VOA慢速英语2016 利比亚西部汽车爆炸事件造成至少50人死亡（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2016-01-08 Truck Bomb in Western Libya Kills at Least 50 利比亚西部汽车爆炸事件造成至少50人死亡

Reports from Libya say a truck bombing has killed at least 50 people at a police training center. Many others were reported wounded.

利比亚报道称，在一个警察培训中心发生卡车爆炸事件，造成至少50人死亡。据报道，还有许多人受伤。

The bomb exploded Thursday in the western Libyan town of Zliten, as hundreds of new police officers gathered for training at the center. The town sits on the Mediterranean Sea, about 160 kilometers east of Tripoli.

周四，在利比亚西部城镇兹利坦发生爆炸事件。当时数百名新警察聚集在训练中心。该城镇位于地中海沿岸、首都的黎波里以东约160公里处。

Reports conflict on the number of dead. But a witness at a hospital told the Reuters news service that 65 people had died.

对于死亡人数的报道颇有争议。但在医院的一位目击者向路透社透露已有65人死亡。

The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya said on social media that the bombing was "a suicide attack."visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

利比亚联合国支助团负责人向社会媒体称此次爆炸事件为“自杀式袭击”。

The Wall Street Journal reported a law enforcement witness said a truck crashed through the security gate at the training center. The newspaper reported that the truck exploded around a large crowd of officers and new recruits.

华尔街日报报道，一位执法目击者声称一辆卡车撞毁培训中心安全门并进入。报纸报道称，在一大群军官与新兵周围，卡车发生爆炸。

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.

目前还没有人出面声言为爆炸负责。

Libya has been in chaos since 2011, when Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed. The country is split between the Islamist administration that seized Tripoli and the internationally recognized parliament that fled to Tobruk.

2011年利比亚领导人卡扎菲被推翻并杀害后，利比亚一直处于混乱状态。利比亚目前有两个政府。一个是夺取了首都的黎波里的伊斯兰政府，一个是得到国际承认的议会。议会已经流亡到东部的图卜鲁格。

The Islamic State is also attempting to gain more influence in the country, according to numerous media reports.

据众多媒体报道，伊斯兰国也试图在该国获得更多的影响力，

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mission – n. a task considered to be very important duty

chaos – n. complete confusion and disorder