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Jerusalem Blast Leaves 15 Dead

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

9 Aug 2001 18:33 UTC

 

Israeli police say at least 15 people are dead and nearly 90 injured after an explosion 1)ripped through a restaurant in Jerusalem Thursday. Medical officials say at least five of the dead are children.

Israeli police said a suicide bomber¹ struck a popular pizza restaurant on the corner of one of Jerusalem's busiest 2)intersections. The inside of the restaurant, which was crowded with people eating lunch, was gutted² by the 3)blast.

Victims covered with blood were loaded into 4)ambulances, while 5)stunned 6)witnesses sat crying on the sidewalk along a street 7)littered with glass and 8)debris.

Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert blamed the bombing on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. "We have war with the Palestinian leadership, and those who are in charge of the terrorist actions, and they should be held accountable. We should reach out for them and kill them," he said.

The Reuters news agency 9)quoted Mr. Arafat as condemning³ the bombing and all acts that harm civilians⁴.

The militant⁵ Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for the blast, saying it was in response to targeted attacks against Palestinian militants⁶ by the Israeli military.

 

 

(1)      rip[rIp]v.撕,剥,裂开,撕裂n.裂口,裂缝

(2)      intersection[IntE5sekF(E)n]n.十字路口, 交叉点

(3)      blast[blB:st; U.S. blAst]n.一阵(风),爆炸, 冲击波vt.爆炸, 毁灭,

(4)      ambulance[5AmbjJlEns]n.战时流动医院, 救护车

(5)      stun[stQn]vt.使晕倒, 使惊吓, 打晕n.晕眩, 打昏, 惊倒

(6)      witness[5wItnIs]n.[律]证人, 目击者

(7)      litter[5lItE(r)]n.垃圾vt.乱丢, 铺草, 弄乱vi.产仔, 乱丢垃圾

(8)      debris[5deIbri:; (?@) dE5bri:]n.碎片, 残骸

(9)      quote[kwEJt]vt.引用, 引证, 提供, 提出

 

 

 

1 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。

2 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 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。

6 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。