美国有线新闻 CNN 顶尖核科学家遭暗杀 伊朗誓要报复

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: An international controversy¹ has flared² up in the Middle East and that's where we start today's edition of CNN 10. Hello everyone, I'm Carl Azuz. Late last week, an Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated³. His name was Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. He was said to have been involved for decades in Iran's controversial nuclear program. We don't know exactly how he was killed. Different Iranian news agencies have had differing accounts of what happened but Iranian officials say the attack was complex and involved weapons that were controlled remotely. And Iranian media say it involved gunfire and an explosion from a car that was located near the one Fakhrizadeh was traveling east of this country's capital.

CNN10分钟新闻卡尔·阿祖兹：中东爆发国际争端，这是今天CNN10分钟新闻的首则消息。大家好，我是卡尔·阿祖兹。上周晚些时候，一名伊朗核科学家遭暗杀。这名科学家是穆赫辛·法克里扎德。据称，他参与伊朗备受争议的核计划已有数十年时间。我们不知道他是如何被暗杀的。伊朗不同的新闻机构对此事件有不同的说法，但伊朗官员表示，这起袭击相当复杂，涉及远程控制武器。伊朗媒体称，这起事件涉及枪战和汽车爆炸，法克里扎德在伊朗首都向东行驶时，一辆汽车在其附近爆炸。

CNN cannot independently confirm this information and while other countries say they don't know who carried out the attack, Iran is blaming Israel.

美国有线电视新闻网（简称CNN）无法独立证实这一消息，其他国家也不知道发动袭击的是谁，但伊朗对以色列进行了指责。

These two nations are enemies in the region. A news agency run by the Iranian government says the weapons that were used were made in Israel and had Israeli markings on them. But the agency didn't show any pictures to support its accusation⁴ and again CNN can't confirm that report. Israel's government hasn't commented on Iran's accusation but Israel's prime minister did mention the scientists name in 2018 saying Fakhrizadeh was the leader of a secret nuclear weapons program. And other officials have said that as well. More recently an Israeli settlement affairs minister says he has no idea who killed Fakhrizadeh and he called the attack quote "very embarrassing for Iran".

这两个国家在中东地区处于敌对状态。伊朗政府管理的一家通讯社称，袭击中所使用武器是以色列制造的，上面有以色列的标记。但该机构没有展示任何图片来支持其指控，CNN也无法证实这一报道。以色列政府没有对伊朗的指控发表评论，但以色列总理在2018年确实提到过这名科学家的名字，称法赫里扎德是一个秘密核武器项目的负责人。其他官员也曾发表同样言论。最近，一位以色列定居点事务部长表示，他不知道是杀害法赫里扎德的是谁，他称这起袭击事件“令伊朗非常难堪”。

The leaders of several countries have spoken out against the attack and they called for calm in the region. But Iranian leaders say the assassination⁵ was an act of state terror and they've promised that they will take revenge for it in the days ahead. Part of the reason why international officials are concerned about that, the United States is a close ally of Israel and a rival of Iran. So the question is, if Iran strikes Israel will the U.S. get involved?

多国领导人已经公开反对这次袭击，他们呼吁该地区保持冷静。但伊朗领导人表示，这起暗杀是国家恐怖行为，他们承诺将在未来几天对此进行报复。国际官员对此感到担忧的部分原因是，美国是以色列的亲密盟友，也是伊朗的竞争对手。所以问题是，如果伊朗袭击以色列，美国会介入吗？

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

3 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

4 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

5 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。