VOA标准英语2009-Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in K

Five bodyguards¹ were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber² killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan.

Sean Maroney | Kabul 20 November 2009

 
Photo: AFP
Afghan policemen gather at the site of an attack on lawmaker Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf in the Khaja Musafer area of Paghman district on the outskirts³ of Kabul, 20 Nov 2009

Afghan police say a member of parliament escaped an assassination⁴ attempt Friday night near Kabul.  Five bodyguards were killed.  Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan. 

An Afghan district police chief tells VOA that a remote-controlled bomb targeted the convoy⁵ of Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf as it moved along roads outside the capital.

Sayyaf is an influential⁶ member of parliament from Kabul province and a former warlord.  This was not the first attempt on his life.  Sayyat has survived at least one other similar attack.

Sayyaf was one of the ex-mujahideen leaders who fought against the Taliban in the mid-1990s.  He became a strong supporter of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government and the international forces after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban government in 2001.

Meanwhile, Afghan officials say the suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan was on a motorcycle and targeted a busy area of Farah city, the capital of Farah province.

The provincial⁷ governor, Rohullah Amin, tells VOA that the blast occurred near his compound and shattered his office's windows.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Amin says these incidents are the hallmark of the Taliban insurgency⁸ that has strengthened in recent months.

Friday's violence comes a day after Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as president.  During his inaugural⁹ address, Mr. Karzai encouraged militants¹⁰ who do not have ties with international terrorism to work with his government in reconstructing Afghanistan.

Amin says that while he agrees with President Karzai's offer of peace, it will never work if the attacks do not stop.

"The Taliban who kill the same as like today, I think it will be difficult for the Afghan nation to accept those who are killing¹¹ Afghan people," he said.

President Karzai also said he will work to transfer the leading role for security from international forces to the Afghan army by the end of his five-year term.

Amin says he believes that could be possible but not without more Afghan security force members.

This year has been the deadliest for international troops in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban-led government in 2001.

 

1 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

6 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

7 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

8 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

9 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

10 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

11 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。