VOA标准英语2008年-Karadzic Lived In Belgrade Under False Identity

Serbia says war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic avoided capture for some 13 years by living under a false identity in the Serbian capital Belgrade and practicing alternative medicine. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest.

People in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, many of whom lived through the Balkan conflict, have celebrated¹ the arrest of one of the world's most wanted war crimes suspects, Radovan Karadzic.

The former leader of Bosnian Serbs had been in hiding since 1995, when he allegedly oversaw³ the massacre⁴ of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys.

Europe's worst single atrocity⁵ since World War II took place after Serb forces under his control overran the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. Prosecutors⁶ say it was part of a plan to carry out ethnic⁷ cleansing⁸ and bring Muslim areas under Serbian control.

Karadzic was charged by the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal with genocide and and a number of other crimes against humanity for these and other atrocities⁹.

Until Monday, Karadzic, who was a trained psychiatrist¹⁰, managed to escape capture by living under a false name and hiding his face behind a white long beard. So convincing was his false identity, Serbian officials say, he had moved freely in public without being recognized.

He practiced alternative medicine at a private clinic and lived in Belgrade, says Serbia's minister for UN Tribunal relations, Rasim Ljajic. "Karadzic used a false identity and a false document. He used the name Dragan Dabic. He worked in a private practices. And the last place where he had a residence was in New Belgrade."

Karadzic's detention¹¹ has been welcomed by the European Union, United Nations and the United States.

Washington's former Balkan peace negotiator, Richard Holbrooke, said in televised remarks that his arrest can be compared with the search for Osama bin¹² Laden¹³, the alleged² mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States. "Karadzic was of all the bad men in the Balkans, he was the one I personally thought was the worst. I don't think there is anyone on earth other than bin Laden who is better to capture than this guy," he said.

Karadzic's war time commander Ratko Mladic, who tops the most-wanted list, remains¹⁴ at large, although Western and Serbian officials suggests his days at large are now numbered.

Bosnian President Haris Silajdzic has told reporters it will take time before the wounds are healed of the Balkan's recent history and his country can become a multi-ethnic society. "For justice to be complete we must erase¹⁵ the consequences of this genocide in Bosnia. [Former Serbian President] Milosevic's and Karadic's projects still live on in Bosnia," he said.

But survivors¹⁶ of the Srebrenica massacre say Karadzic's arrest will help them to grieve over the loss of those they loved with more peace in their heart, as justice may finally be done.

A Serbian judge has ordered Karadzic's transfer to the UN war crimes court in The Hague, but his lawyer has said he will appeal against that ruling within the next three days.

Karadzic's supporters staged a noisy protest in Belgrade, skirmishing with police and denouncing the pro-Western Serbian government as "traitors¹⁷."

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

4 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

5 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

6 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

8 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

9 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

11 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。

12 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

13 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

14 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

15 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

16 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

17 traitors   

卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人

参考例句：

• Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
• Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。