英闻天下——292 Protests Continue in Pakistan after Bombing

 　　Thousands of Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims are continuing to protest in Quetta near the bodies of those killed in a sectarian attack on Saturday.

 

　　Around 4-thousand Shia Muslim Hazara's, predominantly women, are taking part in the sit-in demonstration¹ to protest what they see as the government's failure to crack down on militancy² in Pakistan.

 

　　Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning³ the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. [Photo: Xinhua]

 

　　"It is about time that all of us stand up and show our solidarity⁴ with these people."

 

　　Pakistani authorities say the death toll⁵ from Saturday's attack climbed to 89 on Monday.

 

　　Some Shia Hazaras are refusing to bury their dead until security forces take action against the Sunni militant⁶ group Lask-har-e-Jhang-vi responsible for the bombing.

 

　　Paramilitary "Frontier Corps⁷" is in charge of security in Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, but Shi'ites say it is failing to protect them.

 

　　While the Taliban and al Qaeda remain a major threat, Sunni extremists, who regard Shi'ites as non-Muslims, have emerged as another major security problem.

 

　　President Asif Ali Zardari has said every effort will be made to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 militancy   

n.warlike behavior or tendency

参考例句：

• Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发， 斗志昂扬，为实现四个现代化而奋战。
• The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。

3 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

5 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 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。

7 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。