2006年VOA标准英语-South African Police Find Arms Cache at Home of

By Delia Robertson
Johannesburg
26 June 2006

South African police say they have uncovered a weapons cache and a large quantity of money at the Johannesburg house where four police officers and eight suspects were killed in a bloody¹ confrontation² on Sunday.

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Police say the cache of weapons included a large quantity high calibre weapons, including AK-47 automatic rifles. The weapons were found in the ongoing³ forensic⁴ examination of the house at Jeppestown, a so-called inner city suburb in Johannesburg. In addition, police say they found tens of thousands of dollars in cash.

The shootout occurred following a robbery by a large gang of heavily armed men at a store in Honeydew, one of the city's northern suburbs. Police arrested a single suspect at the scene who led officers to the Jeppestown house.

The house was surrounded and armed police officers entered the premises⁵. Only once they were in the house did the occupants open fire, prompting police to say that the gang seemed well trained and well organized. As a result, police say they will also investigate whether or not the suspects have had any formal military training.

Also Monday, police released three individuals arrested following the shootout, saying they were simply neighbors who are no longer under suspicion. Eleven suspects remain in detention⁶ and are expected to appear in court Tuesday.

The incident is the latest in a series of violent incidents that have shocked South Africans who are used to high, if declining, levels of violent crime. In recent weeks, several motorists on the roads in and around Johannesburg have been murdered without vehicles or other property being stolen from the victim. While police say at least one may have been a botched car-jacking, the others appear to be random⁷.

Boyane Tshehla who heads the Crime and Justice Program at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria says that in the latest incident, the number of criminals and their apparent level of expertise⁸, is of great concern. "It is one of those shocking incidents. In no way I think isolated⁹ in terms of, it is happening. But I think in magnitude it is something that is quite worrisome. If you look at the number of people involved there, it is quite a concern. I think what it says to anyone looking at it, should be that we are dealing¹⁰ with quite organized people, we are dealing with well equipped people, and from the look of it, quite technical people," he said.

Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said Monday that while it is always preferable that suspects are arrested and prosecuted, police have a right when threatened by weapons to protect themselves

1 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

5 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

6 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

7 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

8 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

9 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。