2006年VOA标准英语-Lawmakers: US, India United in Fight Against Te

By Dan Robinson
Capitol Hill
19 July 2006

In a strongly worded resolution, the House of Representatives has condemned¹ (425 - 0) last week's terrorist bombings in India.  VOA's Dan Robinson reports, lawmakers say the events will strengthen U.S.-India cooperation against terrorism.

--------

 
School children walk past the site of the train explosion in Mumbai 
  
There has already been widespread condemnation² in Congress of the train bombings in Mumbai since the attacks occurred on July 11, killing³ 182 people and injuring hundreds.

The resolution says the attacks were aimed at undermining the principles on which Indian democracy is based.

Referring to what it calls a historic chapter in U.S.-India relations, the resolution says the United States is even more determined⁴ to strengthen and support a newly expanded relationship with a Democratic ally.

Joseph Crowley, a New York Democrat⁵, is the primary sponsor of the measure.

"The terrorists who have been attacking India since [its] founding are the same brand of extremists who continue to threaten the United States of America," he said.  "Our two countries need to increase our cooperation to root out all terrorism."

Republican Ileana Ros Lehtinen heads the [House] Central Asia and Middle East Subcommittee.

"We greatly value India's commitment to democracy, and we are grateful that it stands beside the United States as an ally in the war on Islamo-fasicsm," she said.

Just after the train bombings in Mumbai, the U.S. Senate also condemned the attacks, noting what it called joint⁶ efforts between India and the U.S. to combat terrorism.

In floor discussion Wednesday, California Republican Darrell Issa said the attacks in India show that the fight against terrorism is a global one.

"It is often said that India and America have a natural bond as two of the largest democracies," he said.  "Today we share a bond of a common enemy, what the [September 11] Commission identified as Islamist terrorism."

The House resolution, and the earlier Senate measure, come as Congress prepares for possible consideration of legislation required for the U.S.-India civilian⁷ nuclear cooperation agreement to go ahead.

Congressman⁸ Tom Lantos referred to the agreement in a statement on the House floor.

"I think it is appropriate that we demonstrate to our friends in India that we are with them in their times of trouble, and we are with them at moments when they plan to accelerate their economic development and move into the 21st century with large-scale civilian nuclear power," he said.

Indian investigators⁹ say there has been some progress in efforts to determine who was responsible for the July 11 attacks, but so far been no breakthroughs.

1 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。

2 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

8 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

9 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》