罗马教皇强烈谴责恐怖袭击

  罗马教皇强烈谴责恐怖袭击

Pope Strongly Condemns¹ Attacks
Sabina Castelfranco
Rome
12 Sep 2001 12:44 UTC

Shock, indignation and anger were just some of the reactions in Italy to the horrific sequence of death and destruction in the United States Tuesday. Pope John Paul II and Italian government officials strongly condemned³ the terrorist attacks. The day after the terrorist attacks in the United States, Pope John Paul's words were focused on the terrible 1)tragedy that befell the American nation.
Speaking at the start of the 2)customary Wednesday meeting with the faithful in Saint Peter's Square, the Pope asked in a 3)somber tone: "How can 4)episodes of such 5)savage cruelty happen?" Referring to Tuesday as "a dark day in the history of humanity," the Pope added, "My 6)heartfelt 7)sympathy goes out to the American people, subject to inhuman⁴ terrorist attacks which have taken the lives of thousands of innocent human beings and caused 8)unspeakable sorrow."
"I ask God," the Pope continued, "to grant the American people the strength and courage they need in this time of sorrow." The pope also expressed the hope that the attacks may not be the start of more violence. "Let us beg the Lord that the 9)spiral of 10)hatred and violence may not 11)prevail," he said.
Italian government leaders spoke⁵ of their feelings of horror. Italian President Carlo Ciampi made a rare television address when he learned of the events saying Italy, too, was in 12)mourning.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed Italy's loyalty⁶ to the United States declaring that "with the United States, all democratic countries have been attacked." The government assured the United States of Italy's "unconditional⁷ support" in finding those responsible. Security measures were stepped up at U.S. bases in Italy and the U.S. 13)embassy and its consulates⁸. Many American schools remained closed Wednesday.
The Italian authorities also increased security at diplomatic buildings, military and commercial infrastructures⁹ considered 14)sensitive, as well as at airports and train stations. Flights by the Italian airline Alitalia from Italy to the United States were canceled. While newspapers reported the indignation of Italians and their solidarity¹⁰ with the American people, one comment stood out in the Italian daily La Repubblica. A spokesman for the International Islamic Front, Omar Bakri, declared that: "Only Osama bin² Laden¹¹ has the firepower to hit America and only the Islamic movement that believes in the Jihad, the holy war, can have carried out that unprecedented¹² attack thanks to the faith of its martyrs¹³." Mr. Bakri added in La Repubblica that for the Islamic world, it is "a day to celebrate."

(1) horrific[hE5rIfIk]adj.令人毛骨悚然的, 可怕的, 恐怖的
(2) tragedy[5trAdVIdI]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
(3) customary[5kQstEmErI; (?@) 5kQstEmerI]adj.习惯的, 惯例的
(4) somber[5sRmbE(r)]adj.阴森的, 昏暗的, 阴天的, 忧郁的
(5) episode[5epIsEJd]n.一段情节
(6) savage[5sAvIdV]adj.野蛮的, 未开化的, 凶猛的, 残忍的n.原始的人, 粗鲁的人
(7) heartfelt[5hB:tfelt]adj.衷心的, 真心真意的
(8) sympathy[5sImpEWI]n.同情, 同情心
(9) unspeakable[Qn5spi:kEb(E)l]adj.无法形容的,不能以言语表达的
(10) spiral[5spaIEr(E)l]adj.螺旋形的n.螺旋v.盘旋
(11) hatred[5heItrId]n.憎恨, 乱意, 仇恨
(12) prevail[prI5veIl]vi.流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功
(13) mourning[5mC:nIN]n.悲恸, 服丧
(14) embassy[5embEsI]n.大使及其随员, 大使的派遣, 大使馆

 

1 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 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。

4 inhuman   

adj.残忍的，不人道的，无人性的

参考例句：

• We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
• It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

7 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

8 consulates   

n.领事馆( consulate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Consulates General of The People's Republic at Los Angeles. 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。 来自互联网
• The country's embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries. （七）家驻外使馆、馆和其他外交代表机构。 来自互联网

9 infrastructures   

n.基础设施( infrastructure的名词复数 )；基础结构；行政机构；秘密机构

参考例句：

• Public transportation termini and depots are important infrastructures for a city. 公交场站设施是城市重要的基础设施。 来自互联网
• The increasingly fast urbanization process requires more and more infrastructures. 我国城市化进程不断加快，对城市基础设施的需求也越来越大。 来自互联网

10 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。

11 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

12 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

13 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》