万花筒 2011-07-29&07-31 塔利班袭击澳大利亚驻军基地

 The insurgents¹ hit the capital of Uruzgan in a deadly coordinated² attack. Suicide bombers³ stormed the governor's compound and detonated explosives near the deputy governor's office. Gunmen and suicide bombers also tried to force their way into the headquarters of local militia⁴ leader Matiullah Khan. He's blaming foreign fighters for the violence. 

 

 

 

--"This is our neighbors around Pakistan. They killed our national leaders inside Afghanistan. They want to have people to be their slaves."

 

 

 

The insurgents tried to enter from the neighboring compound of Afghanistan's national television station. Local journalist Omaid Khpalwak was killed. The 25-year -old worked for the BBC, an Afghan news agency and also freelanced for the ABC. His colleagues are deeply shocked. 

 

 

 

--"I heard a heavy explosion at the national TV station. When we got there,Omaid had been killed. He was under the rubble⁵ and dust."

 

 

 

The blasts were followed by heavy exchanges of fire between insurgents and Afghan troops. The attack happened less than five kilometers from the main Australian military base at Tarin Kowt. The base has been placed on the highest state of alert. Australian commanders are in contact with local Afghan officials and military leaders.

 

 

 

--"But the base is safe and base was safe earlier today. We just with the things that were going on at Tarin Kowt. We took a look and thought what if, what next."

 

 

 

This is a really serious attack which raises questions about the level of security in Uruzgan. Insurgents were able to hit some of the most heavily-guarded compounds right in the heart of provincial⁶ capital. It took local security forces several hours to regain⁷ control. 

 

 

 

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. President Hamid Karzai has condemned⁸ the latest bloodshed. 

 

 

 

Sally Sara,ABC News, Kabul.

1 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

2 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• 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

3 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

5 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

6 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

7 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。