VOA标准英语2008年-Suicide Bomb Kills Iraqi Police Chief

By Deborah Block
Baghdad
24 January 2008

In Iraq, a top police chief was killed in the northern city of Mosul Thursday after a suicide bomber¹ struck officials touring the site of a previous blast. Two other police officers were killed and one U.S. and one Iraqi soldier were wounded.  The attack happened at the site of Wednesday's explosion that killed 34 people and wounded more than 200. VOA's Deborah Block has more from Baghdad.

The violence began as gunmen ambushed² officials who were touring Wednesday's blast site in Mosul, the capital of Ninevah province.  The gunmen opened fire on the group, including Ninevah province police director General Saleh Mohammed Hassan, as they walked through the wreckage³.  The officials fled and, according to a police spokesman, a suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest under an Iraqi police uniform moved toward Hassan's car and detonated his explosives, wounding the police chief.   Hassan was taken to an Iraqi army hospital where he was pronounced dead.  

Wednesday's explosion, at the same site, destroyed a vacant apartment building and adjacent homes, shortly before Iraqi troops came to investigate tips about a weapons cache.  A Mosul local talks about the destruction.

He says our houses collapsed⁴ and an alley⁵ way was completely destroyed.

In the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, a roadside bomb struck a police car on patrol, killing⁶ two officers. The explosion happened in the predominately Shi'ite neighborhood of Karradah in central Baghdad.   Mahdi Mousa saw what happened.

He says the bomb exploded in the morning, wounding two policemen and several civilians⁷.  He adds that one of the wounded had serious leg injuries.

American and Iraqi forces have made significant gains in chasing insurgents⁸ from Baghdad.  But the U.S. military says some insurgents have fled north into cities like Mosul where violence has intensified⁹.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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

9 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》