Al-Qaida Warns of More Attacks

     The leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has warned the United States of more attacks in retaliation(报复) for last week's killing¹ of Osama bin² Laden³ in Pakistan.

    In a statement posted on the Internet Wednesday, Yemen-based Nasser al-Wahishi told Americans not to fool themselves that the "matter will be over" with bin Laden's killing.  He said the "ember of jihad is glowing brighter" and that "what is coming is greater and worse."The warning came as U.S. Senator John Kerry announced he will travel to Pakistan next week to try and put bilateral⁴ relations "back on track" after the U.S. raid on bin Laden's compound in the northern garrison⁵ city of Abbottabad.

    The raid May 2 has further strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.

    On Wednesday, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers, said there may have been "elements" in Pakistan who knew bin Laden was hiding in the country but that, so far, there are no indications that senior Pakistani officials knew and provided a safe haven⁶.

    White House spokesman Jay Carney said the "successful mission against a mass murderer" was entirely⁷ justified⁸.

    Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told lawmakers Wednesday that Pakistan should not allow its territory to be used for terrorism and he ordered a military probe into how bin Laden was able to live in the country undetected.

    But opposition⁹ leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected that investigation¹⁰ and instead demanded an independent inquiry¹¹ led by Pakistan's chief justice into bin Laden and the U.S. raid that killed him.

    Sharif also criticized Pakistan's intelligence agency for failing to detect the U.S. raid and repeated that the operation was a violation¹² of Pakistan's sovereignty.

    Gilani has rejected allegations that Pakistan's military and spy agency were complicit or incompetent¹³ in failing to detect bin Laden's presence.  He also has criticized the U.S. raid, warning of "serious consequences" from such unilateral actions.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• 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 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。

6 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

12 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

13 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。