亚洲—印度克什么米尔冲突仍在继续

Fierce Fighting Continues in Indian Kashmir

印度克什么米尔冲突仍在继续

 

The sound of gunfire echoed throughout Saturday in the main commercial hub of Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, as Indian troops battled Islamic militants² holed up in two buildings.

 

Officials say the fighting began Friday night when separatist guerrillas hurled⁴ grenades and opened fire on a security post. The attack sparked panic in the area.

 

Several journalists who rushed to cover the firefight were caught in the crossfire⁵ and injured. A local television cameraman who was shot in the stomach is reported to be in serious condition.

 

The militants later slipped into a nearby shopping complex and hotel. Both sides exchanged fire for more than 20 hours before the militants were gunned down. Dozens of people from nearby buildings were evacuated⁶.

 

Kashmir's chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, says the militants are trying to disrupt a peace process between India and Pakistan.

 

He says the militants are mounting such attacks to inject fear into people who are turning their focus on peace and politics.

 

Two militant¹ groups, Al Mansuriyan and Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, have claimed responsibility for the attack. They are among a dozen Islamic militant groups who have been waging a violent insurgency⁷ since 1989 for Kashmir's independence from India or merger⁸ with Pakistan. The fighting has claimed more than 40,000 lives.

 

The Himalayan territory is divided between India and Pakistan, and New Delhi says the insurgency is led by Muslim militants who infiltrate⁹ into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side. The militants have vowed¹⁰ to continue their separatist campaign despite efforts by the two rivals to solve their dispute over the region through a peace dialogue.

 

Violence has declined in the region since peace talks began last year, and both sides have vowed to persevere¹¹ with efforts to solve their dispute over the Himalayan territory.

 

Anjana Pasricha for VOA news, New Delhi.

 

注释：

commercial hub 商业中心

Srinagar [7sri:5nQ^E(r)] n. 斯利那加（为印控克什米尔地区首府）

hole up 躲藏

guerrilla [^E5rilE] n. 游击队

hurl³ [hE:l] vt. 用力投掷

grenade [^ri5neid] n. 手榴弹

panic [5pAnik] n. 惊慌；恐慌

cameraman [5kAmErEmAn] n. 摄影师

gun down 枪杀

merger [5mE:dVE] n. 合并，联合体

Himalayan [7himE5leiEn] adj. 喜玛拉雅的

infiltrate [in5filtreit] v. 渗透

persevere [7pE:si5viE] v. 坚持

1 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。

2 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。

3 hurl   

vt.猛投，力掷，声叫骂

参考例句：

• The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
• To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。

4 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 crossfire   

n.被卷进争端

参考例句：

• They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
• When two industrial giants clash,small companies can get caught in the crossfire.两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。

6 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

7 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

8 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

9 infiltrate   

vt./vi.渗入，透过；浸润

参考例句：

• The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。
• It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。

10 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

11 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。