2006年VOA标准英语-Missile Attack Fuels Anti-American Sentime

By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
16 January 2006

Protesters hold their party flags as they take part in an anti-U.S. rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006  
  
Anti-American sentiment is running high in Pakistan, four days after a purported¹ U.S. air strike killed at least 18 people in the country's remote tribal² region. There has been no official comment from U.S. authorities, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has promised to address Pakistani concerns over the attack.

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday defended U.S. anti-terror policy in Pakistan, but refused to comment directly on last Friday's deadly missile attack.

U.S. media report the CIA likely planned the mission, which hit a suspected al-Qaida safe house in Pakistan's remote tribal region near the Afghan border.

Pakistan has lodged³ a formal protest with the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad over the incident, and Rice promised to address Pakistani concerns.

Despite U.S. and Pakistani officials' efforts to play down the incident, Islamic groups in Pakistan are openly blaming the U.S., and vowed⁴ Monday to continue anti-American protests.

At least 5,000 people joined this demonstration⁵ in Karachi on Sunday. Similar rallies were held in major cities and villages across the country.

Officials from Pakistan's largest opposition⁶ party, the MMA, are also demanding that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz cancel his planned trip to Washington, which begins Wednesday.

Mr. Aziz called the attack "regrettable" on Monday, but said his visit would proceed as scheduled.
 

Pakistani tribal villagers view damage caused by airstrikes in village of Damadola, near the Afghan border  
  
Former Pakistani Senator Shafqat Mahmood says the missile strike has provided fresh ammunition⁷ for anti-American forces inside Pakistan.

"There's a fairly widespread resentment⁸ that Pakistan's territory has been violated by an ally," he said. "We've been strong supporters of the war on terror, and if your own territory starts to be hit, then it does create problems."

The attack occurred last Friday in the village of Damadola, about seven kilometers from the Afghan border. The tribal area is considered a relative safe haven⁹ for Taleban and al-Qaida insurgents¹⁰.

Media reports have quoted anonymous¹¹ U.S. and Pakistani officials as saying al-Qaida's deputy commander, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was expected to attend a dinner in Damadola on the night of the attack.

Officials here say the strike killed at least 18 people, but they believe Zawahiri was not in the compound during the attack. Local tribesmen claim the only victims were innocent civilians¹², including several women and children.

Pakistan has strongly condemned¹³ the attack and indicated that it came from the Afghan side of the border.

Meanwhile, Pakistani officials have also warned local tribesmen against harboring suspected militants¹⁴.

Pakistan's information minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, spoke¹⁵ to reporters in Islamabad a day after the attack.

"While this act is highly condemnable¹⁶, we have been for a long time striving to rid our tribal areas of foreign intruders, who have been responsible for all the miseries¹⁷ and violence in the region," he said.

Pakistan has deployed¹⁸ some 70,000 troops to the region to secure the border and flush out suspected militants.

1 purported   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
• The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

3 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

8 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

9 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

10 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

11 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

12 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

13 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。

14 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。

15 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。

16 condemnable   

adj.该罚的，该受责备的

参考例句：

17 miseries   

n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 )；痛苦的事；穷困；常发牢骚的人

参考例句：

• They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。