英闻天下——93 48 Iranians Released as Swap for Prisoners

 　　Some 48 kidnapped Iranians were released Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap¹ between rebels and the Syrian government under the mediation² of several regional countries.

 

　　The released Iranians were abducted³ by Syrian militants⁴ in the capital of Damascus in August 2012.

 

　　Iran claimed they were pilgrims, while the Syrian rebels alleged⁵ that they were Iranian military officials.

 

　　The freed men were warmly greeted in Damascus by Iran's ambassador to Syria, Mohammad Riza Shibani.

 

　　"Today we applaud the Iranian people the return of their sons to their homeland safely. We offer our beautiful heartfelt congratulations to the families, the sons that endured a lot of pain and tears, and had been patient, and God always has been with the patient."

 

　　More than 2-thousand prisoners, including two Turkish nationals held by the Syrian government were also involved in the swap deal.

 

　　Rebels in Syria are still holding nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in the northern province of Aleppo as mediations are underway to secure their release.

1 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

2 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

3 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• 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