2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Hails Death of Terrorist Leader Zarq

By Michael Drudge¹
London
08 June 2006
 

Tony Blair (file photo)   
  
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq is a strike against the al-Qaida terrorist network. But he says the killing² that Zarqawi fomented³ will continue.

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Prime Minister Blair has issued a statement on the Zarqawi killing at the beginning of his monthly news conference in London.

"The death of al-Zarqawi is a strike against al-Qaida in Iraq, and, therefore, a strike against al-Qaida everywhere. But we should have no illusions," he said. "We know that they will continue to kill. We know there are many, many obstacles to overcome. But they also know that our determination to defeat them is total."

Mr. Blair also has praised the new Iraqi government for filling the posts of the defense⁴ and interior ministries⁵, and he says, if the government succeeds, it will have wide implications.

"I do not minimize the enormous challenges that remain ahead, in Iraq and elsewhere," he said. "But the election of the new government and its full formation today shows a new spirit to succeed, and our task, obviously, is to turn that spirit, that willingness and desire to succeed into effective action. If we are able to so, then we will have accomplished⁶ something that goes far beyond the borders of Iraq."

British defense analysts⁸ are stressing that the death of Zarqawi will probably have minimal⁹ impact on the level of violence in Iraq, at least in the short term.

"It's good news when a very bad guy gets killed, but it's not a strict hierarchy¹⁰, where you can cut off the head and the rest will be lost. He was an important figure, but there is no reason to suppose he will not be replaced very quickly," said Mark Baillie, an analyst⁷ at the Center for Defense and International Security Studies.

There also is relief at the news from Iraq among the relatives of Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer, who was kidnapped and beheaded by Zarqawi's group in 2004. Bigley's brother Paul told British television he is glad the world is rid of what he called "a very evil person."

1 drudge   

n.劳碌的人；v.做苦工，操劳

参考例句：

• I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
• I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 fomented   

v.激起，煽动（麻烦等）( foment的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His words finally fomented her hostility. 他的言词终于引发了她的敌意。 来自辞典例句
• His legs should be fomented. 应当对他的双腿进行热敷。 来自互联网

4 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。

5 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

6 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

7 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

10 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。