英语听力文摘 English Digest 17、伦敦爆炸疑犯现身法庭

　　Three of the main suspects in a failed attempt to bomb the London transit¹ system made a court appearance in London Monday.
A police convoy² brings some of the men suspected of attempting to carry out multiple attacks on London to Belmarsh Court in the city's southeast, Monday, Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Johnny Green)
Muktar Said Ibrahim, Ramzi Mohammed and Yassin Hassan Omar were ordered to remain in custody³ until Nov. 14.
They face charges of attempted murder, conspiracy⁴ to murder and possessing or making explosives.
RELATED: Suspected militant⁵ appears in British court
Ibrahim, 27, and Mohammed, 23, were charged Sunday.
Police suspect Ibrahim of trying to blow up a bus and accuse Mohammed of attempting to bomb a train in the Oval subway station on July 21 – one of three trains that were targeted two weeks after similar bombings killed 56 people.
They face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment⁶ on each charge, if convicted.
Ibrahim and Mohammed were arrested in a police raid on a public housing estate in west London on July 29, eight days after knapsack bombs on three trains and the bus failed to detonate.
Yassin Hassan Omar, 24, was was charged on Saturday.
FROM AUG. 6, 2005: Main suspect in failed London bombings charged
The remaining main suspect, Hamdi Issac – previously⁷ known as Osman Hussain – is being held in Rome by Italian police and British investigators⁸ are seeking his extradition⁹.
The "Fifth Bomber¹⁰"
Another suspect, Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 32, was charged with conspiracy to murder and explosives offences.
He's being held in connection with explosives found in a knapsack in a west London park several days after the botched bombings.
Some British newspapers have dubbed¹¹ him the "Fifth Bomber" amid accusations¹² that he took part in the failed July 21 attack.
Two other men, Siraj Yassin Abdullah Ali, 30, and Wharbi Mohammed, 22, were charged with helping¹³ a suspect evade¹⁴ arrest.
Six other people have been charged earlier with failing to disclose information about a suspect in the July 21 attacks.
Among those being detained under Britain's Terrorism Act 2000 are Issac's wife, Yeshshiembet Girma, 28, and her sister Muluemebet Girma, 21

1 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

2 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

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 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

10 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

11 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

13 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

14 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？