美军少将身亡 或遭阿富汗士兵枪击

 　　A gunman dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on allied¹ troops, killing² a US army two-star major general and wounding 15 coalition³ troops, including a German brigadier general and two Afghan generals.

　　一名身穿阿富汗军服的枪手向联军开火，导致一名美军二星少将遇袭身亡，另还有15名士兵受伤，包括一名德国军队准将和两名阿富汗将军。

　　The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed in a statement, that the incident occurred on Tuesday at The Marshal Fahim National Defense⁴ University in Kabul City, Afghanistan.

　　国际安全援助部队在一则声明中确认，周二的这场袭击发生在阿富汗喀布尔法希姆元帅国防大学。

　　“At this time, ISAF can confirm one ISAF service member was killed. This incident is under investigation⁵,” the statement reads. “It is ISAF policy to defer⁶ casualty identification to the relevant national authorities,” it added.

　　声明写道：“国际安全援助部队目前确认一名部队服役人员已经身亡。事件正在调查中。根据部队政策，伤亡人员确认工作将交由相关国家政府进行。”

　　The killed American officer has eventually been identified by the US military as Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, a 34-year veteran, who was the deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in Kabul.

　　美国军方而后确认在袭击中丧生的美国军官是34岁的老兵少将哈罗德·J·格林。他在喀布尔担任阿富汗联合安全转型指挥部副指挥官。

　　Greene is the highest-ranking US officer to die in combat since the 1970 Vietnam War.

　　格林是自1970年越战之后阵亡的最高级别美国军官。

　　There was no indication that the American major general was specifically targeted, a US official told AP on condition of anonymity⁷. A preliminary investigation suggests the Afghan gunman was inside a building and fired indiscriminately from a window at the people gathered outside.

　　一名匿名美国官员向美国联合通讯社表示，没有迹象表明袭击针对该名美国军官。初步调查显示，阿富汗枪手当时藏在一栋大楼中通过窗户向外扫射。

　　The Taliban hailed the militant⁸ who carried out the shooting as a “hero,” but did not claim responsibility for the attack.

　　塔利班将暗杀者称为“英雄”，但并未宣称对此事负责。

1 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

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 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

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 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

7 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

8 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。