2006年VOA标准英语-Suspects in Bali Bombing Tried in Indonesi

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
09 May 2006

Hand cuffs¹ alleged² terrorist Anif Solchanudin, center, escorted by Indonesian polices after his first appearance trial in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia,Tuesday, May. 9, 2006   
  
Four Islamic militants³ have gone on trial in Indonesia on terrorism charges linked to the deadly 2005 restaurant bombings on the island of Bali. 

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The trials of the four men began Tuesday in Denpasar, the provincial⁴ capital of Indonesia's island of Bali.

Prosecutors⁵ opened their case by reading a statement of responsibility that was released shortly after the October suicide bombings at three separate restaurants killed 20 people plus the bombers⁶.  The statement says that the attacks were an act of revenge for the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The four men on trial are accused of supplying and transporting explosives used in the bombings, and giving shelter to Noordin Top - one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists.

Noordin, the suspected bombing mastermind, is believed to be a top leader of the regional terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah.   J.I. - the Southeast Asian group linked to al-Qaida - has been behind a series of attacks in Indonesia - including the first bombing in Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people.

Ken⁷ Conboy, terrorism expert and author of a book on J.I., says secular⁸ Indonesia - with the world's largest Muslim population - has is taking effective legal steps against Jemaah Islamiyah suspects.

"Every arrest helps. These admittedly are small fish but they picked up a lot of small fish after the first Bali bomb and I think it has a positive effect on the war on terrorism," Conboy says.

Since the first Bali bombings in 2002, Indonesian police have arrested and prosecuted⁹ more than 200 suspected J.I. terrorists.  The three masterminds of the 2002 attacks have been sentenced to death.

The four men on trial in Bali now could face the death penalty if found guilty.

But terrorism expert Conboy says Indonesian courts have been giving heavy sentences only to those they consider top J.I. leaders.

"In most other cases they get amazingly light sentence especially for people that are caught for providing safe haven¹⁰. Sometimes just a couple of years as a matter of fact," Conboy says.

Indonesian police say fugitive¹¹ terrorist leader Noordin is now believed to have split from J.I. and is branching out in his training and recruiting of Islamic militants.

Security experts have praised Indonesia's efforts in trying to neutralize¹² J.I. but say the group, and those linked to it, still pose a serious security threat in Southeast Asia. 

1 cuffs   

n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打，拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• a collar and cuffs of white lace 带白色蕾丝花边的衣领和袖口
• The cuffs of his shirt were fraying. 他衬衣的袖口磨破了。

2 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

3 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。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

8 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

9 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

10 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

11 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

12 neutralize   

v.使失效、抵消，使中和

参考例句：

• Nothing could neutralize its good effects.没有什么能抵消它所产生的好影响。
• Acids neutralize alkalis and vice versa.酸能使碱中和碱，亦能使酸中和。