原本试图进入机场,但是被安全警卫拦阻,于是就转往非盟维和部队的营地入口。

A security officer has reported that vehicles were allowed inside because the guard at the AMISOM gate assumed they were with the United Nations.

一名安全官员报告说,营地警卫以为两部车是联合国车辆,才允许他们进入营地。

Heavy mortar 5 exchanges have since erupted in the Bakara market area of Mogadishu, killing a number of civilians 6 and wounding many more.

在首都摩加迪沙的巴卡拉市场地区,迫击炮猛烈交火,导致许多平民伤亡。

A spokesman for the al Shabab terrorist group claimed the suicide attack was in retaliation 7 for the killing of a wanted senior al-Qaida operative in the region.

恐怖组织青年党发言人宣称对这次自杀炸弹袭击负责,并表示这是对该地区一名基地组织高级领导人的被杀而采取的报复行动。

Kenyan Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who was hiding with the Islamic militant group in southern Somalia, was killed Monday in a U.S.-led military operation.

肯尼亚出生的纳卜汉,过去一直与伊斯兰激进组织藏匿在索马里南部地区,他在星期一美军领导和发动的突击中被打死。

Suicide bombings are historically an alien practice in Somali culture, but al-Shabab has begun to seriously integrate the tactic 8 as it increasingly seeks to link its campaign with other radical 9 Islamic movements around the world.

在索马里文化中,自杀炸弹向来是外国激进份子使用的手段,但恐怖组织青年党近来也开始利用这个手法,希望能与全球激进恐怖活动挂钩。

The al-Qaida linked Kenyan killed Monday was wanted by the United States for his alleged 10 role in the bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel in a popular tourist destination of the coast of Mombasa. He is also believed to have been involved in a botched attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter jet leaving the Mombasa airport the same day.

星期一被打死的肯尼亚基地组织领导人,是美国追缉的目标。因为据信他涉嫌卷入热门景点蒙巴萨的一家以色列酒店爆炸事件,以及同一天发生的一架从蒙巴萨机场起飞的以色列包机遭导弹袭击事件,但导弹没有击落飞机。

Meanwhile, the terrorist group released a set of demands for the release of a French hostage who was acting 11 as a security advisor 12 to the Mogadishu government. The terms include demands that all AMISOM forces be pulled out of Somalia.

与此同时,恐怖组织青年党提出一系列的条件,如果满足条件,就可释放一名为摩加迪沙政府担任安全顾问的法国人质。该组织的条件还包括要求所有非盟维和部队撤出索马里。



1 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • 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。
2 militant
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。
3 eyewitness
n.目击者,见证人
  • The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
  • He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。
4 situated
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
5 mortar
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
  • The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
  • The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
6 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
7 retaliation
n.报复,反击
  • retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
  • He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 tactic
n.战略,策略;adj.战术的,有策略的
  • Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
  • She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。
9 radical
n.激进份子,原子团,根号;adj.根本的,激进的,彻底的
  • 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。
10 alleged
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • 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
11 acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
12 advisor
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者
  • They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
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absolute defense
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Ineuil
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Tigharry
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