VOA标准英语2008年-Undetonated Powerful Bomb Found at Bangalore Sh

India, which has suffered a series of urban bombings in recent years, is grappling with the aftermath of the first such attacks in Bangalore. The southern city is one of the world's hubs of information technology and has been spared the type of violence that has hit other parts of the country. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that there is further concern with the discovery Saturday of a powerful undetonated bomb at a popular suburban¹ Bangalore shopping mall.

As investigators² in Bangalore searched for clues Saturday to identify those responsible for bomb blasts the previous day, they came across one more explosive device.

Authorities say the bomb at a suburban upscale shopping center, which witnesses told police was placed there Saturday morning, has been defused by experts.

Unlike the eight low intensity³ bombs that detonated in a 15-kilometer radius⁴ Friday, Bangalore police commissioner⁵ Shankar Bidri says this one is different - a "high intensity" device that could have caused a significant number of casualties.

"The object contains a microchip, a detonator and explosive material mixed with some oil," he said.

A 60-year-old woman was killed at a Bangalore bus stop Friday afternoon by one of the blasts. Police say the devices were put together by professionals who used timing⁶ devices so they would explode within a 15-minute period.

Bangalore, India's high-technology hub where 1,500 companies in the sector⁷ are located, has been relatively⁸ free of these types of attacks, which have affected⁹ other Indian metropolitan¹⁰ centers.

Home Minister Shivraj Patil says the national government is now preparing to provide unprecedented¹¹ protection for Bangalore's lucrative¹² information technology infrastructure¹³.

"We have decided¹⁴ to provide security to the private sector, especially the IT sector, over there," he said.

The plan is to use the paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force, which usually guards airports, atomic power plants and factories of critical industries.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the Bangalore blasts, although such announcements by groups in India are unusual.

Authorities have not named any suspects but say they are working on leads. Media reports are focusing on the possible involvement of Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group, blamed for previous attacks in India, or the banned Students Islamic Movement of India.

 

1 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 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》

3 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

4 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

5 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

6 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

9 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

11 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

12 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

13 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。