泰国总理对爆炸事件作出回应

 　　Officials have not blamed any group for the bombing at the Erawan shrine¹ on Monday night, which the government called a bid to destroy the economy. No one has claimed responsibility.

　　Thailand's Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that he believes this attack was targeted at Thailand's economy, which is highly dependent on tourists.

　　"This is the worst incident that has ever happened. In the past, there have been some blasts and minor² explosions. But this time, they aimed to take the lives of innocent people. So what they want is to destroy our tourism and our economy for whatever reason."

　　The Prime Minister also said they believe they have images of the suspects on CCTV footage.

　　泰国总理对爆炸事件作出回应

　　Currently, teams of officials armed with dogs used for sniffing³ substances are combing the once popular tourist area. Significant investment has gone into this part of Bangkok which houses top hotels, shopping centers, offices and a hospital.

　　Grant Wieczorek, a 29-year-old American who is a tourist in the area had this to say about the blasts.

　　"Being a first time tourist it is, I'm not sure I would have come if this happened before I book my ticket, especially since, but now that I'm here there is no reason for me to not go on living even though it's something that you just have to deal with."

　　Matthew Wheeler, South East Asia analyst⁴ for International Crisis Group, says the bombing in Bangkok is a "new kind of attack" for Thailand.

　　"It is certainly not like politically motivated attacks we've seen in the past which have generally been designed to grab attention but not cause casualties. It's certainly not like attacks carried out by Malay militant⁵ Muslims fighting in southern Thailand who've generally restricted their attacks to the southernmost provinces so it's a new kind of attack for Bangkok and it's something that will likely have major ramifications⁶ for security in Thailand."

　　The Thai foreign ministry⁷ has said in a statement that emergency services and first aid responders are on the scene and those injured have been given full medical attention.

　　The ministry says it is too early to determine the possible motives⁸ or perpetrators of the blast.

　　For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• 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。

6 ramifications   

n.结果，后果( ramification的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
• What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。