万花筒2007-12-31:Pakistanis mourn Bhutto 巴基斯坦民众悼念贝布托

Reuters
Mourning the loss of the leader along with their hope for the future, thousands gathered at the funeral of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto who was assasinated at an election rally in Rawalpindi on thursday. Butto's husband acocompanied his wife's / closed / coffin¹ which was draped in the green red and black tricolor of her Pakistani People's Party.

The opposition² leader was laid to rest next to her father at the family's mausoleum in Sindh Province. The spokesman for the country's interior ministry³ said emotions across the country were high after her death.

"She was a great leader and she was a national figure. And the whole nation is mourning, you know. It's a very horrendous⁴ tragedy that had struck Pakistan. And we are taking every possilbe measure that , to ensure, to maintain law and order."

Although no group has claimed responsibility for her death, government officials say evidence indicate Al-Qaeda carried out the assasination.
Butto returned home from 8 years of self-imposed exile in october, hoping her huge following among the poor would make her prime minister for a 3rd time. plans for a general election on 8th of January remain in place. the poll is meant to pave the return of democracy after 8 years of military rule. But that future is now uncertain.
although her supporters are chanting Butto lives, Butto lives. the reality is her death has created a vacuum and thrown the country into political crisis.
Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri, reuters.

1 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。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 horrendous   

adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的

参考例句：

• He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
• The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。