塔利班声称本·拉登不应为911恐怖袭负责

 

Taleban: bin¹ Laden² Not to Blame for US Attacks

Ayaz GulIs

lamabad

11 Sep 2001 19:58 UTC

 

Afghanistan's Taleban Islamic movement says Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden could not be responsible for devastating³ air attacks in the United States.

Taleban 1)ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef, has 2)condemned⁴ what he calls terrorist attacks on U.S. targets. At a news conference in Islamabad, he rejected suggestions that Saudi militant⁵ Osama bin Laden, who lives in Afghanistan, could be behind them.

Mr. Zaeef says it was a well-organized and sophisticated plan. He says Osama bin Laden does not have access to the tools and communication 3)facilities, which are needed for attacks of this scale.

Mr. bin Laden is 4)wanted in the United States for 5)masterminding the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa that killed more than 200 people. Washington 6)retaliated with missile strikes a few days later in a bid to target 7)alleged terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, which it said were linked to the Saudi 8)millionaire.

Pakistan, a strong supporter of the Taleban movement, has also condemned the attacks. The country's military leader, General Pervez Musharraf, in a statement to President Bush says the world must unite to fight terrorism in all its forms. "We share the grief of the American people in their 9)grave national tragedy," General Musharraf said. "We strongly c4ondemn this most brutal⁶ and horrible acts of terror and violence. This world must unite to fight against terrorism and root out this modern-day evil."

Two 10)hijacked planes crashed into the giant towers of the World Trade Center in New York, destroying them, and a third plane struck the Pentagon outside Washington.

 

 

(1)      ambassador[Am5bAsEdE(r)]n.大使

(2)      condemn[kEn5dem]vt.判刑, 处刑, 声讨, 谴责

(3)      facility[fE5sIlItI]n. 敏捷, 设备, 工具

(4)      wanted adj. 被通缉的

(5)      mastermind[5mB:stEmaInd]v.策划

(6)      retaliate[rI5tAlIeIt]v.报复

(7)      alleged[E`ledVd]adj.声称的, 所谓的

(8)      millionaire[9mIljE`neE(r)]n.百万富翁, 大富豪

(9)      grave[^reIv]n.墓穴, 坟墓adj.严重的v.雕刻, 铭记

(10)      hijack[5haIdVAk]vt.抢劫, 劫持, 劫机, 揩油

 

 

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

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 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。