中东—世界领导人遗责埃及爆炸袭击者

World Leaders Condemn¹ Bomb Attacks in Egypt

世界领导人遗责埃及爆炸袭击者

 

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh hours after three near-simultaneous explosions tore through a luxury hotel, a parking lot and a market at around 1:00 a.m. local time. Mr. Mubarak later condemned² the attack in a televised address.

 

Mr. Mubarak said terrorism is expanding around the world. He noted³ that Saturday's attacks came on the eve of the anniversary of Egypt's 1952 revolution, when the country became a republic. He said the attacks only increase his determination to uproot⁴ terrorism.

 

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who met for talks in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Saturday, condemned the attacks. Ms. Rice expressed sympathy for the victims and solidarity⁵ with the Egyptian government.

 

Condoleezza Rice: We continue, all of us in the civilized⁶ world, to face great challenges in terrorism. And we continue to be united in the view that terrorism must be confronted, and they (the terrorists) will not succeed in destroying our way of life.

 

Egyptian officials say most of those killed in the attacks on the Red Sea resort town are Egyptians, but at least eight foreigners have been confirmed dead.

 

The attacks followed a bomb blast in Beirut Friday that injured 12 people.

 

On Thursday, a series of small explosions on London's public transportation system caused no serious injuries. They mirrored similar coordinated⁷ bomb attacks two weeks before that killed 56 people, and British authorities have launched a massive investigation⁸ into the blasts.

 

British Foreign Secretary Jack⁹ Straw said the attacks show that the struggle against terrorism reaches beyond national borders.

 

Jack Straw: It shows that the fight against this terrorism is international. I've spoken this morning to my colleague, the Egyptian foreign minister, to assure him of our full support, and our full solidarity with the Egyptian people, and the Egyptian government. Their fight is ours. Our fight is theirs.

 

Top officials from France, Jordan, Russia, Iran, Iraq and other nations also condemned the latest attacks, and expressed sympathy for the victims.

 

Barry Newhouse, VOA news, Washington.

 

注释：

simultaneous [7simEl5teinjEs] adj. 同时的，同时发生的

luxury hotel 豪华饭店

anniversary [7Ani5vE:sEri] n. 周年纪念

uproot [Qp5ru:t] vt. 根除

express sympathy for 对……表示慰问

confront [kEn5frQnt] vt. 使面临，对抗

solidarity [7sCli5dAriti] n. 团结

1 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

2 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。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 uproot   

v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开

参考例句：

• The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
• The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。

5 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。

6 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

7 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。