voa标准英语2008-Pakistan Raids Suspected Militant Camp, Arrests

Security forces in Pakistan have raided a suspected militant¹ camp run by an outlawed² Islamic group that India accuses of planning last month's deadly assaults on Mumbai.
　

Raid took place near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir

Eyewitnesses³ say Pakistani forces conducted the raid late on Sunday targeting the suspected militant facility near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

The camp was run by an Islamic charity, Jamat-ud dawa, regarded as a front for the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba group that India identified as a prime suspect in the Mumbai attacks.

A VOA reporter in the region, Roshan Mughal, visited the scene and gave details by telephone.

"I saw their military persons standing⁴ high alert. They have taken over the camp and they are searching every local who is residing near the camp," said Mughal. "And people in the area, they were telling [us] that they heard explosions [and] after that they saw the rooftops of this camp just shattered in the air. They also saw military vehicles moving around in the area carrying the people who were arrested from this camp."

Alleged⁵ planner of Mumbai attacks detained in raid

Pakistani officials have not publicly commented but news reports quote an official as saying one of the alleged planners of the Mumbai attacks was among those detained in the raid. The man is identified as Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, who is accused of giving orders by telephone to the gunmen for carrying out the bloodshed in the Indian financial capital.

India's allegations that the attackers have links inside Pakistan have increased tensions between the two rival nations. Pakistani leaders have repeatedly asked for proof and have promised to cooperate with India in the investigation⁶ to bring the militants⁷ to justice.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday chaired the first ever meeting of his cabinet's defense⁸ committee to discuss rising tensions with India in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Pakistan to cooperate with India despite rising tensions

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman says the meeting reiterated⁹ Pakistan's resolve not to allow its soil to be used for terrorist activity against any country.

"The Committee decided¹⁰ to renew the offer of full cooperation with India, including intelligence sharing and assistance in investigation as well as setting up of a joint¹¹ investigative commission," Rehman said. "The Committee was of the view that the security and stability of South Asia is in the fundamental interests of the people of this region. It is therefore imperative¹² to proactively defuse the prevailing¹³ tensions."

The United States also has increased diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to fully¹⁴ cooperate with India to bring the plotters of the Mumbai assault to justice. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told at least two American television networks this week that, as she put it, there is no doubt that Pakistani territory was used by "non-state actors" to launch the Mumbai bloodshed. However, she reiterated that there is no evidence linking the state of Pakistan to the terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people.

1 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。

2 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。

3 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 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

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 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。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

10 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。

11 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

12 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

13 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。

14 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。