2015年CRI 索马里恐怖袭击遇难武警灵柩归国

 

Zhang's remains¹ were returned to Jinan on Saturday evening, with two guards who were wounded in the bombing escorting his coffin².

A eulogy³ at the event attended by about 1,000 people praised Zhang's courage.

Meanwhile, friends and neighbors are remembering Zhang Nan in Wuqiao County, his hometown in north China's Hebei Province.

They say they were shocked and heartbroken when hearing of his death.

Zhang Guanghui is a childhood friend of Zhang Nan:

"We were good friends when we were children. Zhang Nan cared so much about his job, he wanted to be a good soldier. We had been chatting online all the time, caring about each other. I hope Zhang's comrades can visit his home often and take care of his parents for him."

Militant⁴ group Al-Shabaab launched the suicide attack on the Jazeera Palace Hotel in Mogadishu on July 26, killing⁵ more than a dozen people.

The six-story luxury hotel in the Somali capital houses embassies from China, Egypt, Kenya and Qatar.

Somali Foreign Minister Abdusalam Omer has offered his condolences over the death of the Chinese police officer.

Omer also vowed⁶ to find a new place for the Chinese embassy to work, adding that China-Somali relations remain stable and strong.

The foreign minister says his country requires the help and support of the international community to fight against al-Shabaab.

"After you defeat al-Shabaab, after you kick them out, how do you put a basic governance in place, open the schools, open the hospitals, markets and create jobs? Stabilization⁷ is the most difficult part because when you liberate⁸ a city of 50,000 and there are no governmental institutions, to rebuild all that, we will welcome any support from the international community."

China earlier announced it won't close its embassy, which had only just reopened in October last year.

Liu Guijin, the former Chinese Special Envoy⁹ on Africa Affairs, says the attack was not targeted at China, and Chinese diplomats¹⁰ cannot leave these countries just because there are risks.

"The purpose of restoring the embassy is to promote the relationship between China and Somalia because Somalia has a legitimate¹¹ government. Though this government faces many challenges in terms of security, it needs to develop the country, to improve people's livelihoods¹², and to stabilize¹³ the situation."

Liu said security remains a significant obstacle for the rebuilding of the country.

He added that the Chinese government has asked Somalia to provide more effective protection to Chinese nationals in the country.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 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。

2 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

3 eulogy   

n.颂词；颂扬

参考例句：

• He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
• Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。

4 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

5 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。

6 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

7 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

8 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

9 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

10 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

12 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

13 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。