亚洲—自发生爆炸事件死亡60多人以来，印度高度警备

India on High Alert after Bombs Kill More than 60

自发生爆炸事件死亡60多人以来，印度高度警备

 

Shopkeepers in the Paharganj market sift¹ through broken glass and debris² littering the street following the bomb attack late Saturday.

 

Dozens of shops and guesthouses line a narrow road in the area, which is popular with Western backpackers. Many of the shops here have reopened, despite an order from authorities to remain closed.

 

That was the shopkeepers Arsi Tukur did his best to help the injured after the blast.

 

The bombs exploded within minutes of each other, one on a bus and the other two in market places crammed⁴ with holiday shoppers preparing for the Hindu festival of Diwali and the Muslim celebration of Eid later this week.

 

Police sifted⁵ through the debris for clues to the identity of the bombers⁶ and say they have detained 10 people in connection with the attack.

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned⁷ the bombs and called an emergency cabinet meeting to review security in the capital and across India.

 

Manmohan Singh: These terrorists wish to spread a sense of fear and suspicion among our peace-loving people. These blasts have been timed to create disaffection during the festival season when people of all communities are celebrating our national festivals. We shall defeat their nefarious⁹ designs and will not allow them to succeed.

 

India is no stranger to terrorist attacks. Many are blamed on separatist Kashmiri militants¹⁰, who are fighting to force India to leave the roughly two-thirds of the region under its control.

 

The militants want predominantly Muslim Kashmir to merge⁸ with Pakistan or to become independent.

 

Control of Kashmir has long been a source of tension between India and Pakistan, which have fought two wars over the region. India accuses Pakistan of supporting the militants who cross into India to carry out attacks -- charges Pakistan denies.

 

For nearly two years the two countries have been engaged in peace talks that have shown signs of reducing tensions.

 

And on Sunday, in a landmark¹¹ decision, India and Pakistan agreed from November 7 to open five points along the heavily militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir.

 

The goal is to improve the flow of humanitarian¹² aid and reunite divided families following the October 8 earthquake that devastated¹³ communities on both sides of the disputed border. More than 55,000 people died in the quake and hundreds of thousands were left homeless as winter approaches.

 

Patricia Nunan, VOA news, New Delhi.

 

注释：

sift through 通过

guesthouse [5^esthaus] n. 私人家庭旅店，宾馆

cram³ [krAm] vi. 拥挤

Hindu [5hindu:] adj. 印度教的

Diwali [di:5wB:li] n. （印度的宗教节日）排灯节

nefarious [ni5feEriEs] adj. 目无法纪的；恶毒的

merge [mE:dV] v. 合并，并入

1 sift   

v.筛撒，纷落，详察

参考例句：

• Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。
• Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

4 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

5 sifted   

v.筛( sift的过去式和过去分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审

参考例句：

• She sifted through her papers to find the lost letter. 她仔细在文件中寻找那封丢失的信。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She sifted thistles through her thistle-sifter. 她用蓟筛筛蓟。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

9 nefarious   

adj.恶毒的，极坏的

参考例句：

• My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的。
• He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当，所以人人都惧怕他。

10 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。

11 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

12 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

13 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。