VOA常速英语2007年-Pakistan's Bhutto Defies House Arrest Order, At

By Barry Newhouse
Islamabad
09 November 2007

The former Pakistan prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has been served with an order placing her under house arrest in Islamabad. But VOA's Barry Newhouse spoke¹ to a member of her political party, who said he is in a car with her outside her house, and they are trying to force their way through the hundreds of police surrounding the area. Here is his report.

"I'm standing² at a police barricade³ about 200 meters from Benazir Bhutto's private residence in Islamabad. We have reports that she's been served with an arrest warrant. I just spoke with a senior party official in a car with her. He says they and about 300 party supporters are trying to force their way through police barricades…but so far have been unsuccessful at doing so."

1 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。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 barricade   

n.路障，栅栏，障碍；vt.设路障挡住

参考例句：

• The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
• It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。